Mindo Cloud Forest
The Mindo Valley is located in the western slopes of the Andean Mountains, where two of the most biodiversity hotspots on earth encounter: The Tropical Andes and the Chocó lowlands, just 2 ½ hours from Quito by car or bus. Mindo is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Ecuador (around 200,000 visitors annually), and was recently designated by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism as a Ruta de Cacao (Route of Cacao) site. The Mindo Cloud Forest is home to more than 500 bird species, among them toucans, hummingbirds, quetzals and tangaras, and up to 1,000 species of butterflies.
Mindo offers its visitors a wide range of outdoor adventure activities such as tubing, rafting, mountain biking, trekking, birdwatching, hiking, canyoning, canopying, and horseback riding.
We invite you to live an unforgettable experience in the Mindo Cloud Forest with your family and friends. Contact us for free travel concierge and for any questions or queries you may have.
10 unmissable things to do in Mindo:
Take the cable car to the Nambillo Waterfall Sanctuary
Tubing through the Mindo Valley
Go on a Mindo Canopy Zipline adventure
Take a Mindo night walk
Hiking in Mindo
Go birdwatching
Visit the Mindo butterfly farms
Mountain biking across the Mindo Valley
Explore the Paz de las Aves Bird Refuge
Visit the Las Tangaras Reserve
Enjoy Mindo Cloud Forest
