Curi Cancha Tour: Discover Monteverde's Wildlife

Embark on an intimate journey through Monteverde’s Curi-cancha Reserve and experience the wonders of tropical biodiversity. Discover over 2,500 plant species, 400 varieties of birds, and diurnal mammals in their natural habitat.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Curi Cancha Reserve - Experience the Tropical Cloud Forest in Monteverde
    Embark on a journey through both primary and secondary forests in the Monteverde cloud forest. This adventure combines natural history and bird watching.
    Participants will have the opportunity to observe various mammal species such as monkeys, coatis, agoutis, and peccaries,…
What's Included
  • Spotting scope
  • Free parking lot
  • Guide
  • Field guides
What's Not Included
  • Admission fees
Additional Information

Begin your day by heading straight to the Curi Cancha private reserve. The check-in process is quick and straightforward, so remember to bring a photo of each participant’s passport for check-in.
Prepare to discover the destination with your local guide.
Accompany your guide as they introduce you to the area’s biodiversity, while also sharing insights…

Location
Curi-Cancha Reserve
We will meet in Curi-Cancha reserve reception. Bring some type of ID to do the check in to the curi cancha reserve
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Shshmex
Dec 29, 2025
Excellent option for a quality walk - Daniel shared his knowledge of the booking and without his presence and experience it would have been a total waste. We saw a snake, a toucan, a motmot, an owl and several other species thanks to his excellent eye and desire to share his “office”... we learned interesting things from the forest. It spread from time and also gave us the photos I took of our walk. It turned out to be a special day! Thank you 🙏
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Lgoode0912
Feb 25, 2025
Best part of our trip! - The day and night tour combo was awesome! Dani was so knowledgeable about the animals, plants and pretty much any topic that came up. He speaks very good English which was helpful for us and has a great sense of humor. We saw so many things we would not have seen on our own. Worth every penny, highly recommend you book it!
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Richardpk110as
Jun 10, 2024
Best tour guide around - My wife and I booked a birding tour in Curi Cancha reserve with Dani at the last minute. We were concerned that the tour didn’t get booked because there were only my wife and I on this tour. But we were relived when Dani arrived and got us ready for the tour. We were impressed by his knowledge and his ability to find the birds in the foliage. He even found a resplendent Quetzal, which other group guides quickly joined us to show to their groups. Dani was also knowledgeable about the flora and the fauna in the reserve and shared so much information about the threatened species. He is part of the efforts made to help these species recover, which is a worthwhile effort. Ala in all my wife and I were really happy with the tour and in addition to some beautiful pictures, we brought back some amazing memories.
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Clementpuertolas
Feb 7, 2024
Fully met the expectations - Really met our expectations, great diversity of both the fauna and the place. We saw plenty of beautiful animals while enjoying a great hike in the reserve. Even thought this was our 3rd guided tour already, and we’ve already heard all the basics, our guide was to keep things very engaging. Tip: the pass to the reserve is valid all day, so next time I would get a guided tour, and then extend my stay visiting the remaining parts of the reserve.
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Claudie_v
Feb 8, 2026
Enjoyable time in the forest - Our guide gave us a lot of explanations about trees, birds and cloud forest. Too bad the monkeys weren't on the date.
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465selimd
Jan 25, 2026
Didn't show up. - The tour guide didn't show up at 8am as scheduled. We walked the park ourselves. We messaged Expedia and the tour guide cancelled the tour at 9:12am. Over an hour after the scheduled meeting time at reception at 8am. I do not recommend this company. Looks like multiple reviews similar to ours. Other tour guides here said this company has done this multiple times with many complaints.
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Nicoleme9248rm
Jan 25, 2026
Curi cancha reserve - Our guide never showed/there was no communication and no one knew where he was. No one emailed me the name of our guide and he wasn't affiliated with the reserve/he was 3rd party and no could reach him
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Phyllis_b
Jan 25, 2026
Guide never showed up. - Guide never showed up. When calling the tour provider, the phone number went to an automatic answering system in Spanish only. We were unable to leave a message. Viator also could not reach the guide by phone and is processing a refund.
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Camillam277
Sep 7, 2025
Fake agency. Do not trust - We had booked through GetYourGuide a visit to the Curi Cancha reserve. When the visit began, after we had been waiting for 20 minutes, and the park closed after just over an hour and a half, we were cancelled the visit. We were then told by the reserve guides that this happens a lot. The person from Olingo holding this visit is a boy, not a licensed guide. It often behaves like this, especially in low season when there are not many tourists. Be wary of this agency and book your visit through the authorized guides of the park. The cost is very similar, do not risk as we do to have scams and waste of time, and especially the guides of the park are really professional and available to show you many animals.
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Stratocaster47
Aug 18, 2025
They stood us up >:[ - We booked a tour at 8 am for the next day. We were there early as required but the guide never showed up. We tried to contact them repeatedly by phone and WhatsApp with no answer until more than an hour later. They agreed to a refund, but we wasted an entire morning because of them. The staff at the reception of the reserve said it happened before to other tourists as well.
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From $40
up to 6 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).