Monteverde Night Walk: A Unique Encounter with Nocturnal Tropical Wildlife

Embark on a Monteverde Night Walk and experience the thrill of encountering the nocturnal tropical wildlife. Explore the jungle at night and spot fascinating creatures like sloths, frogs, vipers, and more!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Monteverde Wildlife Refuge - Refugio de Vida silvestre is a small local reserve with special trails perfect watch the local tropical wildlife like Rain frogs, sleeping toucans, Sloth, kinkajus, Bats and more
What's Included
  • Optic gear
  • Rechargeable battery flashlight
  • Local taxes
  • Species ID field guides
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

The Rain Forest Night Walk presents a wonderful opportunity to immerse oneself in the nocturnal wonders of a tropical forest. Nighttime is an exceptional period to explore the jungle, as research indicates that 87 percent of tropical wildlife is active during these hours, seeking shelter in the darkness to evade predators. This activity provides a…

Location
Wildlife Refuge Monteverde
Calle Los Camachos
Drive to Cañitas in the 606 nort 1K out of the town to Refugio de vida silvestre in calle Camachos or add in your GPS 85HC+FV Monterverde de Puntarenas when ou are there please ask for Johnny Villegas in the front desk of Refugio de Vida Silvestre
Cancellation Policy

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

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Christi_s
Jun 11, 2025
Vipers, Boas, and Bugs Oh My - This was incredible! Our guide was so patient and knowledgeable and even took pics for us with his monocular. We saw spiders, vipers, a Boa and much more
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Humbertob883
Jun 6, 2025
Night life in the forest - The night walk through the MV reserve was full of small little creatures hidden but makes the night and live so rich. We were able to spot tarantulas, frogs, birds and hear such a concert of creatures.
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Katie_h
Jun 1, 2025
When the night comes to life ! - This walk around as night starts to fall is a must-do. You see the animals, that you might have seen in the day, sleeping and you see the nocturnal animals come to life. We listened to all the wonderful information, we felt like we had really learnt something different to our other guided trips in other places we did because of the different animals we saw. We're really glad we didn't skip this experience.
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Denise_i
May 20, 2025
Johnny is a certified slay - Johnny was our tour guide and he was fantastic! We ventured out into the jungle with one common passion, frogs! We told him we have a special liken to the little guys and he took special care to find us some cool frogs to see! We also got the opportunity to see some funky bugs we don’t commonly see including a GIANT stick bug! I mean the thing was massive! Thanks Johnny and night walk tour coordinators for such a fun night! Highly recommend!
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Lois_m
May 12, 2025
Worth the $ - It might rain, so be prepared. The animals you see will vary depending on what is out that evening. The guides are good at finding different animals.
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Zaek24
May 4, 2025
Best Tour Guide in Monteverde! - Johnny is the man! He saw wildlife in the pitch dark that I wouldn't be able to spot in a million years. Knowledgeable, professional, and hilarious. We had a phenomenal experience, can't recommend Johnny enough! Thank you brother!
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Nora_m
May 3, 2025
A great night tour! - Johnny was a great guide! He showed us the red eyed riverside frog, a glass frog, the two fingered sloth, and the pygmy rainforest frog. We even saw a scorpion that glowed under a UV light! Johnny was friendly and answered the many questions the group had. He also told us about the plants and trees in the refuge. He was extremely knowledgeable and shared his experience of conservation with the group. A major highlight was that he used his monoculars to take photos of the wildlife for everyone on the tour. I would recommend this tour!
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Gian_p
May 1, 2025
Johnny's a hoot! - The number of animals we saw was low, but more than made up for by Johnny's commentary and sense of humour. Recommend it for everyone!
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David_d
Apr 10, 2025
We saw interesting... - We saw interesting scorpions, spiders, insects, frogs, snakes, butterflies, birds and fungi. Johnny was very informative and helped us get great photos on our phones.
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Peter_d
May 25, 2025
Not worth it! - This was our least favorite tour of our trip. We had a last minute substitution of our guide, and while he was very nice, he had little information to share. Most importantly do NOT GO if it is likely to rain. It poured, the tour went on 'as planned'...we got soaked despite our rain gear and saw very little other than some insects and a snake. Tour should have been cancelled.
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From $25
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).