Our guide Kevin was excellent. We could definitely share his enthusiasm and excitement when he found any unusual bird or creature to view. Background information was given to us too for most creatures. I’d most definitely recommend booking a guide, as you’d struggle to find any of the smaller birds (or larger) without expert knowledge.

We saw surprisingly few birds, although we had an excellent guide, Jorge Alpinzar. Enjoyed seeing the different parts of the preserve and cloud forest. Jorge told us a lot about the plants there as well as the habitat, and showed us tiny orchids.

We took a 3-hour afternoon tour with Jorge through the Reserve. He was very helpful and knowledgeable about the flora and fauna. We saw everything from micro orchids to large trees to hummingbirds to an agouti to a motmot. We learned a lot about the reserve itself, and learned that next time, to see more wildlife when it's more active, we should plan a morning tour. Overall, this was a very enjoyable visit and we will likely return.

I went on a three hour nature walk this morning. . David was an excellent guide and we were a small group of 6. He had a new telephoto lens on a tripod which allowed us to see the birds up close and take photos. We were lucky enough to see a hummingbird in her nest and a toucan. After a tour I walked further enjoying the forest and seeing 6 white nosed coatis. A very good experience in a very quiet reserve.

Very nice trails and rainforest…close to Monteverde but apparently better bird viewing because there are open areas. We spent an entire day here from open to close and would’ve been happy spending 1-2 more days here. The birding was excellent! Beautiful place.

We were lucky enough to have Carlos as our guide and he really contributed to making our day here an amazing experience! He is so enthusiastic, is so determined to spot wildlife for you, he knows what to look for, and makes sure your walk through the forest is the best! Even if you don’t spot much wildlife, it’s a beautiful place to walk. But we were incredibly lucky and we saw toucans, 3 peccaries, 15 coatis, hummingbirds, spider monkeys, a tarantula, motmots, crested guans, parrots and other colourful birds. It was a spectacular day! If you are lucky enough to get Carlos as your guide, you’ll be guaranteed a wonderful experience! Wildlife viewing cannot be guaranteed, but the possibilities here are endless!

This is my favorite reserve in the Monteverde area. Entrance is near Stella's Bakery. Lovely area to walk around. Very varied scenery in the reserve, forest, open fields, planted flower areas and woodland. The trails are well marked, some are flatter than others. Great place to see animals and birds. Early morning is great, but you see all sorts of things all day long. Love the tree tunnel and the flower gardens in the center were extremely pretty. Best if you go round with a guide as they have eagle eyes. (We went with Esteban on a previous trip and he was excellent and came highly recommended (10 / 10). There are toilets at the reserve, but no cafe, but you can leave the reserve and reenter on the same day. There are seats and tables for picnics. Opens at 7am and closes around 3pm. They'd just enlarged the parking lot in November. $40 for two.

This wonderful private reserve is under the radar and not as crowded as the other parks. I highly suggest taking a natural history tour. Your guide will help you find wildlife and teach you so much about the jungle and its inhabitants. With our guide’s help, we saw spider monkeys, agouti, toucanettes, a hummingbird nest, a tarantula and microscopic orchids.

Our family had a wonderful morning visit at this reserve. We were able to see a variety of different birds and even got to see the Quetzal bird. I would recommend hiring a guide to help you find the birds unless you are a well trained bird watcher. We hired a guide and were appreciative of her knowledge of the flowers, fauna and birds we saw throughout our visit.

We had a wonderful experience at Curi Cancha with our guide Roberto. Our group had all already seen the Quetzal so we decided to focus on exploring other birding activity in the reserve. He was extremely knowledgeable about birds, plants, animals of the rainforest and his passion was felt across our small group of four. We saw some unique and interesting activity such as a hummingbird nest, coati, agouti, hawk and monkeys as well as several other birds. We booked the 8am tour with a Curi Cancha directly via WhatsApp 2 days before. $50 total for guide and entry per person. Our tour ended up going 3.5 hours as we spotted some interesting birds on our way out and spent some time trying to wait for toucan activity. It is an easy walk with large paths and mix of new and old growth as well as open areas which gives you the chance to see a wide variety of birds and wildlife.