Selva Verde – Costa Rica Eco-Lodge Updates

Please note that due to road repair, the highway from San José to Sarapiquí via Braulio Carillo is only open from 6am – 3pm.   The alternative route to Sarapiquí from San José is via San Carlos and the drive time is roughly 3 ½ hours.

It is unclear how long this work on the highway will [...]

Selva Verde Lodge located Sarapiquí Costa Rica is the focus of the latest episode of Birding Adventures TV.  Watch as Birding Adventure TV host James Currie goes in search of the highly endangered Great Green Macaw and in the process captures almost unheard of footage of an active Sunbittern nest with two baby chicks.  Birding [...]

We are very happy to report that we have our new bridge completed that connect the lodge grounds to the primary forest. Engineers, architects and a construction crew built our brand new bridge in only 3 and half months. As you can imagine, that bridge plays a huge role for us and for our guests [...]

It was such a pleasure to meet nature photographer Bruno De Faveri at Selva Verde Lodge. Bruno is a renowned nature photographer from Italy that visited Selva Verde to take pictures and plan his upcoming photo workshop planned in 2010. It was so remarkable to meet someone from the same small region in Piedmont, Italy [...]

Selva Verde Lodge is a haven for nature enthusiasts, hikers, birders and general travelers. Committed to conservation and preservation, Selva Verde carries and supports the Certification for Sustainable Tourism.

We invite you to come and experience the rainforest in our Lodge and Rainforest Reserve, nestled in the North-Central Lowlands of Costa Rica. Enjoy the activities, relax [...]

We are proud to be a site on the Costa Rican Bird Route. The Birding Trail travels through the northern Sarapiqui/San Carlos region of Costa Rica. The trail consists of 13 reserves with 12 offical Costa Rican Bird Route Sites, Selva Verde being one of them.

The Costa Rican Bird Route (CRBR) is a project being [...]

At one time, Almond trees were quite common in Costa Rica, but illegal logging has cut the numbers down severely. This poses a formidable threat to the green macaw, which uses the wild almond tree for nesting and mating.

Though their occurrence is irregular, we are gaining a reputation for its frequent sightings of the endangered [...]

Now our guests can join our resident, naturalist guide for an investigation of the prolific avifauna of more than 300 species found in the Sarapiqui region in both the morning and afternoon. Our guide helps you to identify native and migratory birds by sight and song. Don’t miss this opportunity to add new species to [...]