Mariposario

Mariposario: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mariposario

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mariposario — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 19.53515, -96.69365. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mariposario

• Jardín de Esculturas · museum · Xalapa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Museo Interactivo de Xalapa · museum · Xalapa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cascada Naolinco · waterfall · Naolinco · ~29 km · Must-see
• Parque Ecológico Macuiltépetl · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Paseo de los Lagos · lake · Xalapa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de Xalapa · church · Xalapa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pinacoteca Diego Rivera · museum · Xalapa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Museo de Antropología de Xalapa · museum · Xalapa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero y Santuario del Bosque de Niebla · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cascada Bola de Oro · waterfall · Coatepec · ~36 km · Must-see
• Zempoala · fort · Úrsulo Galván · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sitio Arqueológico de Cempoala · fort · Úrsulo Galván · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cascada de Texolo · waterfall · Xico · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cascada de la Monja · waterfall · Teocelo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Volcano Los Atlixcos · viewpoint · Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cascade de Xico · waterfall · Xico · ~45 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote · sanctuary · Lafragua · ~60 km · Must-see
• San Carlos Fortress · fort · Tepeyahualco · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mariposario

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mariposario

• Parque Ecológico Macuiltépetl · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero y Santuario del Bosque de Niebla · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote · sanctuary · Lafragua · ~60 km · Must-see
• Reserva Ecológica Cerro de las Culebras · sanctuary · Coatepec · ~37 km
• Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote o Nauhcampatépetl · sanctuary · Perote · ~60 km
• Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba · sanctuary · Calcahualco · ~102 km
• Reef System of Veracruz National Park · sanctuary · Veracruz · ~102 km
• Ciénaga del Fuerte · sanctuary · Tecolutla · ~112 km
• Descabezadero · sanctuary · Actopan · ~0 km
• Antiguo Zoológico de Las Ánimas · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~25 km

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