About Selva Verde
DESCRIPTION OF SELVA VERDE
Aside from wonderful accommodations, Selva Verde is best noted among birders as the easiest place in Costa Rica to see the Sunbittern, a strange bird that is the only species in its family. A pair of Sunbitterns occupies a territory along the Rio Sarapiqui adjacent to the lodge and are regularly seen from the riverbank below the dining room as well as from the suspension bridge across the river.
The private reserve across the river is accessible only in the company of an authorized guide. The reserve offers some excellent lowland rainforest birding, but the same birds can also be seen at nearby La Selva Biological Station as well. Birding outside the reserve on the lodge property can also be productive. The endangered Great Green Macaw is regularly seen as it roosts nearby, and several other species can be found in the gardens and forest.
LOCATION OF SELVA VERDE
Selva Verde is a private bird sanctuary across the Rio Sarapiqui from the Selva Verde Lodge. The lodge is located about 5 miles west of Puerto Viejo along Highway 4 on the Caribbean slope of northern Costa Rica. It's about 1¾ hours north of San Jose and just 10 minutes from La Selva Biological Station.
TOURS VISITING SELVA VERDE
 | 2012 Costa Rica Highlights Photo Tour
Jan 28-Feb 5, 2012 (9 days, 8 nights)
Price: $2660; (Single Suppl $350)
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Highlands
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 | 2012 Costa Rica Hotspots Tour
Feb 4-12, 2012 (9 days, 8 nights)
Price: $2660; (Single Suppl $350)
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Highlands
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 | 2012 Costa Rica Hotspots II Tour
Mar 10-18, 2012 (9 days, 8 nights)
Price: $2660; (Single Suppl $350)
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Highlands
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 | 2012 Summer Costa Rica Tour
Jul 7-15, 2012 (9 days, 8 nights)
Price: $2660; (Single Suppl $350)
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Highlands
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| 2013 Costa Rica Highlights Photo Tour
Jan 19-27, 2013 (9 days, 8 nights)
Price: $TBA; (Single Suppl $TBA)
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Highlands
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| 2013 Costa Rica Hotspots Tour
Jan 26-Feb 3, 2013 (9 days, 8 nights)
Price: $TBA; (Single Suppl $TBA)
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Highlands
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| 2013 Costa Rica Hotspots II Tour
Mar 16-24, 2013 (9 days, 8 nights)
Price: $TBA; (Single Suppl $TBA)
Carara, La Selva, Talamanca Highlands
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