4 Hours Of Equestrian Tour Around Arequipa's Countryside
All around year Peru Adventure Tours offers this horse riding trips suit each individuals or groups to explore the countryside attractions of Arequipa.
Horse riding tours in Arequipa is the perfect ride into the lava fields surrounding Misti and Chachani volcano – This is good opportunity to get to know the Peruvian horses and get spectacular view of real countryside and enjoy local panorama of Arequipeños.
Thanks to teh horses and the area where we go for riding this tour is suitable for easy start for beginners - Our staff comes from the beginning to show, explain about the horses, the local traditions,and history and of course chosing best path for a nice horse riding trip.
AREQUIPA HOSREBACK RIDING TOUR ITINERARY
At 9AM or 1PM pick-up from office of Arequipa (Melgar Street 308 - Downtown) and then transfer to the horse riding trailhead as known as "Campiña Arequipeña" (2500M) - The area for riding is located on southwest of "El Misti Volcano" - The place offer great preserved terraces for agriculture activities of local people - There we will meet the horses and horseman for safety talking and receive ride instructions and explanation about how to get confidence with our horses - The path to ride will mostly flat and some section with uphill and downhill between pre-Inca terraces and few local houses around - This riding tour also includes nice volcanic landscape scenery, small rivers, and friendly people working the fields surrounding Arequipa - For people having experience can gallop on the flat areas but under permission of the tour guide only otherwise will be not possible even is a experienced rider or horse breeder - The timing for riding will be around 2h30m - After 4 hours from the begin to the end you will be drop-off at your hotel in Arequipa downtown and end of service.
WEIGHT LIMITATION FOR RIDING
According the weight of our Peruvian Criollo horses the maximum weight they can carry is between 25% and 28% of their weight (400/540 kilogram or 882/992 Lbs) - So, the limit of weight will be 95 kilograms (210 Lbs) as maximum weight for each participant - We recommend avoid to bring additional weight as backpacks or other heavy things on this trip. We don't hire our horses, sorry.
