4 Day Ecological Horseback Riding Vacation in Chiapas, México

Facilities

Equitation

Samuel, Stephanie, and their two daughters, Zoë and Cheyenne, will welcome you to their family ranch. Sam is a professional horse trainer from Arizona, with over 40 years of practice. He raises and trains horses following natural horsemanship which will allow you to share with him a very unique experience.

Tune up and ride connected

This program is for intermediate and experienced riders. It allows you to refresh or tune up your riding skills, team up with your horse, build back up confidence, and top it off with an exciting trail ride in the mountains. It includes grooming, saddling, warm up with instructions, and a ride out. Allow four hours minimum at the ranch.

El Rancho Evergreen is hidden in a gorgeous valley in the highlands of Chiapas and surrounded by pine and oak forests. Sitting at the foot of a hill, the ranch opens up on to 100 acres of prairies, streams, and springs.

Distances

• San Cristóbal de las Casas - 45 minutes

During this holiday, you will be served home cooked meals, freshly made with local ingredients. El Rancho Evergreen offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and barbecues. Meals are served at the ranch kitchen and prepared the same day with fresh ranch or local products. Note that there are no stores around.

Birdwatching in silence

El Rancho Evergreen is located next to San Isidro Chichihuistan, a small Mayan Tzotzil village, sitting in a gorgeous highland valley at 7000 feet in elevation, surrounded by pine and oak forests inviting such species as the mountain trogon, pink-headed warbler, cinnamon bellied flower-piercer, blue-throated motmot, spot-crowned woodcreeper, scaled antpitta, band-backed wren, and many others.

Tour with a professional guide. Discover more than 53 different species in within the 100 acres of the ranch. Tour with a professional guide costs 600 MXN from one​ to four adults.​ It includes a pair of binoculars per person. ​Allow a day at the ranch. All bookings must be done 24 hours in advance.

Hiking

With the rent of lodging, the 100 acres are open for you to enjoy. If you want a longer hike or discover other scenery in the surrounding area, El Rancho Evergreen offers guided tours for 150 MXN per hour for groups from one​ to four.

Mountain bike

The rent for the day is 200 MXN. A guided tour is 200 MXN for the guide and 50 MXN for the bike for two hours. All bookings must be done 24 hours in advance.

• 3 days of horse riding sessions
• 3 nights accommodation
• Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Cleaning fee

• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 20 days before the arrival date.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.