Monteverde, Santa Elena, reserves
Два town 5 km apart; reserves north; La Fortuna east 3 h.
Карта
Monteverde town — older Quaker settlement, cheese shops, closer some lodges uphill gravel. Santa Elena — main services bank ATM restaurants shuttle hub. Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve — flagship timed entry south cluster. Santa Elena Reserve — cheaper quieter alternative trails. Selvatura Park — hanging bridges + zip-line + butterfly separate ticket west. Curi-Cancha — birding private reserve dawn slots. Night walk operators — town centre pick-up red torch only. Route 606 from La Fortuna — unpaved washboard Tilarán lake view 35 km.
Развилка
Sleep Santa Elena walk dinner vs Monteverde town quiet vs lodge mid-cloud captive dinner.