Packages and Options

Transfer ~$165 per car rt. (1-3 people) Alto Ongamira is 120 km from Cordoba City. One and a half hours by car.

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Your horseback riding trip will start at the horse-corral, where the farm hands saddle the mounts to get you on your way.
There are options for everybody. From a couple of hours of riding per day, up to the possibility of riding between the hills and the monumental cliffs for several days, enjoying the most incredible locations nature can offer. 

Horseback Excursions (samples):

The experience begins at the Montureo (place where the horseback riding gear is kept, where the guides are waiting with the horses already saddled to start the excursion.

·         Mount Colchequin
Length: 3 to 4 hours.
Ascent to the Hill. Return to the Farm. Attractions: riding on horseback around the same lands where the Comechingones Indians fought their last battle against the Spanish. Panoramic view of Ongamira Valley and the Farm. Eagle, condor and; pilgrim hawk watching. On top of the hill, there is one of the few places, apart form the Andes Range, where condors sleep and can be often seen at a short distance.

·         Horseback to the River
Length: 4 hours.
We go through a neighboring land and arrive at Copacabana River; we can go across the bed of the river as far as we want to. Once again the scenery is superb. We are soon surrounded by palm trees; we see wild donkeys and surely many goats. Baskets and bags made of palm-tree leaves with very typical designs are manufactured by villagers. It is important to sit down on the sandy beaches and contemplate the landscape that is completely different to the usual landscapes in Córdoba.

·         El Saucecito  excursion 
Length: 5 hours.
We go along the same path that takes us to the Piedra Pcrade and through a detour we arrive at Saucesito where the ground and the flora change completely. This is shady woodland in an intensive green that contrasts with what we usually find in this zone. During this ride we cross several streams – ideal to plunge into in the summer.

·   Piedra Parada excursion
Length: 3 hours.
Across a track made by a Russina engineer at the beginning of the twentieth century. We will see different landscapes, finding a wide range of greens and blues. On the skyline we will see the Salinas Grandes and some small villages. It is usual to find animals from the local faunda such as foxes, hares, many kinds of birds, among which a “chuna” may appear.

·   Full Moon Ride
Length: 3 hours.
Departure after dinner. Full Moon horseback riding by night within the Farm, crossing Mount Aspero and Piedra Parada. Return by Puente de Laja. Back to the Farm. Attractions: an unforgettable experience on horseback under Córdoba’s full moonlight.  

·   La Cascada excursion
Length: 3 hours.
Cross-country horseback riding excursion. Climbing up and down several hills we arrive at a hidden waterfall. This is an ideal excursion where you can have picnic by the creek on warm days

   Subject to change

Average yearly temperatures:

Jan         Max 33 Cº   Min 18 Cº

Feb        Max 32 Cº    Min 17 Cº

Mar        Max 29 Cº    Min 16 Cº

Apr        Max 25 Cº    Min 12 Cº

May       Max 22 Cº    Min 9 Cº

Jun         Max 18 Cº    Min 5 Cº

Jul          Max 18 Cº    Min 5 Cº

Aug        Max 21 Cº    Min 6 Cº

Sep        Max 24 Cº     Min 9 Cº

Oct         Max 27 Cº    Min 12 Cº

Nov       Max 30 Cº     Min 15 Cº

Dec        Max 32 Cº    Min 17 C