Would you like to see more than 7.000 varieties of orchids growing in the same area? If you love orchids and are going to visit Ecuador, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world One small piece of land where grows more than 4,200 Ecuadorian Orchids Species, home of more than 1600 birds species, 16 ethnics groups, 70 volcanos by an avenue in the highlands and its wonderful beaches... We want to invite YOU to join with us in BIGGEST SOUTH AMERICA ORCHID NURSERY, ECUAGENERA! Our Nursery is situated in the south of the highlands, 40km from Cuenca City - Azuay, with an altitude of 2.300m above sea level and an average temperature of 17 o C. Visit us and enjoy this wonderful weather, take a lot of photos of all the Ecuadorian orchids that are in bloom, and be part of this experience. Also, you will learn more about the conservation program Ecuagenera is caring out, orchids growing process, commercialization and export. We are sure that your visit to this wonderful place will result in fascinating experiences and marvelous adventure. Price / pax: Option 1: Ecuagenera Orchids (40min) $3 Option 2: Ecuagenera Nursery + Lunch $35 Option 3: Ecuagenera Nursery + Lunch $50 + Orchids in the wild Additional, we want to offer you our Guest House service, where you can spend the night. We offer you a Bed & Breakfast service and availability of 8 single/double rooms (couples) and 3 twin rooms. SGL Room $39,95 DBL Room $59,99 Prices could change depending the number of people in the group. Sector Llampasay, Km 2 Via Gualaceo - Cuenca, Gualaceo, Azuay www.ecuagenera.com
OPTION 1: ECUAGENERA ORCHIDS This is a 40min visit. Time to begin depends of your available. Our Nursery is open Monday to Sunday with the next schedule: Monday to Friday from 8h00 to 17h00 and weekends from 9h00 to 17h00. If you need an English speaking guide is better to make a reservation for a better service. It will be a pleasure for us to show you our Nursery. Itinerary: Introduce the company and its History. Some information about orchids in Ecuador. Orchid reproduction system: Laboratory and Deflasking. Grow and export process. Exhibition area: We will see at least 400 varieties of orchids in bloom (all depends the time of the year you will visit us). Visit to our garden with fruit trees and some orchids on those. PHOTO: Entrance to Exhibition area PHOTO: Garden
OPTION 2: FULL DAY AT ECUAGENERA NURSERY We invite you to join one day with us visiting our Nursery in an 8 hours tour. We have 33 greenhouses and grow more than 7000 varieties of orchids, giving us the honor to be the biggest Orchid Nursery in South America. Especially, we grow more than 3000 species of Native Ecuadorian Orchids, most of them Endemic and rare to see. ITINERARY: 09H00 Arrive at the Nursery 09h00 Learn about us and the conservation program we are carrying out. 09h30 Visit the deflasking area 10h00 Visit the greenhouses with seedlings. 12H30 Lunch 13H30 Visit the greenhouses with blooming plants (At least 1000 plants in bloom) 16h30 Walk and relax at the gardens 17H00 End of the visit Optional Spend the night at our Guest House INCLUIDES: Lunch Guide Visit to more than 10 greenhouses. PHOTO: Deflasking area PHOTO: Greenhouse #09
OPTION 3: ORCHIDS IN THE NURSERY AND IN THE WILD We invite you to join one day with us in an 8 hours tour to see orchids in the nursery and in the wild. We have 33 greenhouses where we grow more than 7000 varieties of orchids, giving us the honor to be the biggest Orchid Nursery in South America. We were the first legal Nursery to grow and export Native Ecuadorian Orchids around the world and nowadays, after years of research, we grown more than 3000 of these species. ITINERARY: 09H00 Arrive at the Nursery 09h00 Learn about us and the conservation program we are carrying out. 09h30 Visit the deflasking area 10h00 Visit the greenhouses with seedlings and blooming plants. 12H30 Lunch 13H30 Trip to see some orchid species in the wild. 16h30 Return and end of the tour. Optional Spend the night at our Guest House INCLUIDES: Lunch Guide Visit to more than 6 greenhouses. Transportation PHOTO: Orchids growing in the Nursery PHOTO: Orchids in the wild
RECOMMENDATIONS: By the way, the local currency is US dollar. In order to avoid inconvenient during the visit we suggest you to bring: a raincoat, sunscreen, medication for the general problems as altitude and stomachache. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador, is not allowed to collect or extract seeds, plants, or any biological resource from nature and our Nursery. We really appreciate your comprehension. PAYMENT METHODS: Pay the 50% to reserve the tour and the complete amount once you arrive at the Nursery. 1. If you want to pay by cash, you could make a deposit to our account. Ecuagenetours Cia. Ltda. Bank: Banco del Pichincha Account: 3484459104 Aba Code: 066012867 Swit Code: PICHECEQ Bank Address: Av. Solano y 12 de Abril 2. You can pay by PayPal (fee 4%). 3. You can pay by credit card (fee 7%). FIND US: PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS