Teno Alto is een bastion van landelijke tradities in Teno Rural Park. En op deze boeiende tour vertelt je lokale gids je over de evolutie van deze nederzetting. Tijdens een schilderachtige hike van 75 minuten ontdek je de etnologische elementen van de prehistorie tot nu en ervaar je de diepe verbondenheid van de inwoners van Teno Alto met hun land. Deze verbondenheid wordt in stand gehouden door landbouw en geitenhoeden – de meest kenmerkende activiteiten van het gebied.
Aan het einde van de route duik je in de lokale cultuur en ontmoet je een van Teno's laatste herders. Je komt meer te weten over het vakmanschap achter de traditionele kazen en de onvermoeibare inspanningen van verschillende generaties om dit oude ambacht te behouden. Ook woon je een "salto del pastor" demonstratie bij - een populaire volkssport die een opmerkelijke behendigheid en vaardigheid vereist.
Je sluit je avontuur af bij Mirador de Garachico, een traditioneel restaurant waar de derde generatie eigenaars de Canarische keuken met moderne flair naar een hoger niveau tillen. Je proeft een menu dat is samengesteld om je de smaken en landschappen van Teno Alto te laten ontdeken. De lokaal geteelde producten weerspiegelen de culinaire rijkdom van de regio. En als je deze activiteit helemaal compleet wil maken, vul je je maaltijd aan met geselecteerde wijnen uit de regio.
Nat Geo Day Tour: Teno Alto: Het laatste herdersbolwerk van Tenerife
- Maak een schilderachtige hike door Teno Alto en ontdek zijn evolutie en zie etnologische elementen uit de prehistorie. Ontmoet de bewoners en wees getuige van hun diepe verbondenheid met het land
- Je gids geeft je inzicht in hoe dit unieke gebied behouden blijft op een route die speciaal voor National Geographic is samengesteld
- Ga in gesprek met een lokale herder en ontdek hoe jong en oud zich inzetten om deze traditie in ere te houden. Proef lokale kazen en kom meer te weten over de eeuwenoude tradities van de provincie
- Ontdek de authentieke keuken met lokaal geproduceerde ingrediënten in een familierestaurant waar traditionele Canarische gerechten een hedendaags tintje krijgen. De maître d' leidt je door de proeverij met regionale wijnarrangementen
- De pick-up tijd die op de voucher staat is niet de werkelijke pick-up tijd. De leverancier neemt 24 uur voor de start van je excursie contact met je op om de pick-up tijd te bevestigen
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Nichts für Jugendliche. Dieses Thema muss einen interessieren, sonst könnte es langweilig werden.
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Algemene beoordeling5/5
Wir können diesen Ausflug jedem empfehlen, der sich für Land und Leute und natürlich auch für die Unterschiede zwischen dem südlichen und dem nördlich ...
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W&M
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Algemene beoordeling5/5
Sehr empfehlenswerte Tour, um Land und Leute kennen zu lernen. Eine Jacke sollte man nicht vergessen mitzunehmen. Das abschließende Dinner war ausgeze ...
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Ein kleiner Geheimtipp - abseits vom Massentourismus - Carsten unser Tourguide war super informiert und stand auch als Dolmetscher jederzeit mit Witz ...
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55 - 64 jaar
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Algemene beoordeling4/5
Vom Busfahrer, über Reiseleiter Carsten zum Guide Roberto wurden wir super betreut und ausreichend über Landschaft, Bewohner und das Leben mit denTier ...
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