Mindo Cloud Forest Full Day Tour from Quito

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Quito, Ecuador

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5+ bookings last month.

12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience the biodiverse Mindo Cloud Forest to observe its many species on this full-day tour from Quito. Join a small group and visit a reserve to see more than 1,000 colorful butterflies fluttering around you. Then, walk through the Mindo-Nambillo Cloud Forest Reserve to a waterfall, where you can take a refreshing dip. Your tour also includes access to a canopy zipline or another adventure sport.

Soar through the treetops on a series of ziplines
Learn about the abundant flora and fauna of the area
All entrance fees are included for your convenience
A small group means more attention from your guide

What's Included

Private transportation
Tarabita and hike to the waterfall
Bilingual guide

Meals
Adventure activities
Ticket Hummingbirds research
Ticket Butterfly Garden

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Se confirmará la hora y lugar de pick up hasta las 21h00 pm del día anterior a su tour, si no recibe esta información debe contactarse al +593983359-796, realizamos pick ups en las 3 zonas: La Carolina, Plaza Foch, Plaza Grande, si deseas ser retirado en otra zona podemos hacer con un pago adcional / The time and place of pick-up will be confirmed until 9:00 p.m. the day before your tour departes. If you do not receive this information, you must contact +593983359-796, We make pick ups in this 3 main areas: La Carolina, Plaza Foch, Plaza Grande, if you want you can add a transfer with extra fee.

Itinerary

Mariposas de Mindo

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mindo Nambillo Cloud Forest Reserve

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mindo Canopy Adventures

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 108 reviews

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Tropical forests with cloud and fog

ChungKai_S, Mar 2026

Bird sanctuary is good, list of birds and humming birds! Cloud forest is good! Cable car is good. Diana, our tour guide is excellent. Butterflies sanctuary is huge. Waterfalls is good. But the charge is bit more expensive than Cotopaxi! If you have two days, both are good. But if you have one day,

We were grossly overcharged.

krispryke, Apr 2025

The nature and the activities were wonderful but we were grossly overcharged. We paid $189 Canadian and part way through the day we learned that the other two participants paid only $65 for the exact same tour. Our guide tried to get us to pay for admissions that we had already paid via Viator and I had to argue with him and he make phone calls to sort it out (wasting 30 minutes). Even so, we paid much more than the local company was actually charging for the tour. Our local guide was highly unprofessional at several points, rushing us along and making derogatory comments about another participant who was limited in their fitness during the hike. I guess he did not know we understood Spanish. I will never book with Viator again given this rip off experience.

Mindo Cloud Forest was a must see!

Laurie_P, Jul 2023

Excellent tour starting with being picked up at my hotel in Quito. We had a good tour guide for our ideal size group on this tour, about 8 people. First stop was my favorite with dozens and dozens of hummingbirds and plenty of time for just enjoying the hummingbirds, birds and view. Next stop of the hike to the first falls; which was perfect (any further hiking to the other falls would have been too much). We afterwards stopped to see the butterflies which we fed. Finally a delicious lunch and a tour of a chocolatier. If you're an outdoorsy person who loves nature this is a great tour.

Ganz toller Ausflug mit einem tollen Guide!

Alina_S, Apr 2023

Der Ausflug war ganz toll! Wir haben sehr viel gesehen und gemacht an diesem Tag. Die Programmpunkte waren allesamt spannend und lehrreich. Die Abholung hat super funktioniert. Wir wurden ganz in der Nähe unseres Hotels pünktlich abgeholt. Die Kommunikation im Vorfeld war ebenfalls reibungslos. Man kann telefonisch, per Mail, als auch via WhatsApp ganz einfach kommunizieren. Unser Reiseleiter Misa war sehr freundlich und bemüht, auf alle Teilnehmer aus verschiedenen Ländern einzugehen. Mit seiner leichten und lustigen Art hat er den Ausflug zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis gemacht! Wir hatten sehr viel Spaß und Freude an diesem Tag!