Activities
With all the activities listed below, you can create your own package, we will arrange transportation, guide, and any other service you need. We will be glad to help you organize a custom made tour that will make your vacation memorable. Just let us know your needs. There is trekking, hiking, horseback riding , bird watching, mountain biking, mountain climbing, fishing, exploring Manteles' cloud
forest and exploring the entrance to the Llanganates Cordillera (mountain
chain) and Day of Agriculture. There are also tours to Baños, the Salasaca Pueblo, the Panazleos museum, Riobamba, Chimborazo (highest mountain in Ecuador 20,561 ft / 6,267 m), and Altar.
Hiking, Trekking & Horseback riding trips
- La Pirámide- natural bird observatory
- La Cuchilla volcano observatory, you can see the ....following volcanoes:
Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Carihuayrazo, Illiniza and Altar.
- Llanganates- where the ....legends say lies the fabulous treasure of Atahualpa, the Inca ruler slain by the Spaniards.
- Manteles Paramo.
- Manteles' cloud forest ...(about 100 hectares).
- Baños
- San Jorge- town on top of a hill.
- Las Antenas- Tungurahua .volcano observatory.
Birdwatching
- From the house- "...in Manteles not a single hour goes by without the curious wings of the hummingbirds fluttering around the windows of the living room..."
- In the 100 hectares (250 acres) of cloud forest.
- From La Pirámide- a natural bird observatory.
Mountain Biking
- Entrance to the Llanganates Cordillera
- City of Baños
- Town Patate
- San Jorge- town on top of a hill.
Cloud forest exploration
Manteles owns and protects about 100 hectares of virgin cloud forest. Here, you
can find endemic species of flora and fauna.
Sport Fishing
Short trip to Rio Verde where you can sit safely or get into the river waters and fish for trout. The Rio Verde, with its crystalline waters, is at the slopes of the Llanganates Cordillera and arrives, a few kilometers away at the Amazon
jungle, forming The Devil's Caldron Waterfall and becoming some of the initial waters of the Amazon river (Rio Pastaza) that travels to the Atlantic Ocean.
A day of organic agriculture
Learn how to plant and cultivate different organic foods and products from the fields around. Harvest anything you feel like eating and the chef will prepare it for you. Also, visit farms and green houses. During this day you can plant a tree, helping Manteles' forestation program.
City tour of Baños
Gateway to the Amazon rainforest. Visitors come to bathe in its hot mineral
baths, to admire the breathtaking scenery of the waterfall of Inés María and The
Devil's Caldron, or simply to enjoy its atmosphere.
Salasaca indigenous village
By special arrangement, you can visit this unique Indian tribe brought to Ecuador as Mitimaes from their native Bolivia by the Inca over 400 years ago, they have kept their native dress and customs.
City tour of Riobamba
Visit the beautiful restored convent, now the Museo de la Concepción. A drive up Mount Chimborazo offers a magnificent panorama.
Panzaleo Culture
Hacienda Manteles was home to the prehispanic culture of thePanzaleos (500 B.C.). Visit the Comunidad de Sucre where many of the Panzaleos' descendants live. Many archaeological vestiges of this ancient civilization are kept in their museum.
Relaxation
Just sit, relax, contemplate or read a book while drinking wine, tea or a cappuccino. Stay in front of the fireplace, listening to good music, enjoying the environment and nature's splendor.
