Night Adventures in Monteverde: Experience Wildlife Walking Along Trails in Small Groups

Embark on a thrilling nocturnal adventure in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Explore the trails in small groups, led by knowledgeable guides, and encounter a diverse range of nocturnal wildlife.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Café Ancestros Coffee & Night Tour - You will be received with a welcome drink or snack, to which we will proceed to give you the flashlights in addition to the directions and instructions for the route.
    We will begin a tour of approximately two hours, where we will take a night walk through the forest, interpreting the different ecosystems present…
What's Included
    • Flashlight
Additional Information

We are a conservation space, where primary and secondary forests mix, surrounding a small coffee plantation. In this space, you can live the experience of a nocturnal adventure, walking along the trails in search of nocturnal wildlife, which waits at dusk to emerge.
This experience gives you the possibility of going in search of this nightlife through…

Location
Café Ancestros Coffee & Night Tour
On route 606, 300 meters from the Los Tornos school. Just 15 minutes from Monteverde
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Daniel_c
Jul 14, 2025
A Must-Do Experience in Monteverde! - Our night tour with Axel was, without a doubt, one of the absolute highlights of our time in Monteverde — and something everyone should do while visiting! Axel is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the local ecosystem, and he made the entire experience so much more than just a walk through the forest. We learned so much from him about the hidden wonders of the forest at night — from the tiniest insects to the larger animals that come alive after dark. Seeing a sloth up close in its natural habitat was absolutely magical! We also spotted a snake and so many other amazing creatures that we would never have found on our own. Axel’s expertise, sharp eye, and enthusiasm made this tour unforgettable. If you’re in Monteverde, do yourself a favor and book a night tour with Axel.
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Isabel_g
Jul 13, 2025
Axel was great! - We had a great time! Axel did a great job with our tour and clearly loves talking about nature/his country. He has a great understanding of nature and was eager to explain the things that we spotted. He also took really excellent photos on his phone that he airdropped to us so that we didn’t have to all take photos. We arrived a little early for the tour and made us some great coffee from the farm and explained a bit how the production works.
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Ines_r
Jul 5, 2025
Exciting tour full of wildlife - Beautiful tour through a local plantation. It ended up being just the two of us + our guide being the owner. He was great at spotting all types of insects, amphibians, and other animals. Not to mention the coffee grown at the plantation was delicious.
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Jack_g
Jun 1, 2025
Wonderful Night Tour! - This was a wonderful tour, we had a small group and the guide was very informative and had a very sharp eye. In total we saw sloths, tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, frogs, and a variety of insects. A must-do if visiting Costa Rica and this was a great place to do it at.
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Gabe_w
Apr 17, 2025
Fun hike through the night forest - Great time - the guide was pleasant and entertaining, and explained things as we were walking. Of course this isn't a zoo, so the wildlife could be hit or miss, but we saw a good variety of birds/mammals/reptiles/insects. One of the highlights was stopping on a clear hillside, turning the lights off, and seeing the beautiful, starry night sky spread out in front of us. Highly recommended!
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Crystal_s
Apr 15, 2025
Night walk in Monteverde! - Junior was an amazing tour guide! Super friendly and knowledgeable! We were able to see a sloth and her baby, porcupine, eyelash viper, scorpion and various types of birds and frogs! We finished off with a great cup of their coffee! Highly recommend!
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Elizabeth_p
Mar 20, 2025
Best night hike option in the Monteverde area - Worth the 15 min drive in the dark from Monteverde town center. Saw several kinkajous, a Mexican porcupine, 2 armadillos, an eyelash viper, and several sleeping birds. Clear night with many stars and Jupiter with its moon in the sky. Also got to taste their artisanal coffee and learn how it was farmed, peeled, roasted, etc. Our guide was the coffee farmer and so fun, friendly and knowledgeable about everything from the plants to the animals to the astronomy of the night. We are nature lovers who did several guided hikes in the area, including 2 night hikes. This was the best one.
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Ellie_s
Mar 10, 2025
Amazing night walk! - My friend and I really enjoyed this night walk experience. Junior was such a great guide, sharing his endless knowledge and making us giggle the whole way. We saw a sloth super up close with her baby!!! An armadillo, a baby viper, and lots and lots of birds and frogs! I highly recommend booking this experience. It was the perfect addition to our trip. Thank you, Junior!
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Gabe_p
Jun 8, 2025
Junior is the funniest! - Due to the recent rain storm and calm night the animals didn’t really come out of their hiding spots. We saw some bugs and critters, and a snake tucked in a tree. Junior was the highlight for me! He made everyone laugh and is the experience you’ll be paying for!! Worth it! Heard that others around town at this point also didn’t see much, I bet with the right conditions you could see a lot!!
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Courtney_t
Jun 7, 2025
Disappointing - We were very excited for this tour due to the great reviews, but it definitely fell short. We arrived early, but had to wait for 2 people who showed up late. We started late and ended early. It felt like we didn’t get the full time we should have. We were given flashlights that stopped working and the guide didn’t have extras. It ruins the experience of a night tour when you can’t see anything. We did see a toucan, a scorpion, tarantula, viper from a distance and a kinkajou. We read in the reviews that there was coffee and hot chocolate provided, however we didn’t receive anything and were hurried out of there after even though we wanted to buy something. We didn’t buy anything as we were told to leave. Maybe bad luck, but definitely disappointing.
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From $35
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).