Xunantunich Riding tour
Overview
Ride at a gentle pace on ancient Maya land, open savannah, riverside & jungle trails where you may encounter exotic wildlife and enjoy the beautiful scenery along part of the Mopan River to the Majestic Xunantunich Maya site.
Let this Maya site ignite your imagination of who built these impressive stone structures, and why, explore ancient pathways like royalty and enjoy the hard work of this ancient civilization who built these structure but tilled the countryside. After an hour tour of the site, you will be more than happy for your ride back to St Leonard's Stable.
(RECOMMENDED for persons with some outdoor riding experience)
Horses & Maya site, the perfect tour of the countryside.
please call for availability of groups of 11-12pp
Inclusions
- bottle water, riding helmet, entrance fee to Xunantunich
- Local, professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in San Ignacio
What to expect
Your guide will meet you at your Gold Standard hotel in San Ignacio Town, then drive to St Leonard's Stable for your riding tour: ride on ancient mayan land with mayan sites, open savannah, jungle & riverside trails along part of the Mopan River into the modern day mayan village of San Jose Succotz village, where upon reaching the gift shops at the foot of the hand cranked ferry - you will dismount and walk your horses unto the ferry. Once the ferry docks on the opposite side of the Mopan River you lead your horses out from the ferry and once on solid ground, you mount your horses to Xunantunich maya site.
Your knowledgeable local guide will give you a tour of Xunantunich where you will enjoy climbing maya structures, panoramic view of the countryside and a peep at our neighbouring country (tour: approx 4hrs) WEIGHT LIMIT 245 lbs per rider. (weight is verified at our stable to best fit you to your horse and weight limit of tour) SHARED small group tour - but you may be the only ones if no one else books/cancels riding tour for your date and time of scheduled tour.
Stop At:
• Xunantunich, Belize
• St. Leonard's Tours, Mile 76 George Price Highway San Lorenzo Farm, Cayo district, San Ignacio Belize
Additional information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- min of 2 people; MAX of 10 pax; WEIGHT LIMIT 245 lbs per rider
- ATTIRE recommended: Any long pants, comfortable closed toes footwear
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended (NO FLIP FLOPs)
- NB: SHARED small group tours - departure times and locations may vary slightly
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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This was an amazing way to get to Xunantunich ruins!! The ride was beautiful and took you thru the countryside and along the the river. At the ruins we saw spider monkeys and iguanas and beautiful views. Our guides were friendly and very knowledgeable on the Maya history of the ruins. I highly ...
This was an amazing way to get to Xunantunich ruins!! The ride was beautiful and took you thru the countryside and along the the river. At the ruins we saw spider monkeys and iguanas and beautiful views. Our guides were friendly and very knowledgeable on the Maya history of the ruins. I highly recommend this tour!!Absolutely amazing. Ellio was an exceptional guide - very knowledgeable and personable. We felt like we got a lot more out of the trip than we paid for.
Absolutely amazing. Ellio was an exceptional guide - very knowledgeable and personable. We felt like we got a lot more out of the trip than we paid for.My husband, daughters (ages 8 and 11) and I had a fabulous time on this tour. The horseback ride takes a beautiful path along the Mopan River. The Xunantunich ruins are so interesting, and Jose was such a helpful, knowledgeable guide. This is a great experience!
My husband, daughters (ages 8 and 11) and I had a fabulous time on this tour. The horseback ride takes a beautiful path along the Mopan River. The Xunantunich ruins are so interesting, and Jose was such a helpful, knowledgeable guide. This is a great experience!My husband and I had an incredible time on this trip! We’re grateful to have had Jose and Kendall as our guides - incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, accommodating and fun. The ruins are amazing and were made even better with Jose’s knowledge and guidance. The horses were very sweet, well trained...
My husband and I had an incredible time on this trip! We’re grateful to have had Jose and Kendall as our guides - incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, accommodating and fun. The ruins are amazing and were made even better with Jose’s knowledge and guidance. The horses were very sweet, well trained and loved. We would do this again in a heartbeat!We had an amazing time with Elio! The horses and scenery was great and the site was beautiful! Highly recommended.
We had an amazing time with Elio! The horses and scenery was great and the site was beautiful! Highly recommended.This was such a fun experience riding through the jungle and catching a ferry boat ride across the river up to the ruins. Such sweet kind people at the stables that who are amazing at keeping us safe and having fun!
This was such a fun experience riding through the jungle and catching a ferry boat ride across the river up to the ruins. Such sweet kind people at the stables that who are amazing at keeping us safe and having fun!