At the present time EcoQuest Travel does not have a trip to Mexico, to observe the Monarch Butterflies and Humpback Whales, scheduled, but it is a destination that we offer frequently. Please keep in mind that Mexico is an incredibly diverse country and EcoQuest Travel offers many different itineraries to take advantage of this diversity – the trip listed below is just one example. If you are interested in witnessing Mexico’s magical migrations; in Mexico as a destination; or for a more detailed itinerary, please contact EcoQuest Travel by email at: info@ecoquesttravel.net.
MEXICO’S MAGICAL MIGRATIONS
Monarch Butterflies & Humpback Whales
EcoQuest Travel is proud to offer an exciting trip to witness two of nature’s greatest spectacles – the wintering Monarch Butterflies and Humpback Whales in Mexico. Each year one of the world’s greatest migrations takes place as millions of monarch butterflies from the US and Canada travel south to the forested Mexican highlands. Once they arrive they begin a period of winter hibernation by clustering together in huge numbers blanketing the surrounding vegetation. This tapestry of color is breathtaking and if we have a warm day thousands could take wing in order to find water only to settle once again as the chill of evening descends. As the butterflies are arriving in Mexico so too are Humpback Whales. Concluding their own incredible migration from their feeding waters off Alaska, large numbers of Humpback Whales gather off Mexico’s Pacific coast. They come to these warmer waters to give birth and to breed.
10-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Home Cities to Our US Gateway City to Mexico City
Day 2: The Ruins of Teotihuacán and on to the Mountains
Day 3: Chincua Monarch Butterfly Reserve
Day 4: El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Reserve
Day 5: Angangueo to Toluca and Fly to Puerto Vallarta
Day 6: Humpback Whales and Transfer to San Blas
Day 7: Humpback Whales
Day 8: Birding San Blas and the La Tovara Mangroves
Day 9: Birding Tecuitata Reserve and Coffee Plantation
Day 10: Transfer to Puerto Vallarta for the Flights Home
* Please note that EcoQuest Travel, Inc. will make every effort to adhere to this itinerary, but dates, times, activities and prices are subject to change depending on scheduling and availability.