Curi-field Bird-Watching Tour: Discover Costa Rica's Highland Biodiversity & Resplendent Quetzal
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72 Ratings
Monteverde
Embark on a captivating bird-watching tour in Costa Rica's highlands, where you'll encounter the stunning Resplendent Quetzal and a diverse array of endemic species. Join us and explore the rich biodiversity of this enchanting forest, complete with native orchids and hummingbirds. Plus, we offer a convenient electric cart option for those with mobility challenges. Book now!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Curi Cancha Reserve - Curicancha Reserve is a local private protected area with very good topographical characteristics to practice the activity of observing tropical birds such as Emerald Toucanet, Resplendent Quetzal, Fronted and White Parakeets and mammals such as Spider Monkeys and more.
What's Included
- Shared use of binoculars
- Field guide provided for species identification
- Spotting scope available
What's Not Included
- Entradas a Reserva Curicancha $20 pp. Kids $12 pp
- Transportation is $10pp extra
Additional Information
The Biodiversity of the Forests of the highlands of Costa Rica are unique with the specialty that most are endemic to these highlands of Central America. In this magical place you have chances to observe the incredible Resplendent Quetzal in natural habitat as well as a great variety of Hummingbirds and native orchids that have epiphytic lives.
We offer the possibility of taking the tour in a special electric cart for people with walking problems, with an extra cost of $60 that you can pay on the day of the tour with cash or card.
- Travelers can rent golf carts
Location
Curi-Cancha Reserve
please be in the Front desk 10 minutes before the tour starts
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Meredith_k
Mar 24, 2024
Great birding experience with Roy - Roy was a great guide! We wanted to see a quetzal and were so lucky to see a male and female out on branch for a long time to get photos and video. Roy was very knowledgeable, engaging, and fun to be around. We saw many species of birds and going with a guide is the best way.
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Walter_k
Mar 16, 2024
Best little preserve in Costa Rica - Our guide was named Roy. He was absolutely wonderful. You could tell nature was his passion. The Curi-cancha preserve is intimate and uncrowded. We toured several nation parks but this place was a thousand times nicer. Plenty of birds too!
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Sarah_j
Feb 25, 2024
We loved it - This was our second tour with Roy, this time it was just me and my friend. Roy was great, made sure to show us tons of stuff. We learned so much about the local birds and learned to identify some of their calls. He was able to track down the birds we could hear, and get us great views with his telescope. If you are a nature lover, I definitely recommend this tour. This reserve is much less crowded than the Cloud Forest Reserve, which was a lot more enjoyable for bird watching.
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Hollandoats
Feb 10, 2024
Great intro to Monteverde region - This tour was a great first introduction to the Monteverde region! Our guide, Rosi, was friendly and knowledgeable. She did her best to help us spot a quetzal, we only got a glimpse of it because monkeys scared the bird away. She had lots of great information about the plants and birds and other animals, and interesting facts about them. Curi- Cancha Reserve has well-maintained trails and a good combination of open areas, secondary forest, and some cloud forest near the top.
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Bevinb
Feb 8, 2024
Curi Cancha did not disappoint! - Roy, our guide, was incredible at spotting birds, and we saw quite a variety. He was knowledgeable about their feeding habits and habitat and we had a great time. Also, the Curi Cancha reserve is an absolutely amazing property with all sorts of terrain so great for attracting a wide range of species.
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Michaelau5801pm
Feb 6, 2024
Fantastic tour in Curi-Cancha - My wife and I went on a bird watching tour with Roy in Curi-Cancha, Roy was an excellent guide with an amazing ability to spot birds. He pointed out a huge number of birds for us and gave us an expert description of each of them. A highlight being the Collard Trogon we saw.
I cannot recommend this tour highly enough if you are interested and want to see birds in Costa Rica/the monteverde area.
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Caitlyn_r
Oct 23, 2023
Well worth the money for an experienced guide - Engaging, interesting tour. Definitely a ton of birds and animals I would never have spotted on my own.
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Mariecamille_v
Sep 3, 2023
Amazing! - Had a great experience, walking through Curi-Cancha with Roy Gonzales as our guide. He goes the extra mile to let you see as much animals as possible. Would definitly recommand!
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N7964gpjohnc
Feb 6, 2024
Great guy and guide - Roy is very knowledgeable and pleasant to be with. The birds were hard to find on this day but we did well. Monkeys, Coates, hummingbirds and toucans.
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Thanikachalam_p
Jan 15, 2024
Not many birds watched - The bird watching is not very exciting as there weren't many birds to watch and it was only the same types of birds. It is not worth the money spent.
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