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About this trip
This trip offers a visit to Cuenca, and travels north visiting some of the great touristic attractions in the Andes of Ecuador: Ingapirca Ruins, Alausí Train Station, a stay at Guamote to visit the incredible local market, then Cotopaxi National Park at a great andean Lodge, and to finish enjoy the hummingbirds at Mindo area.
Private tour.
What’s included
- Guide DriverBilingual
- Most mealsdescribes on itinerary
- Entrance feesNational Park, Ingapirca Ruins, Mitad del Mundo museum
- AccommodationEither single and double or triple room depending on hotel (Specified in Itinerary)
What’s not included
- Alcoholic drinks
- Tips and gratuities
Available Packages
Available options
From 9 to 14:30. Helmets, Horse and guide included.
Use of wet areas for the day.
50 minutes
Full day activity includes:
2 hour horse back riding, lunch and activity with a facilitator. Minimum 2 people.
Horses are deeply rooted in the DNA of Hacienda El Porvenir’s team. Being a working ranch with centuries of history in the Pedregal area, a land of Chagras, or Andean Cowboys, this is a natural response to the place that we live in.
The hacienda owns 40+ horses, a group of 8 retired horses and one herd of wild horses that roams freely in the premises of our land.
Amongst our main goals are the cultural preservation of the Charga culture and the restoration of the natural environment and the relationship with Mother Earth. Daily horseback riding expeditions set off to explore and discover the beauty of the Andes, periodical cattle drives are held at our Hacienda bringing together dozens of Chagras and riders from all over the World that come to work the cattle.
Beyond these traditions, we offer Horse Encounters, based on the theoretical framework of Horse Guided Empowerment ®, an eclectic and integrative method, that is about connecting to the intuitive competence of the horse.
Widely used for therapeutic purposes, teacher training, riding lessons and coaching, in Horse Guided Empowerment ® we ask the horses to guide not only the practitioner and his interventions, but also the client.
The horses are encouraged to use their intuitive abilities and to reflect our behavior and will assist the client to connect with their true self, to their heart.
The horse becomes a guide with an almost spiritual meaning. He guides us to a more present self, towards acceptance of emotions, and an empathic, authentic way of life. He helps us to connect to our intuitive competence and shows us a positive attitude towards life.
A typical session of Horse Encounters at Hacienda El Porvenir will be a private activity for a group, family or individuals, led by a professional Life Coach and Certified Horse Guided Empowerment facilitator who is fluent in both English and Spanish. It takes place at the corral of the hacienda, and a group of horses will participate in the session. Usually during the activity clients do not ride the horses, they relate with the herd from the ground level.
No previous experience with horses is needed and we can work with young kids. One session can last from 1H00 up to 2H30 hours
The outcome is fantastic! The session builds a sense of coherence that helps participants to gain comprehensibility to understand the events in life and predictability, manageability that one has the ability and resources to move on and meaningfulness towards life as an interesting source of satisfaction and wellbeing. In other words, the sense of coherence that Horse Encounters activates shows us that the ability to deal with any kind of problem depends on the level of empowerment one is experiencing in his life.
Itinerary
Today we explore Cuenca city with an easy walking tour, visiting some major attractions in town and having lunch at La María, where we will have a great gastronomic experience. Tour from 8am to 3pm.