VILLA VERDE

Nice little reserve that you can spend between 1 hour and 4 hours hiking around, as there are different trails to explore. We managed to spot Coati's, a false coral snake, plenty of interesting bugs and a few birds. I've voted it down a few stars because of 2 reasons. Firstly, the recent reviews on here that said they were charged 20USD per person, yet we were charged 49USD for 2 adults. They either made the price up or they've increased their prices quite a lot, which was disappointing. For 49USD we felt it wasn't worth it when it only costs 18USD per person at the Nature Reserve next door. It was no way as expensive as this when we visited a few years ago, which brings me to the 2nd reason I voted it down. Back then they had a viewing platform that you could walk on to at the Gulf of Nicoya View Point, which now seems to have crumbled away and not been rebuilt, so that was unfortunately another disappointment.

This was a beautiful place that we enjoyed so very much. It's a must see! We also participated in a cooking class making the classic Costa Rican chicken and rice dish. Along with a salad with a delicious homemade dressing dessert was empanadas which we also made. It was a wonderful activity and one that was just a bit different than everything else we did. Highly recommended!

My husband and I stay in Monteverde for the winter months and visit this family run sanctuary often. There are multiple trails, lovely Lookouts and also a beautiful garden. We have seen lots of birds here including the long tail mannequin. We love the ecological sanctuary!

We had a lot of fun making arroz con pollo with Chris. We started with a tour of his amazing organic farm where we harvested ingredients. We then cooked outside on the covered patio, which was lovely. I highly recommend this activity - great for both experienced and non cooks!

We also did the night walk and walked the trails. The trails were in excellent condition and we saw tarantulas, different frogs, coati, an owl, glowing beetles and other interesting birds.

Bosque privado con 3 senderos para recorrer, fuera del bosque nuboso. No hay mucho que ver, aparte de algun arbol bonito. Buena opcion si lo que se quiere es pasear sin las masas de turistas. El precio es demasiado elevado por lo que puede ofrecer, por eso la puntuación