Children's Eternal Rainforest Main Office /Monteverde Conservation League — Attraction in Monteverde

We came here with our 8 and 9 year olds and loved it. We were going to just do a self guided hike, but decided to spring for the guide ($40 or $50). We were not disappointed. Our guide, Adrian, started showing us animals right away. We was incredibly knowledgeable of the local plants and animals and could ID birds unbelievably quickly. We would be walking along and all of a sudden he would hear a particular call, or see a flash of movement, and have his spotting scope set up on a bird. It was great. We even got to see a resplendent quetzal.

I'm sure we would have had a good time if we had done a walk on our own. The trails are well maintained and the park is breathtakingly beautiful. We would have seen some nice birds and left. With our guide it was an incredible learning experience with my kids that was so far the highlight of our...

HIGHLY RECOMMEND. My friend and I went here on our way out of Monteverde. We had already seen the cloud forest while zip lining and we're looking for an easy and low key way to see some more forest before we leave, and this walk was a perfect way to support conservation lands while doing so. We saw a lot leaf cutter ants which really impressed us. The staff was very helpful and gave us a booklet to use as we walked through the paths. We went at 730 am on a Monday in January and there was only three other people there. IM OBSESSED AND WANT EVERYONE TO HO HERE. The paths were very well maintained and the forest still had cloud...

This is a wonderful organization to support. Their main concern is conservation and education, which is quite different from many of the tourist companies. We had a wonderful guide named Orlando. He was clearly passionate about nature and helped us spot many native species. It was absolutely worth the $30-35 per person, because everything supports the non profit. You can walk the beautiful trails without a guide for $16, but you won't have the benefit of a telescope and great information. I recommend a morning walk around 10am. They have books and other small things for sale, or you can...