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Day 6 of 11 · Monteverde · The Off-Beat Highlands & Secret Coast

Day 6 — Monteverde Cloud Forest & Santa Elena

TRANSFERTRANSFERcloud forest hike

A road day to your new base in Monteverde, with a long drive (3 h 18).

Monteverde Cloud Forest & Santa Elena
Hengebru i Monteverde biologiske reservat i Costa Rica © photographed on 21 March 2011 by Haakon S. Krohn — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 5 · Monteverde · Costa Rica

We sleep at Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, 800 m away

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days 6–7 2 nights 3 h 18 on the road150 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 35. Based on: national park.

programme
5 h
road
3 h 18

To add if time allows: Santa Elena Town Walk and Coffee Tasting (3 h) · Monteverde Orchid Garden Visit (2 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.

  • Tarcoles Bridge

    Tarcoles Bridge

    Observe the large population of American crocodiles resting on the riverbanks below the bridge.

    30 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

    © photographed in 2007 by Hiram Montiel Calder… — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

  • Puntarenas

    Puntarenas

    Walk along the Paseo de los Turistas to enjoy coastal views and local snacks before heading into the mountains.

    60 min there · detour +8 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 4 July 2015 by Rodtico21 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons