Explore Mindo Cloud Forest’s waterfalls on a private hike. Enjoy hummingbirds, cable cars, and chocolate tours with expert guides. Book your adventure now.
- Mitad Del Mundo - Starting the day by picking up tourists at the specified address at 8 AM, we head north, passing through parts of Quito, and reach the Middle of the World in about 35 minutes. Here, we’ll pause for around 15 minutes to take a photo exactly on the equatorial line, with one foot in the northern hemisphere and the other in the southern hemisphere.
- Alambi Reserve - Next, we drive northwest towards Alambi, arriving at this bird-watching center in about 30 minutes. Here, we can observe hummingbirds, toucans, orioles, and tanagers for 35 minutes. Admission is $5.
- Tarabita y Santuario de Cascadas Mindo - We then proceed to the Mindo cable car, a 40-minute drive passing through the town of Mindo. The cable car spans 500 meters, offering an exhilarating ride above the treetops. On the other side, we begin a hike to visit the Nambillo waterfall, a journey that takes about an hour on an easy to moderate trail. Admission is $5.
- Mariposas de Mindo - A 25-minute drive brings us to the Mindo butterfly farm, where we can observe various butterfly species and learn about their reproduction and lifespan. We will spend about 40 minutes here. Admission is $8.
- Yumbos Chocolate - We head back to the town of Mindo, a 20-minute drive, for a chocolate tour that lasts approximately one hour. This cozy place also offers a variety of lunch options in town. Admission is $10. The return trip to Quito takes about three hours, with tourists being dropped off at their designated address.
- Quito - The return journey to Quito takes approximately three hours, with flexible stops along the way. Tourists will be dropped off at their specified address.
- Private transportation
- Qualified guide
- Tip
- Entrance to Tarabita $.5 per person
- Entrance to lambi hummingbirds $.5 per person
- Butterfly House $.8 per person
- Chocolate tour $.10 per person
Flexibility in the trip, with small groups it is easier to have fun and entertainment, in private tours it is better enjoyed, we use new and safe vehicles, 4x4. With qualified guides and drivers. The travel time is approximately eight hours in total, on the way we will see the northern part of the city of Quito, the microclimates that we have, then to enter the cloud forest of Mindo. We will pass through the city in the middle of the world, we will go from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere. We will descend the Andes mountain range from 3000 meters to 1300 meters where Mindo is located. We will visit Alambi to see hummingbirds, tanagers, toucans then we will continue to the town of Mindo, we will pass the town and we will go to do the cable car and waterfalls, we will finish this activity and we will go to the butterfly farm. We return to Mindo and we will go to the chocolate tour, if you want lunch you can do it in Mindo. Finally, on the way back to Quito they are dropped off at the agreed point.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.