A Fairytale? Monteverde Cloud Forest - Essential Costa Rica Travel Guide

Welcome (and welcome back) to our 5th installment of our Costa Rica Adventures. This time we forgo the trip to La Fortuna (which is a fantastic portion of the rainforest and one of the most well-known in Costa Rica) and head to Monteverde. Now when we look at Monteverde, what we are looking at is a combination of the actual town of Monteverde and also the town of Santa Elena which sit adjacent to one another.

However, we will refer to the region as Monteverde. Monteverde hosts 3 separate cloud forests: the Monteverde Cloud Forest, the Children's Eternal Rain Forest, and the Santa Elena Rainforest. The Children's Eternal Rainforest is vast, so vast that it stretches back to La Fortuna. You can technically walk there, would not recommend it.

Outside of their plentiful cloud forests, one very notable thing about Monteverde Costa Rica vs say La Fortuna Costa Rica is the weather. Cooler than many parts of Costa Rica, Monteverde has a climate that could require a jacket at times and even... dare I say a space heater.

However, through our travels, the Santa Elena Cloud forest is one of the most serene and beautiful places we've been. It retains an ethereal quality that is rarely found in many parts of the world. We see so many videos and posts about La Fortuna which is beautiful and excellent but if we had to choose a destination again, it might be Monteverde and the Santa Elena Cloud forest.

Restaurants in this episode:

Morpho's Restaurant: https://morphosrestaurant.business.site/
Sabortico
Choco Cafe Restaurant and Coffee Shop: https://chococafecr.com/

Information on Santa Elena Reservation Cloud Forest: https://www.reservasantaelena.org/



Intro Monteverde Costa Rica 00:00-00:22
Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve Intro 00:23-01:22
Terrorist Bug Encounter 01:23-02:11
Santa Elena Cloud Forest Factoids 02:12-03:48
Ti's Cloud Forest Perspective 02:13-04:40
The Rain Begins 04:41-05:32
Bird Encounter 04:42-05:57
About Monteverde 05:58-07:52
Ficus Root Bridge Tree 07:53-08:51
Bat Jungle Tour 08:52-10:17
Driving Through The Storm 10:18-13:47
Outtro Tamarindo 13:48-15:38