The Moneteverde Cloudforest is a magical place to explore. We were fortunate to arrive when there were very few people in the parks, so it felt as if we had the whole place to ourselves. Mist floats through the trees as birds flit around giving you only seconds to see their spectacular colors. Howler monkeys make a ruckus in the distance claiming their territories to all who can here, while near silent squirrel monkeys skip through the canopy above you. Sunset over the Cloudforest (Kassandra Magruder) Laura in awe of the cloud forest (Kassandra Magruder)
The hike is a mix of well maintained trails and hanging bridges spanning over ravines, allowing you to view the canopy from below, within, and above. With no one around its lovely to just stop in the middle of the bridge and just soak in the immensity of the forest. Set on Costa Rica's continental divide and due to its high altitude (4,662 ft [1,440 m] above sea level) Monteverde receives a steady supply of clouds which release moisture vital to the ecosystem. The moisture in the clouds catch on the branches of the tallest trees in the canopy and drips down to the other organisms on the forest floor below. This constant moisture helps to support a complex and vast ecosystem, one that harbors over 100 species of mammals, 400 species of birds, tens of thousands of insect species, and over 2,500 varieties of plants, 420 of which are orchids alone. Kassi stops to take it all in. (Laura Cahill) Misty ridges in the cloud forest (Laura Cahill)
Clara Tort has been our Travel Advisor for Buenos Aires, then for Iguazu, then for Mendoza and Aconcagua Trekking, and then for Patagonia and Fitz Roy trekking. She has navigated with us through our travels, and now we are coming back for more- onto Machu Pichu and Peru.
Gus ORDONEZ
2 hours ago
Mary Curry made the experience wonderful for the second time. She is the reason we returned to Adventure Life to book our second cruise on WindStar. She is tireless, well informed, pleasant to work with and totally reliable. If you offer employees bonuses, give her one! there who answered to phone to help us book shore excursions were also very good and easy to work with - and we demand rather an lot of help.
Laura Flanagan
3 hours ago
The people assisting you have traveled with many of these companies or done the very same trip in the past. That kind of experience in invaluable when selecting a trip for yourself.
Sue Stephens
20 hours ago
Kaweskar tour Skorpios III
Fantastic trip. Great food, wonderful scenery. Very fortunate the tour was under-subscribed (32 of 90 possible bookings) so it was really comfortable. Half this number was comprised of a tour from USA. We shared a table with an older couple - Ian and Helen, but everyone was friendly and excursions were efficiently run. We benefited from a requested cabin upgrade which saw us in the best suite.
John
2 days ago
First of all we were told that we could tailor our trip to our interests which is fantastic. We needed several iterations to get our trip itinerary nailed down. Our contact at Adventure Life responded quickly and we settled on a trip in a matter of weeks.
