Morelia Butterfly Tour

We did the tour about this time of the year. We wore long pants on most of the days.
There are a couple of reserves there in the mountains. The one we went to offered horses to ride up to the plateau because it was about a 45 min walk up the hill. I found riding a horse worth while but my wife says other wise. She had never ridden a horse before and her stirrups weren't adjusted right and did not know certain times you need to stand up in the stirrups- she had bruises from the saddle. We met people coming down the trail from the butterflies who were disappointed because they were not flying yet. The morning was about 50 f- and over cast. By the time we got to them the sun was coming out and started warming up. When we got to them there were these huge brown areas in the trees- that was butterflies. Walking up the trail there were all these dead butterflies. We were told that the male dies after matting. The was a Bucket List for us- 1 time was enough. Funny thing we had to find another hotel for the next 2 nights because the next day our old hotel was closing- had been a stop over rest place in the 1700's for the nuns going to the villages in the area. We really enjoyed the 2nd hotel. To be modern our tour guide/taxi driver got us a good price. The hotel was on the street by the viaduct close by the famous Catholic Church that his gold leafs in the ceiling. We were a good walk from the street everyone goes to but easy.