This Oaxaca riding adventure has it all: sweeping vistas, exotic flora, UNESCO world heritage site, fantastic trails, fascinating Oaxacan culture, delicious cooking and deluxe lodging. Experience from the saddle the authentic Oaxaca by riding through its forested foothills, fertile countryside and charming villages.
The ranch is only 30 minutes from the airport yet you'll feel you’ve gone back in time . Plow oxen and horse-drawn carts, tortillas cooked on a wood fire and hand-woven rugs are just a sample of the experiences you'll have on this unmatched adventure ride on prize-winning endurance horses. t
Includes:
Riding: Over 25 hours of riding. 
Pace can be adjusted from relaxed touring to spirited gallops.
Guides: The ranch owners, fluent in English & Spanish, personally guide.
Lodging: 5 nights accommodation at Rancho Pitaya & 1 night in comfortable ecotourism cabins. $300 single occupancy supplement.
Food: All meals and drinks.
Transfers: Arrival & departure from the ranch to airport or city hotel.
Horses: Arabian, Criollo & Mexican Cavalry horses
Tack: Mostly comfortable endurance saddles and some English
Weight Limit: 220 lbs./ 100 kilos. $200 surcharge for riders up to 250 lbs./113 kilos
Not included: Massages, taxis for additional excursions and delayed flight arrival.
Notes:Feel free to inquire about alternative dates that suit your travel time.This itinerary is based on a medium paced ride moving at walk, extended posting trot and canters. Riders requesting a slower paced ride are welcome but with reduced distances covered the itinerary may be modified.

This ride makes a sweeping loop far out into the hidden worlds of the valley. From the ranch we ride past pecan orchards, fields of flowers and a complex system of irrigation canals that make this area the valley’s most productive farmland. Neat garlic and onion fields line tranquil back roads that lead to the quiet native village of Tlacochahuaya. Dismount your horse to visit its famous 16th century Dominican church. Recently-evangelized Indians painted the delightful walls and ceiling, and the cheerful style reflects their naturalistic approach to religion.
Have a snack and cold drink before mounting up for the second half of the journey that explores ancient trails that wind past hills richly forested with old-growth candelabra and nopal cacti. Ride across 19thcentury stone bridges that connect ancient cart trails in a hidden wetland, home to great blue herons and Cara-cara falcons. Trails lined with wild cane lead to the village of Santa Cruz Papalutla where artisans work the split cane into sturdy baskets. The flat smooth footing is idea for trots or canters as the ride curves north.
Turning into the ranch ice cold beer & limeade are waiting at the stables. Time to relax before sunset cocktails. Option to join an informal cooking class and learn how to make a traditional mole, the main course for this night’s dinner.

Suitable for ages 10 yrs. and up. Families welcome. Groups limited to 6 riders.

Lodging: 5 nights accommodation at Rancho Pitaya & 1 night in comfortable ecotourism cabins. $300 single occupancy supplement.
All food and drinks included.

No pets, no smoking in rooms. No gender restrictions.

Riding: Over 25 hours of riding. 
Pace can be adjusted from relaxed touring to spirited gallops.
Guides: The ranch owners, fluent in English & Spanish, personally guide.
Transfers: Arrival & departure from the ranch to airport or city hotel.
Horses: Arabian, Criollo & Mexican Cavalry horses
Tack: Mostly comfortable endurance saddles and some English
Weight Limit: 220 lbs./ 100 kilos. $200 surcharge for riders up to 250 lbs./113 kilos
Not included: Massages, taxis for additional excursions and delayed flight arrival.
Notes:Feel free to inquire about alternative dates that suit your travel time.This itinerary is based on a medium paced ride moving at walk, extended posting trot and canters. Riders requesting a slower paced ride are welcome but with reduced distances covered the itinerary may be modified.

DISCOUNT: Returning riders pay $100 less