Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Tour Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike
Description
Enjoy with us a different experience on your day trip to Mindo Cloud Forest. Last remnants of the Choco Darien Region. Find different and unique Nature places. You can be part of different activities like Hiking in the Cloud Forest, Butterflies farm, Humingbird's Photography, Many species of birds, Waterfalls in the Nambillo River. a lot of fun and Adventure with some extra activities in the Mindo River. Tubbing, Zip line cables tour in the Forest. This is a tailor-made experience. Please just let us know your Preferences.
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Itinerary
Our Mindo Cloud Forest Day Tour begins at 8:00 AM in Quito as we journey northwest through the Pichincha Province, experiencing a variety of climatic zones along the way. Our first stop will be at the Pululahua Volcano, where we will enjoy a panoramic view of the majestic crater. Here, we can observe a diverse range of native plants, including bromeliads, orchids, and several medicinal species.
Would you like to feed hummingbirds from your hands? This is the perfect place for that! You'll also encounter toucans and tanagers at the feeders. Agoutis, squirrels, orchids, and bromeliads are all part of this amazing experience. Be sure to bring binoculars and a camera with a good zoom.
After birding in San Tadeo, we will arrive at Mindo town and immediately we will go to the butterfly farm where we will learn about the butterflies anatomy, reproduction, in their natural state. Hummingbird feeders are the best option in a small trail if you are interested in photography.
We continue our journey to the cloud forest where we will be part of some trails to the waterfalls route. A short Drive from Mariposas de Mindo to Cascadas Nambillo. Once there, we will take a cable car to pass to other section of the Cloud forest and take a hike to the Nambillo waterfall or ruta de las Cascadas (Waterfall Route). It will take us around 1.30 hours. We are ready for lunch in a great, quite, and beautiful place.
Finally and after Lunch, we have a relaxing activity. it is learning, Tasting, the best artesanal chocolate you never mind. Yumbos is the best spot in Mindo for It. We are ready to go back to Quito
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our private Transportation and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel according to our itinerary 08.00am at 8:00 AM. We will be in touch with you one day before of your Tour to share some information about what do you need to bring. Please keep in mind that in case you're booking as a "single traveler" and there are other people that have booked as a "single traveler" on the same date. You will be put together. However, the group will not be greater than 3 "single travelers Here are a few recommendations to help you prepare: • Tennis or hiking shoes are the best choice. • Light, comfortable pants are ideal. • Please bring a rain jacket, sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses. • Don’t forget a water bottle. • If you have a camera with a good lens, bring it along—it’s a great opportunity to take stunning photos of hummingbirds. • Binoculars.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(115)
Wonderful day with Pato to Mindo. He speaks perfect English, and we could chat on different topics for the whole day. He is like a friend now. He also does his job professionally, and he has good experience running the trip. I will highly recommend him if you are looking for a tour in and around Quito.
Hello my friend, Thank you so much for sharing your Excellent Experience with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike. My pleasure has been part of your experience in Mindo as your Local Tour Guide. I hope to see you again. Safe travels, Pato
We had an excellent day. Our driver was on time, knowledgeable, made good suggestions on the order we did our tours and picked a great place for lunch.
Hello friends, Thank you so much for sharing your Great Experience with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike. We hope to see you again. Safe travels, Patricio
This tour was fantastic. We were given options for our day based on our personal preferences so that everything was exactly what we wanted. It is hard to imagine that we fit so much in to one day. We stopped to visit a dormant volcano, picked up some fresh bread to share during our ride. Pato took us to see so many wonderful tanagers and hummingbirds. We were able to feed the hummingbirds out of our hand, what a wonderful experience. We took a cable car ride went on a hike to a waterfall and then went to lunch at a wonderful restaurant where we could view more birds and the food was excellent. We were given a wonderful tour at a butterfly farm where we saw more birds and finally a chocolate tour and tasting before our ride back to Quito. If I could rate this tour higher than a 5/5 I would. A wonderful day.
Hello Karen, Thank you so much for sharing your Great Day to Mindo Experience with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike. It was my pleasure has been part of your experience in Mindo Cloud Forest. I hope to see you again. Safe travels, Pato
It's a really full day full of wonderful experiences. Pato is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and excellent company. The volcanic crater, the birds, the butterflies, the cloud forest and waterfall, the artisan chocolate making, even the lunch spot were all fantastic.
Hi my friend, It was my pleasure has been part of your experience in Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike Experience. I love hearing from you this awesome feedback. I hope to see you again. Safe travels, Pato
A great day with a great guide in Pato. Everything was spectacular - the volcano crater, the birds, the butterflies, the cloud forest and waterfall and the artisan chocolate making at the end. And the lunch spot. And it's a full day. More than ten hours but the time flew by.
Hello Julian, Thank you so much for sharing your Day of Wonderful Experiences with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike. My pleasure has been part of your experience as your Local Tour Guide in Mindo Cloud Forest. I hope to see you again. Safe travels, Pato
In late May 2026, I took a tour with Ecuador a Color and could not be any more pleased. The places we visited were beautiful, not crowded with tourists, and represented what I felt was the true essence of the Ecuadorian countryside outside of the environs of Quito. We visited a wonderful bird sanctuary, butterfly conservatory, forest / jungle with waterfalls, among other very interesting / non-commercialized locales. My guide was Galindo and I highly recommend him for your tours. Knowledgeable, engaging, well informed and a good guy for great conversation!
Hello Kevin, Thank you so much for sharing your Excellent Tour & Awesome Local Guide Experience with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike. Our pleasure has been part of your experience in Mindo. We hope to see you again. Safe travels, Galindo and Patricio
I had the best trip to Mindo with Pato! What a fantastic guide. Knowledgeable about all aspects of the region and Ecuador in general. Wonderful visits to see hummingbirds, birds, and butterflies. Lots of orchids too! Great waterfall hike and fantastic lunch stop. I like that all visits were to locally owned and operated businesses. Pato’s English is superb and his driving is top notch. I highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to go to the Mindo cloud forest.
Hi Debera, Thank you so much for sharing your Fabulous Mind Tour experience with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike. It was my pleasure has been part of your experience in Mindo as your Local Tour Guide. I hope to see you again. Safe travels, Pato
This is a full day experience with a great mix of sights and activities. This is a great way to get out of the city and see the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains and forests and get close to the wonderful hummingbirds and butterflies native to the area. Ismael was very knowledgeable and flexible in adjusting the itinerary to my interest. I found that the driving time was well occupied by a very interesting conversation with Ismael that provided me with many insights to life in Ecuador as well as the sights we were seeing. This made the tour an excellent introduction to the country on a much broader scale than I expected. I finished the day with a very good impression of Ecuador as well as good recommendations for activities to be pursued thereafter. All in all a great tour to get a feel of the nature of the area but the highlight was all background knowledge and cultural information gleaned from my conversations with the guide.
Hello Niall, Thank you so much for sharing your Excellent Experience with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike with Ismael. We love hearing from you this awesome feedback with our Mindo Tour. We hope to see you again. Safe travels, Ismael and Patricio
Pamela and William were excellent guide and driver Pamela provided history of Ecuador and showed us the beauty of the cloud forest
Hi Susan, We really appreciate to hear from you this awesome feedback with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike with Pamela. We hope to see you again. Safe travels, Pamela and Patricio
The trip was marvelous. Carolina was an excellent guide, extremely knowledgeable, supplemented her information with photos, maps and other supplemental material. She clearly lives her country and her job. She made sure we were safe, comfortable and well cared for. We did a short hike to a waterfall but the climb back up was a bit strenuous for some in our group, especially at altitude. She encouraged rest, water and made them feel good about the hike. Eduardo was our driver and he did an outstanding job as well
Hi Patricia, Thank you so much for sharing your Tour of Mindo Cloud Forest Experience with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike with Carolina and Eduardo. We love hearing from you this awesome feedback with our Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest. We hope to see you again. Safe travels, Carolina, Eduardo, and Patricio
