Day 1. VIUDITA & adaptation to horses and altitude
Difficulty level 2 Riding time 4-hrs
You will be transferred from Quito Airport or Hotel, take a city tour in the morning, arrive at Hacienda La Alegria for lunch (1pm), which will be a full meal, after lunch we will go to the arena and try out the horses, and then take a 4 hour ride to Viudita mountain. From the top you will be able to enjoy a spectacular view of the sunset of the volcano avenue. This mountain is a perfect fit for a first day ride on Ecuador highlands. That evening you will return back to Hacienda La Alegria for dinner, where the meal will be served.

Day 2. Farms & Pasochoa
Difficulty level 3 Riding time: 6-hrs
After breakfast get ready for our 6- hour journey to the Pasochoa which is the mountain you will be able to see form the front garden of Hacienda La Alegria. Riding up to the borders of this volcano allows riders to appreciate all native forest species. Lunch will be served up in the mountain and then you will start our way back around 2 pm to Hacienda La Alegria for dinner and to spend the night. Opportunity for canter.

Day 3. CLOUDY RAIN FOREST
Difficulty level 2 Riding time 5-hrs
Breakfast will be served at 8:00 am. You will take a five minutes ride at the arena to get sure you feel comfortable with the horse you will riding, then start our ride to “Monte Oscuro”. After 2 ½ hours riding up to 3.500 meters, on a native tundra vegetation landscape, we will start to descend towards the coast. We will have a typical Ecuadorian meal at a farm located in the incas bath trail. In the afternoon we will ride to the “Monte Oscuro” where we will spend the night in a tent at 3200 meters high, and have a warm comforting and relaxing dinner. On clear evenings we can see the mountain chain that ends at the coast and some of the lights reflection of the coast villages.
Opportunity for canter.

Day 4. Cotopaxi and Ruminahui
Difficulty level 4 Riding time 7-hr
Breakfast 8:00 am. Our ride starts towards the east to the Cotopaxi National Park, some of the trail is on the old railroad way; We will arrive to the Boliche train station after 2 hours ride, we will go to the Sulfana mountains and arrive to the south of Ruminahui rocks where we will have a 30 minute lunch at the sandy-panzas forest. We will ride through the Ruminahui base, continue to Limpiopungo Lake and arrive to a cozy lodge. At the lodge we will have a good dinner and a pleasant talk close to a warm fire place, where we can observe the Cotopaxi volcano. You will be able to take a hot shower and comfortable resting for the night.
The next day early in the morning you would be able to appreciate the most incredible scenery you have ever seen just in front of you.
Opportunity for canter

Day 5. Cotopaxi park and Sto Domingo Lake
Difficulty level 3 Riding time: 6- hrs
Breakfast will be served at 7:30 am, we will start early in the morning riding to the east to “Tambo” Incas Ruins and enjoy a short walk in the ruins. After the walk we will continue west, down to the Machachi green valley, appreciating the most imposing scenery surrounded by the Ilinizas, Corazon, Pasochoa mountains. This is a perfect spot for lunch and photos.

Day 6. Hacienda La Alegria
Difficulty level 3 Riding time: 6- hrs
Return to Hacienda La Alegria
Then we will ride down for 3 hours towards the valley and arrive to Hacienda La Alegria around 4 pm. Then we will get your luggage and depart to Quito (1- hour drive).
The 6 day ride at Hacienda La Alegria has completed a 360 degrees through all the volcanoes mountains around the Machachi Valley