Santa Elena Cloud Forest
Santa Elena Cloud Forest

Santa Elena Cloud Forest

Costa Rica
Costa Rica

When Is the Best Time

The best time is the dry season from January to May. In the morning you might hear the magic birdsong.

Best Months to Visit

Jan
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Location and Tips

Monteverde
Costa Rica
Costa Rica

The cloud forest of Santa Elena is less popular than Monteverde. It reveals beautiful, lush vegetation with ferns, flowers, mosses, epiphytes, and so much more. It's a really magical place you shouldn't miss.

On a clear day, you have a spectacular view from the outlook to the Arenal Volcano.

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Micha Herber-Bleich
Micha Herber-Bleich
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