Selvatura Park Nature Tour in Monteverde

Sightseeing  :  Costa Rica  :  Puntarenas  :  Monteverde  :  Nature & Wildlife

Spend some time exploring all the Cloud Forest has to offer! Walk along the hanging bridges, explore the butterfly garden and on-site insect museum, visit the herpetarium, and enjoy a tasty lunch at the on-site restaurant.For a low-key exploration of the area, you can walk on eight different bridges with various lengths ranging between 150 feet (50 meters) up to 510 feet (170 meters) and altitudes ranging between 36 feet (12 meters) up to 180 feet (60 meters). Enjoy a guided walk inside one of the world’s largest live butterfly exhibitions with an area of over 29,000 square feet (2,700 square meters). Explore a community that gathers more than 20 species of butterflies, where you can learn about their life cycle, their special abilities and behaviors that have helped them evolve throughout thousands of years.

Take a close look at thousands of insects, butterflies and other wondrous species from all over the world in the on-site insect museum. You can admire the exhibition created by world renowned entomologist Dr. Richard Whitten, who has been collecting insects for decades.

In the herpetarium, you will find more than 30 species of frogs, lizards, geckos and snakes. In this guided tour, you will be able to observe live reptiles and amphibians inside terrariums with specialized climate control which provides these wonderful creatures a comfortable habitat.