Top 10 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.

Yumbos Chocolate is a fair trade chocolate factory located in Mindo, where you can learn the full production of the high quality cocoa bean, grown and produced in Ecuador. In the facilities there is a didactic area reserved for the explanation with all the necessary steps to the production of the chocolate bar. A guide illustrates and explains with enthusiasm in several languages, ending with an extensive tasting of chocolate products.

Inclusions: Food tasting, Local guide, Snacks

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Lunch, Hotel pickup and drop-off

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

Immerse yourself in a thick vegetation of plants, trees and wild flowers of the Cloud Forest which is located on the edge of the Andes Western Mountain Range. Mindo is 98 km away from the Quito city. This forest is the transition zone between the highlands and the coast. The altitude ranges from 2000m (6562 ft) above sea level and 1000m above sea level (3281 feet). This natural region is located in the Protector Forest Nambillo - Mindo. The reserve covers approximately 2000 hectares almost 2000 soccer fields. In addition, Mindo is part of the ecological corridor or hotspot so called Chocoan-Darien that crossing over Ecuador to reach out Colombia. This eco-route is one of the most biodiverse and endangered habitats. Hence, this bio-diversity region is within the 10 most important eco-regions in the world.

Inclusions: An English-speaking Certified Naturalist Guide-Chauffeur, Pick up from your centrally hotel in Quito, Activities and visits according to your preference

Exclusions: Travel Insurance, Entrance cost; Hummingbird Sanctuary $5 pp, Ziplining $ 20pp, Tarabita & Waterfall Santuary $ 5pp. , Mindo´s Chocolate Tour $8 pp, Mountain Cable Car $8 pp, Orchid Farm $3 pp, Tubing $6 pp (*min 4 pax)

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.

Visiting The Cloud Forest of Mindo is a good opportunity to have contact with nature, and it is so close to Quito City (2 hours). Located in the northwest of the Cordillera of the Andes, creates the best environment for birdwatching, and other activities like hiking to the waterfall in the Nambillo Reserve, enjoying the butterflies farm, tasting the favor of chocolate, and for the intrepid people taking the Zipline, or just having the good Cafe of that Place. Itinerary: • Meeting Point in Magic Bean, La Mariscal, Mariscal Foch E5-20, Quito 170143, Ecuador at 6h45 AM • Visit Butterfly • Walk to the Nambillo waterfall • Zipline Activities • Chocolate Factory • Coffee Museum • Return to Quito

Inclusions: Lunch

Exclusions: All Fees and Taxes

Experience the adventure that Mindo offers you is from another planet, because it allows you to know about butterflies and all kinds of this species, take a walk in a warm climate and enjoy one of the best chocolates in the world in the afternoon.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Lunch

Exclusions: Entrance fees to the butterfly garden and the chocolate factory

Embark on this full day tour to the magical town of Mindo, a place full of color, nature, and biodiversity! You will have the opportunity to hike in the middle of a humid forest, swim in a natural waterfall, zip-line 20 kilometers across this forest, and learn how to make the famous chocolate from Mindo. In the SEMI-PRIVATE service, passengers use the same transport as passengers who are on the shared tour, but they will have a separate guide and will do the tour on their own.

Inclusions: Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off , Professional guide, Towels

Exclusions: Gratuities (optional), Food & Drinks, Admission Fee

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

Culture, coast and cloud forests! Begin your journey in Ecuadors cultural hotspot Cuenca, making your way along the diverse coastline to Montañita, Puerto López while stopping in cacao farms and rural villages to sample the local cuisine. Traveling away from the coast to a cloud forest in Mindo, where you can indulge in the music of nature before heading to Quito and the middle of the world. Do not miss a thing with Wanderbus. Check below for more details!

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch