Monkey Park Guided Rainforest Walk




About this tour
Join a guided rainforest walk through the beautiful trails of Monkey Park, a 13-hectare biological reserve near La Fortuna, Costa Rica. During this 2.5 km experience, visitors can observe tropical birds, monkeys, sloths and giant rainforest trees while learning about the biodiversity and conservation of the area from an expert local guide. This peaceful experience is ideal for nature lovers, birdwatchers and wildlife photographers looking for an authentic connection with Costa Rica’s rainforest.
Target Species

Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus

Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum

Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea

Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogon massena

Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata

Crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica

Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus

Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera

Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus

Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Great Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus

Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus

Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl

Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius

Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja

Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata

Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum

Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis

Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona

Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus

Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani

White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis

Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii

Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare

American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla

Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus

Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas

Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis

Lesser Greenlet
Pachysylvia decurtatus

Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus

Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris

Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus

Brown-hooded Parrot
Pyrilia haematotis

Chestnut-backed Antbird
Poliocrania exsul

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria

Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus

Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas

Slate-colored Grosbeak
Saltator grossus

Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi

Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus

Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola

Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus

Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris

American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea

Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus

Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula

Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis

Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata

Yellow Tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola

Black-throated Trogon
Trogon rufus

Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis

Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus

Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis

Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum

Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina

Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis

Striped Owl
Asio clamator

Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina

Barn-Owl
Tyto alba

Royal Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus coronatus

Great Egret
Ardea alba

Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives

White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta

Lesson’s Motmot
Momotus lessonii

Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinicus

Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus

Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda

White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis

Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius

White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora

Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum

Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus

Mottled Owl
Ciccaba virgata

Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata

Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis

Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis

Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus

Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui

Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua

Olive-throated Parakeet
Eupsittula nana

Bronzy Hermit
Glaucis aeneus

Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus

Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus

Agami Heron
Agamia agami

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii

Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti

Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus

Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra

Green Heron
Butorides virescens

Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda

White-collared Manakin
Manacus candei

Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris

Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica

White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus

Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum

Gartered Trogon
Trogon caligatus

Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea

Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris

Blue-throated Goldentail
Chlorestes eliciae

Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa

Black-and-white Owl
Ciccaba nigrolineata

Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica

Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma

White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea

Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis

Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata

Limpkin
Aramus guarauna

Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus

White-throated Crake
Laterallus albigularis

Red-throated Ant-Tanager
Habia fuscicauda

Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii

Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius

Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa

Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus

Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea

Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis

Northern Potoo
Nyctibius jamaicensis

Northern Tamandua
Tamandua mexicana

White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica

Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata

Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus variegatus

Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus

Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Eyelash Pit Viper
Bothriechis schlegelii

White-faced Capuchin Monkey
Cebus imitator

Fer-de-lance
Bothrops asper

Spectacled Caiman
Caiman crocodilus

Central American Coral Snake
Micrurus nigrocinctus

Tayra
Eira barbara

Giant False Coral Snake
Rhinobothryum bovallii

Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata

Eyelash Viper
Bothriechis schlegelii

Brown Vine Snake
Oxybelis aeneus
What's Included
Transportation Bilingual guide Entrance fee Water bottle Traditional snack Guided rainforest walk Wildlife observation
Not Included
Meals Binoculars Photography equipment Personal expenses Tips
Meeting Point
Monkey Park Biological Reserve, located 25 minutes from La Fortuna. 250 meters east and 1 kilometer north of Ulima School, Florencia, San Carlos, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour starts.
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$108.00
includes all fees