Private Hike through the Waterfalls of the Mindo Cloud Forest
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.
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Private Hike through the Waterfalls of the Mindo Cloud Forest
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What's included in Private Hike through the Waterfalls of the Mindo Cloud Forest
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Mitad Del Mundo
Picking up the tourists at the indicated address at eight in the morning, we continue the route north, seeing part of the city of Quito, until reaching the Middle of the World in about 35 minutes and we will stop for about 15 minutes to take a photo exactly on the zero line for the change of hemisphere, one foot in the north and one foot in the south of planet Earth.
Then we continue to the northwest via Alambi, in about 30 minutes of driving we will arrive at this bird watching center, where we can see hummingbirds, toucans, orioles, tanagers, we will be at this point for 35 minutes. Admission is 5 dollars.
Tarabita y Santuario de Cascadas Mindo
We will continue towards the Mindo cable car for about 40 minutes of driving, passing the town of Mindo, we arrive at this tourist center, the cable car is 500 meters long, we go above the trees having an indescribable sensation, already on the other side we begin the walk, visiting the Nambillo waterfall, this whole route is done in an hour, in an easy moderate walk. Admission is 5 dollars.
Inclusions
- 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
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Meeting / End Points
- To get to Plaza Foch, which is on Foch and Reina Victoria streets, take a taxi to this address in the north center of Quito and get dropped off at the Café Valdez, which is very visible by the way. You will see a gray Toyota 4x4 jeep parked near the Café Valdez. The guide will be waiting for you in the vehicle.
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Ticket Redemption
Pay in cash, for all tickets not included you must pay in cash since they are rural places where credit card service is not available and if there are, the service is intermittent.