Wonderful staff, extensive hiking trails, beuatiful views of the cloud forest!
Amazing experience! Beautiful area, truly life changing. Be sure to get the cacao massage :)
So exciting that we got to visit while the Andean bears were in the area, what a wonderful experience. Everything at Maquipucuna was top notch, the guides, the food, the accommodations, the staff. Wish I stayed longer, hope to make it back someday.
A wonderful location with spectacular trails in the forest. Very knowledgeable guides and preserving this amazing environment is clearly their top priority. Excellent bird watching. We saw spectacled bears as we were there when their favoured fruit ripened. Amazing. Few minor problems - no hot water in our room due to faulty boiler, special dietary requirements not always met but overall a wonderful experience.
I'm an entomologist and so Bugs are naturally more interesting to me than birds. But whether you like birds, bugs, or culture, the Maquipucuna Reserve is a gem outside the main city boffins quito. You can even get there and back to Quito in a day trip
Maquipucuna was a perfect first cloud forest experience. The lodging was so nice and comfortable and the food was fantastic. The staff was so caring and we felt so at home we did not want to leave after our four days were over. We saw many beautiful birds and butterflies on our walks, learned about medicinal and edible plants, and even went on a night walk where we saw lots of cool bugs. Definitely came back with a greater appreciation of bugs after this trip! Our guide Arcenio and resident entomologist Nancy were so knowledgeable and made it an great learning experience for us.
Bonito
Observation of the spectacled bear