Roses & Horseback Riding (PRIVATE Day Trip from Quito)

Highlights

Leistungen

Ablauf

1. Departure from Quito to Pifo area which is located a few minutes outside of Quito and lays an incredible hidden treasure: a local rose farm based at the highlands that offer much to learn about growing Ecuadorian roses that with combination of high altitude; twelve hours of sunshine; cold nights; and using organic soils and compost helps to harvest strong and tall flowers all year. Later on, the highlands offers horseback riding for spirited travelers who seek special travel experiences, therefore it´s time to ride along secondary route with great view of some volcanoes such as Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Illinizas, Cotacachi, during this site we will make a short stop at the view point just to admire the beauty surroundings. Afterwards going on riding through a small town where the local lunch will be served at Colibrí Garden, a cozy house where their hosts grow some vegetables at their own small organic garden to prepare local food for the guests. At Colibrí Garden some hummingbirds can be appreciated such as; Sparkling Violetear, Black-Tailed Trainbearer, Tyrian Metaltail, Sapphire-Vented Puffleg, Sword-Billed and other small tiny birds such as Black Flowerpiercer, Rufus Collared Sparrow and Golden Grosbeak. Afternoon driver back to Quito or just advise us to be dropped off at Papallacta or Quito´s airport in order to catch your next flight.

   4 Std.

Stornierung

Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.

Bewertungen

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Gut zu wissen

How it compares in Quito

• Its from-price is 76% above the median of the 338 tagesausflüge we list in Quito.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 179 of 338.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Quito

Quito, Ecuadors hoch gelegene Andenhauptstadt, hat eines der besterhaltenen Kolonialzentren Lateinamerikas, umgeben von Vulkanen und grünen Bergen.

Das historische Zentrum gehörte zu den allerersten Orten, die zum UNESCO-Welterbe erklärt wurden, und seine Kirchen, Plätze und Klöster sind spektakulär. Die Compañía de Jesús glänzt innen von Blattgold, die Basílica del Voto Nacional hat Wasserspeier in Gestalt ecuadorianischer Tiere, und die Plaza Grande ist von der Kathedrale und dem Präsidentenpalast umgeben.

Top-ranked sights in Quito: Cotopaxi National Park, Basilica of the National Vow (La Basílica del Voto Nacional), Independence Plaza (Plaza de la Independencia).

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