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Selvatura

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If your time in Monteverde is limited, consider spending it at Selvatura, a kind of nature theme park—complete with canopy tour and bridge walks—just outside the Santa Elena Reserve. A 100-bird hummingbird garden and an enormous enclosed 50-species mariposario (butterfly garden) sit near the visitor center. Not to be missed is the world's largest private insect collection. As if that weren't enough, a herpetario (frog and reptile house) opened in 2005. Transportation from area hotels is included in the price. You can choose from numerous mix-and-match packages, depending on which activities interest you, or take it all in, with lunch included, for $78.

  • Cost: Prices vary, depending on package
  • Open: Daily 8:30-4:30
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Reviewed by flj from nc on 5/16/09
Selvatura is great! We did the canopy tour, the sky walk, the insect tour, the butterfly garden, and the humming bird garden.
First of all, Selvatura picks you up at your hotel and takes you back to your hotel for free. Everyone is nice and can get by with English. Selvatura has quality.
The canopy tour was great! There were a lot of zip lines (I think maybe 19) and they were all long. The view was amazing. Sometimes we went in the cloud forest and sometimes we were way above it. Children and nervous people ride with the experienced instructors. There is also a "tarzan swing" where you swing way out over the trees (it's optional).
The skywalk is also fun. It is very long and I wouldn't recommend it to people who lose their footing easily. The bridges are way up in the top of the forest. One bridge had a baby hummingbird in it. On the paths in the forest we saw howler monkeys!
The insect tour was interesting. Our guide was very helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly.
The hummingbird garden was nice. You can sit and just watch the birds. It doesn't have a tour guide.
The butterfly garden was great! There were tons of beautiful butterflies! We even saw one come out of its caccoon! The tour guide was very nice and helpful.

I definitely recommend the the canopy tour, butterfly garden, and the sky walk (in order of awesomeness). Selvatura has the best canopy tour in Monteverde. It has absolute quality.

Member Rating: 5.0
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