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 - Enjoy the Tropical Cloud forest in Monteverde
    A walk through primary and secondary forest in the Monteverde cloud forest. A combination of natural history, bird watching.
    You will have the chance to spot some species of mammals like monkeys, coatis, agoutis, peccaries and amazing birds like toucans, motmots, the quetzal as…
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, just 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 reveal the area’s biodiversity, while also sharing insights into the…

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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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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Annawy3513md
Dec 23, 2023
Excellent tour in a peaceful reserve - This was an excellent tour with guide Nestor. We saw a whole range of different birds and animals in this lovely small and quiet reserve. The reserve has stunning views out over the Nicoya peninsula. Well worth a visit.
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G4976epjackiel
Jun 30, 2023
Great night tour - Amazing night tour with lots of animals! Nico was an amazing tour guide and had us entertained the entire time! Highly recommend booking a tour through him in order to see tons of wildlife and a fun guide!
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Soumyag2015
Apr 13, 2023
I would definitely recommend him - I booked a guided tour in Curi-cancha reserve with Dani. He is a local boy, has good command of the language and knows his thing. I am a wildlife photographer, so it was important for me to see species, have my own time to get some pictures and know how to spot them. Thant is what Dani exactly did with me. I was the only one with him so we had enough time for everything. I would recommend him.
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Dinamaria_d
Apr 4, 2023
Informative and enjoyable - Informative and enjoyable walk with Dani in the Curi Cancha reserve. Spotted some birds and other wildlife that I definitely would not have done if I went on my own so thank you. Dani is super passionate about nature and the wildlife of Costa Rica which came across during the walk.
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471avis
Nov 23, 2023
Very nice walk in nature - Dani was a very nice and adjusted the tour to our ability. He introduced us to plants and animals that were there. Thank you Dani!
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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 $30
up to 6 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).