I'm not a horse back rider, but this was a very cool experience. We "walked" to the beach and then let the horse run a little along the beach. A little scarry for a first timer but exhilirating. Our guide stopped, scaled a coconut tree and brought down a couple coconuts to drink. I'd strongly suggest doing this.

Horses are well cared for. Guide was great (Evaristo)..and very knowledgeable! Beach is pristine, and fantastic for riding. I'll do this again!!

the tour was really organize, quiet, horses are nice, the tour was just amazing and relaxing, our tour guy Evaristo was friendly.

We took the sunset ride through the ranch and saw momkeys and then out to the beach to watch the sunset. Simply spectacular! Returned to the ranch under the light of a full moon. It was all picture perfect.

The horses that we rode were not the most pretty or fancy, but they were happy and healthy. We rode 20 minutes on a trail to the beach, through pastures and a pond. Our horses happily went through the mud with no hesitation. We heard parrots and saw an iguana and some birds. As soon as we got to the... More

My wife and I enjoyed a fantastic horseback ride in the surf of Playa Hermosa as the sunset. Beach was empty enough that we could let our horses gallop. Hector was our tour guide and was very knowledgeable and low-key. We saw howler monkeys, toucans, and a parrot just en route to the beach. On the way back, our horses... More

Thank you Rancho La Merced for our amazing horseback tour! My family of 18 went on a tour with them and all of us loved it! We first rode through the jungle/rain forest then finished our tour riding on the beach. The horses were very well behaved. We had 2 young children riding and they had a blast! I have... More

The staff at Rancho La Merced are the best I have experienced with determining experience and skill level as they assign each guest a horse. My daughter-in-law, 8 year old granddaughter and I enjoyed a leisurely ride (along with two other guests and our guide) to the waterfalls. The swim in the waterfalls area was so refreshing and the scenery... More

We have booked this horse riding tour through Cabinas Los Laureles. We could choose between two tours, one along the sea, one into the mountains. We chose the beach tour which was very nice. The horses are in good shape and are well taken care of. Also helpful guides. Visited: November 2010