My husband and I booked the Sunset Dinner ride which includes a ride and cowboy dinner, with the $20 tip suggested it was about $220.
The location they start at is about a $30 Uber ride from the strip so we rented a car for the day. It was easy to find based on the email they sent with gps coordinates.
The sunset was pretty and the ride was basic. It was basically a a flat dirt loop, with a couple small ups and downs. If you are an inexperienced rider, this would probably be great for you. If you have experience and want something a little faster than 3 mph I might recommend another ride. On one of the declines one of the riders got a little spooked as the horse sped up a little. This was one of two times we had to stop and help the woman calm down and get comfortable again. We were never asked our riding experience in the registration process. The woman who had issues had no experience and was placed in the back.
The ride was a slow walk (my husband said he was bored). With 7 people on the ride there’s no way we would be able to hear the guide so we basically just talked amongst the riders in the back.
When we got back the guide said she radioed in for the meal we got with our package. There were two tables set up but when the other truck arrived we were handled a bag with to-go boxes. We asked if the guide would be sticking around while we had dinner and were told no, they pack up the horses and leave. So we walked back to our car and sat in the car with our ribs, macaroni salad, cornbread and cold slice of apple pie.
Minus the meal, that I could have lived without, I won't say this was a bad experience. However, I have been riding in Yellowstone, Montana, and several others places and for anyone with experience I wouldn't say this is the right tour. But for a family looking for a first experience it should be nice.
Réponse de l'hôte
Mar 2021
Hi:)
On our booking form we do ask for experience weight and age and if anyone has medical issues we need to be aware of before your tour. We also ask again before mounting you on your horse. The reason the woman was in the back was because she had not ridden before and was put on on of our slower gentle trail horses that are for children. The “kids” horses walk more in the back because they walk slow for the beginner to make it a good experience for them. In the state of Nevada it is against the law and insurance policy to go faster than a walk. This goes for every trail riding company in this state. If you wanted to ride without other clients we do have the private ride option that is presented when booking :) We pride ourselves on keeping our client tour numbers down for the rides to give our clients a better experience. All The other Las Vegas horseback riding tours would have had more like 15-20 riders in your group with you, we try to keep it at Max 7 riders (this is a small group) unless a larger group wants to ride together. Only if clients request their food to go do we give it to you “to go”. Otherwise we encourage you to sit at the dining tables and eat and enjoy the sunsetting and the stars as they come out. On the date you rode it was somewhat windy and your family opted to eat in your car because of it. That was also why it was hard for you to hear the guide tell you about the scenery etc on the ride. Sadly We can’t control Mother Nature when it gets windy in a desert :) glad you enjoyed the sunset views:) our desert scenery is different from Montana as we are in Nevada with different wildlife and scenery than Montana with trees but we have a very pretty ride full of different rock formations and variety of bushes scrubs trees etc and a inactive Volcano that you can’t see on other tours :)