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La Fortuna: Nocturnal Butterfly Sanctuary and Night Walk

By Dreamtreexp
Free cancellation available
Price is €51 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Discover the hidden world of butterflies in a nocturnal sanctuary
  • Learn about the butterfly life cycle at the Metamorphosis Station
  • Explore the rainforest on a guided night walk with a naturalist guide
  • Use headlamps and a thermal torch to spot nocturnal wildlife
  • Enjoy a peaceful moment at the sanctuary garden viewpoint
Activity location
    • La Fortuna
    • La Fortuna, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • 4km west of the Catholic Church, Provincia de Alajuela, La Fortuna, Costa Rica | DreamTreeXP
    • Zeta trece, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

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La Fortuna: Nocturnal Butterfly Sanctuary and Night Walk
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 16:00
Price details
€50.83 x 2 Adults€101.66

Total
Price is €101.66

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Certified naturalist guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Safety orientation
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to nocturnal butterfly sanctuary
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided night walk in rainforest
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Use of headlamps and thermal torch
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to sanctuary garden viewpoint

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Touching plants
  • Not suitable for: Children under 6 years
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Begin your night adventure at the DreamTreeXP reception, where you’ll meet your certified naturalist guide and receive a brief safety orientation. As dusk settles over the property, step into the nocturnal butterfly sanctuary, illuminated with soft lighting that recreates the natural conditions of nighttime.

Watch as species that remain still during the day become active, and learn how butterflies rest, camouflage, and conserve energy after sunset. Continue to the Nocturnal Metamorphosis Station, where your guide explains each stage of the butterfly life cycle using real examples of eggs, caterpillars, and chrysalises. Discover how temperature, humidity, and darkness influence their growth and behaviour.

Next, follow your guide into the rainforest for a guided night walk along peaceful forest trails. Using headlamps and a thermal torch, search for nocturnal wildlife such as colourful tree frogs, sleeping birds, insects, and other rainforest creatures that come alive after dark. Listen to the vibrant nighttime sounds and learn how each species relies on the cover of night to communicate, hunt, and survive.

Finish your experience at the sanctuary garden viewpoint, enjoying a quiet moment surrounded by nature before returning to the reception area.

Location

Activity location
  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • La Fortuna
    • La Fortuna, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 4km west of the Catholic Church, Provincia de Alajuela, La Fortuna, Costa Rica | DreamTreeXP
    • Zeta trece, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica