Private bird sanctuary great for photos and videos. Lovely river walk and sampled some highland coffee. Teleferico across the ravine at tarabita to the waterfalls trail, not great if you have a fear of heights. The walk requires some fitness, involves forest paths leading down about 20 storeys and back up again on the return. Waterfalls are splendid.

Eduardo was on time and very knowledgeable of the area. My daughter and I had an amazing time enjoying nature.

My guide Eduardo was great, I really loved this tour and once you get to Mindo you can choose which activity you'd like to do (after the waterfall hike). The lunch spot he's chosen for our meal was great too and can't fault che chocolate tasting! I also really liked the drive, the road is new so it's very comfortable and the views are beautiful

I was expecting the hummingbird place to be packed and for us to be quite far away, but we were really close and the only ones there. They even land on your hand. The walk to the waterfalls was lovely and tailored to our mini group (4 of us). There were options for the rest of the afternoon and we choice the butterfly house. That wasn't my favourite bit, but you could choose coffee making instead.

The hummingbirds and butterflies tours were excellent. The guide was punctual and patient did a great job taking photos for us. We highly recommend Giovanni who is caring and friendly.

The hummingbird farm was great with the birds iridescent colours hard to catch. Although the bus was new the seats were hard. It was hard to hear the guide up the back.

We had a wonderful day. Eduardo was a very knowledgeable and friendly guide. He made sure we got to see everything we wanted despite the delays due to traffic. We would definitely recommend this day trip to anyone who wants to immerse themselves in Pachamama just a short drive out of central Quito.

This is an incredible tour and an absolute must-go. Our guide Eduardo was knowledgable about the local culture and a great conversationalist on various topics and trivia. The hour-long hike through the forest to the waterfalls is well worth it with beautiful natural scenery. We also had so much fun tubing down the river and got to feed some hummingbirds. Lunch was at Mishqui Quinde (Sweet Hummingbird) and the vegan ceviche here has been one my favorite dishes in Ecuador. 10/10 recommend.

Eduardo was a safe driver and great guide. He paced our experience for us to meet our needs. The butterfly sanctuary was so great! If you go there, use slow mo on your phone to take some videos of them flying. I didn’t know this at the time. We also enjoyed the hike down to the waterfalls and the chocolate factory.

The trip itself was great, the driver and guide were both professional and extremely informative. However, check that there’s not going to be any festivities that day… Our trip was very slow due to the weekend traffic of a fiesta and as a result we were rushed through lunch which was at 4.30! And our chocolate tasting I believe was much shorter than scheduled. We then arrived back in Quito 2.5 hours late. I want to reiterate our guide was brilliant and it was out of her and the drivers hands to avoid ridiculous traffic jams. Why didn’t Quito Tour Bus make alternative plans, this must have happened plenty of times.

Eduardo was a great guide and made our journey much more enjoyable. We had a fun and educational time in the rainforest. The hummingbird sanctuary was the highlight of the trip as well as learning the traditional method of making chocolate!

Feeding hammingbirds was a great experience! Also little hike to waterfall. Thank you really enjoyed the tour

The 2.5K hike to visit the 3 Waterfalls. It was a much more challenging hike than I anticipate and I would suggest including the difficulty of the hike on the tour description. The chocolate factory was fun and the tour guide was informative and knowledgeable

It was a very nice day. Everything was well organized. The program was really good. A lot of activities but no stress. I can really recommend this tour.

Fabulous highly recommend this trip to explore the natural environment surrounding Quito. Humming birds are amazing

Eduardo was amazing from start to finish. First, he was extra patient with us the morning of the tour because we have a toddler and were running around 20 minutes behind. He waited for us outside the hotel while we hurriedly got into the truck. Thankfully the tour ended up being private (no others joined us), so we didn't inconvenience any other paying customers by being late. Eduardo was talkative and friendly and told us a lot about all the things we were driving by, and the conversation was friendly and casual. His English is great. To be honest, I am not generally a lover of guided tours like my husband is (I sometimes feel that they're too rigid or that the tour guides themselves sound sales pitch-y) but Eduardo was perfect in every way. His flexibility with us as a family made the day really great for us as parents of a 2-year-old. Every activity was really fantastic. I was blown away by the chance to feed hummingbirds since it's my favorite animal. The hike was great but - for understandable reasons - just slightly more rushed than I would have liked. It's a good thing we are experienced hikers who are in fair shape, because Eduardo is very fast and we did not take any breaks on the way down or up. However, I don't have any doubt that he would have been ok with us if we needed to stop and rest. Our favorite portion of tour was the chocolate experience. We had to choose between that and the butterflies due to time constraints and I am so glad we chose the chocolate! It's definitely something we will remember forever. It didn't feel touristy at all and we were not pressured at all to buy anything whatsoever. We've traveled to dozens of countries and know what it's like to be pressured in tourist places, but this was so relaxed and casual. 100% recommend. Eduardo also allowed time for us to leisurely walk around the town and shop and grab coffee. He waited in the truck for us and didn't rush us even though we technically went over time a little by the end of the day (by around an hour or so). In summary, you will love this tour and Eduardo as well.

What a fantastic day!!! Eduardo came highly recommended and his service did not disappoint, absolutely first class. A lovely person, whose knowledge of nature, the area, wildlife is second to none. I had the most fantastic day touring into mindo, the cloud forest, the hummingbird farm, the chocolate factory and so much more. But what made it so special was Eduardo, a very kind and genuine person that couldn’t do enough. Thank you so much for a fantastic trip my amino. If you need a tour in Ecuador I highly recommend you use Eduardo.

Carolina was a wonderful guide. We were able to hike to a waterfall, visit the hummingbird sanctuary and a chocolate maker, have lunch in Mindo, and even stop to buy quinoa before returning to Quito at 5pm.

It was the last day of our 2 week stay in Ecuador. We wanted a relaxing day before heading to the airport for a midnight flight. It was fantastic to experience feeding hummingbirds and butterflies on our hands! We tried one more hike to a nearby waterfall and it was so peaceful. The Teleferico ride gave me the last sweat. But to top it all, our tour guide, Eduardo, took us to a local resto with the best local food in town, yum!! It was the best way to end our stay in Ecuador. Thank you so much to this wonderful experience.

Marcello was an amazing guide. Knowledgeable and attentive. He helped us to plan our day and navigate the difficult hike. He shared much information about flora, fauna, geology, and history.