Selvatura Park, Nature center in Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Selvatura Park is a 343-hectare nature center north of Santa Elena in the Monteverde cloud forest of the Cordillera de Tilarán. Its grounds hold a walking route with hanging bridges, a zipline, a herpetarium, a butterfly garden, a hummingbird garden and a restaurant.

Selvatura Park opened as a nature center in the Monteverde area of Puntarenas Province, in the Cordillera de Tilarán near Santa Elena. Its 343-hectare grounds were laid out with a walking route of hanging bridges, a canopy zipline, a herpetarium, a butterfly garden, a hummingbird garden and a restaurant. The herpetarium is visited with a guide.

The park sits north of Santa Elena in the Monteverde cloud forest region, and its herpetarium is visited with a guide who points out pit vipers, boas, basilisks and several frog species. A hummingbird garden and a butterfly garden let visitors watch these animals at close range.

Visitors should prepare for uneven terrain and changing weather in the mountains, as fog and rain are common here. The site has facilities like lockers for personal belongings and is designed for the physical demands of hiking mountain trails.

The 343-hectare site lies north of Santa Elena in cloud forest; its herpetarium, visited with a guide, holds pit vipers, boas, basilisks and several frog species. The park also runs a hummingbird garden and a butterfly garden alongside the walkways and zipline.