On this day trip from Morelia, you'll enjoy an unforgettable experience by visiting the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. You'll love this unique nature show!
El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
At the designated time, we'll meet on Avenida Francisco I. Madero and set off on a 3-hour drive to El Rosario Sanctuary, a nature reserve home to millions of monarch butterflies.
Upon arrival, we'll enter a unique environment set up to protect this delicate species and located at 9842 feet (3000 meters) above sea level. You can choose whether to tour the butterfly sanctuary on foot or on horseback. During the 1.24 mile (2 kilometer) journey, you'll see these beautiful insects fluttering through the oyamel pine forests. If you're lucky, one of them might even land on you!
Did you know that butterflies fly from the United States and Canada to hibernate and escape the cold? We'll learn about their migration and many other interesting facts during our tour. For example, monarch butterflies can fly up to 80.7 miles (130 kilometers) a day, flap their wings 300 to 700 times a minute, and live for up to nine months!
After the tour of the butterfly sanctuary, we'll enjoy a delicious lunch including blue corn quesadilla and a cup of hot soup. Delicious!
Afterward, we'll make our way back to the starting point in Morelia, where we'll say goodbye after a total of 9 hours.