Attractions around Santa Elena
Explore 26 attractions, restaurants, shops around Santa Elena
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Monteverde Extremo Park
Extremo Park, Santa Elena 139-5655 Costa Rica
Has one of the most beautiful views of the area and the country in terms of rainforest refers, you will see this during the tour with our extreme activities; mixing the majesty of these along with the extreme adventure of reaching the highest altitudes and admire the rich natural beauty of the forest and its treasures. You will feel excitement and emotions when you enjoy bungee jumping, mega tarzan, the giant rappel and superman and fantastic distances of each of the cables, the longest 3400 feet long and 600 feet high. When it comes up to adrenaline, height, dizziness and extreme emotions there are those who are brave that will come and join; on the other hand, there is those who are less convinced that they can try something different; and we can never miss these who are friends of the brave ones and go almost forced. True?? Well no matter which category you are, the important thing is that at the end of the day nothing is more enjoyable than the famous “adventure tourism”
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Monteverde Orchid Garden
50 metros sur del BNCR, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
The Monteverde Orchid Garden is a place where you can enjoy beauty that is found in the marvelous world of orchids. Our garden has a large collection of orchids; we have more than 425 different species. You can find species that are endemic to Monteverde, and a collection of miniature orchids, including the smallest one in the world. We offer guided walks both in English and Spanish. We are in a great location in down town Santa Elena.
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Ranario Monteverde Frog Pond
100 Mts Suroeste del Centro Comercial, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
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Pasion Costa Rica
Santa Elena 5655 Costa Rica
Not your run-of-the-mill tours! Personalized private and small group natural history tours in all of the cloud forest trails in the Monteverde area. We consider naturalist guiding a lifestyle, not just a job!
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Cafe Monteverde Coffee Tour
Sur de Iglesia de Canitas 400m, Santa Elena Costa Rica
Café Monteverde is a group of 12 families that have farmed, harvested, milled, roasted & exported especialty arabica coffee since 1989 in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
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Faro Travel Costa Rica
Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
We are a local, family-owned and operated business eager to work and overcome, close-knit and passionate about what we do, with over 25 years of experience. Freddy is the father, and Lidieth is the mother, with 4 children, Lady, Andrés, Justin, and Darla. All working together to offer you lifetime experiences in our beautiful country, as well as a safe, convenient, and flexible way to travel anywhere within Costa Rica. Every so often, you get lucky to find a business that’s family-owned and run at the same time. This company is our dream come true, a dream that we want to share with you. We put our heart and soul into it because it matters to us. You matter to us. We are focused on offering personalized, exclusive, and memorable vacation experiences, surpassing the conventional way in which destinations are explored and enjoyed, involving a little fun, encouragement, incredible guides, great food, local culture, breathtaking sceneries, excellent customer service, and human warmth.
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Santa Elena Skywalk
Santa Elena Costa Rica
Half way between the town of Santa Elena and the Santa Elena Preserve the Sky Walk is located: This complex use trails, suspension bridges for a more tranquil introduction to the ecology and natives of the forest canopy, constructed within the cloud forest. It allows a vision of the forest from a different perspective which starts with a walk on the ground taking you up to explore the treetops, a hardly discovered habitat, called the “canopy” with a naturalist guide. Also discover the night wildlife at our Sky Walk Night Tour.
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Children's Eternal Rain Forest
Bajo del Tigre: Asociacion Conservacionista de Monteverde, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
The Bajo del Tigre sector is physically separated from the Children's Eternal Rain Forest and is managed by the MCL. Bajo del Tigre is situated in Monteverde and is approximately 29 hectares in size, although the property is surrounded by other forested properties in the zone. The type of forest found in Bajo del Tigre is rare and it is poorly represented in the country. This is because these forests were cut down to make way for coffee plantations and urban zones. Bajo del Tigre presents an altitudinal range from 1,020 to 1,380 meters above sea level and receives over 2,400 mm of rain annually. In this type of seasonal forest, the dry period extends from January through the beginning of May. Bajo del Tigre has a reception center for visitors and a gift shop with items related to our organization and conservation in general. In addition, next to the reception center is a "kids' house" oriented to environmental education for local kids. The main visitors of Bajo del Tigre are national and international students. However, it is being used more and more by ecotourists and occasionally by researchers. In Bajo del Tigre, there are about 4.4 Km of trails that allow you to enjoy the unique flora and fauna of the area, as well as an excellent view of the sunset over the Nicoya Gulf.
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Monteverde Wildlife Refuge
Calle Los Camacho Calle los Camacho, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
Is a 55 acre property of which 44 acres form a premountanous wet forest. Twenty seven acres are used for the guided walks and 17 acres are not tampered with at all to preserve the biodiversity. The remaining 11 acres are still pastures in the process of reforestation. The Refuges’ location on the top of the Tilaran mountain range and in between the pacific dry forest and the Monteverde cloud forest makes it a very important biological corridor used by many species daily in search of food or refuge. This makes it an ideal location for birwatching for species like the quetzal, bellbird, mot-mot, manakin, toucan, oil bird and many more; land animals of various species like monkeys, agoutis, coatimundi, olingo, sloth, wild cats, frogs, snakes and a large variety of insects. The Monteverde Wildlife Refuge is also one of the pioneers of the guided night walks in Monteverde.
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Ecological Sanctuary
Ruta a Santuario Ecologico, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
Our family wakes up early at the warmth of the wooden stove, we gather to plan the day around the flavor of handmade tortillas. We grew up at the shade of the great ficus and enjoys the songs of the free birds and the mischievous monkeys, cultivate life and food to help us survive in an economy in which money has value, but we have the certain that it is not all !!! We are a local family and our job is to share the life philosophy that we got as a heritage, communion with the great diversity in which we have the opportunity of walking up, working on the conservation of the forest and offering visitors the unforgettable experience of nature image, walking through our different trails you will encounter a transition forest a bridge between The Cloud Forest and the Dry Forest; with an abundance of endemic and fruit bearing trees in the area that make it suitable birds watching, wildlife observation and wide array flora that characterizes the area. You will be surprised by two beautiful waterfalls, panoramic views, coffee and banana plantations grown in harmony with the rich biodiversity of 48 hectares of protected area. In our quest to conserve the forest we are part of the Biological Corridor Bellbird, planting and giving maintenance to about 1,000 trees per year, this association's project to reforest the corridor where they nest and eat these beautiful birds. Bellbird Association
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Monteverde Karmen Massage
606 Calle 606 frente a Casa Batzu, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
In Monteverde Karmen Massage you will find an oasis of possibilities to recuperate your physical and mental health. Located in Santa Elena de Monteverde, 300 meters north of gas station 606 . From "Casa Batzú" built made by containers. Close enough that you can walk, enjoying the marvelous view.
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Hidden Valley Permaculture Farm
50 meters south from the Monteverde Butterfly Gardens 50 meters south from the Monteverde Butterfly Gardens, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
Valle Escondido’s Organic Farm is a learning center for regenerative agriculture and permaculture design. We serve the organic harvest at our farm-to-table restaurant. Farm and sustainability tours are available.
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Desafio Monteverde Tours - Day Tours
50m West of Banco Popular, Opposite 'Pintura Sur' Underneath the 'Common Cup' Cafe, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
We’ve been helping people enjoy the beauty of Costa Rica since 1992, including breathtaking Monteverde. Discover the fascinating ecology of the Monteverde Cloud Forest with our Eagle-Eyed Guides! Located here in Monteverde with local experts on staff to provide free information on tours, hotels & transport, plus maps and hummingbird & monkey garden. Come visit us!
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Valle Escondido Night Tour
50 Meters South of the Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
Valle Escondido has the first Night Tours in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Our nationally certified guides are the best in the area. Our tours are ethical, refraining from utilizing unethical practices like putting food on the trails making it an 100% organic experience. Groups are kept small.
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Transportes Freylid
Monteverde, Santa Elena 60109 Costa Rica
We are a local, family-owned and operated business eager to work and overcome, close-knit and passionate about what we do, with over 25 years of experience. Freddy is the father, and Lidieth is the mother, with 4 children, Lady, Andrés, Justin, and Darla. All working together to offer you lifetime experiences in our beautiful country, as well as a safe, convenient, and flexible way to travel anywhere within Costa Rica. Every so often, you get lucky to find a business that’s family-owned and run at the same time. This company is our dream come true, a dream that we want to share with you. We put our heart and soul into it because it matters to us. You matter to us. We are focused on offering personalized, exclusive, and memorable vacation experiences, surpassing the conventional way in which destinations are explored and enjoyed, involving a little fun, encouragement, incredible guides, great food, local culture, breathtaking sceneries, excellent customer service, and human warmth.