Ecuador | Road Scholar Trip Extension: Mindo Cloud Forest Orchids, Hummingbirds, and Butterflies Day Tour

Discover the beauty of the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest considered one of the most bio diverse ecosystems in the planet. Visit a private 650-hectare reserve, home to a multitude of epiphytes, including bromeliads, orchids, moss, and ferns. Continue to a hummingbird feeder and watch dozens of this beautiful bird zipping around. Visit a Chocolate artisan factory where you will see chocolate being made from the bean to the chocolate bar, enjoy lunch on site and continue to a butterfly farm with an exhibition of 25 varieties of butterflies. In the afternoon you will transfer back to your hotel in Quito. (Meals: Lunch)

Duration: 8 hours. Operates: Every Day
Altitude range: 1200 - 2600 m. / 3937 - 8600 ft.