Bat Jungle
Type: Family Friendly, Uniquely Here, Unusual
Last updated on June 29, 2015
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High in the mountainous town of Monteverde, Costa Rica, the Bat Jungle is a museum with a live menagerie of this mysterious and maligned mammalian species on display. It's an otherwise unheard of... Read More
High in the mountainous town of Monteverde, Costa Rica, the Bat Jungle is a museum with a live menagerie of this mysterious and maligned mammalian species on display. It's an otherwise unheard of exhibit in this country, even though these strangely cute creatures make up a majority of the mammal kingdom in Central America, which is the bat's favorite habitat. After an informed educational and entertaining guide through the bat exhibits, a guided tour of the Bat Jungle culminates in the dark simulated nocturnal rainforest, where 85 bats of eight species fly, eat, and socialize while we humans watch with a flashlight.
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EXPERT TIPS BY:
Sophia LaMonica
Costa Rica Local Expert
- Museums: "Admission is $12, the Bat Jungle is open 9am - 7:30 pm everyday."
- Tours and Excursions: "Arrive early for your tour to have truffles from the upstairs cafe first."
- Things to Do with Kids: "Kids will love the live bat sightings in the simulated jungle environment."
- Best for Museums Because: Bats finally get their due at this utterly endearing exhibit.
- Best for Tours and Excursions Because: The Bat Jungle does more than raise the skin on our backs, it raises awareness for this under- appreciated species.
- Best for Things to Do with Kids Because: Costa Rica is teeming with bats! This exciting exhibit gives us a close-up look at these winged noctornal mammals.
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