Butterfly Journey, Research & Community Connection

Limon, Costa Rica
Easy Activity Level
No Minimum Age
Meal Included
5.5 hours
Children 2 years and under do not require a ticket
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Nature Walk on Research Trails: Journey into the primary rainforest on behind the scenes trails used by rainforest biologists at the Veragua Rainforest, a mountain reserve renowned for its incredible biodiversity. Led by your naturalist guide, you’ll explore hidden butterfly traps (butterflies are not harmed) enabling study of the 585 species of butterflies and learn about the purpose of a research pond. Keep an eye out for colorful birds and monkeys along the way.

Butterfly Garden: Explore the Butterfly Garden – one of Costa Rica’s largest – enchanted by the hundreds of butterflies flying around you, including the world-famous blue morpho.

Organic Family Farm: Visit an authentic Costa Rican family farm and meet family members. Gain an appreciation of their effort to preserve water sources and restore the environment. Enjoy the orchard and see fruits and vegetables such as bananas and sugarcane, while learning about rural life and sustainable farming.

Forest & Watershed Restoration Participation: Connect with this community by joining their reforestation efforts by planting a native tree (or just watch) to help restore the watershed and rainforest, creating a lifelong memory.

Shopping Time: Enjoy time in the gift shop stocked full of Foundation for Rainforest Research logo items, art, t-shirts, hats, and remembrances of this inspiring corner of Costa Rica.

What’s Included:

  • Juice or water.
  • Turkey ham and cheese sandwich.
  • Seasonal tropical fruit.

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Notes

Requirements & Restrictions: Guests must be able to walk on uneven trails outside of the developed park. For safety reasons, pregnant women, and guests with back or neck injuries may not participate on this excursion due to bumpy gravel roads for short periods.

What to Bring: Cash or credit card for purchases, comfortable walking shoes, hat or visor, sunscreen, poncho (available for purchase at park), and bug repellant.

Good to Know: Order of tour may vary. Wildlife sightings are common but not guaranteed. Recipient of the Certificate for Sustainable Tourism (CST). The area is one of the most frog-diverse locations in the Americas. A portion of each ticket goes to the family farm and the Foundation for Rainforest Research to support science-in-action!