Mindo Cloud Forest Private Day Tour
Description
Mindo one of the most beautiful places close to Quito awaits for you!! Enjoy a very charming and unknown subtropical rainforest from the comfort of a customizable and flexible private day tour. Photograph hundreds of hummingbirds just landing on your hands, toucans and many other exotic creatures from a very close distance!! Enjoy a spectacular view of the "cloud forest" from a cable car, and do a hike through a charming waterfall sanctuary...!!
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Itinerary
Mindo – Nambillo is an ecological reserve, with approximately 22.000 hectares of primary forest. Inside this preserved area we can find a natural complex of 15 waterfalls, each one of them with a different height and beauty! Your guide will pick you up at 8:00 a.m. from your hotel in Quito, in order to visit this fascinating place full of wildlife!
Once at 1.900 meters above sea level (6,233 ft), hummingbirds, air plants, orchids and other surprising exotic species will take our full attention! After going all the way through the curvy road, we will stop at a Hummingbirds' farm to enjoy breath-taking experiences with this little creatures and the amazing scenery.
After being taking lots of pictures and slow-mo videos, you'll relax with a cup of coffee at a local coffee plantation. Then you will drive down to Mindo village, which is located at the southern edge of the Choco/Andean hotspots of biodiversity that stretches from south-western Colombia to north-western Ecuador. The Mindo area has international importance for birds, designated as the first area in South America by Birdlife International in 1997. On this enchanting green kingdom a profusion of life awaits your discovery! This is why you will take a cable car ride that goes through a 530 meters-long-cable, to enjoy the landscapes at the other side of the mountains!
After the unforgettable cable car ride, it will be possible to hike around 1 hour, depending on your physical conditions, to visit the most beautiful waterfall known as “Nambillo”, where you could have a refreshing soak! Your private guided tour will acquaint you with the exuberant vegetation of the cloud forest, its birdlife and the fascinating adaptations to life in this special environment.
You will have time for lunch, if you consider necessary. Then you will have an unforgettable and educational dessert on a chocolate-tasting-tour!
If there is some time left it will be possible to do a visit to an orchid and butterfly farm. Approximately at 5:30 p.m. you'll be back in your hotel of Quito. End of this fantastic experience on a day packed of wonderful discoveries!
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
You will be picked up from your own hotel or address within Quito's district or Airport area, at 8:00 a.m.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Our guides and drivers will follow vehicle cleaning and personal care protocols, with disinfectant products during the tour.
Reviews(536)
Hermena and driver were great and flexible Experience outside of the city either butterflies n hummingbirds worth the trip
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This was one of our favorite days. Our driver was a wonderful man and a safe driver which I really appreciated. He was very patient and loving with my daughter. We had so much fun. He never rushed us. We spent time feeding the hummingbirds- we learned so much. Tiny toucans even showed up right next to us. We did a fun hike through the rain forest and my daughter loved the cable car. So much so she decided to go ziplining after. These memories we will have forever of beautiful Ecuador. The food at the restaurant was fresh and lovely.
Thank you very much for choosing the best experiences in Mindo!!
Hugo collected us from our hotel and took us on a wonderful tour to see some hummingbirds and the mindo cloud forest. He was very knowledgable about the city and Ecuador and was able to keep us entertained with lots of interesting facts and stories on the drive. We had a little time left over after the cloud forest so Hugo gave us some options of what we could do with the time. We chose to go to a butterfly farm and had an excellent time. Hugo was a brilliant guide - we felt like we were in safe, knowledgable hands.
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Amazing tour with Ximena! She provided lots of great information and allowed us to customize the day based on what we wanted to do. She expertly guided us on the hike and throughout the day
Thank you for enjoying the best tour to Mindo Cloud Forest!! It was a pleasure!
This was much better than I expected and our guide Mariam, was awesome. It truly felt like a customer private tour. Don't miss the butterfly excursion and lunch there.
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A great day out accompanied by the very knowledgeable and obliging Ximena. Walks, chocolate making ( great fun and informative) zip line bike butterflies, and of course humming birds
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The trail to the falls can be steep in areas. The tour is wonderful. The hummingbird experience was absolutely worth the ride! It’s so much more than just hummingbirds. The flora and the tanagers are beautiful and the hosts were so friendly. Xiemma was the best guide. She was very knowledgeable and very easy to work with, always making sure we were comfortable and enjoying our experiences.
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Xermina was a fantastic guide with continuous dialogue on the 2 hour bus ride to the cloud forest. The forest was an incredible hike through the woods which climaxed at the waterfall. The Cable car ride back was a blast.
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We had an EXCELLENT guide to Mindo Cloudforest, hummingbirds, butterflies, and chocolate factory. The chocolate factory was worth the $10 entry fee ... which is rarely the case.
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We had a fantastic customized day trip from Quito that included an amazing waterfall hike and white water rafting. Our group then split up and had the choice of zip lining or visiting a butterfly farm. What a beautiful area with wonderful guides.
Thank you very much!! We are glad to know you loved all the activities we offer in our wonderful day trip to Mindo!!
