Canopy tours are offered here for those who wish the thrill of sailing through the trees, which is an adventure but not a way to view wildlife. Any wildlife would be scared out of its wits by the screams and yells of those people swinging through the trees.

There are wild orchids and bromeliads everywhere in the trees and insects and animals of all types. I came across a beautiful orange-kneed Tarantula in the woods., along a trail. The suspension bridges and trails are the way to see the plants and wildlife.T here are various types of hotels here for all budgets, including backpackers and hikers as well as upscale mountain lodges.

There is regular bus transportation to this area from San Jose and other areas as well as one-day tours available in San Jose. Some people rent four-wheel drive vehicles for the drive on a rough, gravel road. It is slow going as the road is rough and there are potholes from the rain which is almost a daily event.

This is a small mountainous community of farmers and dairy farmers and people involved in the tourism industry. The road will probably guarantee that the community will remain small and isolated which the residents probably want to keep that way. You can charter a small plane into the area but otherwise, you will always have to deal with that road.

It is worth the trip only if you stay overnight as it will take at least four hours each way to Monteverde and you do not want to drive that road in the dark with the steep dropoffs and potholes. The trip on the way is very scenic and you will see lots of wildlife on the way so the trip is well worth it, but if you don't stay overnight, you have very little time to enjoy the area.

There are 9 short trails from ¼ mile to nearly 2 miles in length with a maximum gain of 500 feet. Maps of trails are provided at the entrance.

The cloud forest doesn’t offer the variety of flowers seen in a rain forest. Instead you find fascinating strangler figs, oaks, bamboo, magnolia and even some evergreens. A couple of trails, Sendero Brillante and Sendero Pantanoso (meaning swamp trail), pass through the continental divide with great panoramic views. You can in fact, see the ocean.

The Sendero Rio is an easy mile hike to a waterfall while El Camino with its sunlight is trail for bird and butterfly enthusiasts.

Sendero Bosque Eterno and Sendero Bosque Nuboso have fantastic examples of the strangler figs. They are quite large in height and widths making one feel quite dwarfed.