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Finca Ecologica / Ecological Farm Wild Life Refuge

Turnoff to Jardin Mariposas | off main road between Santa Elena and Monteverde, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
2-645-58-69
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Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas, Scenic/ Historic Walking Areas
Owner description: This 75-acre private wildlife preserve has more than 150 species of birds and 4 walking trails for scenic strolls through lush surroundings, 2... more » Owner description: This 75-acre private wildlife preserve has more than 150 species of birds and 4 walking trails for scenic strolls through lush surroundings, 2 waterfalls, a impressive biodiversity.Since its a biological passway it offers an excellent opportunity to the visitors to see a big quantity of mammal and bird species of the zone.Ask for our conservation program. « less
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2013

Lots of beautiful trails. Find the hummingbird tree, if you can. Lots of birds, insects and baramundi. Donations accepted instead of payment, which goes to help the refuge.

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Guadalajara, Mexico
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 4, 2012

You cant really see a lot of animals in this reserve... There were just some insects, humming birds etc.. Definitely not worth it for $20USD per person...

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Allison Park, Pennsylvania
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 1, 2012

We had several other wildlife hikes in CR that were great, so perhaps this one suffered somewhat by comparison. We didn't see much except for insects (its was quite windy that night) & didn't cover much distance. Our guide, Jonathan, did seem to be quite knowledgeable. After reading the other reviews & thinking back on our experience, I would recommend... More

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shamir
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

salvatore park has many options. we did the walking bridges (since we did the canopy in arenal ). I thought t was less exciting than I expected. I was hoping for adventurous bridges. allthough the view in the forest id great.

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San Francisco, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 21, 2012 via mobile

We had a great night walk with our guide Carlos. The 2 hour tour through the sanctuary had us seeing coati, toucanettes and a variety of hummingbirds and insects. As with most parks here a guide is essential as they are used to spotting the well camouflaged wildlife. While the walk was not a breeze, my 70 year old mother... More

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Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 14, 2012

Nice section of the forest, although pretty much the same all over. We showed up at 10 in the morning, no guide available. We spotted one mamall by ourselves, but very few birds. Maybe a guide would have helped us, but it is certainly not a farm or anything close to a place with garanteed animals sighting, it's the forest,... More

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Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 26, 2011

Was greatly interested in organic farming so I took the Finca organic farm tour. The knowledge I got from this was more than I could handle. very informative and helpful.

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Vail, Colorado
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 24, 2011

What a wild and fun adventure. Something you cannot do just anywhere, that is for sure. The guys were very sensitive to our being comfortable and for our safety.

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Chandler, Arizona
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 19, 2011

The Finca Ecologica was close to our hotel, so we walked there one morning for a morning hike. When we arrived at 9, the gentleman at the information desk told us there was only one other person on the trail, so the chances of seeing wildlife was good. Our admission ticket is good for the entire day, so you can... More

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Lexington, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2011

The Ecological Sanctuary is a privately owned reserve, and much of it was formerly banana and coffee plantation, and other parts of it are secondary forest. I don't think there is any primary forest, so it's not at all like, say, the big reserves. We pulled into the parking lot and a woman explained - in Spanish - about all... More

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