1-Day Pululahua and Mindo Tour with Pahuma Orchid Reserve

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore the Pululahua Caldera, a 5 km-wide crater on a dormant volcano
• 02 Visit the Pahuma Orchid Reserve and its endangered cloud forest habitat
• 03 Enjoy the Tarabita cable car ride in Mindo
• 04 Discover the butterfly garden in Mindo on the edge of the Andes' western mountain range

Spend a day exploring the Pululahua Caldera, a 5 km-wide crater on the dormant Pululahua volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. Visit the Pahuma Orchid Reserve, a small reserve near Quito that preserves the endangered cloud forest habitat, and continue to Mindo on the edge of the Andes' western mountain range. Along the way, enjoy the Tarabita cable car ride and a visit to the butterfly garden in Mindo.

Spend a day exploring the Pululahua Caldera, a 5 km-wide crater on the dormant Pululahua volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Mindo, Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Pululahua Caldera, Pahuma Orchid Reserve and Mindo

• Pick up from the hotel at 08:00 am.

• Climb the Pululahua dormant volcano and see the Pululahua caldera.

• Proceed to Pahuma Orchid Reserve.

• Drive to Mindo.

• Enjoy the Tarabita cable car ride.

• Have lunch at a local restaurant in Mindo.

• Visit the butterfly garden in Mindo.

Return to the hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• English-speaking guide

• Transportation

What's Not Included

• Admission fees

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Ecuador

Tour start

Ecuador

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.