El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Day Trip

On this day trip from Morelia, you'll visit the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary.

El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary

We'll meet on Avenida Francisco I. Madero and drive for 3 hours to El Rosario Sanctuary, a reserve home to millions of monarch butterflies.

Upon arrival, we'll enter a protected area located at 9842 feet (3000 meters) above sea level. You can tour the sanctuary on foot or on horseback. The journey covers 1.24 miles (2 kilometers), allowing you to see butterflies in the oyamel pine forests. They may even land on you!

Learn about their migration from the United States and Canada to hibernate. 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 sanctuary tour, a lunch featuring blue corn quesadilla and a cup of hot soup will be provided.

We will return to Morelia after a total of 9 hours.