Cerro Plano Sunset Viewpoint
Viewpoint · Monteverde
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A roadside lookout in Cerro Plano where the hills fall away toward the Gulf of Nicoya; locals gather here to watch the sun sink into the Pacific haze.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 1 h
- Best time
- sunset
- Kids
- 8 / 10
- View
- 8 / 10
- Crowds
- 5 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 1 / 10
- Location
- 10.31119, -84.81471 — Google Maps
Tip
Walk from your hotel, as parking is tight. December to April gives the best odds of a clear sunset over the water.
Be careful
It sits right beside the main road: watch traffic, especially walking back after dark.
Places nearby
- Pizzería e Ristorante TramontiFood & CoffeeFamily-run Italian restaurant since 1993 (founded by an Italian and Costa Rican couple), with a wood-fired oven, house-made ravioli and lasagna and a glass-and-timber dining room above the valley.
- Restaurante Don LuisFood & CoffeeFamily grill in Cerro Plano (since 2013) with beef dry-aged in a glass case in the dining room, plus pizza, seafood and a daily 2x1 happy hour.
- The Bat JungleParks & WildlifeIndoor bat exhibit designed by bat biologist Dr.
- Valle Escondido Nature ReserveParks & Wildlife · from $8Family-run 17-hectare reserve with trails, wooden platforms over a ravine and waterfall views, plus one of Monteverde's first night tours.
- El Establo Mountain HotelStays · from $253Mountain hotel in Monteverde with its own 65-hectare cloud forest reserve.
- Finca Lantana Night and Bird ToursParks & WildlifePrivate biological corridor in the middle of Monteverde with small guided night, bird and natural-history walks.
Sources: OpenStreetMap node/4594468358 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4594468358 · https://elbosquemonteverde.com/blog/free-activities