Includes: Transport of the meeting point (Las Lomas) to the garden and return, guided tour (3 hours approximately) and water.
You will be amazed to walk confortably through the northen most jungle of the planet and see the variety of flora and fauna of this ecosystem: fruit trees, bromeliads, orchids, ferns, vines and fantastic fungi; mammals, reptiles, birds, multicolored butterflies and hundreds of insects, laying as the stage top of the Pacific Ocean.
BUTTERFLIES
BIRDS
INSECTS
FERNS
BROMELIADS
ORCHIDS
FUNGI
Our garden is part of the geography and story of the Sierra de Vallejo, you will find ancient stones
used by indigenous people many years before. Before finishing our tour you will know El Santuario, a nursery with the collection of 70 species of orchids endemic to Nayarit.
CONFORTABLE SHOES
INSECTS
REPELLENT
LONG PANTS AND
LONG SHIRT
CAP
OR HAT
Meeting Point: Elementary School Benito Juárez , Rancheria Las Lomas, Nayarit, Mexico
What a wonderful experience to tour the jungle on foot with a very knowledgeable guide, Vincente. He was able to explain the reason for the preservation of the jungle for… read more the orchids and other plants and trees but also as a habitat for many animals, including the Jaguar. The path through the jungle was easily walked but not for wheelchairs or mobility devices.
This was one of the highlights of our trip to the Jalisco/Nayarit area. We spent a week traveling around and this, plus the petroglyphs at Altavista. The garden is the… read more life work of our guide Jose, who has been working on it for 20 years. There are amazing varieties of orchids and other plants, birds and other wildlife. We visited in the low season (Jan-Mar) for flowering, but there was still a lot to see and enjoy, and Jose gives great background on the place. If you are into the diversity of life this is a great place to visit. It is not easy to find though, and Apple maps sends you the wrong way through San Pancho along the coast (Waze couldn’t find it). You follow carretera 200 northbound from San Pancho, and then exit on your left into Las Lomas. Then you follow the unpaved road for a few miles until you get to a 4 way fork in the road, where you see a sign for Av Orchidea. you follow that for another half mile to get to the garden, but best to call ahead. In our case, the owner Alejandro asked for Jose to come and meet us in Las Lomas and he then led us there. Talk about hospitality!!
Our guide, Vincent, led us on an incredible trail through a jungle-like area, pointing out different trees, plants, orchids, etc. We learned a lot about the environment and people… read more of Mexico. There are over 3000 orchid plants, with 65 species. We went in February, so not a lot blooming yet. April – June would be outstanding. Regardless, I would highly recommend this at any time of year. Muchas gracias to Vincent and Jose!
Se trata de una experiencia tan única y popular como existe. Alejandro y José han creado algo bello y auténtico. Vincente es el perfecto anfitrión y maestro. V nos recogió… read more y nos llevó de regreso a San Pancho y organizó un brillante recorrido por los…jardines y la historia, los animales y los terrenos con una pasión y honestidad tan obvias. José se unió a nosotros durante la mayor parte del recorrido y, aunque solo hablaba en su lengua nativa, su pasión era clara y el mensaje se transmitía fácilmente. Este no es su tour estándar para los gringos con almuerzo y lujo, sino una vista fuera de lo común en lo que la pasión de algunas personas puede manifestar. Es para los amantes de las plantas. Es un poco caro en general. No nos importó, ya que nos apasionan las orquídeas y otras especies de flora, y tuvimos un recorrido personalizado, pero podría ser prohibitivo para las familias a 500 pesos cada una. No para los niños que dependen de una pantalla para pasar el tiempo. Se aburrirían. Debe ser completamente móvil para disfrutar de este recorrido, ya que se encuentra en senderos escarpados, pero tal vez a media milla de sendero como máximo. Podrías parar en cualquier parte y discutir para siempre las innumerables plantas que la rodean. El acceso podría ser desarrollado para traer todo tipo de tours, pero espero que eso no suceda. Es demasiado frágil. Una versión tan diferente de los "jardines" de los jardines botánicos de Vallarta, que, aunque son muy diferentes, también son excelentes a su manera. Estuvimos felices de experimentar ambos. Más
The Lo De Perla jungle garden is a marvellous place. I took the tour with a few friends in January 2020 and enjoyed every bit of it. From the reservation… read more to the pick-up and the tour through the jungle, everything worked smoothly. Vicente was a superb guide with great knowledge of the plants and the area.
The love and care that is put into this paradise shows throughout the whole tour and it is great to know that there are people in this world that have made it their mission to preserve nature and protect it from urbanisation and deforestation. The team of Lo De Perla does an incredibly important job. I recommend everyone who is even remotely close to the area to go visit this place.
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Av. Orchids 3000 Punta Monterrey, 63729 San Francisco, Nay.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from tuesday to Sunday.
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Please make your reservation only if you are sure you are coming and on time. All our tours are private and by appointment. All our tours are in Puerto Vallarta time.
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