The cool coffee highlands around Matagalpa and the Selva Negra reserve are Nicaragua's best place to see the resplendent quetzal, among the cloud forest that clings to the mountains. Trails through the shade-coffee estate and adjoining forest are walked at dawn with guides to find the birds. The breeding season from February to May is the peak window.
The cool coffee highlands around Matagalpa and the Selva Negra reserve are Nicaragua's best place to see the resplendent quetzal, among the cloud forest that clings to the mountains. Trails through the shade-coffee estate and adjoining forest are walked at dawn with guides to find the birds. The breeding season from February to May is the peak window.
Up to 80% sighting chance in Selva Negra, Matagalpa Highlands, Nicaragua. Best months: March, April, February.
In the Matagalpa highlands, especially around the Selva Negra reserve, where cloud forest meets shade-coffee estates.
The breeding season from February to May, the peak window for finding quetzals in the highland forest.
On dawn guided walks through the reserve trails and forest, arranged through the Selva Negra estate or local guides.
