Ticket Guide to Monteverde Attractions

Monteverde’s paid attractions are sold one ticket at a time, and the parks add bundles on top. The easiest way to choose is by budget, so this page sorts the main options from the cheapest ticket to the most expensive. Figures are US dollars from operator rate lists, they change, and the operator’s own page has the final word.

Tickets Under $30

  • Selvatura Butterfly Garden is $25 and holds more than 30 species.
  • Selvatura Reptile and Amphibian Exhibition is also $25.
  • Monteverde Butterfly Gardens, in Cerro Plano, charge adults $20, students $14, ages 7 to 18 $12 and ages 4 to 6 $6. Children under 3 enter free, and guided tours leave daily between 9am and 3:30pm.
  • Monteverde Orchid Garden sits in the middle of Santa Elena and is open 9am to 5pm daily. It has about 450 orchid species, and the guide is part of the ticket. A tour takes around 45 minutes, and the guide helps because most wild orchids are miniature.

Tickets From $30 to $60

  • Selvatura Sloth Habitat, $40. Twelve sloths live freely among the trees, and a guide leads a visit of 30 to 40 minutes. The park runs it with the Caribbean Sloth Sanctuary. Visitors watch and never touch.
  • Selvatura hanging bridges, $49. Eight bridges between 55 and 157 m long run along 3 km of trail, and the walk takes about 1 to 1.5 hours.
  • Treetopia Sky Walk, $49. Six hanging bridges and a 42 m glass-floor bridge that opened in March 2026.
  • Treetopia Tree Tram, $59. This cableway is the only one in Monteverde, and the ride is about 20 minutes.
  • Coffee, chocolate and sugar cane with Don Juan Tours. The tour lasts about 2 hours, and listed adult prices run from about $50 to $64.

Tickets Above $60

  • Treetopia AR Boreal course, $69, about 90 minutes.
  • Monteverde Extremo Mega Tarzan Swing, $65, with a 115 kg limit and age limits that vary.
  • Monteverde Extremo Longest Canopy, about $72. The route covers about 4 km on 11 cables, and riders must be 6 or older.
  • Selvatura canopy tour, $80. It has 13 lines and 15 platforms, and the longest cable is about 1 km. Superman on the last cable costs $13.50 more.
  • Treetopia Sky Trek, $99. Seven ziplines cover 1.9 miles in about 2.5 hours, and the Tree Tram ride is included.
  • Monteverde Extremo bungee, about $107, from a 143 m drop. Riders must be 14 or older and weigh between 45 and 113 kg.
  • 100% Aventura is a zipline park on the road to the reserve. Resellers list adults at about $54 to $70, and they report a longest cable of 1,590 m.

Bundles and Transport

Selvatura bundles start around $109. Treetopia sells four packages: Scenic at $99, Explorer at $129, Adventure at $139 and Full at $149. Its shuttle costs $10 round trip plus tax. Selvatura adds 13 percent tax and fees to its listed prices, and students from 12 to 18 save about 10 percent.

Monteverde Extremo is not in Santa Elena. It stands in La Cruz de Abangares, on the Guanacaste side, and sells transport from Monteverde for $10 per person.

Farm and Craft Stops

Cafe Monteverde Farm and Roastery runs a family farm tour, open 8am to 5pm daily, 400 m south of the Canitas church. Add $15 for a farm-to-table lunch, or $7 for a hotel shuttle. In Santa Elena, the CASEM cooperative has sold handmade textiles, clothing, jewellery and carved items since 1982. The Monteverde Cheese Factory keeps its shop and ice cream counter open.

Choosing Well

  • Selvatura has no night walk and no coffee tour, so book those elsewhere.
  • Strong wind or thunderstorms halt Treetopia’s rides, so keep a spare day.
  • Check weight and age limits before you pay. Heart problems, pregnancy and back or bone problems rule out the canopy tours.

Read more: the adventure tours and animal activities pages. Planning a wider trip? Try the Costa Rica 4 day itinerary .

Park rates are on selvatura.com and treetopiapark.com , with Extremo prices at monteverdeextremo.com . Packaged tickets can be searched on Viator .