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Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Private Tour from Mexico City provided by Trip To Mexico
Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Private Tour from Mexico City
Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Private Tour from Mexico City
3.5
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Duration:
8h
Taking Covid-19 safety measures
Hotel pickup offered
Ticket type:
Mobile
- Duration:8h
- Taking Covid-19 safety measures
- Hotel pickup offered
- Ticket type:Mobile
About
Know before you go
- Duration: 8h
- Mobile tickets accepted
Cancellation policy
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
Available languages
English, Spanish
What to expect
Know before you go
- Duration: 8h
- Mobile tickets accepted
Available languages
English, Spanish
Cancellation policy
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
What to expect
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Call the number below and use the product code: 9483P81
Important information
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-offfrom hotels located in Mexico city central area.
- Private transportation
- Private guide
- Public Entrance
- Entry/Admission - Piedra Herrada Sanctuary
- Entry/Admission - Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Horse ride
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from hotels located outside Mexico city central area.
Duration
8h
Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- WE PICK UP ALL CUSTOMERS FROM HOTELS LOCATED IN THE MEXICO CITY CENTRAL AREA. OUT OF THIS AREA, PICK UP WILL HAVE AN EXTRA CHARGE (200 PESOS WHICH WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO OUR GUIDE) OR WE CAN MET CLIENTS IN A MEETING POINT
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Additional information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Pick up at hotels outside the downtown area will have an extra charge of 200 pesos which must be paid directly to our guide
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- The Private service inlcude private transportation and private guide to the Butterfly Sanctuary. The entrance to the Sanctuary is public and management decide how they settle the entrance. Usually tourists are joined in small groups with local guide that know safe paths.
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-offfrom hotels located in Mexico city central area.
- Private transportation
- Private guide
- Public Entrance
- Entry/Admission - Piedra Herrada Sanctuary
- Entry/Admission - Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Horse ride
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from hotels located outside Mexico city central area.
Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- WE PICK UP ALL CUSTOMERS FROM HOTELS LOCATED IN THE MEXICO CITY CENTRAL AREA. OUT OF THIS AREA, PICK UP WILL HAVE AN EXTRA CHARGE (200 PESOS WHICH WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO OUR GUIDE) OR WE CAN MET CLIENTS IN A MEETING POINT
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Duration
8h
Return details
- Returns to original departure point
Additional information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Pick up at hotels outside the downtown area will have an extra charge of 200 pesos which must be paid directly to our guide
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- The Private service inlcude private transportation and private guide to the Butterfly Sanctuary. The entrance to the Sanctuary is public and management decide how they settle the entrance. Usually tourists are joined in small groups with local guide that know safe paths.
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Travel safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
What you can expect during your visit
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Itinerary
- You'll get picked upSee Important Information for details
- 1Piedra Herrada SanctuaryStop: 2 hours - Admission includedSee details
- 2Monarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveStop: 2 hours - Admission includedSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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Gillian G
1 contribution
Jan 2019 • Friends
We were incredibly disappointed we were with this tour operator. There is currently a gasoline crisis in Mexico and it would have been dangerous for us to travel, a two women, to the Monarch sanctuary as there is no gasoline available in many provinces and in Mexico City itself the wait can be hours. The sanctuary is hours outside of the city and there was no guarantee we could make it back without needing gas.
Both our driver and us tried to cancel with the company but they would not give any refunds. We agreed with the driver for him to take us on a much shorter trip to Teotihuacan (normally priced hundreds of dollars less than this trip) because we didn’t want to put him and us in a dangerous situation hours outside of Mexico City.
This was a very expensive trip and was to be the highlight of our trip to Mexico City. It makes me incredibly angry that the tour company would put it’s clients (us) and it’s drivers in a precarious position. I would not recommend booking ANY tours with this company and hope that they are removed from the trusted tour operator list.
Both our driver and us tried to cancel with the company but they would not give any refunds. We agreed with the driver for him to take us on a much shorter trip to Teotihuacan (normally priced hundreds of dollars less than this trip) because we didn’t want to put him and us in a dangerous situation hours outside of Mexico City.
This was a very expensive trip and was to be the highlight of our trip to Mexico City. It makes me incredibly angry that the tour company would put it’s clients (us) and it’s drivers in a precarious position. I would not recommend booking ANY tours with this company and hope that they are removed from the trusted tour operator list.
Written January 11, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Kristen L
3 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Eduardo was a great host on our tour. We left the hotel at 8:30 and got to the butterfly park pretty early. When we got there it wasn’t crowded. When we were leaving it just started to get crowded. Maybe aak the tour if you could go even a little earlier to miss the crowd completely. Eduardo spoke very well in English and Spanish and it came in handy when we wanted to hire the horses for the tour. The horses were the right way to go for us. The short hike was challenging mostly due to the change in altitude. I would suggest bringing a professional camera if you have one and enjoy photography. It’s very hard to get those closeup shots with a cellphone camera. Also bring cash, there are no atms and they won’t take credit cards.
Written December 31, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Stig C
4 contributions
Feb 2019 • Couples
i can only recommend this tour.
We were picked at our hotel at the agreed time by our guide Christopher.
Who was completely fluent in English. Christopher is the best driver i have ever
driven with, and was also very informative, regardless of the questions we asked.
We visited the Piedra Herrada sanctuary the 21st of February & it was a very impressive sight.
thousands & thousands of Monarch either hanging in big clusters in the trees. or fluttering around, as they were beginning to "wake" up due to rising temperatures.
Do hire a horse (both ways) - it will be in hands of a local guide, they ask 250 pesos each way, but after the trip we gave 600. it's money VERY well spent. Remember you start 3000 meters altitude & climbing to 3500. you will have to walk the last part of the
strech (10 min) it's quite steep, so make sure your footwear can cope with this.
But again, a fantastic sight worth every penny.
We were picked at our hotel at the agreed time by our guide Christopher.
Who was completely fluent in English. Christopher is the best driver i have ever
driven with, and was also very informative, regardless of the questions we asked.
We visited the Piedra Herrada sanctuary the 21st of February & it was a very impressive sight.
thousands & thousands of Monarch either hanging in big clusters in the trees. or fluttering around, as they were beginning to "wake" up due to rising temperatures.
Do hire a horse (both ways) - it will be in hands of a local guide, they ask 250 pesos each way, but after the trip we gave 600. it's money VERY well spent. Remember you start 3000 meters altitude & climbing to 3500. you will have to walk the last part of the
strech (10 min) it's quite steep, so make sure your footwear can cope with this.
But again, a fantastic sight worth every penny.
Written March 24, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
ICAVI Experience Room
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico3 contributions
TodavÃa se alcanza a ver las mariposas?
grace g
tucson2 contributions
which monarch reserves in mexico are still touring and going to the reserves this first week in March?
grace g
tucson2 contributions
I am one person, female, traveling alone, no spanish. what are some hotels to stay in to then be picked up by a tour to a monarch reserve? I would like to go to 2 different reserves over a 2 day period, taken from mexico city hotel on both days unless there is a better way to do that, not having a vehicle or speaking spanish. how much to hire the tour. can you give suggestion for hotel? thanks. grace
Go Far Grow Close
Vancouver, Canada46 contributions
I would try and find a tour that works for u and then figure out the hotel. The tour will give u guidelines for which hotel in Mexico city they will pick up from (generally which areas). It might be hard to visit two reserves on one day from Mexico City because the reserves are around 3 hours away and it takes awhile to climb up high enough to see the butterflies. But if it is a warm day, they will come down to u so u can literally be on the road and surrounded by then. Another option is to go to a town near a butterfly reserve and spend a couple days there. Then get the hotel to arrange a car or taxi from there.
Go Far Grow Close
Vancouver, Canada46 contributions
I would like to do this over two days. I'd like our family of 5 to be picked up from Mexico City airport, then driven to hotel near Butterfly Sanctuary, we spend the night, then the next day we spend time with butterflies and then be driven back to Mexico City. Can you help?
Go Far Grow Close
Vancouver, Canada46 contributions
Yes, we found a guide called Jesus Duran in Mexico City on the site Tours by Locals. It costs $890 USD for the two days and there will be 5 of us. He offers a large vehicle. We are paying separately for a hotel stay in Valle De Bravo. You might be able to find another guide for less money (with a smaller vehicle) on this site.
vallarta825
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma8 contributions
Is the 20-minute hike up the hill mandatory? If so are there other day tours from Mexico City that don't require the hike. My wife has early onset Parkinson's and can walk but a 20-minute steep hike up a mountain is out. thanks
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