If you're an animal lover, plan an outing to Mariposas de Mindo Butterfly Garden. Meet the inhabitants, learn about their rescue stories and find out how the wildlife here is being cared for.

This wildlife safe haven is often on the itineraries of travelers to Mindo. But Mariposas de Mindo Butterfly Garden isn't the only drawcard in the area. Mindo Cloud Forest, Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve, and Mindo Central Park are some other interesting attractions close by.

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La Casona de la Ronda Boutique Hotel

Quito Historic Center

$694

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Feb 16 - Feb 20

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New York (NYC) to Quito (UIO)

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Casa Santa Clara-Colonial Boutique Hotel

Quito Historic Center

$914

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Feb 16 - Feb 20

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New York (NYC) to Quito (UIO)

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Torres de Suites by InAmazonas

Iñaquito

$877

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Jan 10 - Jan 17

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Miami (MIA) to Quito (UIO)

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Beautiful place to stay

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Mindo Cloud Forest Private Tour: Chocolate, Coffee, Birds, Nature

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Mindo Cloud Forest Private Tour: Chocolate, Coffee, Birds, Nature

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La Leyenda de Chocolate Tour

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Did the full zip line tour here and it was the best zip lines I’d ever done. There are places where you can’t even see the other end of the line that you’re on as you glide at high speeds, hundreds of feet above the jungle.#Adventure

Mindo Valley

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Mindo Valley during your travels in Mindo. While you're in the area, wander around the forests.

The Tandayapa Valley is a birder's paradise. The rugged slopes of this pristine cloud forest offer a spectacle of exotic birds like few places on earth. The mountain roads themselves are great avenues to hunt out mixed flocks, but for a truly amazing experience you need to visit Tony Nunnery's hummingbird garden at Parador Pacha Quindi.

Tony grew up in the US but has spent the last fifteen years in a small cottage he and his wife built on 70 hectares in the Tandayapa Valley. They have been reforesting the former pasture and have established a phenomenal hummingbird garden right outside their house. The sight and sound of a hundred hummingbirds whizzing about is something you won't soon forget. It also makes for great photo opportunities, so much so that professionals will even shoot here with their shade umbrellas and strobe arrays. I didn't have anything that fancy, and you'd do quite well here with a 200mm lens and large flash.

BTW, I believe that this here is a Speckled Hummingbird.

Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve

Explore the great outdoors at Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, a lovely green space in Tandayapa. While you're in the area, wander around the parks.

Volcano Pichincha

Hike or drive up the mountainous slopes of Quito’s twin-peaked volcano and enjoy stunning views across the Andean mountain ranges.

Mindo Cable Car

You can take time to visit Mindo Cable Car during your travels to Mindo. While you're in the area, wander around the forests.

Nambilla Cascadas

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Nambilla Cascadas during your travels in Mindo. Wander the rainforest or discover the area's waterfalls.