I went on a private tour for several hours. It was one of the highlights of my time in Costa Rica! The guide, Vicelino, was extremely knowledgeable and always made sure to customize the walk to my wishes. We spotted beautiful birds including three Quetzals. The green parrot snake was also a highlight. And with Vicelinos help I was able to capture all the animals in gorgeous pictures.
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Welcome to Monteverde
One of the most biodiverse places on the planet and named by National Geographic as the crown jewel of cloud forest reserves. Let us take you on a tour!
Tours you’ll never forget
Ready for an experience you will want to revisit more than once?
Welcome to Monteverde
One of the most biodiverse places on the planet and named by National Geographic as the crown jewel of cloud forest reserves. Let us take you on a tour!
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WHY US?
The name of our company carries the word Pasión for a very important reason: it is our driving force in each of our actions, allowing us to provide a personalized experience for each of our clients. We love Monteverde and we are excited to show you why. Let’s take a tour!
WHY US?
The name of our company carries the word Pasión for a very important reason: it is our driving force in each of our actions, allowing us to provide a personalized experience for each of our clients. We love Monteverde and we are excited to show you why. Let’s take a tour!
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Close your eyes and listen to a night you could live
Ready for discovery?
Trails, bridges, parks, tours... It's nice to have someone you can trust to help you pick the best fit for you.
No better way to appreciate nature than to be immersed in it.
We believe the forest is the best and most fun classroom.
Bird calls and bird songs and bird lists, oh my!
We'd love to be your host!
Ready for discovery?
Trails, bridges, parks, tours... It's nice to have someone you can trust to help you pick the best fit for you.
No better way to appreciate nature than to be immersed in it.
We believe the forest is the best and most fun classroom.
Bird calls and bird songs and bird lists, oh my!
We'd love to be your host!
Marcos Méndez has an encyclopedic knowledge of Costa Rica’s flora and fauna, and leads engaging tours around the area, specializing in smaller groups and customized tours. He’s been a guide for more than 20 years, and you might say, the pasión shines through. Tour times are flexible and include transportation.
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Marcos Méndez has an encyclopedic knowledge of Costa Rica’s flora and fauna, and leads engaging tours around the area, specializing in smaller groups and customized tours. He’s been a guide for more than 20 years, and you might say, the pasión shines through. Tour times are flexible and include transportation.
Lonely Planet Review
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What are our clients saying about us?
Reviews in TripAdvisor of tours in 2020-2021 from clients around the world!
What are our clients saying about us?
Reviews in TripAdvisor of tours in 2020-2021 from clients around the world!
We have done two hikes with Marcos during our time in Costa Rica and both tours were wonderful experiences. The second one, a day long tour to the San Gerardo Biological station was our absolute highlight during all our stay in Costa Rica. Marcos knows the rainforest like the back of his hand, birds are his big passion (and soon became ours), we saw tons of wildlife, waterfalls, fascinating plants. The hike was strenuous but manageable with the right equipment (proper shoes, a rainjacket etc..). We can not thank Marcos, Susu and their family enough for this amazing experience. If you visit Monteverde, do this tour! Thank you and we wish you all the best.
We are so glad we decided to go with a private guide to Monteverde Cloud Forest. Victorino was extremely knowledgeable and was able to help us find birds and monkeys we would have never found on our own. He even found a hole with a tarantula. Thanks for putting this great tour together for us.
Marcos is unique and if you get a chance to spend time with him in the forest you are very lucky. To spot on animals like the Quetzal, Hummingbird or Tarantula that you would never get to see in Europe or Northern America is already a great experience, especially if accompanied with the according background information. But Marcos sees beyond and draws a picture where others see dots and he tells stories, real life stories. With him the forest becomes alive. The day after the tour I saw Monteverde with different eyes as if the place had come closer to me. What is passion? In the case of Marcos it shows as a deep-rooted love for creation, responsibility for the world as a whole and a great humor that makes life worth living. Thank you for this eye- and heart-opening experience! Pura vida!
This was the second time we used their service in Monteverde. Always a reliable and professional service. We can highly recommend them and sure will count on their experience on future visits to this area of Costa Rica.
From the first phone call to arrange a tour, right to the end of our second walk, dealing with Pasión Costa Rica was a wonderful and personalized experience. We travelled as a family of 8 (7 to 79 years old) and Marcos made it interesting and engaging for every single one of us. The company name sits very well with Marcos who is clearly passionate about what he does and makes this experience so very different to some of the other tours in the area. We would definitely book again when back in Monteverde.
