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Horseback Ride to Xunantunich Maya Ruins: A Rainforest Adventure with Wildlife Viewing in Belize

4.7

28 Ratings

San Ignacio

Embark on a thrilling horseback ride through the Belize rainforest to the Xunantunich Maya Ruins. Discover wildlife, explore the ruins, and immerse yourself in the beauty of the Mopan River.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

San Ignacio - Our most popular tour activity is a pleasant half day horseback ride to Xunantunich.

The tour begins at the stables, a family-owned horseback riding establishment where over 45 horses call home. Your transportation to the stables from San Ignacio is included.

Xunantunich - When you arrive, meet your local Belizean guide for the day and then mount your horses to depart!

The ride to Xunantunich includes a well maintained trail through a large private farm and along the banks of the Mopan River in the village of San Jose Succotz. You will cross the river on an ancient hand-operated ferry, and then ride your horse up to Xunantunich. When you arrive, prepare to dismount and let your horse rest while you can spend as much time as you desire exploring Xunantunich by foot. Afterwards, we will ride to the nearby Benny’s Kitchen for a delicious lunch of traditional Belizean dishes before returning to Hanna Stables.

Tour duration: 4-6 hours, depending on speed and desire to explore.

No previous horseback riding experience is required; riding helmets are supplied. Weight limit: 250 lbs (113.4 kg) per person.

Capacity: We can take single riders, couples, or groups of up to 15 people. There is no minimum amount of people needed to book.

What's Included

National park fees included
All local taxes covered
Convenient round-trip transfers from San Ignacio town to stables

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

Enjoy a relaxing half-day journey through the lush rainforest of Belize, along the Mopan River, and through a privately-owned organic farm, leading up to the Xunantunich Archaeological site. This is an excellent method to explore the ancient Maya ruins while delighting in the sight of diverse wildlife along the riverbanks and in the dense forest. The charming little town of San Jose Succotz is also part of this journey.

Children must be accompanied by an adult and must be 3 years and older
All passenger heights and weights MUST be advised at time of booking
Weight limit: 250 lbs (113.4 kg) per person
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

Location

Mayawalk Tours

Burns Avenue

Tours depart from our main office in Downtown San Ignacio Directions: MayaWalk Tours Main Office located between Tandoor Restaurant and Belize Bank Return point: Returns to original departure point

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Kristen_t

Mar 29, 2024

horseback ride to the ruins - Beautiful trail ride through the countryside and along the river. Then, we could spend time at the ruins exploring. The guide was amazing and knowledgeable for the horse and explaining about the ruins. The horses were lovely and behaved. It was an adventure!

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Tracey_d

Jan 14, 2024

Wonderful and educational experience - The staff was so friendly and accommodating. We had a couple hiccups with scheduling and they went above and beyond helping. It was definitely an enjoyable and memorable experience!

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Donnamb5995xe

Dec 17, 2023

recommend tour if you love horses - ms. karla was an excellent tour guide. very informative about the area and its history. she give you a quiet time during the ride as well to enjoy the peace and tranquility of the area. highly recommend

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Meldau52

Dec 7, 2023

Totally worth it! 😁 - Our guide, Ellio, was extremely knowledgeable. The horseback ride included a lot of info about the surroundings, including types of birds and trees/plants. When we arrived to the Mayan Ruins, Xunantunich, Ellio knew a lot about the Mayan history. We loved so much we want to learn more about it. Great experience!❤️

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Sandra_f

Sep 2, 2023

Fantastic Adventure! - Our Tour guide Elio was Amazing, funny, very knowledgeable and personable. Would definitely recommend him for a great travel experience and he made out trip very memorable!

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Darryl_m

Jun 10, 2023

Horseback Ride to Xunantunich Maya Ruins - Elio was an awesome guide on our horseback tour to Xunantunich Maya Ruins. Along the way, to and from the ruins, he pointed out many plants and trees that the Mayans used for medicine and in rituals. Elio knows quite a bit about the Mayan culture. It was very interesting getting this perspective of the Mayans along with the actual structures that they built. How they did that is Amazing. Elio also pointed out some animals native the the area as we rode through the forest. Iguanas, Howler Monkeys. Toucans @nd manny others were right along the horse trail. My wife rode Noah and I rode Ketura. These were very nice horses to ride. All in all it was a fantastic day of horseback riding and a tour of the Xunantunich Ruins. We would surely do it again and have told our friends about it. Thank you so much!!!!

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I1952rerachelm

May 23, 2023

Highly recommend! - We loved Maya Walk Tours! Horseback Riding to Xunantunich - The tour guides were very kind and knowledgeable. From giving us tips on how best to ride to sharing all kinds of info about the site. Just fabulous and so interesting! Cave Tubing - this was the perfect amount of adventure for us! Beautiful dip in crystal clear water, relaxing float down the stream, and a small bit of rock climbing and hiking in the middle. We went on a Monday which the tour guide said is their slower days since cruse ships come in Tuesdays-Thursday. So we almost had the cave to ourselves and it was fabulous! The tour guide was vary knowledgeable about birds, vegetation, and facts so we had a great time learning as well

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Conniep387

May 31, 2022

History brought to life - We took our tour with Albert and he was AMAZING! He had so much history to share, it really made being in the ruins come alive. I highly recommend going with a tour guide. There are things be taught us about what we were looking at that I never would have guessed. Well worth it!!

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2018mif

Feb 24, 2023

The ruins are amazing - Karla is super knowledgeable and an excellent guide. Very attentive and took great care of our group. Would highly recommend her. The ruins are amazing and totally worth visiting. The horseback ride was ok but is targeted for a less experienced rider. The horse handlers did a great job and our horses were in good shape. Saw lots of iguanas along the ride and the view of the river was nice.

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Karen_f

Jan 4, 2023

Ripped off by viator - The subcontracted company that provided the horse riding were excellent. But the advertised lunch that was supposed to be included in the price wasn’t. Maya tours told us that they do not offer this service and that Viator was responsible for the false advertising.

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