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Santa Elena Skywalk


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 21 attractions in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
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Attraction type: Scenic/historic walking area, Bridge
Address: Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Monteverde
Costa Rica

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21 Apr 2009

We did this skywalk with our guide Fabian Guzman. He was so knowledgeable that he was able to spot dozens of birds and the elusive Quetsal! What a gorgeous creature. It seemed that we were the only ones on the trail and the bridges are amazing - a great opportunity to have a birds eye view of the forest and... more

30 Dec 2008

Okay, we had some older "kids" playing on the walkway.....husbands included in this party of 7. The tram to the top was wonderful, slowly going over the treetops and getting a wonderful view of Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal, along with the Gulf of Nicoya. We learned quite a bit from our guide, and he stopped to let us observe up... more

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5 of 5 stars
Edinburgh, UK
23 May 2008
1
person found this review helpful

It was quiet when we were there, so we had lots of time and space mostly to ourselves. The sights from the bridges are wonderful, and if you're patient and fortunate you will get to see even the elusive but loud Bell Bird. Such a nice walk we had. more

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5 of 5 stars
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
7 Jun 2006
10
people found this review helpful

Too chicken to do the zipline, we opted for the hanging bridges. They were super fun. We'd gone on a few near-deserted trails in the cloud forest area prior to our visit to SkyWalk, and had actually seen no wildlife at all up until that point. While walking the bridges (there were two of us), we came in contact with... more

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2 of 5 stars
Brussels, Belgium
29 Mar 2006
5
people found this review helpful

Do not except to see any animals walking on the bridges. It is a nice experience to walk over the forest but visitors are so noisy that all the birds are away. Large groups come here to spend some hours and discuss while walking. They don't care about the other visitors. Uneducated guides are more focussed on their business (making... more

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Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica