Hotel Heliconia
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Monteverde, Monteverde 1092, Costa Rica
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Hotel Heliconia is located in Monteverde a privileged location that places it near two of the most beautiful protected tropical forests in Costa Rica the well known Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve and the Santa Elena Rain Forest Reserve at six kilometres The hotel offers a perfect setting for the visitors who love birdwatching nature photography and serenity of a mountain retreat It has been designed to offer homestyle comfort in the warmth of all wood construction assuring the guest an unforgettable vacation Around 1987 when the number of scientists and tourists visiting the Monteverde Biological Reserve began to rise significantly it became clear that the Monteverde region required more lodging and restaurant services to meet the increased demand Stepping in to fill this need Hotel Heliconia opened with only five guest rooms and one for the owners thus launching itself as a tourism pioneer in MonteverdebrbrbrbrToday Hotel Heliconia offers visitors an enchanting space surrounded by vibrant gardens lush with local plants and 55 comfortable wellequipped rooms In short it has created an ideal environment for enjoying unforgettable vacations drinking in fresh mountain air observing the cloud forest and of course relaxing and savoring the peace and quiet The hotel offers an impressive list of activities such as hangingbridge and canopy tours nocturnal forest tours natural history walks horseback tours and visits to Monteverdes coffee milk and cheeseproducing areas as well as a number of attractions including a butterfly garden a reptile and amphibian garden a hummingbird garden and an orchid garden boasting some species found nowhere else in the world
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Monteverde Travel Experiences
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Adrenalin and Cheese in the Jungle
I woke up this morning to more cloud than rain which was nice - the cloud forest living up to its name - but obviously that didn't l... Continue reading »
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The Cloud Forest
After spending another two nights in San Jose it was thankfully time to escape the smog. Catching the bus proved to be a lot easier... Continue reading »
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Arenal
September 5, 2004\r Duncan: The volcano (El Arenal) exceeded expectations. We were wary of getting our hopes too high, because most of... Continue reading »
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The cloud forest
Our journey from La Fortuna to Monteverde began on horseback - definitely the best thing I've done so far on this trip. It was a 3-h... Continue reading »
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La Tortuga Feliz: Saving the turtles... hopefully!
We had prearranged several weeks earlier to spend 2 weeks volunteering at a local turtle sanctuary about 1 hour away from the tiny town o... Continue reading »
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