Cabalgatas Turisticas
PLACE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE RIDE
We meet at the Church of San Miguel (Calle 21 De Calacoto, South Zone of the City).From this point, the car of the Rancho "EL FUERTE" will pick you up and take you to the Ranch.
The tour begins with the selection of horses, based on experience and personality of the riders. Then we enter the riding school area where the instructions are going to be given and some basic indications for a better horsemanship.
This point is very helpful to see the relationship between rider and horse.
Then we begin the uphill to the mountain trail. At this momentwe can take a little break to take pictures from the views of the city of La Paz and its majestic mountains.
Depending on the chosen ride, the routes may vary but each ride is through the mountains, canyons, and valleys form the south side of La Paz.
The trails cross the areas of Palca, Valle escondido, Valle de las Animas an the Devils Tooth.
We are going to be riding form 2900 to 3897 m.a.s.l
And from the top of the mountains we will see many valleys an also the multicolor mountains from the Andes.
DURATION OF THE RIDE AN WHAT IS INCLUDED
There are three rides, but each of them include:
Transportation: San MiguelChurch to Rancho "El Fuerte" round trip.
Safety equipment (chaps and helmets)
Brief practical class with the basics of riding and safety (Approx. 15 min.)
One or two guides (depending on group size) specializing in the management of horses.
1) HALF DAY RIDE: From the point of meeting in the Church of San Miguel, it will take a maximum of
4 hours until you are back.
This ride also includes :
Snack
2) WHOLE DAY TRIP: From the point of meeting in the Church of San Miguel, it will take a maximum of
9 hours until you are back.
This ride also includes :
Whole Lunch
Water during the trip
3) TWO DAY RIDE: This route consist of a 2 day trip on horseback through Palca, in which every day you ride aprox. 7 hours.
We camp one night in Palca where we share our experiences at the heat of a bonefire.
This ride also includes :
2 Whole Lunches
1 dinner
1 breakfast
2 snacks
All non alcoholic beverages for the trip
A van that goes along the riders and provides logistics support throughout the journey and takes the tourists belongings