Name: Butterfly Blitz 🦋 Monteverde Nature Journaling Intensive
Start: 2025-12-04
End: 2025-12-08
Location: Monteverde, Costa Rica

Nancy Miorelli

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15 reviews

Dec 4 - 8, 2025

Group size: 7 - 7

Butterfly Blitz 🦋 Monteverde Nature Journaling Intensive

Monteverde, Costa Rica

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Nancy Miorelli

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15 reviews

$NaN

Dec 4 - 8, 2025

Group size: 7 - 7

Nature Journal Classes
The esteemed Marley Peifer will share his knowledge and journaling techniques on our adventure hosting daily classes and private instruction.
Entomologist -Bug Expert
SciBugs (Nancy Miorelli) doesn't just do the logistics, she also has her master's degree in Entomology! Ask all the bug questions you'd like. She'll also present bug natural history lessons.
Private Garden Access
One 1/2 Day of private access to the Monteverde Butterfly gardens exclusively for our group.
Multiday Garden Reentry
Throughout your time in Monteverde you will have reentry permissions to the Monteverde Butterfly Gardens 8:30am -4pm
Night Tour @ the Gardens
The Monteverde Butterfly Gardens will give our grup an exclusive tour at night to see the animals' nocturnal behavior. Plus dinner with the staff and crew.
Lodging
Comfortable accomodations at Valle Escondido ecolodge, just a few steps away from the MonteVerde Butterfly Gardens
Unlimited Trail Access
We'll be staying on the Valle Escondido ecolodge with over 4km of trails on their grounds exploring a range of microclimates and vista points.
Activities & Entrances
We'll be doing a bunch of activities. Rest assured that if it's on the itinerary, you're covered
Meals
Meals will be provided by Valle Escondida Ecolodge and the Monteverde Butterfly Gardens.
Transport
Transportation to/from the Liberia airport and Monteverde.
Potable Water

Tips
Your tour leaders will let you know when/if it's appropropriate to tip and how much.
Alcoholic beverages
Souvenirs
Snacks & Drinks
Snacks and drinks outside of scheduled meal times and apart from water are not included in the tour pricing.
Laundry Services
Some establishments may NOT have laundry service. Those that do usually charge per article of clothing. Laundry service is not included on tour. Please check the packing list.
International Airfare
You get to Liberia, Costa Rica, we do the rest!
Traveler's Insurance
Cancel for any reason plans and plans that include medical evacuation are recommended.
Extra Tours
There may be opportunities for excursions like bird watching or zip lining that are not included in the tour fee. These opportunities will be clearly communicated with you.

Overnight Dec 3rd and Airport Transfer

$100

Available until October 1, 2025

3D☀️/2N🌒 Stay at Valle Escondida

$400

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Day 1 || December 4
Day 1 || December 4
Airport Pickup & Transport to Monteverde
Welcome to Costa Rica! Right away you'll be whisked away from the city to the misty mountains of Monteverde.

🐞Settle into out comfortable lodging while we do introductions.
🐞Optional cocktails or tea watching while sunset and landscape painting.
🐞Dinner.
🐞After dinner presentation on basic insect anatomy and implications for drawing bugs!

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Day 2 || December 5
Day 2 || December 5
Private Access to the Monteverde Butterfly Gardens
🦋Optional early morning bird walk.
🦋Breakfast.
🦋Privately Guided tour of butterfly garden.
🦋Private access and Nature journaling class about butterflies and other bugs!!!
🦋Lunch.
🦋Afternoon free study at butterfly garden until 4pm.
🦋Optional cocktails or tea watching sunset and landscape painting.
🦋Dinner.
🦋After dinner presentation on nature journaling in the dark and nature journaling in wet tropical conditions.
🦋 Optional night time walk and nature journaling.

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Day 3 || December 6
Day 3 || December 6
Community Project Day & Butterflies at Night
🐛Optional early morning bird walk.
🐛Breakfast.
🐛Nature journal bugs with school kids! yay! or other community project.
🐛Lunch.
🐛Optional siesta, you’ll be tired from those kids.
🐛Afternoon free study. Optional cocktails or tea watching sunset and landscape painting.
🐛Dinner meet and greet at Butterfly garden.
🐛 Optional night time tour of butterfly garden.

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Day 4 || December 7
Day 4 || December 7
Independant Study
🪲Optional early morning bird walk.
🪲Breakfast.
🪲Personal deep dive projects and one on one reviews with Marley.
🪲Lunch. Afternoon free study and more one on one reviews with Marley.
🪲Optional cocktails or tea watching sunset and landscape painting.
🪲Dinner. ((Community Moth Night and Nature Journaling! AKA infect the muggles.))

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Day 5 || December 8th
Day 5 || December 8th
Departure Day
🐝You have the morning to yourself to say goodbye to the cloud forest.
🐝Hop on our shuttle and take a 2 hour scenic drive back Liberia.
🐝 Lunch break to have traditional Guanacastecan food.
🐝Those who are going on the Nature Journal Beach Vacation will continue on to Playa Negra.

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Day 1 || December 4

Airport Pickup & Transport to Monteverde

15 reviews

Nancy is a passionate, self proclaimed, PR representative for insects. While earning her Master's degree at the University of Georgia in Entomology, it became crystal clear that most people did not see insects the way she did. Following her Master's, Nancy flew to the heart of the Ecuadorian cloud forest where she worked in an ecolodge. After two years, Nancy traded her leafy green jungle for the concrete jungle of Quito where she designs her own tours under the name SciBugs. She has been working in Ecuadorian Tourism since 2015.

EvoTour 2025 exceeded all our expectations. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience we hope to be lucky enough to repeat one day. Nancy, Jon, and their team did an excellent job at keeping us safe and engaged. We saw so many birds, insects, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians in their natural habitat that it felt like living inside a nature documentary. The accommodations were comfortable, the food was delicious, and the atmosphere was fun and supportive. They managed to accommodate our food restrictions even in the thick of the jungle, and the doctor who traveled with us addressed any concerns kindly and professionally. We couldn't recommend it more - everyone should do it if they can. There's no better way to learn about the incredible diversity of the Amazon rainforest. A definite 10 out of 10!

By Jay H for EvoTour 2025 on Jan 09, 2026

How fun and deeply grounding it is to gather with like-minded folks for a common purpose. Marley is so much more than an encyclopedic neotropical naturalist. It is clear how he is loving the sharing of a place that means a lot to him. The pace was good. The turtles were astonishing.

By Leslie Y for Beach Vacation 🌅 Nature Journaling in Costa Rica on Dec 24, 2025

This is my second time on the Beach Vacation Nature Journalling. Marley Peifer and Nancy Miorellie are excellent instructors and guides! I have become braver in the out of doors thru their examples, and especially curious exploring night time insects--it's a different world! Marley's teaching is laid back and approachable for any experience level or interest. His enthusiasm for nature is contagious. He makes learning and exploring a growth experience. Marley's earnestness and spirit make him an effective ambassador for all ages to engage them in protecting our collective natural world. The food and accommodations were wonderful. Looking forward to more in futures!

By Robin R for Beach Vacation 🌅 Nature Journaling in Costa Rica on Dec 17, 2025

Enthusiastic group who savor nature slowly and with intention. Nancy gave fun talks about insects in an approachable, enjoyable way She takes deep dives into information for anyone who wants more Fun emersion into nature with Marley proving art, botanical, mammalian insights Group dynamics are friendly and layed back, lots of time to explore and nature journal at your own pace

By Robin R for Butterfly Blitz 🦋 Monteverde Nature Journaling Intensive on Dec 11, 2025

Fantastic trip!!! Travel was well organized. Accommodations were very good. Food was excellent. No complaints at all!! Nancy is an excellent host and guide; always positive, quickly addressed any need. She is encouraging. She kept group dynamics positive. Very good lectures on insects! Would readily do another trip with her!