We take you to forests in Michoacán, these forests also known from television in Europe and even Germany made a report some time ago.

The forests in Michoacán attract hundreds of thousands of tourists for a natural spectacle of what is unique in the world. Up to more than a billion butterflies decorate the forests of Michoacán orange-black. More than 200,000 tourists in these forests watch this natural spectacle. Let yourself be inspired by this experience and be a part of it. The Monarch butterflies are so trusting that they can take a seat anywhere on you; these butterflies even sit on the forest floor.



About the migration of the monarch butterflies, not so much is known why monarch butterflies travel this long distance from Canada and hibernate here. The scientists have not yet been able to fully explain this phenomenon.

Like the phenomenal migratory behavior of the monarch butterflies, how they orient themselves on the journey of up to 4500 kilometers, it cannot be from memories. Due to the short lifespan of a monarch butterfly, each individual butterfly can only cover a part of the route. On the way, the females lay their eggs, the hatched caterpillars pupate and a little later the young monarch butterflies continue their journey and arrive back in the northern USA and Canada in late spring.



When we finally arrive in the Mariposa Monarca Biosphere Reserve (Reserva de la Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca), which is another UNESCO World Heritage Site, the little popular figures await us.

The monarch butterflies are present everywhere with the residents of the surrounding cities and towns, on the signs of the small shops, as a wall painting on the Casa de Cultura, as a golden image on the fountain.




You will be able to convince yourself of it and be enthusiastic about this experience. Your personal private transport to the billions of monarch butterflies awaits you. Our tours are comfort tours far from the mass tours without personal comfort. This gives you the opportunity to finish the last stretch to the monarch butterflies on horseback in the 56,259 hectare protected area.

Optionally, we also offer you this tour with some combinations and overnight stays in Touluca. One is to drive on a Vukane, one of the highest volcanoes up to the crater we drive into.