Ficus Root Bridge (Puente Ficus)
Nature spot · Monteverde · hidden gem
A strangler fig whose roots have grown into a living bridge over a little stream, tucked away on a private property near the center of Santa Elena. You can climb into the tangle of roots.
- Cost
- about $2
- Time there
- 30 min
- Best time
- any time
- Kids
- 8 / 10
- View
- 5 / 10
- Crowds
- 2 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 2 / 10
- Location
- 10.31341, -84.82173 — Google Maps
Tip
This is the legal alternative to the famous hollow fig, which its owners have fenced off. Bring small change for the 1,000-colón entry.
Be careful
Roots are slick and mossy: climb carefully, especially with kids.
Places nearby
- Restaurante Mar & TierraFood & CoffeeWell-reviewed sit-down restaurant in central Santa Elena with a wide menu (paella, pasta, seafood and meat) and attentive service; groups should reserve.
- Restaurante Sabor TicoFood & CoffeeLong-running typical Costa Rican restaurant in the Plaza Monteverde shopping center, across from the sports plaza.
- Santuario Ecológico MonteverdeParks & WildlifeFamily-run private forest reserve with guided day and night walks (monkeys, coatis, agoutis, sleepy mammals), self-guided trails, cooking classes and a coffee experience.
- Choco Café Restaurante y CafeteríaFood & CoffeeCozy restaurant and coffee shop in Santa Elena (13 years in business) built around Costa Rican coffee and cacao, with salads, salmon, pastries and craft beer.
- Frog Pond of Monteverde (Ranario)Parks & WildlifeA frog house in Santa Elena with more than 25 species of frogs, toads and other amphibians in terrariums built to mimic their habitats.
- Senda MonteverdeStaysSustainable boutique hotel in Monteverde's cloud forest.
Sources: OpenStreetMap node/5301504821 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5301504821 · https://mytanfeet.com/activities/monteverde-ficus-root-bridge · https://mytanfeet.com/activities/climbing-the-monteverde-ficus-tree/