My BF and I did the 2 hour morning trail ride. This is recommended as it gets VERY hot!

We were picked up by their van at 7:45 for the 30 minute drive to the ranch. During the ride our driver gave a lot of background on the sites we passed and information about the ranch.

Upon arriving, we were told to give our riding background to the wrangler. I ride 4 days a week back at home and have been for 17 years, my BF doesn't ride. They were great about matching up your experience to a suitable horse even though the ride was only a a walk. They definitely don't throw you on whomever.

The horses were in great condition and are tended too regularly.

The ride: The ride is entirely in the sun, no shade so wear light long sleeves or plenty of sunscreen. Helmets are optional otherwise bring your own visored hat. Bring water, they have a holder for it on the saddle. YOu can also wrap your camera strap around it too. The ride did not have a running commentary, you could ask questions and they were answered but there was no formalized running tour during the ride. The terrain was very rocky at times, but the horses handled it very well. You stay at a walk the entire time.

Lots of photo opp's and the trail guides would take them too.

We really enjoyed our 2 hour ride!

My wife and I went on the late afternoon trail ride and cookout with singing cowboys. I had expected that on the trail that there would be some educational component. But the two guys who came with us were nice enough, polite and helpful if we had a question, but didn't volunteer any information about the local flora and fauna. In fact one of the two barely spoke at all. We rode single file for an hour, never stopping for to see anything. The scenery was beautiful and I would have like to stop and take some closeup pictures of some of the cactus that I had not seen before. I had expected the cookout would be on the trial hike or that we would be heading to somewhere on the trail were we would eat at a campfire cowboy style. But no, we headed in a one hour loop back to the place where we started and then took a van to a near by structure where we sat under a roof and someone cooked steaks on a brick grill. The food was great but the feeling was like a Sunday picnic back home. There was an older gentleman who sang great cowboy songs and seemed genuinely interested in connecting with the group. He was fun and it would have been better if the ranch has sprung for a microphone for the poor guy and maybe a fiddle player. All in all, I felt that the M Diamond Ranch was an over-price under-fun and under-educational experience. They seem to think all they need to do is put the people on the horses and keep them safe for an hour of walking but they are missing out on developing their tour to be much more interesting and entertaining. I didn't know cowboys were so uncreative.

My two sons and I went for the 1 hour trail ride and had a wonderful experience. The entire staff was great. Horses are very mellow and great for kids of all ages.

Great sunset ride on horseback followed by a "Cowboy" cookout with the crew. This was really the highlight of our trip to Sedona and the staff could not have been friendlier. Our kids are not that experienced on horseback and they were given great horses to ride and shown the way. "Alvie" the singing cowboy is quite a treat....really a great evening. I would do it again.