Authentic horseback ride with Chilean Cowboys in the Andes close to Santiago!
Overview
At a 30 min drive from Santiago, enter a complete different world.
Go off the beaten track on a horseback-riding tour through the mountains of the Santiago area. With an expert English speaking guide, you’ll follow local ‘arrieros’ (cowboys) across riverbeds, native forests and along scenic terrain.
You will learn about Chile's horsemanship traditions, spot different native trees, sorts of vegetation, mountain micro-climates, and all of this while enjoy the breathtaking vistas on horseback. For sure some other furry friends like dogs will join us as well.
Activity suitable for beginners and experts...these small but sturdy Criollo horses will put anyone at ease. We lend you some chaps & a helmet for a safe ride!
After our ride, we enjoy a delicious gourmet picnic with wine, coffee, ham & cheese with fresh bread and seasonal fruits.
Inclusions
- Professional bilingual guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Additional snacks
- All necessary equipment
What to expect
-Pick up from Hotel or meeting point
-Meet your guide & drive to our ranch
-Meet the horses & hear about Chilean Horse riding traditions
-Brief explanation on how to handle your horse
-Explore the Cordillera de los Andes Mountains for 3 hours on horseback
-Return to our Ranch
-Enjoy a delicious picnic with wine, cheese & ham, fresh bread & fruits of the season
Stop At:
• Andes Mountains, Santiago Chile
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Most travelers can participate
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum age is 10 years
- Passport name, number, date of birth, expiry date and country are required at time of booking for all participants
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Our guide, Seam, was incredibly friendly, knowledgable and helpful. We had an amazing horseback ride (my first time ever on a horse) and our local ranger along with Sean made it so wonderful. I was never worried at all as everything was safe and very professionally done. Our picnic at the end on ...
Our guide, Seam, was incredibly friendly, knowledgable and helpful. We had an amazing horseback ride (my first time ever on a horse) and our local ranger along with Sean made it so wonderful. I was never worried at all as everything was safe and very professionally done. Our picnic at the end on the ranch was the cherry on top. Seriously, this was a highlight of our trip and was great to escape the bust city and get out and see the "real" Chile. Can't recommend enough!Wow!!! What an amazing experience! We where a party of 10 all ages ( Including a 73 year old lady and a 72 year old gentleman ) and all abilities. From start to finish are evening was memorable and we are still talking about it. The horses where great , well kept and happy. we had 4 guides with u...
Wow!!! What an amazing experience! We where a party of 10 all ages ( Including a 73 year old lady and a 72 year old gentleman ) and all abilities. From start to finish are evening was memorable and we are still talking about it. The horses where great , well kept and happy. we had 4 guides with us allowing us to to the trek as a group. This must have been hard work for them all but they never let it show and seemed to be enjoying the tour too. The scenery was amazing, never seen anything like it. The food at the bbq and of course the wine was fabulous. Loads of local delicacies too. I would just like thank Suzanne and her team for an brilliant tour and I would recommend 101% this company to do your tour through. Thank you ,Claudia picked us up from our hotel, and within 40minutes we were out of the city, up in the clean mountain air. Relaxed ride on stoic sure-footed horses through beautiful scenery overlooking the city with views to snow-capped mountains. Absolutely great lunch at the ranch afterwards before retur...
Claudia picked us up from our hotel, and within 40minutes we were out of the city, up in the clean mountain air. Relaxed ride on stoic sure-footed horses through beautiful scenery overlooking the city with views to snow-capped mountains. Absolutely great lunch at the ranch afterwards before returning to the city.It was a just the most perfect outing on a beautiful fall day in Santiago! I am an avid equestrian, but no experience would be necessary to enjoy the spectacular views as these safe and sturdy criollo horses pack you up the mountain with two guides, the one who will very conveniently pick you up ...
It was a just the most perfect outing on a beautiful fall day in Santiago! I am an avid equestrian, but no experience would be necessary to enjoy the spectacular views as these safe and sturdy criollo horses pack you up the mountain with two guides, the one who will very conveniently pick you up at your hotel and the one who is in charge of the horses at the ranch. After about a two hour very enjoyable ride, the tour guide will set out a lovely picnic lunch with local Chilean wines (of course!) and then shuttle you safely back to your hotel so no driving necessary! I felt so comfortable dealing with this company and would highly recommend! They even worked with our group of flight attendants being a little flexible on arranging the time of our tour so we could catch a little nap after flying all night! AWESOME experience!As far as we learnt, there are several guides on this tour, and all of them are experts in what they do. We had Lorraine as our guide. And we can't praise her enough: knowledgeable, caring, entertaining, helpful, patient - and being truly fond of her job. Excellent experience, with a lot of fun ...
As far as we learnt, there are several guides on this tour, and all of them are experts in what they do. We had Lorraine as our guide. And we can't praise her enough: knowledgeable, caring, entertaining, helpful, patient - and being truly fond of her job. Excellent experience, with a lot of fun and breath-taking views. With a rural lunch with a heart-warming bottle of Carmenere after that. Well, stop reading this review - and book this trip. You'll cherish every minute of it.We had such a fantastic experience with our guide Will and his lovely wife and Orlando! The views were amazing, the horses were super easy and relaxing and was so nice to have a lovely meal after consisting of meats, cheeses, fruit, snacks, and delicious wine with Will and his wife and meet There...
We had such a fantastic experience with our guide Will and his lovely wife and Orlando! The views were amazing, the horses were super easy and relaxing and was so nice to have a lovely meal after consisting of meats, cheeses, fruit, snacks, and delicious wine with Will and his wife and meet Therese the owner. Perfect day activity and you won’t leave disappointed!