These guides are special--and they have a commitment to the ethos of the Cloud Forest Reserve. We lucked out and went with Ricky Guindon, whose family has lived in the area for 25 years or more. He is sensitive to the nuances that you need to know in order to appreciate the history and current state of the cloud forest.... More

We hired Francisco (aka Chico) for a morning of birding around Monteverde. He was without a doubt the best guide we had in CR. His ability to find and ID birds, including many of the harder and rarer species, was excellent. Unlike many guides in CR, Chico's knowledge goes way beyond the rehearsed spiel learned in guide school; he seem... More

I had an early morning guided walk through the cloud forest with Roy Porras. His depth of knowledge about the plants and animals that populate this unique ecosystem help the visitor to appreciate the complexity of this wonderful forest. It would be a mistake to try to do this walk without a guide -- you will miss 90% of what... More

We contacted Danilo Brenes after recommendation from Reina in Cabanas Valle Campanas, our acommodation in Monteverde. We did a day hike and a night tour with him. We were travelling with our 2 boys (nearly 5 and 6 1/2 years old), and Danilo was a perfect guide for us and for the boys: very knowledgeable, really good at spotting wildlife,... More

We got a tip about where to spot the quetzual, at the Cani Curi (I think that was the name) reserve just above the monteverde cheese factory, and hey how hard could that be. We went up there and went to where the avocado trees grow.......and saw nothing. When we were about to give up three americans showed up whit... More

Roy Porras was the best guide we had in our Costa Rican travels, and MonteVerde was a great park. Roy was an excellent guide, good at communication, very knowledgeable and exceptionally adept at spotting wildlife and immediately getting it into view on his spotting scope, for the rest of us to see. He knows where to find wildlife (including quetzals!),... More

Roy Porras was my guide in Monteverdi. He's very sharp at spotting things in the forest. He has a really cool telescope. These two things together guarantee you see lots of exotic birds, animals you won't be able to see otherwise. Bonus points: he's passinate about what he's doing. He has great sense of humor. He shares his telescope with... More

We chose Guides of Monteverde based on a friend's recommendation, and we were very happy with our tours. We went on two tours - the night tour at the Ecological Sanctuary, and the morning tour at the Monteverde Cloud Forest reserve. We requested Elberth Fuentes and Tano (Alexander) Fuentes (brothers) as our guides, and they each led one of the... More

Roy Porras was the perfect guide for the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Having grown up in the area, the cloud forest was his childhood playground & he now speaks as a truly converted naturalist & conservationist. He carries a large telescope which allows you to see the wildlife up close. He is also a photographer, knows how to operate all cameras,... More