Top Monteverde Walking Tours

This was the best nature tour we went on! Our guide was awesome and we saw SO MANY THINGS. Highly recommend

The zip lining was incredible! The hanging bridges were beautiful! The entire experience was so amazing, I highly recommend this experience. The grounds were extremely well kept and the staff were phenomenal. We had lunch at the restaurant, which was fresh, hot and delicious. 5-stars all around!

What an incredible day in the Monteverde cloud forest! Our guide Kevin and our driver Christian were the best! They picked our family up at our villa in Tamarindo at 5:30am and took us into the mountains to zipline, see sloths and hike through the forest and hanging bridges. The ziplines were exciting and the cloudforest was beautiful! I would highly recommend this full day trip with Native’s Way to see and experience a different part of the country. Be sure to ask for Kevin and Christian!

This was an excellent night tour. In smaller groups we saw lots of amazing animals and Michael was an outstanding guide. Really cared about the animals and got us some amazing photos. Highly recommended!

This was amazing! Our guide Marcos was fantastic and had a huge knowledge base of the cloud forest and surrounding area! His English was flawless, sadly my spanish is not. We were able to the beautiful Resplendent Quetzal and many others!

Pasion is a Monteverde-based small tour company, offering a variety of “package deals” not just in Monteverde but throughout Costa Rica. They did an excellent job for us with all details, including travel arrangements and lodging. The naturalist they provided for the Cloud Forest was superb. Although we signed up for a package deal at Arenal (in addition to our time at Monteverde), they were very flexible in accommodating our individual requests, and gave us daily e-mail updates on any details. Very personable, and bilingual. Highly recommended.

There are too many wonderful things to say about Pasion Costa Rica. My contacts were Susu and Royner and I don’t think this trip would have been nearly as special and smooth without these 2. You want a birthday cake delivered to the hotel the day you arrive? No problem. Cake is delivered. You accidentally scheduled the wrong pick up time from your hotel and will miss your tour? No problem. Pickup time is rebooked. Your tour is 1 spot short to accept your family? No problem. Somehow there’s room. Everything I mentioned that I would like to do, was possible and booked without issue. Susu even answered questions that I didn’t think to ask! Thank you so so so much for one of the most memorable trips I have taken! Pura Vida!

Marco is an excellent bird guide with wonderful knowledge of the area! Very companionable- our family really enjoyed the Natural History tour with him and the Night walk. I did an early morning bird tour with him and we saw over 30 new birds!

We had an absolutely fabulous experience with Native’s Way on our trip to the Monteverde Cloud Forest, and a huge part of that was our guide, Kevin, and our driver, Aladberto.The three-hour drive to Monteverde could have felt like a long haul, but Kevin and Aladberto made it part of the experience. Both were incredibly talkative and happy to share stories about themselves, their hometown, and the places we were passing along the way. It gave us a really nice glimpse into Costa Rican life and culture, and honestly, the drive seemed to fly by. Aladberto was also an excellent driver, and we felt completely safe and comfortable the entire time.Once we arrived, Kevin knew exactly what he was doing. Having him there to help us navigate the park and get through the process quickly was fantastic. He knew where to go and what to do to get us started with the ziplining, which meant we could spend less time figuring things out and more time enjoying the adventure.And what an adventure it was! Soaring several hundred feet above the cloud forest was absolutely unforgettable. There is something pretty incredible about flying through the canopy with the forest stretching out around you.After ziplining, we met back up with Kevin for our guided walk through the hanging bridges. Just like the ziplining, it gave us a completely different perspective of the cloud forest, this time right up in the canopy. Kevin was incredibly knowledgeable about the flora and fauna and was happy to spend as much time as we wanted stopping, looking, and taking it all in. It never felt rushed.After the tours, we enjoyed a fabulous traditional Costa Rican lunch in Monteverde at Bon Appétit. And a special shout-out to them for the wood-fired Margherita pizza we sampled. Wow. 🍕 That was an unexpected highlight!The drive back was much quieter, which was perfect after a full day of adventure. We were able to sit back, relax, and rest while Aladberto handled the drive.From start to finish, this was a fantastic day. Kevin and Aladberto were wonderful representatives of Native’s Way, and their knowledge, personalities, and professionalism really helped make the experience special. We would absolutely recommend Native’s Way to anyone looking to experience the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

Andres was very knowledgeable about many types of plants and animals we saw during the tour. We were able to see a tarantula, leopard frogs, birds, glass frogs, blue morph butterfly, spiders, and many stick bugs. The walk has uphill parts so walking shoes is a must but was relatively easy. Bring a waterproof jacket or poncho just in case is rains. Definitely recommend this night tour while visiting Monteverde

Heiner was an amazing tour guide!! My friends & I can’t say enough good things about him. He took photos for us! We got to see a toucan, howler monkey, sloths, frogs & so much more!!!

I can see why this is a must do excursion for Monte Verde. Well organized and great team of staff who accompany you through the zip lines. Lovely views of the cloud forest while zipping along. Tarzan swing was a huge hit for the brave people in our group. If Tarzan swing was too tame for you, you can pay for the Superman position on the last zipline.The Hanging Bridges were opportunity to see the cloud forest from a closer distance. Even saw a howler monkey on one of the bridges. We think he enjoyed being the center of attention.It’s an experience that we would all do again.

Marcos is the ultimate guide. Totally catered to our interests. Less expensive than if we were to pay individually on a group tour. Unbeatable.

We had 2 half day bird watching tours with Marcos - monteverde and Santa Elena. Marcos was fantastic - very skilled at finding and identifying birds from sight and sound. He was great company as well, funny and made us very comfortable and happy! He made it his mission to find us birds that he knew we should see, as well as those we already knew we’ve wanted to. He found us 3 sightings of the resplendent quetzal, motmots, and SOOOO many others! Pasion overall was very good on communication and very responsive when we had questions. Would 100% use again (and would ask for Marcos!)

We had and excellent experience with Marcus. We had a bird watching tour and he was very knowledgeable about, not only the birds, but the local plants and animals as well. He picked us up at our hotel and was right on time. His English is impeccable and he was happy to tailor the morning to accommodate our wishes. I would highly recommend taking a tour with Pasion Costa Rica.

We had a fantastic half day of birdwatching with Markos, who was incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, and enthusiastic. We learned a ton about birds, flora and the local ecosystem, and logged close to 50 species in one morning, including quetzals, keel-billed toucans, northern emerald toucanets, and white-crowned parrots. Book with them, you won't be disappointed!