Day 5 of 10 · Monteverde · The Balanced Nature & Wildlife Loop
Day 5 — Monteverde Cloud Forest & Santa Elena
A cultural day to your new base in Monteverde, with 2 h 29 on the road.

Stage 4 · Monteverde · Costa Rica
We sleep at Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, 800 m away
days 5–6 2 nights 2 h 29 on the road104 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 35. Based on: national park.
- programme
- 5 h 30
- road
- 2 h 29
- Santa Elena Town Walk and Coffee Tasting3 h
- Monteverde Orchid Garden VisitInterest nature 352 h 30
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Monteverde Orchid Garden Visit
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

Puntarenas
A coastal port city perfect for a quick walk along the Paseo de los Turistas to enjoy the ocean breeze before heading inland.
45 min there · detour +7 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 4 July 2015 by Rodtico21 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Café de Monteverde
A local coffee plantation offering an immersive tour of the production process from bean to cup.
90 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 30 January 2019 by Cephas — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons