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Morelia: Monarch Butterfly Tour
2 ReviewsEnjoy the walk to the Monarch Butterfly winter home, one of the 35 UNESCO sites in Mexico. Every winter, millions of black-orange winged butterflies fly South to hibernate in the volcanic mountains.
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Highlights
- Visit the UNESCO protected natural site where butterflies hide in the woods
- Enjoy the scenic drive to find landscape with volcanic mountains
- See monarchs flying between trees and, sometimes around people!
- Wear colorful and let the 'magic' happen when getting a butterfly on your body!
Description
After departing at 7:00 AM from Morelia, enjoy the scenic drive to find a landscape with volcanic mountains and valleys. Later on, the drive goes higher and higher to find the fir trees where the Monarchs winter over 3000 meters above sea level. Found in 1976, thanks to research by Canadian scientist Fred Urquhart, the winter refuge of the monarch butterfly in central Mexico is a real wonder of nature. Declared a UNESCO-protected natural site in 2008, This is the large green area where butterflies that leave Canada & the United States mountain areas in the fall come & hide in the woods of “El Rosario” sanctuary (Michoacan, Mexico), to hibernate from late November to February. Due to their sexual maturing in March, they reproduce a new generation of butterflies that will continue the millennial migration flight to North America; when the spring begins. Well preserved to the present day by WWF & Monarch Watch among other NGOs, the winter homes are now recovering from a seriously reduced number of butterflies from years ago. Don´t let other travelers create histories about the Monarchs; come and enjoy the real wonder of nature with your own eyes; and find yourself in the magical woods of the Monarchs, in central Mexico!Includes
English speaking Tour Guide/driver all time Round-trip transportation from Morelia Admission to the natural protected areasEasy cancellation
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