The Alto Tajo Experience

🌿 An immersive experience in the Alto Tajo landscape Choose between two guided routes that will allow you to discover, through an interpretive guide, the wild beauty and solitude of this unique environment. Look down over soaring vultures 🦅, stand beside wild horses 🐎, swim in the crystal-clear waters of the Tajo River, or connect emotionally with the stories of the traditional log-rafting shepherds of the region.

Details

  • Country🇪🇸 Spain
  • Approved by Rewilding Europe and member of a rewilding businesses network?Yes (Rewilding Europe approved)

Programme

Itinerary 1 9:30–10:00 Pick-up from your accommodation 🚐 Travel to Villanueva de Alcorón and visit the Przewalski horses. Learn about the history of this wild species and the natural grazing and reintroduction efforts led by Rewilding Spain. We will enter the herd with the local herders who care for them 🐎🌾. 12:30–13:30 Visit to the Zaorejas Viewpoint Enjoy the breathtaking canyon carved by the river over hundreds of years 🌄. Learn about the flora, fauna, and the ecological importance of the upper Tajo ecosystem. 13:30–14:30 Local brunch​/​picnic outdoors 🥖🧀🌿 16:00 Walk along the Tajo photographic trail 📸 Follow the canyon, discover its beauty, vegetation layers, and diverse ecosystems. In spring, summer, and early autumn, enjoy free swimming in its crystal-clear waters 💧. Includes botanical identification and foraging (in season) 🌼. 17:30–18:30 Dynamic workshop at Sentir el Alto Tajo Depending on the season: botanical natural remedy, infusion tasting, candle-making, etc. 🍵🕯️ 19:00 Return to accommodation 🚐 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Itinerary 2 9:30–10:00 Pick-up from your accommodation 🚐 Interpretive route around Laguna de Taravilla and Salto de Poveda a 6km trail of scenic, wildlife, geological, and botanical interest 🌲🪨🦎. Medium-low difficulty. Discover the different ecosystems of the Natural Park and its most representative features. 12:30–13:00 Stop at Puente de Martinete Observe the canyon’s birds of prey with binoculars and telescopes 🦅🔭 and learn about the history of the traditional Gancheros of Alto Tajo. 13:30–14:30 Local brunch​/​picnic outdoors 🥗🌿 15:00–17:00 Walk through the red sandstone landscape of Chequilla Explore the magical village surrounded by red rock formations and ancient eroded monoliths 🟥⛰️. Includes botanical identification and foraging (in season). 17:30–18:30 Dynamic workshop at Sentir el Alto Tajo Seasonal botanical remedy, natural infusion tasting, candle-making… 🍃🕯️ 19:00 Return to accommodation 🚐

What's Included?

✔️ Exclusive guide service from 9:30​/​10:00 to 19:00 ✔️ Accident, rescue, and liability insurance ✔️ Private transport service 🚐 ✔️ Local brunch​/​picnic 🍞🧀 ✔️ Workshops and all materials 🍃🕯️

How your experience helps rewilding efforts

Throughout the day, across different landscapes, we will discover the natural processes that Rewilding Spain and partner organisations are restoring through ecosystem regeneration 🌿. We will visit the Przewalski horses and learn about the reintroduction programme of the black vulture in Peralejos de las Truchas 🦅.

Seasonal Availability

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Group size

1 to 6 people

Frequently Asked Questions

Duration: 8–9.5 hours (flexible schedule) 👥 Group size: Private groups of 1–8 people 🥾 Activity level: Medium–Easy (for people accustomed to hiking))

This experience involves

  • Hiking
  • Wildlife photography
  • Birdwatching
  • Gastronomy (local)
  • Educational experience

Herbivores in this landscape

  • Wild horse
  • Red deer
  • Fallow deer
  • Roe deer

Carnivores in this landscape

  • Wildcat

Scavengers and other large birds in this landscape

  • Cinereous vulture
  • Griffon vulture
  • Egyptian vulture
  • Golden eagle
  • Eagle owl

Fish/crayfish/molluscs in this landscape

  • Trout

Location

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