Welcome to Selva Verde
A TRULY UNIQUE COSTA RICAN ECO-LODGE
Selva Verde is more than a lodge and more than a rainforest reserve. It is your gateway into a magical world of towering Almendro trees, Mantled Howler Monkeys, and Keel Billed Toucans. Immerse yourself in tropical nature as you hike through deep green forest or reflect quietly in a comfortable hammock. Rekindle your sense of wonder and discover the out-of-the-ordinary. Experience Selva Verde!
Located just 2 hours from San José, Selva Verde provides easy access to the wonders of the rainforest. Since 1986, we have been a haven for nature enthusiasts from around the world. Our abundant biodiversity, comfortable rainforest lodge, and exciting activities are ideal for adventure seekers, bird and wildlife watchers, students, and families. Come explore Selva Verde's 500 acres of vibrant tropical nature in the heart of Costa Rica's Sarapiquí county.
Announcing Selva Verde's New Website
New photos, recent news, travel packages and more - all mobile friendly!
If you're noticing a different look to our website, you're not imagining it. We've just launched a new website design with information to make it easier for our guests. We've chosen colors to mirror our natural surroundings and our gallery and accommodations sections provide a more vivid picture of the lodging experience. Plus, you can view the website easily from any mobile device. While we loved our old website, it was time to make a change - we hope you will like it! Feel free to provide any feedback as we want to continually improve the visitor experience, not just at the lodge.
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Check our the new photo gallery, review our FAQs, or read our blog posts. In addition to our posts on Facebook and other social media, we have a new blog for past and upcoming news.
View new room categories
Check our the new photos of the accommodations which now features six different room categories: Pioneer Rooms (new), Sarapiquí Rooms, Bungalows, Casona Rainforest Suite, Chilamate Rooms and the Chilamate Apartment.
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Evening Lecture Series
SELVA VERDE LODGE, COSTA RICA
When he was 9 years old, Iván Castillo Gomez was bitten by a snake, the venomous “fer-the-lance”(terciopelo). Iván’s experience led him to study the nature around him and now, as Selva Verde’s head naturalist guide, he has created a series of interesting talks for all visitors – including snakes, frogs, migratory birds, and leaf-cutter ants. These can be requested at any time and are perfect for small groups.
“Frogs of Selva Verde”
In the case of amphibians, the country has about 192 species, being the anura order (frogs and toads) the most diverse, totaling 141 species. In this lecture we talk about how toads but especially frogs take advantage of all these particular conditions that Selva Verde provides to develop their life cycles, also based on their natural history we will describe the most representative species and families of our reserve and we will discuss about the role that Selva Verde plays through ecotourism in the conservation of species in the face of current threats such as global warming and habitat loss.
“Bird Migration - A Surviving History over the Costa Rican Skies”
Costa Rica is a biological bridge that joins the north and south of the American continent, reason why is favored by a great exchange of species between both Americas. An example of this is the case of the large number of birds that escape from the cold winter of their breeding grounds and venture in search of warmth and tropical food, that is how a number birds of North America establish their "winter homes" in this the Country, but a great majority continue their pilgrimage to specific places of South America. Where there are also some species that go northwards, with the purpose of nesting in conditions particularly suitable, that they will not find in the area of origin. Selva Verde’s rainforest reserve has a privileged position within the country, being on one of the main migratory routes of the continent; this can be easily noticed at the beginning of autumn with the ¨clouds¨ of raptors, as well as wrens, Orioles, tanagers and others that forage in the surroundings while they are heading south. So we have decided to make a general description of bird migration facts in order to understand in simple way, this fascinating phenomenon analyzing its migration strategy as well some challenges that could face during the journey.
“Leaf Cutter Ants”
This lecture was inspired because of the way this ants live and my curiosity went further, the result was wonderful to study this amazing insects. They are little that much that sometimes we step on they when we walk on the trails, but if we stop and observe this ants working very hard, cutting leaf fragments and transporting them to their nest, the different size of ants, their nest and some other details. The leaf cutter ant has developed a way to live together with a fungus, planting it and feeding on it. This symbiosis relationship is been taking place on earth since long time ago, if we stop and think about it, it is like humans way to produce food with crops. They produce their food thanks to their capacity to compost all the different plant material that becomes in a fungus garden like a “farmer”. The lecture introduces the guests in the crazy world of the leaf cutter ants, so talking about them in many aspects like when they reproduce, how they live and some more.
“Snakes and Production of Anti-venom in Costa Rica”
This lecture is about snakes in Costa Rica and at Selva Verde, my country is very rich in reptiles such as iguanas, caimans, turtle but most of them are snakes, close to 60% of the total reptiles in Costa Rica are snakes and most of these beautiful snakes are nom-venomous but that low percent is consider as deathly snakes because if you get bitten by one of these dangerous snakes, you will survive getting the anti-venom at the hospital to stop it. The lecture has the intention to educate people especially that in Costa Rica snakes could be so well camouflage, so when you do a hike in the forest is better to use hiking shoes or robber boots, a flashlight at night, all of these in order to avoid an accident with a snake. We also talk about how Costa Rica is a pioneer country in the antivenom production around the world. In the Clodomiro Picado institute thousands of anti-venom are produce every year and some of those bottles go to other countries like places in Africa to treat “mamba” bites.
Rates 2024-2025
ECO VACATION IN COSTA RICA
( per room per night including taxes )
Including breakfast | Including full board | |||
LOW May 1 - 31 Aug 1 - Dec 14 | HIGH Dec 15 - Apr 30 Jun 1 - Jul 31 | LOW May 1 - 31 Aug 1 - Dec 14 | HIGH Dec 15 - Apr 30 Jun 1 - Jul 31 | |
SINGLE | $132 | $154 | $172 | $195 |
DOUBLE | $154 | $178 | $241 | $263 |
PAX EXTRA | $33 | $33 | $68 | $68 |
( per room per night including taxes )
Including breakfast | Including full board | |||
LOW May 1 - 31 Aug 1 - Dec 14 | HIGH Dec 15 - Apr 30 Jun 1 - Jul 31 | LOW May 1 - 31 Aug 1 - Dec 14 | HIGH Dec 15 - Apr 30 Jun 1 - Jul 31 | |
SINGLE | $112 | $134 | $152 | $175 |
DOUBLE | $132 | $154 | $211 | $233 |
PAX EXTRA | $33 | $33 | $68 | $68 |
( per room per night including taxes )
Including breakfast | Including full board | |||
LOW May 1 - 31 Aug 1 - Dec 14 | HIGH Dec 15 - Apr 30 Jun 1 - Jul 31 | LOW May 1 - 31 Aug 1 - Dec 14 | HIGH Dec 15 - Apr 30 Jun 1 - Jul 31 | |
SINGLE | $76 | $89 | $117 | $132 |
DOUBLE | $86 | $107 | $170 | $192 |
PAX EXTRA | $33 | $33 | $68 | $68 |
( including taxes with a minimum stay of 2 nights )
Including breakfast | |
Up to 4 pax | $401 per night |
Third night | $343 |
( Additional pax $42 ) |
Children and Meals fees
( per guest / per night / including taxes )
General policies |
From 0 - 5 years all included |
From 6 - 11 years sharing room with parents: usd$15 ( including breakfast ) |
From 6 - 11 years Lunch usd$11, Dinner usd$11 |
Meals: breakfast usd$15 , Lunch usd$23, Dinner usd$24 |
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Costa Rican International Herpetological Symposium is back in its Fifth edition
After five years of obligatory absence, the Costa Rican International Herpetological Symposium is back in its Fifth edition.
Costa Rica is home to 5% of the planet's biodiversity. Though small in geographic area, Costa Rica has one of the highest densities of herpetofauna in the world with more than 440 species of reptiles and amphibians. The Symposium will feature presentations and workshops about conservation and herpetology by organizations and individuals. Come and learn about new findings and research from all over the Americas and beyond, or see how you can share your own work with conference participants and other interested people.
This is the 5th herpetological symposium at Selva Verde Lodge since they began in 2013. Read more...
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Velvet Worm Sighting in Selva Verde Lodge!
The night of September 9, 2022, during a night hike, our guide Randy Alvarado managed to spot in the primary forest of Selva Verde Lodge a species that is exceptionally hard to find in Costa Rica, a velvet worm (Onicóforo in Spanish). This is one of the oldest living beings in evolutionary terms, as it is known they exist since the Cambrian Period, more than 515 million years ago.
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Costa Rican International Herpetological Symposium is back in its Fifth edition
After five years of obligatory absence, the Costa Rican International Herpetological Symposium is back in its Fifth edition.
Costa Rica is home to 5% of the planet's biodiversity. Though small in geographic area, Costa Rica has one of the highest densities of herpetofauna in the world with more than 440 species of reptiles and amphibians. The Symposium will feature presentations and workshops about conservation and herpetology by organizations and individuals. Come and learn about new findings and research from all over the Americas and beyond, or see how you can share your own work with conference participants and other interested people.
This is the 5th herpetological symposium at Selva Verde Lodge since they began in 2013. Read more...
Get your Registration Form here...
Regresa el Simposio Internacional de Herpetología de Costa Rica en su Quinta edición...
Obtenga su Formulario de Registro acá...
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