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Hundreds of monarch butterflies gather during their annual migration in El Rosario Sanctuary in Angangueo, Mexico

Kingdom of the Monarchs

Dates, Prices & Info


Trip Dates

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  • Departure
  • Return
  • Notes
  • Dec 7, 2025
  • Dec 12, 2025
$5295
  • Dec 8, 2025
  • Dec 13, 2025
$5295

The trip pairings listed above line up within 1-4 days of our Natural Jewels of Costa Rica and Baja adventure.

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  • Departure
  • Return
  • Notes
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5295
  • Jan 4, 2026
  • Jan 9, 2026
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5995
  • Jan 6, 2026
  • Jan 11, 2026
$5295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$6295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5995
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels trip
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips | Women's Journey  
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips | Women's Journey  
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$6295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$6295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5495
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Habitat Club Pricing Available

$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5495
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5295
Pair with our Costa Rica Jewels and Baja trips
$5295
  • Dec 6, 2026
  • Dec 11, 2026
$5295
  • Dec 7, 2026
  • Dec 12, 2026
$5295
  • Dec 13, 2026
  • Dec 18, 2026
$5295
  • Dec 14, 2026
  • Dec 19, 2026
$5295

The trip pairings listed above line up within 1-4 days of our Natural Jewels of Costa Rica and Baja adventure.

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Interested in photography? Check out our Monarch Butterfly Photo Expedition.

  • Departure
  • Return
  • Notes
  • Jan 2, 2027
  • Jan 7, 2027
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  • Jan 3, 2027
  • Jan 8, 2027
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  • Jan 4, 2027
  • Jan 9, 2027
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  • Jan 5, 2027
  • Jan 10, 2027
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  • Jan 9, 2027
  • Jan 14, 2027
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  • Jan 10, 2027
  • Jan 15, 2027
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  • Jan 12, 2027
  • Jan 17, 2027
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  • Jan 16, 2027
  • Jan 21, 2027
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  • Jan 17, 2027
  • Jan 22, 2027
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  • Jan 19, 2027
  • Jan 24, 2027
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  • Jan 25, 2027
  • Jan 30, 2027
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  • Jan 26, 2027
  • Jan 31, 2027
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  • Feb 1, 2027
  • Feb 6, 2027
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  • Feb 2, 2027
  • Feb 7, 2027
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  • Feb 6, 2027
  • Feb 11, 2027
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  • Feb 7, 2027
  • Feb 12, 2027
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  • Feb 9, 2027
  • Feb 14, 2027
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  • Feb 14, 2027
  • Feb 19, 2027
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  • Feb 15, 2027
  • Feb 20, 2027
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  • Feb 16, 2027
  • Feb 21, 2027
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  • Feb 20, 2027
  • Feb 25, 2027
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  • Feb 21, 2027
  • Feb 26, 2027
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  • Feb 22, 2027
  • Feb 27, 2027
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  • Feb 23, 2027
  • Feb 28, 2027
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  • Feb 27, 2027
  • Mar 4, 2027
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  • Feb 28, 2027
  • Mar 5, 2027
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  • Mar 1, 2027
  • Mar 6, 2027
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  • Mar 2, 2027
  • Mar 7, 2027
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Dates for 2027 are tentative and may shift once confirmed. Dates will be allocated to guests on a first come, first-served basis.

Trip Prices
Quality & Value Guarantee
  • Trip Price
    $5295 - $5495

Single Occupancy: For a single room add $995.  Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person

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Make It Private: View pricing to take this trip privately with just you and your select travel companions.

Trip prices are per person based on double occupancy and are given in U.S. dollars. Prices for Dec are not yet confirmed. Contact an Adventure Specialist for more details: 800-543-8917.  Please read our Payment & Refund Policy here.

Quality & Value Guarantee

Mouse over or tap dates above to view prices for specific departure dates.

  • Trip Price
    $5295 to $5495

Single Occupancy: For a single room add $995. Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person

global|MIP|MIP-150px

Make It Private: View pricing to take this trip privately with just you and your select travel companions.

Trip prices are per person based on double occupancy and are given in U.S. dollars. Prices for December are not yet confirmed. Contact an Adventure Specialist for more details: 800-543-8917.  Please read our Payment & Refund Policy here.

We're still in the process of confirming 2027 pricing. Please contact an Adventure Specialist for more details: 800-543-8917.

We're still in the process of confirming 2028 pricing. Please contact an Adventure Specialist for more details: 800-543-8917.

Group Size
Limited To 16 Travelers

A very important feature of this adventure is the limited group size, as butterfly encounters are best experienced in a quiet, intimate setting. Small groups also mean our environmental impact is light.

Make It Private

Take this trip on a private basis, traveling exclusively with your immediate family, multi-generational family or group of friends. Please note that on Make It Private departures we have a minimum group size of half the maximum size of our regularly scheduled departures.

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Make It Custom

Take this trip on a private basis, traveling exclusively with your immediate family, multi-generational family or group of friends. Please note that on Make It Private departures we have a minimum group size of half the maximum size of our regularly scheduled departures.

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Included

Accommodations, services of Nat Hab's professional Expedition Leader(s), all meals from dinner on Day 1 through breakfast on final day, some alcoholic beverages, some gratuities, airport transfers on Day 1 and final day, all activities and entrance fees, all taxes, permits and service fees.

Not Included

Travel to and from the start and end point of your trip, some alcoholic beverages, some gratuities, passport and visa fees (if any), optional activities, items of a personal nature (phone calls, laundry and internet, etc.), airline baggage fees, airport and departure taxes (if any), required medical evacuation insurance, optional travel protection insurance.

Important Information About This Trip

The monarch butterfly sanctuaries in Mexico's Central Highlands are a marvel no nature lover should miss! Observing millions of monarchs clustering and moving together is a wondrous experience. This trip can be more strenuous than most, however, so please read carefully the section on Physical Requirements above.

Click here to see examples of the hiking and horseback riding activities you can expect on this trip.

Mandatory Insurance

Since the areas we travel to on this trip are remote and wild (that's why we go there!), we require medical evacuation insurance for our guests' safety. If you decline the medical evacuation insurance coverage offered by Natural Habitat, we request that you send us documentation of the independent coverage you have selected. We will add the cost of a medical evacuation policy to your tour invoice until you provide our office with proof of coverage, including your insurance company's name, contact number and your individual policy number. Thank you for understanding that our policy exists exclusively in the interest of our guests' safety.

Getting There & Getting Home

Plan to arrive in Mexico City no later than 5:30 pm on Day 1 of the adventure, as there is a group welcome dinner and orientation at 7 pm. You are free to depart anytime on the final day.

We can best serve you if our Natural Habitat Adventures Travel Desk makes your reservations, as we are intimately familiar with the special requirements of this program and can arrange the most efficient travel. Please call us at 800-543-8917. Note that while we offer you the best possible rates available to us on airfare and additional nights' accommodations, you may find special web rates or better fares online.

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