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Cloud Forest Hummingbird Tour: Private Ecuador Experience
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94 Ratings
Quito
Discover vibrant toucans, tanagers, and hummingbirds on a private Mindo Cloud Forest tour. Customize your adventure and enjoy included reserve access.
Discover vibrant toucans, tanagers, and hummingbirds on a private Mindo Cloud Forest tour. Customize your adventure and enjoy included reserve access.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Swissôtel Quito - Pickup will be provided at this location. Travelers may also choose an alternative pickup point within a 10 km radius of Swissôtel Quito. Safe and enjoyable pickups are guaranteed.
- El Pahuma Orchid Reserve - The Private Reserve Pahuma offers various trails leading to crystal-clear waterfalls. The difficulty level can be…
- Swissôtel Quito - Pickup will be provided at this location. Travelers may also choose an alternative pickup point within a 10 km radius of Swissôtel Quito. Safe and enjoyable pickups are guaranteed.
- El Pahuma Orchid Reserve - The Private Reserve Pahuma offers various trails leading to crystal-clear waterfalls. The difficulty level can be selected, from focusing on wild plants and flowers to a more challenging walk toward beautiful waterfalls.
- Mindoloma Bird Lodge - In the Cotingas Reserve, many colorful hummingbirds can be observed, including the Velvet-purple Coronet, Violet-tailed Sylph, and Booted Racket-tail, among others. Tropical birds such as tanagers and barbets are also present. The birds come very close, making this a memorable travel experience in Ecuador.
- Mariposas de Mindo - A butterfly garden will be visited to see colorful species, including the morpho butterfly.
- Mindo - In the afternoon, a chocolate tasting is available for those who enjoy chocolate.
- Mindo - Time will be available to explore the town of Mindo or enjoy a delicious local meal.
- Quito - Return to Quito is scheduled for 17:00.
What's Included
- Experienced Guide
- Comfortable Transportation
- Waterfalls Fee
- Hummingbird Sanctuary Fee
- Butterfly Garden or Chocolate tasting
- Binoculars
- Experienced Guide
- Comfortable Transportation
- Waterfalls Fee
- Hummingbird Sanctuary Fee
- Butterfly Garden or Chocolate tasting
- Binoculars
What's Not Included
- Tips
- Lunch
- Tips
- Lunch
Additional Information
Get up close to some of the most colorful hummingbirds on this unforgettable Ecuadorian travel experience.
The Cloud Forest is truly unique, home to thousands of plants and flowers, with scenic trails leading to crystal-clear waterfalls.
In the afternoon, guests will visit either a butterfly garden or a chocolate factory.
This private tour includes an…
Get up close to some of the most colorful hummingbirds on this unforgettable Ecuadorian travel experience.
The Cloud Forest is truly unique, home to thousands of plants and flowers, with scenic trails leading to crystal-clear waterfalls.
In the afternoon, guests will visit either a butterfly garden or a chocolate factory.
This private tour includes an experienced guide who will recommend the best activities based on the traveler’s interests.
Three fees are included in this private tour.
There are high chances of spotting toucans in the wild.
- This Tour is not Wheelchair Accessible
Location
Swissôtel Quito
Avenue 12 de Octubre
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(94 Ratings)
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Anno188
Aug 19, 2026
Great Mindo Birding Guide - Andres is a great guide and took us right to a Mindo birding hotspot that included up close encounters with countless hummingbirds, a toucan sighting and a wide variety of colorful tanagers. We highly recommend Andres for birding excursions in Mindo!
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Goplaces45123257205
Aug 18, 2026
Not to be missed! - We had a great day with Andres. He is extremely knowledgeable, kind, and passionate about sharing his love and knowledge of the local nature with us. The experience with the hummingbirds was extraordinary. I highly recommend booking a tour with Andres! Thanks again for a wonderful day :)
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979jeril
Aug 11, 2026
Best day in Ecuador at the most beautiful place in Ecuador! - We had a wonderful time with our guide Andres. He was personable and professional, and very patient as we were traveling with two older people, and he helped them on the hiking to the waterfalls. We also went on a national holiday and he was able to adjust our tour for us so we didn’t miss anything and we still made it back to the hotel to catch our flights later in the evening.
The hummingbird feeding was perhaps our favorite part of the day and possibly of our trip to Ecuador. It was so much fun, holding hummingbirds on our hand while they drank the nectar. Also, one of our friends had a stomach problem and he was able to stop at a very great pharmacy so that we could get her some medication.
Then we had a beautiful meal in Mindo
Of trout and shrimp
And also got to go visit the butterflies
I’m sure he would’ve even stayed longer for us, but for the fact that there was traffic on that national holiday. He was also a great driver and that’s really important on these roads. All in all, it was a great day with a great guide that we will never forget.!
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D6877dinicks
Aug 9, 2026
Cloud Forest Private Tour - Andres was extremely knowledgeable and kept everyone engaged with fun facts about the cloud forest on our drive. The hummingbird exhibit itself was an incredible experience and I would highly recommend it!
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Andrew_v
Jul 31, 2026
Great Day in Nature - Highlight of my time in Quito, we saw more than 20 different Hummingbird species, got to feed them and it was magic. My tour guide Ines was incredible. She has so much knowledge, was so kind. We even so one animal called Tayra.
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Traveler45940822421
Jul 31, 2026
Incredible day - It was a very pleasant tour in the company of our guide. We learned a lot about nature. The hummingbird experience is spectacular.
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Wanderer58205049117
Jul 31, 2026
Great tour around Quito - I had a great day visiting they mindo cloud forest. The colorful hummingbirds on our hands was a great experience. Thanks You Ines for this day
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Curiosity68609549797
Jul 20, 2026
Blissful experience - Have a nice walk to the cascades. Thanks to the guide birds and plants seen and received explanations, which I otherwise would not have noticed.
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Bart1l
Jul 16, 2026
Great experience! - Mateo, our guide was great !
Both the walk to the cascades as the bird watching was exceptionel.
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473johannesr
Jul 16, 2026
Excellent nature experience - I had a wonderful day, the tour was efficiently planned from start to finish and every station was completely worth it.
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