Reviews from TripAdvisor users
This was a holiday highlight. Had walked the bridges of the cloud forest and though wonderful, hadn’t seen any fauna. I booked this trip late the day before and Herbert... read more immediately contacted me and arranged an early pick up. Immediately felt at ease, his English is brilliant. Spent a couple of hours and saw some amazing things including straight away, a quetzal! We saw toucans, warblers, parrots...all sorts and Herbert knew where to find them. He’s also really expert on flora so you’re always seeing something. He also knows the other guides and they share their sightings so you’ll definitely see lots. I really loved this tour, he brings powerful binocular and tripod too. Recommend!

12/30/2020
Herbert is very knowledgeable and is a true nature-lover. He knows so much about the flora and fauna around Costa Rica, we were impressed. His demeanor and attitude is great... read more too.
He, together with his friend Wadi who owned the transportation we were in, made our entire stay in Costa Rica very enjoyable and pleasant. We had their services for a full week and were very glad to have the. Around in a tropical paradise like Costa Rica.

2/21/2020
Herbert is very knowledgeable and is a true nature-lover. He knows so much about the flora and fauna around Costa Rica, we were impressed. His demeanor and attitude is great... read more too.
He, together with his friend Wadi who owned the transportation we were in, made our entire stay in Costa Rica very enjoyable and pleasant. We had their services for a full week and were very glad to have the. Around in a tropical paradise like Costa Rica.

2/21/2020
When visiting Monteverde we hoped to see the quetzal, as we are hobby birdwatchers, but we didn’t expect too much. Thanks to our guide Roy it didn’t take us more... read more than five minutes to spot the first quetzal - a female- and soon later we saw the beautiful male bird flying up to her and then resting close by. It was absolutely mesmerizing! Lateron Roy showed us other rare and interesting birds (including an owl) and told us a lot about the flora and fauna of Monteverde. The park itself is really beautiful and thanks to Roy it was one of the best tours we have ever made. Highly recommended!

2/20/2020
My wife enjoys bird watching and capturing photos for her SidewalkSafari travel blog so I sought out a reasonably priced tour that included pickup from our hotel in Monteverde. It... read more was very easy to book on TripAdvisor and confirmation by Viator. Herbert started his bird spotting from the moment we left our hotel as they were everywhere if you just knew where to look! We hiked around Curi Cancha plus a few other spots he knew about before and after so we had many opportunities. We're not experts so his bird knowledge was very helpful and we thoroughly enjoyed our morning tour (just the two of us). Note you can rent binoculars in Curi Cancha and the entry fee is extra. Sadly we didn't spot a quetzal as sometimes you just don't get lucky. However he made an extra effort to drive us to find the amazing three-wattled bellbird in another location. So cool!

2/19/2020
We loved this tour and got a lot of information from it. Herbert was really good at showing us birds and animals. He tried really hard to find... read more a quetzal for us to see, with no luck, but we did see lots of plants and other birds and learned a lot about the forest with him.

2/14/2020
Our guide, Herbert, was excellent! He was an ornithologist — with a complete understanding of bird songs, flight patterns, and locations to spot them. We saw 30+ species, including the... read more resplendent quetzal. Along with being knowledgeable, he was extremely friendly. We would highly advise requesting Herbert as your birding guide. He truly made our bird watching experience unforgettable!

2/06/2020
We spent 2 hours with Herbert today and saw so many fantastic things! He does go the extra mile, with enthusiasm and love for sharing nature with others. Highly recommend... read more him and also has great English!

1/24/2020
Herbert has been birding for many years and took us to many different places where saw many different birds at each spot. The birds are difficult to spot so it... read more is helpful to have a guide. He was great at explaining the background on all of the birds and the preservation efforts of Costa Rica
We saw male and female quetzals, a toucan, mot mots, humming birds, many other birds, a viper and even a white faced monkey.

1/22/2020
Just finished a 12 day trip in Costa Rica and Panama with Herbert from Nature Tours CR. He is an excellent guide; knowledgeable (especially as to plants and animals), very... read more friendly and a hard worker, and has excellent English. He took excellent care of our group throughout the tour, often going the "extra mile" for us and I would recommend him unconditionally.

1/22/2020
We have visited Curi Cancha Reserve many times over the years. It has well maintained trails in the forest and in the open. The flowering hedges in the open areas... read more attract a large range of hummingbirds as do the feeders in the central rest area....More

1/09/2020
We took a night walk through this tour company. It was a great experience. Tony was our guide and he was very knowledgeable and professional. We saw... read more sleeping rainbow billed toucans and holler monkeys among many other animals. I highly recommend it!

12/30/2019
I had the luck to have Herbert as tour leader on my two-weeks Intrepid trip through Costa Rica. At first I was quite disappointed because I booked this tour over... read more Yolo Reisen, who told me that this tour is specially for adventurous people between 20...More

12/04/2019
My husband and I booked the semi private tour through the reserve Our guide was Jorge Alpizar If I were doing this tour again I would ask... read more for him. We met at the reserve at 6:30 AM We took a taxi from our hotel Its...More

11/15/2019
Herbert became our best friend while we were in Monteverde. He was our tour guide for 3 hikes in Monteverde - a night rainforest tour, Monteverde Cloud Forest, and Curi... read more Cancha. We saw many other guides while hiking but Herbert was the best, he's always...More

7/15/2019
Herbert was fantastic! He was enthusiastic and displayed a true love and respect for nature. His knowledge was extensive. He answered all of my questions about birds, plants and mammals.... read more While on the bird watching tour we saw over 40 species including the quetzal! As...More


5/21/2019