Mindo Cloud Forest: Birds, Beans & Breathtaking Nature Tour

We stayed in the historic district and there was some unrest so the police had closed the streets in front of our hotel. With his official guide ID Isra was able to meet us just outside the police barrades and it was easy and stress free. The drive there was nice and he told us so much about the area, we even stopped along the way for several local snacks. The hummingbirds were the highlight for me, it was amazing to see them so close. We didn't care so much about the ziplining and tubing as we had done it before elsewhere, but it turned out to be the fastest and highest ziplines we had been on over a beautiful canopy of the forest and was definitely worth it. The tubing was even very fun, just floating down the river through the forest was magical. We made our way to the coffee and chocolate tours and it was fun to be a part of the process as a very knowledgable lovely girl explained everything from plant to final product. We got to try several final products they sold in the store and took home our favorites. Isra was great and answered our millions of questions.

I was interested in a day trip, I only had 1 full day in Quito, so I wanted to make the most of it. I decided on doing the Mindo cloud tour. I had done a coffee plantation and choclate tour on my vacation last year in Costa Rica. The tours were amazing, with lots of sampling. Also part of the tours were the hummingbird and Butterfly experience, were you were able to feed both from your hand ✋️. I highly recommend this tour. The guide was very nice and had so much information about Ecuador 🇪🇨

We had a fabulous time, our guide Isra was really helpful, friendly, knowledgeable and knew the area so well that we felt comfortable and safe; you definitely need to have someone to know the roads as driving around is challenging! He knows also the places to go and people, we had the best time and definitely will go back. Thank you Isra!!

An excellent day trip with Israel! Not only is he so knowledgeable when it comes to nature and birds (we spotted two toucans!) he was also happy to share information about Ecuador itself which was so interesting to learn! I loved the stop to see and feed hummingbirds (highly of the trip for me) and had great fun zip lining and making and eating chocolate too! Would highly recommend!

Isra is the BEST tour guide. The hummingbirds were amazing, the coffee and chocolate were delicious. Overall an amazing day

This was a wonderful tour with Israel as my tour guide. I had a great time outdoors learning tons about the local coffee, chocolate...got to see MANY mockingbirds and ziplining. 100% Recommend!

We had a great time during the tour, Isra was very friendly and told us a lot of interesting information about Quito and Mindo. The drive was fast and we had time to enjoy the hummingbirds, the zip lines, lunch and the chocolate and coffee tours with local experts that are very enthusiastic about their country, which makes it so enjoyable to learn from them! Highly recommend to experience to immerse in nature!

My wife and I will never forget this amazing tour. It was shaped to our interests along the way, and our guide’s suggestions were very helpful in filling the day with fun and engaging activities. We’re especially grateful he suggested the zip lines in the canopy. It was breathtaking! It was so incredible to feed hummingbirds right out of our hands! Right after that, we had a close encounter with a toucan and our guide stopped just in time for me to catch one of the best photos I’ll ever take! He was very knowledgeable about the locations, the plants and animals, and the culture, and he helped us understand the country and want to visit again soon. I would recommend this tour, and spending at least a few days in the Mindo area.

It was a wonderful day. Our guide was so helpful and showed us many Ecuadorian things. It was a nice surprise on the day to visit Calacali - the proper centre of the world - on the equator. The hummingbird place was amazing - didn’t expect to see so many and eating off your hand. In Mindo the coffee and chocolate tours were great with lots of tasting coffee and chocolate!!! Mindo is a special place - loved the waterfalls and zip lines. The lunch restaurant was great - great local food - yum!!! The cloud forest was very beautiful. Even the journey back was memorable - stopping for ice cream in calacali and then getting great views of cotapaxi as we came back to Quito. Thank you!!!

There were lots to see and do with options at some stops. I went to the mariposa house, while most of my bus crew went to the chocolate experience. We saw some much in this full day trip - 12 hours, definitely worth doing this if you have limited time in Quito.