The bellavista reserve is a dream come true, not just for us, but for every nature lover and bird-watcher – with less than 1 hour 45 minutes from the heart of Quito city. Bellavista Cloudforest is a private reserve at the top of the famed Tandayapa Valley, near Mindo, in an area that has won the highest 24 hour bird count in 2006, 2007, and 2008 in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Americas. What was initially a 55 hectare reserve has now become a certified ecolodge with a 700 hectare private reserve now known as Bellavista Cloudforest. For anyone who seeks to immerse him or her self in its mysteries, soak in its vast views, anyone who wants to discover its rare and endemic birds, orchids and other species, anyone who wants to discover true peace and wild places, anyone who loves forests, there are few places like it so easily accessible!