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Rancho Notorious

Boroncana, Noord, Aruba
297 5860 508
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Ranked #6 of 20 attractions in Noord
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Type: Horseback Riding Stables
Activities: Horseback riding
Owner description: Experts since 1978 in horse management, classes, competitions and tours Explore the beauty of Aruba on an adventurous Horseback riding tour!Ride... more » Owner description: Experts since 1978 in horse management, classes, competitions and tours Explore the beauty of Aruba on an adventurous Horseback riding tour!Ride Horseback through Aruba's natural wonders and enjoy breathtaking sights on your way. At Rancho Notorious , we specialize in small personalized tours with friendly, attentive, multi-lingual CERTIFIED guides with your safety and enjoyment in mind. All skill levels welcome. Explore breathtaking sights and natural wonders such as California Lighthouse, Alto Vista Chapel, scenic countryside, Malmok Beach or gallop along the northeast coast through sand dunes. We have Helmets available, English and western tack. Morning, afternoon and sunset 1,2 and 3 hour tours.Something for evryone, wether your experienced or a novice rider. Children are more than welcome. We are Fully licensed and insured. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 11, 2013

Our guide Mariah provided us a wonderful experience. The fact that the scenery and countryside are unique made the ride extremely breathtaking. My family and I couldn't believe we were still in Aruba. Mariah gave us a very informative and interesting tour. The horses were calm and relaxed but still entertaining enough for our experienced riding family. Allowing us to... More

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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 9, 2013

Rancho Notorious was the last excursion on our trip. Mariah was an excellent guide. Very informative and friendly. The horses are all well trained. What a way to end my 40th Birthday weekend.!!!! Thanks for the memories..... Ms. Mia

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East Rutherford, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2013

If you like horseback riding I highly recommend Rancho Notorious!! We had a great ride and an amazing tour! This is a great and completely different way to tour the island. Mariah our guide was funny, friendly and informative! Our next trip we will be sure to take one of the longer rides.

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Coventry, Rhode Island
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 31, 2013

My boyfriend and I had a great 2 hour ride along the beach. Our guides were very informative, took some great pictures for us and made it a very enjoyable experience. Would do it again,,,especially with Dana and Mariah.

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 28, 2013

We held our Annual Couples Retreat in Aruba and selected Rancho Notorious for our private ride. We selected Tour #5 - Countryside Ride w/Alto Vista. This was a 2 hour ride which many members of our group felt was too long. The guides were friendly and made sure they provided as much information about each horse. With our group being... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

On 5/6/13 myself and a friend went for a horseback ride at Rancho Notorious. We chose tour #3 for 75.00 pp. It was described as 2 hr to the shoreline, along a beach and gallop in the sand dunes. The tour started at around 9:00 am walking thru a hot desert filled with cactus and thorn bushes. nothing to sight... More

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Gloucester, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2013

Horseback riding in Aruba is amazing. I had such a good time and the horses are mild and awesome. It was so neat to walk the horses right on the beach. We did a sunrise ride and we did a long ride to a beach to snorkel and then rode back to the ranch. It was a blast!!!

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Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013

Rancho Notorious is a nice ranch. It was fun and western looking with Roosters crowing and baby chicks skittering about. Stephen picked my group up from the Westin. 5 of us total from the 40's down to age 12. We opted for a 2 hour ride because I wanted to be able to gallop. Horses were chosen for us mostly... More

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Galien, Michigan
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2013

Enjoyed this outing very much, and finally got to see the Natural Pool, any other beauty on this backside of Aruba.

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2013

I went with my wife and two children. We have taken horse rides several times before in various locations so had some sense of what to expect. The horses appeared very thin and ragged. Several were jumpy -- the most skittish was being ridden by the tour guide, which made it hard for her to stop or assist the other... More

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RanchoNotorious, Manager at Rancho Notorious, responded to this review
March 27, 2013

Waldo, Sorry to hear hear your experience was not what was to be expected we do strive to give the guest the best experience as possible. Our top priority is the safety of guests then the care for our horses. They are very well maintained and the breed of horse is a paso fino which I am sure you are... More

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