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• Be impressed by a stunning landscape from the highest point of Buena Vista mountain, where on clear days is possible to see the central and southern Pacific and some of the volcanoes of the Central Cordillera.
• Explore and learn about the sub-Alpine forest where vegetation does not grow higher than a meter. This forest zone is also known as páramo and is only found on the high ground of the Talamanca Cordillera and in the South American Andes.
• During your hike you can see how the eco-system changes until you are totally immersed in the cloud forest.

• Discover the Costa Rica's newest National Park: Los Quetzales created in July 2005 with the objective to preserve the highland forest and protect the water resources.
• Explore the Continental Divide separating the eco-systems between North and South America, where your tour guide explains the natural history of this unique area that includes three forest zones and 14 eco-systems.
• Be impressed by the 360° view: on the right the Talamanca Cordillera and the volcanoes of the Central Volcanic Cordillera, in front the Central Pacific and a bit to the left the Southern Pacific leading towards the Valle del General and Osa Peninsula and behind you, Chirripó, Costa Rica's highest peak.
• Enjoy a walk on the trails to look any birds missing in your list.

• Experience a nature walk along the trail of the Savegre River that offers you the charming landscape of the cloud forest accompanied by colorful birds.
• After approximately one hour walking in the intimacy of the nature you will arrive to the first waterfall and you will admire the "cave", a huge rock carefully placed by nature's hand thousands of years ago.
• Be impressed by the second waterfall with a height of 30 meters and enjoy a relaxing time to admire the beauty of the nature.

• Enjoy one of the places for bird watching in Costa Rica mentioned in the book: Fifty Places to Go Birding before You Die: Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations.
• The morning birdsong announcers the start of an unforgettable experience in the cloud forest that is supported by our bird list with more than 170 species and some are endemic to the zone.
• During the walk along the trails you will be able to find the most elusive and hard-to-spot species, real trophies for birders who want to increase their life list.

Located 55.3 miles south of San Jose in a private natural reserve of 400 hectares and just 5.5 miles from Los Quetzales National Park, Hotel Savegre is the ideal starting point for exploring Costa Rica's magnificent tropical cloud forest in all its beauty. Our services are the perfect complement for every nature lover seeking a memorable experience. Hotel Savegre is proud to offer visitors the opportunity to visit our private nature reserve of almost 400 hectares (988 acres) through a network of trails of around 30 km. (18.6 miles) that start and end at the hotel. The reserve has a spectacularly high-level biodiversity that attracts visitors from all over the world and it is also a scientific field research site, but for our guests it is mostly a place of great peace and tranquility.