Monteverde Frog Pond
Ranario de Monteverde
A local amphibian house with about 25 Costa Rican frog species, including red-eyed tree frogs and poison dart frogs, ideal for rainy days and families.
The frog pond is on the edge of Santa Elena and keeps about 25 local frog species in glass vivariums. Guides explain the red-eyed tree frog, the glass frog, several poison dart frogs, and the story of the golden toad, which is now extinct in Monteverde. Most frogs are nocturnal, so visiting in the evening is the most rewarding. Admission is about USD 20, and you can visit once during the day and again at night on the same ticket. The frog pond is open roughly 09:00 to 20:30, and it is a five-minute walk from the town centre. A bat house and snake house are nearby and can be visited on the same route.
Opening hours
Approx. 9:00–20:30
Nearby sights
- Santa Elena (Monteverde)
- Monteverde Orchid Garden
- Monteverde Ecological Sanctuary
- Monteverde Butterfly Gardens
- Children's Eternal Rainforest – Bajo del Tigre
- Don Juan Coffee, Chocolate & Sugarcane Tour
- Monteverde Hollow Ficus Tree
- Curi-Cancha Reserve