Baja Desert Horseback Riding Tour

Great shore excursion while in port! Beautiful scenery while in route in a nice comfortable van that meet us right at the pier. The National park where you ride on the beach is stunning!! Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. I was able to ride in the van to the beach to get pictures of my husband and son while they rode. The stop at the home of the village matriarch was lovely! We made flour tortillas from premade dough and they cooked them over a beach wood fire and we then enjoyed them with goat cheese and beans, delicious!!!!!

About half of the animals were horses, the others were mules. Not really a problem for trail riding but not all horseback. The trail along the bay was very scenic. The end of the tour was a demonstration on how to make handmade tortillas. Sounds not interesting however the family that opened their house for this were amazing as were the tortillas, beans, and goat cheese, all homemade.

You don't have to be an experienced rider. The horses are well suited toand accustomed to the routine. The trail takes you to the Cortez sea. You ride along the water and ehjoy the scenery of a large large rock that's considered an island. It apparently over thousands of years rose up from the depths below. We then continued on to where the ride started. We then met a elderly woman who gave us all a lesson on how to prepare tortillas the ancient way. She had a make shift grill with a wood fire going. We formed them and cooked them, then added goat cheese and beans with a beverage of choice. All together about 3 to 3 and a half hours. I recommend it .

We did this tour on February 28, 2025, and we were a group of 5. We were picked up right on time by our guide “Lino” in a very new and comfortable ride. Lino spoke very good English which was great when telling us about Loreto. We had a short drive to the riding stables from downtown Loreto. Along the drive, Lino was very informative and told us about the areas along the way. When we arrived we were greeted by the hands of the trail riding company. We were all informed on what to expect, we have all ridden before so the orientation went quickly. The horses and mules were well looked after. Lino accompanied us all the way and the ride was amazing. We went through the desert and arrived on the beach. We were on the beach for the majority of the ride. The tour included non alcoholic drinks and some snack bars. The horse ride back we headed back through a small town greeted by many children waving to us. The tour was amazing and would definitely recommend it and ask for Lino if you want a great tour guide.

Great trip, fantastic knowledgeable driver who was also our guide on the horseback trip. Highly recommended. Horses appeared well looked after.

It was such fun and our guide was very knowledgeable about history around the protected islands. Was not too much for inexperienced riders

This was such a memorable experience must try. The guide was so nice and knowledgeable gave us facts about the surrounding area, we laughed a lot. The ride up the coast was absolutely beautiful.

Juan and Joselito started by picking us up directly from our resort. They pointed out dolphins as we went by and described other scenery. When we arrived at Juan’s family ranch, the kids got to explore and see queso fresco cheese making and the family’s outdoor kitchen and meet the baby goats and pigs recently born while the ranchers got the horses ready. The horses were gentle and well cared-for. We rode up the arroyo through beautiful countryside for about 40 minutes and then turned around, with Joselito following aways behind in the van in case we needed something from our bags or a rest (couldn’t see or hear him but knew he was there). When we returned, we were offered water or gatorade and the kids got to visit the animals again. We then had another scenic ride back to the resort. It was one of the best parts of our trip so far! Highly recommend. There were three of us—myself and my two sons, ages 10 and 12. My younger son rides every week but my older son has almost no experience and both were thrilled with the experience.

Edit: We have still not heard back in writing but have been assured that a refund will be issued. We were happy to be able to book online the night before the tour. However, the next day we waited at the pickup spot and were told by the van driver from the company that no tour would be possible that day. We waited while he called the office and were told no tour had been organized for us as we had booked after their closing time. Viator had issued us tickets for that day. We explained that we understood and had some flexibility and could they please get back to us via email. We have emailed to organize an alternate date/tour or refund and have not yet had any contact at all from Wild Loreto.

Chino was the best! Highly recommend this excursion! Chino was an excellent guide. The riding was very relaxing!