Ecuador | Road Scholar Trip Extension: Rose Farm and Hacienda Day Tour

Receive an introduction to the floral industry, one of the major economic activities in Ecuador. Visit one of the roses farm in the Tabacundo area and learn about the Ecuadorian roses known worldwide by its beauty and finest quality. Continue to visit a private Hacienda, dating back from Republican times nowadays converted into a Roses farm. Visit their show room to appreciate a great variety of first quality roses produced in the Hacienda. Continue to a 1890s mill nowadays converted in a restaurant. It was the largest hydraulic mill in the north of Ecuador. Enjoy lunch in this special place. Afterwards Learn about the history of craft beer that was produced in Jesuit times and discover the taste of the first Bourbon Whiskey in Ecuador, made with corn grains by local communities and meltwater from the snow-capped Cayambe. In the afternoon you will transfer back to your hotel in Quito. (Meals: Lunch) Duration: 7 hours approx. - Operates: Every day