Leuke paardrijtocht in Mismaloya

The tour was very fun, but I had thought we'd be getting a guided tour with someone talking about the history/ecology of the area. Instead they just guided the horses to where we were going, and they'd answer questions, but other than that, didn't talk much. They were very friendly though. I got to ride a mule named Shakira who was gentle, but she didn't seem to want to listen to my prompting a lot of the time. She was like "I know what I'm doing" ???? The tour goes to a restaurant/natural pool area where part of the movie Predator was filmed, and you get about an hour to eat or swim (the water is freezing because it comes from a mountain spring). It was fun to snorkel a little and then warm up in the sun in the hammocks, but make sure you bring bug spray because I got a ton of bug bites on my legs! There are a few spots on the tour that were a little scary, and especially would be if you've never ridden a horse before - where you're going down a narrow pathway between rocks or crossing a stream, and the guides don't warn you ahead of time. It still felt fairly safe overall, but I was a bit nervous on those parts.

The tour guides were awesome - experienced and friendly. The location was easy to find > parked on the street outside of Hotel Barcelo, walked across the bridge and made a left. You can see the horses immediately. Dona Carmen came out and greeted me and we got going. I ended up riding this large beast named Hercules. We crossed a few sections with water and some rocky terrain. The horses were obedient and gentle. We ended up at El Eden and enjoyed the waterfall and some food at the local restaurant. It was a lot of fun - but I would do things differently next time. The one low I had is that I wasn't able to spend more time at El Eden - I wish we could have enjoyed the shade of the trees and the natural spring a few hours longer. I was told by the proprietor that they book One Way Tours> which is what I will do the next time I'm up there. Ride up on a horse and have a taxi bring me back down. I can make the trip as long as I want.

Wowww!!! What a great place for a great horse riding experience!! The horses are great and well taken care of. I am an experienced rider so my guide Emmanuel gave me full freedom to ride my way where we cantered and galloped too. The natural beauty is so serene and wonderful… Thank you Emmanuel for a great experience!!