How demanding is the day?

Low level. It is a full day of around 12 hours from Quito, but the activities are gentle and most of them are optional.

Which activities cost extra?

The hummingbird farm ($5), the tarabita cable car ($3), the canopy zip line ($10-$20) and the chocolate factory ($10) are paid on site. Transport, bilingual guide and lunch are included in the tour price.

Is the zip line obligatory?

No. The tarabita cable car and the canopy are optional, so you can skip them and stay with the group.

Where and when do we meet?

At Zular Coffee Shop (San Blas Square) at 7:00 a.m. or at Foch Square at 7:10 a.m.

Comfortable clothes and shoes, a swimsuit, mosquito repellent, a camera, a sun hat and sunscreen.

Mindo Adventure and Sweet

Waterfalls, zipline and wild nature

From $56 Per person. Shared tour.

12 hours

Day Tours from Quito

Mindo Adventure and Sweet — Ecosportour, Ecuador

Difficulty: Easy
12-hour full day
Hummingbird farm
Optional tarabita and canopy
Chocolate factory and tasting
Lunch and bilingual guide included

Duration
12 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Departure
Zular Coffee Shop (San Blas Square) at 7:00 a.m. / Foch Square at 7:10 a.m.
Departure days
Friday
Languages
English, Spanish

Tour overview

West of Quito the Andes drop away into cloud forest, and everything changes: warmer air, dense green, and more birds than you can keep track of. Mindo is the day trip that feels like a different country.

The itinerary mixes wildlife, adrenaline and dessert. You visit the hummingbird farm, walk to the waterfall, cross the valley on the tarabita cable car and fly over the treetops on the zip line, then finish at a chocolate factory where you taste what grows around you.

Level low: this is a day for people who want to do a bit of everything without a hard hike, guided in English and Spanish by a local team.

Twelve hours from Quito with transport, bilingual guide and lunch included, $56 per person. The canopy, the chocolate factory and the hummingbird farm are paid on site, so you only pay for what you actually do.

Itinerary

Mindo cloud forest

Departure is from Zular Coffee Shop (San Blas Square) at 7:00 a.m. or from Foch Square at 7:10 a.m. The drive west leaves the highlands and drops into cloud forest.
Hummingbird farm

The hummingbird farm costs $5, paid on site.
Tarabita cable car and canopy (optional)

Both are optional and paid on site: $3 for the tarabita, $10 to $20 for the canopy zip line.
Chocolate factory and tasting

The visit finishes with a tasting of what the factory makes. It costs $10, paid on site.
Lunch included

Lunch comes with the tour. Extra meals, drinks, snacks and gratuities do not.

What's included

Included

Bilingual Spanish-English guide
Authorized tourist transportation
Lunch

Not included

Extra meals and beverages
Snacks
Gratuities
Tickets and activities: $5 hummingbird farm, $3 tarabita cable car, $10-$20 canopy, $10 chocolate factory

What to bring

Comfortable clothes and shoes
Camera
Sun hat
Sunscreen
Swimsuit
Mosquito repellent
Change of clothes

Good to know

How demanding is the day?

Low level. It is a full day of around 12 hours from Quito, but the activities are gentle and most of them are optional.
Which activities cost extra?

The hummingbird farm ($5), the tarabita cable car ($3), the canopy zip line ($10-$20) and the chocolate factory ($10) are paid on site. Transport, bilingual guide and lunch are included in the tour price.
Is the zip line obligatory?

No. The tarabita cable car and the canopy are optional, so you can skip them and stay with the group.
Where and when do we meet?

At Zular Coffee Shop (San Blas Square) at 7:00 a.m. or at Foch Square at 7:10 a.m.
What should I bring?

Comfortable clothes and shoes, a swimsuit, mosquito repellent, a camera, a sun hat and sunscreen.