It is a community non profit project, located near Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The Reserve has an extension of 310 hectares, covered by a …
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Mar 2, 2025
Located about 15-20 minutes away from central Monteverde, this is a smaller but excellent alternative to the Monteverde Cloud forest. We arrived around 9:30 in the morning and there were people but …Full review by mdsh00
Feb 18, 2025
Amazing cloud forest hiking. I hiked the Del Bajo and Encantado trails which had lots of variety. The longer trails do have some climbs and can be muddy, while the short trails are an easy walk. It’s…Full review by Jim L
Feb 16, 2025
Santa Elena Rain Forest was at the end of a long gravel road. I think it could be reached without a 4x4. It costs roughly $18 for an adult and $12 per student/child for entry. It was cloudy, win…Full review by stevensT5103FP
Thinking about making Santa Elena Cloud Forest reserve one of our stops. We're already planning to take a guided tour at Selvatura Park, are they similar enough hikes that we should skip the Santa Elena Reserve and just do one?
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The two parks are very close to each other. Selvatura has the bridges walk which is well maintained and can be done without a guide. The Santa Elena is more primitive - which for me …
The two parks are very close to each other. Selvatura has the bridges walk which is well maintained and can be done without a guide. The Santa Elena is more primitive - which for me is a good thing. It was much more 'cloud forest' than Selvatura seemed from what I saw. If I had it to do again, I'd hire a guide for St. Elena and just do Selvatura myself.
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