Top 10 Private Tours in Mindo, Pichincha Province

Our Private Tour starts at your Hotel in the city, during this trip from start to finish you can built up your custom made itinerary, and choose between: Visit the Middle of the World site : Museum Intinan ( 4p/person) We will  drive through the "Hummingbird Route""Paseo del Quinde" and stop at  the village of Mindo, a paradise of biodiversity, home of over 165 species of birds,  orchids, butterflies and other unique animals. This area offers you a wide variety of activities, from Zip Line, Tubing, Hikes to waterfalls,  cacao tasting of one of the best in the nation at the local Artisan Chocolate Factory to a visit of a  Hummingbird Garden where you can see more the 10 different species, also other birds like tanagers, toucans and more. You choose the places to visit, the time you would like to spend on each site and the time to get back at your Hotel.

Inclusions: Round trip Private Transportation, English Speaking Guide, Flexible hours., Fuel surcharge, Landing and facility fees, Bottled water

Exclusions: Optional Activities, Meals, drinks, and other personal expenses.

Dive into the world of coffee and chocolate! Drive to the cloud forest where you will learn about the life cycle of coffee beans on the coffee plantation. Treat your taste buds to the delicious flavour of freshly ground Ecuadorian Fino de Aroma Coffee. Indulge in the world’s best gourmet chocolate on the cacao plantation in the Mashpi cloud forest. Here, a local expert will show you all of the steps necessary to make a delicious chocolate bar, starting with the cacao pod off the tree and ending with a tasting of the exotic flavour combinations that this chocolatier has created. Your adrenaline will rise while you canopy through the cloud forest. An expert in all things canopy and the local ecosystem gives you a national geographic like explanation about the endemic species, fauna and ecosystem.

Inclusions: Lunch, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Mitad del Mundo Museum- Equator,, Coffee Farm tour and Tasting,, Chocolate Farm tour and Tasting., Private transportation, 1 night of accommodation at Natural Reserve Cottage, Local guide during museum visit., 24/7 support from our team., Coffee and/or Tea

Exclusions: Mandatory Travel Insurance, Personal Expenses, Meals not mentioned in the itinerary, Tips for guides, Canopy – Intillacta, Walk with guide – Intillacta

Mindo is a town located at northwest of Quito, 2 hours driving. The cloud forest has an incredible diversity of avian fauna, particularly hummingbirds, as well as butterflies. This area of primary forest with an immense biodiversity also has some of the highest rates of plant endemism in the world: orchids, bromeliads, heliconias, ferns, vines, mosses and lichens grow in abundance here.

Inclusions: Private transportation, English speaking guide, English Speaking Driver/Guide for tours based from 1-3 passenguers, Bottle of water, Visits as mentioned above

Exclusions: Lunch (Available to purchase with addtional cost), Entrance fees (Available to purchase with additional cost 25 usd per person or it can be paid directly), Personal expenses

With 1690 registered bird species of which 124 are hummingbirds Ecuador is a paradise for nature lovers, exotic birds, and birdwatching. Discover rock birds, antpittas, toucans, woodpeckers, lek and many other species in your own cloud forest near Mindo in the Andes. So prepare your list of birds, your binoculars and your camera that you will have an unforgettable experience.

Inclusions: Entrance admission to La Paz Bird Refuge, Private transportation, Breakfast, Admission fee in Alambi, Hummingbird Garden, Certified English/Spanish Naturalist guide

Exclusions: Lunch, Tips, Personal expenses

Mindo is a beautiful town known for its ecotourism and its wide variety of birds. The number of species rivals North America and Europe all together and that is why it’s a haven for Ornithologists worldwide. It is located within the Mindo-Nambillo protected Forest. Its warm climate is ideal. Among its main attractions you can find waterfalls, clouded forests, butterfly farms, river rafting, trekking, and adventure sports. In Mindo you can also enjoy mountains, fishing sites and it is the perfect area for do such activities as: tubbing, regattas, canopying, horseback rides, Orchid Farms, bicycle and motorcycle rides and you can also enjoy a Frog “concert” The best time to visit Mindo is between May and December, as the weather is a little bit drier.

Inclusions: private tour

Exclusions: Lunch, It is advisable to take an additional 20 dollars for tickets to the activities.

Mindo might be the best option for contact with mother nature with a unique biodiversity in a valley of 20000 acres of protected land which is the ¨Mindo Nambillo¨ protected forest. Known for it extreme natural beauty that atracts visitors from all over the world. With some 570 different bird species innumerable amphibians, reptiles and mamal species aswell as a huge variety of orchids and other plants. This lovely small town and its valley are about 2 hours in bus from Quito at an altitud of 1250 mtrs or 4100 feet with a subtropical climate with temperatures of between 16 and 24c althrough the year. Our tour is special, because it is a combined tour between amphibians, birds and adventure where they will live unforgettable experiences.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Dinner, Private transportation, For birdwatching tours (binoculars, telescope) , Tarabita y Cascadas, Night walk , Hospedaje 1 night Sisakuna Lodge

Exclusions: All Fees and Taxes

A little over an hour from Quito lies the Mindo cloud forest, filled with amazing plant and animal life – perfect for a day trip from Quito. For the ornithologists in the bunch, Mindo and its surrounding cloud forest are a birdwatcher’s paradise! This cloud forest tour in Mindo is a day of adventure in nature that can include everything from exploring an archaeological site that pre-dates the Incas by thousands of years, to walking through a hummingbird sanctuary and visiting a beautiful jungle waterfall among other optional activities, such us: chocolate tour, orchid garden, tubbing and more...

Inclusions: Transportation: Comfortable land transportation., Bilingual certified IE guide, Lunch, Fees and entrance: To Sacha Tamia bird sanctuary and Nambillo Waterfalls Reserve.

Exclusions: Tips, Souvenirs, Participation fees for optional activities

Protect your family and avoid unnecessary crowds... 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 customized and flexible private day tour. Photograph hundreds of hummingbirds, 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...!!

Inclusions: Private transportation, Certified English speaking guide, Mentioned itinerary and visits

Exclusions: Drinks, Meals, All Fees and Taxes

Have your morning coffee while you observe a variety of the exceptional hummingbirds on our stop at the hummingbird viewpoint, and enjoy the scenery of the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest. Visit a beautiful coffee plantation where we will reveal all his coffee making secrets and you will have another flavorful tasting of coffee and the next new thing: coffee tea. Have a tasty lunch overlooking the scenery of the cloudforest mountains. Become a cacao expert on your visit to the cacao farm in Mindo. Ever had a 100% pure chocolate? A guide will explain you the fascinating process of chocolate making, from the cacao bean on the tree to everyone’s favorite sweet, followed by a delicious chocolate tasting. This is an eye-opening experience to where these products come from.

Inclusions: Hot Drink stop at a hummingbird viewpoint., Chocolate tour with tasting and a little surprise., Private transportation with pick up and drop off at your hotel in Quito., Lunch of the day in the coffee farm, English speaking guide for the whole tour, 24/7 support from our team., Coffee and/or Tea, Coffee farm tour

Exclusions: Mandatory Travel Insurance, Personal Expenses, Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary, Optional activities, Tips for guides

The Ecuador cloud forest is one of the top ten biodiversity hotspots on earth and a dream come true for bird and nature lovers. Countless different species of hummingbirds, other birds, and orchids thrive in this amazing ecosystem. Visitors to the Mindo-Nambillo Ecological Reserve can hike, try trappelling, go tubing or ride a mountain bike on one of the many great trails available through the reserve. All these activities offer a whole new dimension and are very popular with tourists.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Private Tour, Transportation

Exclusions: Food and drinks