Aruba Ecological & Coastline Horseback Ride with Beach Photo Stop

We did the sunset ride which was great. The horses were calm, and the people were wonderful. It’s a relaxing way to see a different part of the island.

My family had a really nice time. The tour guides were very nice and put my kids at ease while riding. They came to our resort for pick up and drop off. Overall a nice experience.

Great experience! The folks were so accommodating as my wife and I ran into issues getting to the ranch. So sweet and we loved the photos that we ended up with. It’s a great way to see other parts of Aruba as well. If you’re a beginner, it can surely be a bit nerve wracking (my wife and I were not beginners and were still a bit nervous). but you will be safe. Pedro and Jorge clearly know what they’re doing and will help you out best they can. Overall great experience.

Horses are wild and they don’t listen and I end up getting hurt badly due to that, the guide was aware the horses wasn’t behaving well I’d definitely avoid this.

The ad portrays we would be going into the water with the horse. Did not happen, not even close. Guides were fine, didn’t say much on the trail.

Great activity for the family. Pick up and drop off was seamless, the location was close to the hotel area and the staff and guides were lovely. Very warm and welcoming, like most people in Aruba! It was my kids (5 and 8) first time on horses and they made them feel very comfortable and picked appropriate horses for new riders. My husband had a feisty horse, but the guides were easily able to calm her down and give him instructions to help control her when she got a little uppity lol. The coastline is beautiful and they take a ton of photos for you!

I'm giving this organization three stars because there were both positive qualities and areas for improvement. The transportation between the hotel and the ranch was very timely with a friendly driver, and the ranch is quite clean and nice. They had water and refreshments for purchase at the end of the ride. My horse (Mássimo) was perfect for me as a beginner, very gentle. That said, I was not aware that the ride would be so far (several miles), and entirely through desert. I would have prepared differently if I did know (more sunscreen, my water bottle, hair tied up, a hat). Furthermore, we didn't ride on the beach - we rode through the desert to the beach, took pictures, and turned right back. The group was very big (20 people) for the amount of guides (3). Given that a good number of the riders were beginners, the groups should be smaller. My husband and daughter's horses were quite feisty and they are clearly trained to take direction from the guides, not their riders. But given the ratio of horses to guides, they were simply unable to attend to all the horses that needed a firmer hand. Overall, I think these issues can be resolved with better communication up front (tell folks to bring their water bottles, hats and sunscreen due to very little shade), and smaller group sizes so that there's a better ratio of guides to horses. I understand they're not teaching folks how to ride, but at a minimum they can warn riders about particular quirks of the horses. My daughter, who has been taking horseback riding lessons for the past year, found their instructions very unclear. Her horse literally started and ran in circles when she tried to get it to stop, and they told her to stop pulling the reins, even though that's what they told us to do at the beginning.

We went for a family trip, two adults and two girls ages 7 & 11. Some people in the group had experience others including my daughter didnt. The horses were very calm and knew exactly what to do so no experie ce eas really needed. It took 25 minutes to walk the trail to the ocean where they did a quick photo shoot of everyone. They took their time to take really great photos. The reason for 4/5 is because the guides didn't really explain their program to us or give us any information. They gave a very brief 1 minute lesson and then we were off. The 25 minute ride they didnt tell us much about the island or the trail so I felt that was a missed opportunity to make this a more educational and memorable trip. It was very hot so wear sunscreen and a hat/sunglasses. I wore long biker shorts as did my daughter and we were fine but I would have been uncomfortable in regular shorts. The trail is dusty and bumpy..you are not walking on the beach so be prepared to be sore afterwards!

This was my favorite activity we did on our trip. Everyone was so nice and helpful. The horses were all well trained and very friendly. The views were incredible! They even took pictures of my boyfriend and I on the horses with the beach in the background, tons of pictures and poses. Whole experience was amazing, 100/10 recommend

My daughter and my niece went on this excursion on their own, as they are both experienced riders. They said the ride was very scenic and the horses were very sweet and easy to ride. They went out along the cactus desert area and then took photos along the beach. Would recommend for beginner riders as well!