Mindo cloudforest tours — Local services in Mindo

After reading about the vast amount of bird species in the Mindo region, I knew I had to go see them. I decided to hire a guide as I knew nothing about the area at all. I stumbled upon Richard Hernandez's website and read nothing but good things so decided to give it a shot. Let's just say I made a great choice. Richard promptly asked me what I wanted to do and see and set a schedule around it for our private tour. He brought his own vehicle and picked me up from my hotel so I didnt have to worry about a thing. At the start of our tour he realized we had a little extra time to see the Cock-of-the-rock bird, which wasnt originally on our schedule - but he made it happen AND we still completed everything else. Richard was an excellent guide who was able to point out well hidden birds to me all day and teach me all sorts of things about them. He even logged everything we saw while I was taking pictures and sent me the log later. Plus he had some great stories for when we were on the road (he speaks excellent English!)

At the end of the day I think we ended up seeing over 50 species of birds, with some very rare ones included. I had a great time and will definitely be doing this again the next time...

Booking a tour directly with Richard Hernández was 100% the highlight of our trip to Quito. He kept the itinerary open and put all the options on the table where we selected the hike to the waterfall, chair lift, cable car, lunch at an amazing place, chocolate tour and hummingbird viewing which he fine tuned to avoid large tourist groups timings and to our personalities. From the moment we got in the car we knew we were going to have an amazing day as his warm personality shone through and was magnetic. Throughout the tour he demonstrated his detailed academic knowledge and understanding of the area and the eco life and kept us enthralled throughout with his true passion for the environment. Booking a tour with Richard will be by far the best thing you will do while staying in Quito -...

Fantastic personalized experience of a day in the Mindo Cloud Forest! Richard is knowledgeable about the local fauna and flora as well as history and culture. We went up country roads to spot birds in the wilderness before having lunch at a beautiful outdoor viewing area with feeders attracting a higher concentration of local birds for close up viewing. The blend of birdwatching was perfect. The birds and forest as a whole are spectacular!! Richard is skilled at tailoring the experience to his customer's particular interests and physical ability. His pricing is reasonable. Thank you, Richard for a truly magical day in the Mindo Cloud Forest! I only wish I could have spent...