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Quepos: Horseback Riding & Waterfall Ranch Tour with Lunch

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Duration5h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN · ES

PickupAt your hotel

Ride Through Three Generations of Costa Rican Ranch Land

You ride through working ranch land for a few hours, hike into the jungle to see wildlife and a centuries-old tree, visit a waterfall, get a massage, and eat lunch with a view. Hotel pickup and all entry fees are included, so you show up and the logistics are already handled.

Step-by-step itinerary

Ride through ranch fields
Explore cattle, creeks, and birds
Take short jungle hike
Learn about wildlife and plants
See legendary 400-year-old tree
Visit one of nine waterfalls
Enjoy traditional Costa Rican massage
Have Costa Rican lunch with views

The Experience

You mount up at Rancho Típico Don Juan, a working cattle ranch that's been in the same family for over 85 years. Juan and his son Randall lead the ride through open fields where you'll see cattle grazing, creeks running, and birds moving through the canopy. The pace is steady — nothing rushed — and the horses know the trails. After an hour or so on horseback, you leave the animals and walk into the jungle on foot, where the real detail work starts.

Randall points out poisonous frogs, shows you plants you'd never notice alone, and stops at a tree that's been standing for over 400 years. It's the kind of thing that sounds like a line until you're actually standing next to it. The jungle hike is short enough that you're not exhausted, but long enough that you feel like you've actually been in there. Then you reach one of nine waterfalls on the property — the water is cold and clear, and there's time to sit with it before heading back.

At the house, a traditional Costa Rican massage happens (it's part of the package, not an upsell), and then lunch arrives: a casado — rice, beans, salad, plantains, and protein — eaten on a porch with jungle views. The whole day runs about five or six hours from pickup to drop-off. Groups stay small, usually under a dozen people, which means Juan and Randall actually talk to you instead of shouting instructions.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle, horseback riding through the ranch, a guided jungle hike with wildlife and plant education, access to one of the property's nine waterfalls, a traditional Costa Rican massage, a full lunch (casado) with jungle views, drinking water, towels, and photos from the guide.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availableNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Rancho Tipico Don Juan

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to ride and explore without arranging transport or figuring out which waterfall to visit — the fixed itinerary and family guides handle the planning, and the small group size means you actually get to talk to people who've lived on this land for decades.