Make the very most of your time in Puerto Viejo by joining an exclusive horseback ride along one of the most incredible and undeveloped beaches and jungle in Costa Rica.
Our tours take you along pristine beaches and through lush jungle. Tours range from relaxing rides, perfect for families or beginners, to advanced trips for more experienced riders.
We recommend to do the reservation in advance.
Ride with us and discover the beauty of the Caribbean coast!
Bellow our SPECIAL RATES FOR RESERVATION THROUGH our PAGE!!
We prefer to go in small groups (no more than 7 people).
We suggest PRIVATE tour to the expert riders or to the riders with special needs.
You will be more comfortable wearing long pants and close comfortable shoes and don’t bring any backpack as it could moleste you during the ride in the jungle. We recommend sun cream and fly repellent.
DAY TOURS
Tours range from 1 hour to full day to multi day excursions, guiding you along the coast, exploring idyllic beaches and into lush, gorgeous jungle trails. We will match you with the perfect horse based on your comfort level and experience. Your guide
will explain the basics of horseback riding and tell you about the beautiful Caribbean region and the
amazing nature of Costa Rica
We offer tours for riders of all levels and for children ages 5 and up. We provide helmets. Minimum 2 people. Private tour available for 30$US pp in addition (minimum 2 people) or 40$US one person.It is best to book your tour in advance, so please contact us to check availability and details!
MULTI-DAY TOURS
Are you ready to truly bond with your horse? In these multi-day treks, you will get to spend more time with your companion and build a special relationship. You will get to explore the jungle and its immense wildlife, ride along the coastal regions and interior wetlands, hike with your horse. These packages are more than just tours, they are horse vacations where you will experience unique, unforgettable moments!
Short Beach-Jungle tour - 1.5 hour on the beach - $60 pp
A short but intense experience for beginners and kids. Start your day with an hour long ride along the beautiful Punta Cocles and Playa Chiquita, or unwind at the end of the day while watching the sunset.
You must arrange your own transportation to and from the start point.
This is one of the most popular tour for the family with the kids.
Please call ahead to schedule.
Our most popular tour! This tour combines both beach and jungle for a complete experience. This is definitely the best way to explore the most important beauty of the Caribbean! We ride along the beach, where you will get to see breathtaking scenery of white sand beaches. Then, we head into the jungle, where you explore the rich wildlife of the tropical rainforest. Your guide will help you spot animals, it’s possible to see howler monkeys, sloths, toucans, parrots and more on this amazing tour.
This tour is a great opportunity to learn about this unique ecosystem.
Available in the morning or the afternoon. Transport available if needed.
This romantic tour includes a private ride with just you, your partner, and one of our experienced guides. The tour is perfect for a romantic a d personalized experience, a mix of adventure and relax for an unforgettable experience. After the tour, you and your partner will be pampered with a couple massage by two licensed massage therapists. Our massage therapists creating a relaxing environment for your pleasure.
This is one of our most original packages and perfect for couples seeking a unique, romantic experience. The massage is available also directly in your hotel.
Our Half Day Tour is a more extensive version of the Beach & Jungle Tour, covering more of the Caribbean region. You will start off exploring one of the beaches in the area, Playa Cocles, Playa Chiquita, and Punta Uva, named one of the best beaches by Travel and Leisure Magazine.
A perfect mix of ride along the beautiful beaches and the incredible jungle, where you will have the chance to encounter wildlife, from monkeys to parrots, sloths to iguanas. Your guide will educate you on the many different plants and animals that live in the lush jungle.
This tour covers a great distance and gives you the opportunity to explore much
of the Caribbean Coast.
Enjoy a once in a lifetime experience and go swimming with our beloved horses! The Hippo Camp Tour begins with a one and a half hour ride along the beach, after which we will select a swimming spot. We un-tack the horses and ride bareback in the ocean. This truly is a once in a lifetime experience and something you will remember forever. Swimming in the Caribbean Sea with our sweet horses will be one of the highlights of your trip to Puerto Viejo!
Please note this tour is only available when water and weather conditions allow!!
Full day tour – $220 pp
Our Full Day Tour is a complete experience, taking you all over the southern Caribbean. Beginning in the morning, we first head to the beach and follow the coast south to the little coves of Punta Cocles and Playa Chiquita, followed by the white sand beach of Punta Uva, discover Arrecife Beach, Playa Grande and Manzanillo, where we will stop for lunch. After the lunch, we continue discover our beautiful corner of paradise!! The Full Day Tour combines many excellent experiences into one unforgettable package you don’t want to miss! The tour included lunch and a soft drink or a beer.
Full day Tour and Jaguar Rescue Center Foundation - $250 pp
This is absolutely the tour we suggest to the true nature lover or that we raccomended to those who have little time and want to visit all our south caribbean coast in only one day.
Combined our unforgettable full day tour experience with an incredible tour in the unique Jaguar Rescue Foundation!!!!!
Beginning in the morning in the Jaguar Rescue Center, where you will have the opportunity to watch so close all the wild animals of our beautifull Costa Rica and support a good cause. The Jaguar Rescue Center Foundation is a non profit animal rescue specializing in orphaned and injured jungle babies like monkey, sloths, tucans, jaguars etc...in the Jaguar Rescue all the animals of Costa Rica have the oportunity for a second life...like our horses!!
After your experince in the Centre, the horses and us will wait you for an amazing full day tour in our beautiful beaches and jungle...
The tour included lunch and a soft drink or a beer and the entrance on the Jaguar Rescue Center Foundation.
Ask also for the combination "Private Full day+ Private tour in the Jaguat Rescue Center Foundation"
Full Day Tour and Kayak Tour - $255 pp.
You want to discover all of the best beaches of the Caribbean coast as well as exploring the jungle in only one day ? Then a full day spent riding coupled with a guided kayak tour is your answer!
Starting from Cocles Beach, we take you up to the end of Punta Uva with our horses where we stop and wait for you as you go on your kayak tour through the jungle, by following the river, and onto the Caribbean Sea.
After this tour, we meet again and continue our ride along the beaches and the jungle. We offer you the lunch in one of the beach restaurants before to hop on once again for the final part of our trip together that brings you back to Cocles.
The Manzanillo Gandoca 2 days tour - $620 pp (minimum 2 pp, FBB)
We suggest this tour for the most adventurous and expert riders. It is a complete, unforgettable experience! Discover the most uforgettable and wild beaches and jungle of our paradise!!
DAY 1: We will ride the whole coast up to Manzanillo, the tiny fishing village south of Puerto Viejo. We stop here for lunch before heading into The Manzanillo Gandoca Wildlife Refuge. As we make our way through the jungle, going at whatever pace you like, we stop along the way and swim at deserted, private beaches. Our destination is Punta Mona, where we will spend the night at a friendly eco-lodge, nestled in paradise. This eco-lodge can only be reached by foot, boat or horse. This is a magical place, surrounded by nature for a true immersion into the Costa Rican rainforest.
DAY 2: We spend the next morning participating in the eco-lodge’s activities or riding down to Gandoca, another small community. If it’s the right time of year, we may spot sea turtles along the beach. In the afternoon we head back to the ranch, riding through the jungle again and stopping at beaches to swim, time permitting. We arrive back at the ranch before dark.
This trip will be tailored to fit your individual needs and wants. It’s truly a memorable way to spend your days in the Caribbean.
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Caribe Horse Cancelation Policy
We thank you for your cooperation and we thank you for choosing and supporting our project.
•No penalties for cancelation notified up to 60 days before the tour
•20% penalties for cancelation notified less than 60 days before the tour
•50% penalties for cancelation notified less than 15 days before the tour
•100% penalties for cancelation notified less than 72 hours before the tour
**The tours are guarantee also in case of rain, as we are in the rain forest. No refund in case of cancelation or client no show because the weather.
Only in case of dangerous weather conditions for the safety of the clients and the horses, the tour will be suspended.**
**The Swim with the horses included in the Hippo Camp Tours, depends always to the unpredictable weather and sea conditions that could change even during the same
Tour. In case the swim will be not possible, we’ll guarantee one of our beach&jungle tours (the details of the tour will be offer will be communicated in the reservation). **