Activities and Recreations at Hotel Heliconia, Monteverde

Hotel Heliconia , located in Monteverde, is situated near the well known Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve just four miles away and the Santa Elena Rain Forest Reserve (six miles away). The hotel offers a perfect setting for visitors who love bird watching, nature photography and the serenity of a mountain retreat and all of the activities that accompany this privileged location. The hotel provides transporation to/from many nearby tours and activities.

ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA
Monteverde Biological Cloud Forest Preserve Tour: One of Costa Rica's most diverse natural history walks! Positioned atop the Continental Divide in western Costa Rica, the Preserve extends down both the Caribbean and Pacific slopes. The resulting combination of climatic and geographic factors creates temperature and humidity gradients which change dramatically over relatively short distances.
Night Tour in the Ecological Farm: Two-hour walk that introduces you to the excitement of night sounds, smells and surroundings bringing you closer to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Day Hiking Tour In the Ecological Farm: Enjoy the daytime life at the Ecological Farm by watching a surprising variety of animal species such as the white-nosed coati, the white-faced capuchin monkey, the keel billed toucan and the blue crowned mot.
Reptiles and Amphibians Tour: Discover over 40 species of reptiles inside specially designed terrariums and a significant variety of turtles inside a small artificial island at the Serpentarium.
Monteverde Bird Watching: Monteverde offers great oportunites for bird-watching, with over 400 species of birds including 30 kinds of hummingbirds. A private tour guide that is a naturalist can be provided.
Horseback Riding Tour: 2 ½ hour tour the visitor will enjoy of beautiful views of the Gulf of Nicoya while traveling along side-roads inside Monteverde, Santa Elena, and a coffee, sugar cane and banana plantation.
Horseback Riding to La Fortuna or Fortuna Monteverde Tour: horses will take you to La Fortuna along trails in one of Costa Rica's most typical rain-forest mountains.
Jeep Boat Jeep Transfer Tour: A relaxing boat trip through the waters of the Arenal Lake; observe the exotic beauty that hosts this paradisiacal place. Admire the transition of the rain forest to the cloud forest where you will reach an altitude of 3600 feet above sea level where you can see perhaps the best view of the Monteverde Cloud Forest and the amazing panoramic views of the Arenal Volcano.
Town Tour: Learn how the Quakers settled the Monteverde area. Visit local cheese factory, coffee plantation, woodcraft factory and art gallery.
Selvatura Butterfly Garden Tour: See Central America's largest collection featuring an 8100 square feet dome and hosting over 50 species of colorful and exotic butterflies.
Selvatura Canopy Tour: Get ready for an adrenaline surge! one of the safest and most thrilling adventures of all time; fourteen platforms along 1.8 miles connected by stainless steel cables at an altitude of 300 feet help you cruise through the forest while attached to a top- class safety harness
Selvatura Walkways Tour: Features eight bridges with different lengths which make up a total of 2400 feet of total bridge length crossing through altitudes of up to 240 feet.