Selvatura Guided Hanging Bridges Tour
Hanging bridges are a unique way to explore the cloud forest. Selvatura has 8 hanging bridges ranging from 180-515 feet (55-157 meters). The main focus of the tour is enjoying the amazing panoramic views of the cloud forest canopy from above. With a little luck, you should be able to see some wildlife too.
Many kinds of birds can be spotted and wildlife like bats, tarantulas, butterflies, and various kinds of lizards.
Between the bridges, you’ll pass through lush cloud forest along a fairly flat, well-maintained trail. The naturalist guide sets a comfortable pace for everyone in the group and makes stops to teach you about the cloud forest and its flora and fauna.
The hike is about 2 miles (3 km) and takes 2-2.5 hours.
*This tour also can be booked as a combo with ziplining.
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Tour Details:
Cost of Small Group Tour (8 people max) (2026): $77 per person adults; $69 per person students up to age 18 (ID required); $53 per person children ages 4-11. Rates plus 13% tax.
Offered: 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 2.5 hours (approximate)
Includes: Bilingual certified naturalist guide, entrance fee, and round-trip transportation from your hotel or vacation rental, if desired.
*If you will have a rental car, we recommend meeting at Selvatura (no 4×4 required).
To read about our experience doing this tour, check out our post Selvatura Park: Cloud Forest Hanging Bridges Walk.
Wildlife Exhibits
Selvatura Park also has wildlife exhibits that you can add on. These are short 30-40 min. guided tours. Just add a note to your order if you’d like to add any of these activities.
Sloth Sanctuary ($40/adult, $36/student 12-18, $28/child 4-11): Perfect if you want to see sloths. The two-toed sloths have been rescued and are unable to be released back into the wild. The nicely maintained facility provides these animals a home that mimics their natural environment. The sloths are often close to visitors as they go about their daily activities.
Butterfly Garden ($25/adult, $22.50/student 12-18, $17.50/child 4-11): A huge atrium that has been specially planted with flowering trees and plants that butterflies love. You can see about 20 kinds of butterflies, including blue morpho and Costa Rica’s largest, the owl butterfly.
Reptile and Amphibian Exhibit ($25/adult, $22.50/student 12-18, $17.50/child 4-11): Snakes, geckos, frogs, other kinds of reptiles and amphibians found throughout Costa Rica can be seen. The guide will take you around to the terrariums and explain each species and its habitat.
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Stephen Frey (Verified Customer) –
Great pairing with Santa Elena Cloud Forest due to the close proximity (and slow and bumpy ride up the mountain). Guides are provided by Selvatura and most go on their own (we ended up with a private tour).
Our guide, Lucia, was younger than the others (3 years experience) but greatly added to the experience. She taught us about the park, hanging bridges and cloud forest while spotting wildlife along the way. Highlights included tracking a bellbird (not seen) and a quetzal (seen).
Garth (Verified Customer) –
Doing the hanging bridges with a guide is the way to go. They know where animals and birds are. They walk these trails every single day and it shows in their knowledge. It poured rain on us that day but we continued on. There were 8 people in the group and every single question was answered. This facility not only had hanging bridges but zip lining too. We did not do other activities. All facilities were kept very clean and well organized. We would highly recommend this tour.