One fun activity for families or couples is horseback riding.
One of our favorite locations in the tour which is run in Atirro, a small coffee & sugar cane village.
We arrive at the farm at Casa Turire, to the warm welcome of our guide, the stables are kept clean the horses and other animals found on this small farm all seem very happy and eager to have new visitors.
Our guide provides with a few safety instructions before we embark on our journey.
In our group we had some experienced riders but we also has a couple that were doing this for the very first time!
Our guide seemed not worry as they have horses for everyone, we got to learn who would be taking on our trip through nearby plantations, our beautiful horses, Balazo, Palomo, Cholita, Pinto & Canela (we love the names!).
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| Our amazing horses! |
We start by heading out of the property at Casa Turire and into the coffee plantation nearby, as we head up through the planations you can't help but notice the beautiful scenery, coffee plants, beautiful tropical trees and views of the Angostura Lake & nearby rivers. What a sight!!!
Our guide carefully explains the process of cultivating coffee & sugar and the importance these two products have the families in this area as well as telling us a bit about the plants and trees found along our journey. We had the opportunity to see coffee plants in bloom, the flower smells amazingly sweet!
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| Coffee flower |
We made it to our rest stop for a bit of water, stretching the legs & taking in the amazing view of the now active Turrialba Volcano!
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| View from the lookout, Turrialba Volcano in the backdrop! |
After rest and visiting with the farm dogs that also tagged along for the ride, we begin our journey back to the stables, the morning sun is getting hot and we have had an amazing time riding.
The horses seem to know we are on our way "home" they are almost on auto pilot!!!
Our time with the horses come to and end, but we can safely say the trip was amazing, we recommend the horses are very well trained & cared for.
Surely anyone wanting to see a the Turrialba Valley in a different way should take advantage of this incredible experience!
Fore more information contact us at info@verolizvacations.com
Carlos Salvatierra
Veroliz Vacations
Apdo: 304-7150
Turrialba, Costa Rica
www.verolizvacations.com
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