Days of Tour | 3 days |
Activities | Mountain biking and kayaking |
Biking and Kayak Fitness Level | Easy |
Biking Skill Level | Beginner |
Kayak Skill Level | Class II |
Highest Elevation | 11.480 ft /3.500 m |
Lowest Elevation | 460 ft / 140 m |
This is without a doubt one of the most diverse and exciting routes close to Quito; perfect for those bikers who love speed and amazing scenery. We will drive for about 30 minutes to the highlands at the foothills of Pichincha Volcano at the Norwest of Quito. From this point, we will start biking for about 6.2 mi/10 km to Yanacocha located at (11.480 ft /3.500 m), which is the highest point of this journey! Then starts a long and exciting descent along cultivated Andean lands and continue deeper into the Tandayapa Cloud Forest. Finally, after 24,85 mi/40 km, we will arrive to the small and colorful village of Tandayapa. (L/D)
In the morning, we will drive for 1.5 hours to La Celica, a small village in the lower lands of Pichincha Province placed at 1900 ft / 580 m. From this point, we will ride for 40 km along a dirt road surrounded by crop fields, forest and beautiful rivers to finally get to Golondrinas at 590 ft / 180 m!
Once we get to Golondrinas, we will check in a beautiful and cozy ranch guesthouse and have a well deserve lunch. In the afternoon, we will get ready for kayaking about 5 mi / 8 km in Mojarrero river! After paddling for a couple of hours, we will return to rest. (B/BL/L/D)
After a delicious breakfast with local ingredients, we will get ready for the last day of this adventure. This time we will paddle the beautiful Jordan and Canandé rivers 7.5 mi / 12 km for about 3 hours!
Since these flatwater rivers does not have any mayor waves or rapids and have clear and open passages between rocks and ledges, they are perfect for non-experienced people who want to try paddling down a river!
After kayak, we return to the ranch to have lunch and get ready for the trip back to Quito! (B/L)
REQUIRED
RECOMMENDED
7 DAYS GALAPAGOS ISLANDS MULTISPORT TOUR |
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HIRING, PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION POLICIES
TOUR BOOKING
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• Number of participants
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TOUR HIRING
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• Passengers´ “Sign Up Form” including “Release Form” filled and sign.
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PAYMENTS
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• Money Transfer
PENALTIES
If the tour is canceled, a penalty according to the following detail will be charged:
• From 30 days to 20 days before the tour: 50% of total tour cost
• From 19 days to 10 days before the tour: 75% of total tour cost
• From 9 or less days before the tour: 100% of total tour cost
RESPONSIBILITIES AND REFUNDS:
The tour will be refunded only if UNIQUE ADVENTURE TRAVEL cancel the tour due to unusual problems or external factors such as adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, strikes, civil unrest, government restrictions or regulations, war, quarantine or other.
In these cases UNIQUE ADVENTURE TRAVEL will to retain 10% of the total value of the trip to cover administrative costs.
UNIQUE ADVENTURE TRAVEL acts directly as Tour Operator and is responsible for the quality of services related to the logistics of the tour, however there are third party services that UNIQUE ADVENTURE TRAVEL hires. From a wide range of tourist services, we have chosen the best ones in terms of quality service and professionalism, however they are limited to the infrastructure of the places we visit, the terms of the transportation, accommodation and food companies.
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