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1. Go on a Canopy Tour: It is an exciting adventure that will take you along zip lines on the forest's canopy. Where you will see lots of wildlife. This is the thing to do in Costa Rica.

2. Hanging bridges Tour: In them you get one of the most spectacular views of the area. These tours take place in the forest and take you along trails and huge bridges over the forest.

3. Sky Tram Tour: This allows you to see animals hiding in the trees.In it you will travel along the forest canopy sitting in gondolas. This is what I like to call the relaxed version of the canopy tour.

4. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve: Here you can explore the cloud forest and learn about its flora and fauna. This is a great place for a relaxing hiking tour. This tour is also famous among birdwatchers

5. The San Luis Waterfall: This is a beautiful waterfall located in private property. For a small entrance fee you can enjoy hike through the forest to the waterfall.

6. Horseback Riding: The most common horseback riding tour of the Monteverde area is the one that takes you to the San Luis Waterfall. This is a very scenic and relaxing tour.

7. Orchid Garden: Right now they have more than 450 different species including the smallest orchid in the world. This is a project that has one of the biggest orchid collections in Costa Rica.

8. Frog Pond: This is a small zoo for frogs but they also have some other reptiles. They have over 25 frog species, including the famous Red Eyed Frog.

9. Serpentarium: This is a reptile only zoo. In it you will find snakes, vipers, lizards, frogs and all sorts of reptiles.

10. Insectarium: Here you will find thousands of different species. This is also the place where a great collection of insects is located called The Jewels of Costa Rica. This is a great place for insect lovers.

11. Don Juan Coffee tour: Don't miss this opportunity to learn about how coffee is made. It is a tour along an authentic coffee farm where excellent coffee is harvested and processed. Here you can also have a typical Costa Rican Lunch.

12. The Bat Jungle Exhibit: In the exhibit there are more that 40 live bats of 7 different species. Here you will be able to see and learn about these beautiful yet misunderstood creatures.

13. Hummingbird Gallery: It is home to mere than 100 hummingbirds from 14 different species of these fast flying birds. It is located right next to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.