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Aruba Horseback Ride: Countryside & Urirama Cove with Pickup

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Free cancellationExcellent quality

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 6

LanguagesEN · NL +1

PickupAt your hotel

Horseback through aruba’s cunucu to urirama cove with local guide

You’ll ride through Aruba’s wild cunucu on horseback with a local guide, spotting iguanas and donkeys along sandy trails before reaching secluded Urirama Cove on the northeast coast. Includes round-trip pickup from your hotel or cruise port, use of helmet, all taxes, plus time to relax at the country bar after your ride.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Pickup from hotel or cruise port
Arrive at ranch and complete waivers
Receive horse riding instructions
Begin guided horseback ride
Ride through Aruban countryside
Observe local flora and fauna
Reach secluded Urirama Cove beach
Take photos of coastline views
Return horseback ride to ranch
Enjoy cold drinks at country bar

The Experience

First thing I noticed was how dry the air felt out at the ranch, just five minutes from my hotel but somehow way quieter—no cars, just the wind and a couple of parakeets making a racket in the trees. Our guide, Luis, had this easy way about him; he handed me a helmet and asked if I’d ever ridden before (I hadn’t). He matched me with a horse called Luna who seemed almost as skeptical as I was. There was this moment—me trying to swing my leg over without looking like an idiot—where Luis just grinned and said, “Don’t worry, she’s patient.” He wasn’t wrong.

The trail into Aruba’s countryside—the “cunucu,” Luis called it—was sandy and full of little surprises. Iguanas darted off when we got close, and once or twice we saw wild donkeys in the brush. The sun was already high but not brutal yet; there was this salty tang in the breeze that reminded me we weren’t far from the sea. We moved slow enough for everyone to keep up (no galloping allowed, which honestly suited me), and Luis kept pointing out plants I’d never have noticed otherwise. At one point he picked a leaf and let us smell it—kind of sharp and citrusy—and told us his grandmother used it for tea.

Getting to Urirama Cove felt like stumbling onto something secret. It’s not really a beach you’d swim at—more rocky than sandy—but you could hear waves thumping against the shore and see where driftwood piled up from storms. We stopped long enough to take photos (my horse kept trying to eat sea grass), then just sat for a bit listening to nothing except wind and water. I didn’t expect to feel so calm out there. On the way back, someone tried to say “boca” like Luis did—he laughed so hard he nearly dropped his hat.

Back at the ranch there was this tiny bar where they served cold drinks—I grabbed something fizzy and sat under an old fan that creaked every time it turned. If you go early they’ve got coffee too, but honestly after that ride anything cold tastes perfect. I still think about how quiet it felt out there compared to Palm Beach; maybe that’s what I liked most.

What’s included

Your day includes round-trip hotel or cruise port pickup and drop-off in Aruba, use of a safety helmet during your guided horseback ride through local countryside trails to Urirama Cove, all local taxes covered by your booking, plus time afterward at the ranch's small country bar where drinks are available for purchase before heading back.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

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