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Day 1 - Saturday - Arrival in Mexico
Meeting at Leon airport at the arrival of our flight. Transfer from the airport to Hacienda San Raphael where we will meet our guide, the horses and the other riders. During the afternoon short ride of 2 hours to get use the horse. In the evening Special welcome dinner and night at the hacienda.

Day 2 - Sunday
Today we will participate in making our own mexican style breakfast and learn to make tortillas (tortilla is a flat corn bread stuffed with differents ingredients. It is the basis of mexican cuisine). we will saddle up and leave the hacienda for you first day in the area. We will ride through the rugged foothills with spectacular views, las sierras forest, El Maguey pass and Los Ranchos. Lunch at the hacienda's restaurant and free afternoon for montain bike, hiking, fishing.... or just relax.
Dinner and night at the hacienda. (4 hrs ride)

Day 3 - Monday
After breakfast at the Hacienda, Jorge Serrano, our guide, will pick us up and drive us to Hacienda El Ahito, a working cattle ranch, where some horses will be awaiting for us. Today we will experience the local cowboys life style and participate in working activities as cattle driving, inspection of the pastures and at the cows etc... We will ride to El Potrero Las Canadas where we will help local cowboys to count and check the Cimental cattle. Later we will ride El Robozo Ranch where we can admire Mr. De Alba's horse tack museum and have a tequila. Lunch at the ranch with Mr De Alba and local Charros.
In the evening we will drive back to Hacienda San Rafael for dinner and night.
(6-7 hours ride)

Day 4 - Tuesday
Today we will participate again in making our own mexican style breakfast by learning to make Chilaquiles (a tortilla chips stuffed with tomato sauce, cheese and cream). After this hearty breakfast we will saddle up our horses to help the charros to count and check the Charlolaise cattle. Lunch at the hacienda and in the afternoon ride to the Portrero of las grullas where we will find the appaloosa mares. We will be back at the Hacienda in the end of the afternoon for a roping demonstration.
Dinner and night at the Hacienda. (5 hrs ride)

Day 5 - Wednesday
After breakfast, drive to Hacienda Sepulveda where we will saddle our horses and go for a ride towards Hacienda La Labor. Jesus Vega, the owner of the ranch will offer us a special lunch afterwhat we will visit the hacienda, his saddle collection and enjoy the unique way of mecixan roping with Jesus Chargas. In the afternoon we will go for a ride with Mr Vega on the land of the hacienda before heading back to Hacienda Sepulveda.
Dinner and night at the Hacienda.(5 hours ride)

Day 6 - Thursday
After breakfast we will saddle up our horses and leave for a new Hacienda. On the road we will cross a local vilage and after a spectacular canyon we wil arrive to the hacienda. Exhibition of quarter miles register horses. Lunch with the Alcazar Family, the owners of the ranch. Then after lunch we will find our way back to hacienda Sepulveada.
Dinner and night at the Hacienda. (5 hours ride)

Day 7 - Friday
After breakfast we will ride to El Monte ranch throught the 1000 acres of the ranch. We will ride along river beds, through pastures and corn feilds on well maintained trails. This ranch has many Mezquites in different areas and we will experience going throught forest of Mezquites. Lunch at the Hacienda restaurant. Then after lunch we will go back to Hacienda Sepulveda and enjoy a free after noon for montain bike, hiking, fishing.... or just relax.
Dinner and night at the hacienda. (3-4 hrs ride)

Day 8 - Saturday
A special breakfast will be served in the restaurant. In the mornig, ride to La Angostura where we will pass big rock formation. The ride will offer us a noce view of the local landscape. Lunch in Hacienda San Cayetano with the Alcazar Family. Then in the afternoon we will return to Hacienda Sepulveda and get ready to visit the city. Tour of the colonial town of Lagos de Moreno to visit its beautiful plazas and historical buildings. Walk in the histiric center. We will have the opportunity to visit the antique store Montecristo and Shop at the equestrian charro store "El Malecon".
Special farwell Dinner and night at the Hacienda. (5 hours ride)

Day 9 - Sunday
Breakfast at the Hacienda. Transfer to the airport according to your departure time.

After your horse riding trail in the state of Jalisco, we suggest to you two extensions:

• Mexico City tour, to discover this very wealth and interesting town
• A stay all inclusive in a seaside resort located in the Yucatan, in the Playa del Carmen region, near from the famous sightseeing of Chichen Itza and Tulum.

MEXICO CITY

Day 9 : Mexico City
Welcome at the airport and transfert to the hotel.
Dinner and night at the hotel.

Day 10 : Mexico City After the American breakfast, you will visit the Constitution’s Place, using to by called "Zocalo". Then, you will discover the cathedral, built in 1537; and the National Palace, built in 1529, in the location of the old Moctezuma’s palace.
Continuation to the Xochimilco’s flowing garden and boat stroll, in the middle of this numerous islands, separated by several canals.
Return in the heard of Mexico City, for the Anthropological National Museum visit (close on Monday), one of the most beautiful museum of the world: 400.000 m² of pre-Columbian civilizations history and culture!
Dinner and night at the hotel.

Day 11 : Mexico City - Queretaro - Mexico City
American breakfast and departure to Teotihuacan. Stop at the Three Culture Place, create on the old principal Place of Tlatelolco city, and visit of a obsidian cutting shop. Tasting of Pulque and Tequila: local drinks. Lunch time and then visit of the Teotihuacan sightseeing: “Place where gods were born”! this sight is one of the most important of the classical time (from IIIe to IXe century). It marked the beginning of the new town-planning’s kind.
Return to Mexico City for the visit of Notre Dame de Guadalupe’s basilica, symbol of the Indian’s Christianization and Independence War (1810-1821).
Dinner and night at the hotel.

Day 12 : Mexico City
American breakfast and transfer to the Mexico City airport.


STAY IN PLAYA DEL CARMEN

Day 9 : Cancun - Playa Del Carmen
Flight to Cancun. Arrival at the Cancun’s International Airport, you will be welcome by our local correspondent and transferee at your 4* hotel (above 1h00). Installation in your room, in the end of afternoon.
Dinner and night at the hotel.

Days 10 and 11 : Playa Del Carmen
Stay at leisure in all inclusive at Playa del Carmen: leisure on the beach, nautical activities or discovery of the famous sightseeing : Chichen Itza and Tulum…

Day 12 : Playa Del Carmen - Cancun
After the breakfast, transfer to the Cancun’s International Airport. Return flight.

Day 13 : Europe
Arrival in Europ during the morning.

Consult rates.

Horses
The horses are quater horses, arabians, pure blod and mexican criollos.

Tack
The tack is Western or Mexican Charro.

Required riding level
We ride from 2 to 6 hours each day, often on hilly ground or at a sustained pace, with numerous gallops. So it is necessary to have a certain endurance on horseback and to be able to manage his horse at all paces.
Accompagned children are allowed if minimum 14 years old.
Maximum weight for riders : 125 kg

Accommodation
Accommodations for the Ten hacienda Ride are in two different haciendas from the 17th and 18th century, there are colonial houses built around a patio.
They reflects the Mexican architecture with individual rooms and private bathrooms all decorated with Mexican taste.

Food
To the Haciendas, you will eat typical Mexican and gourmet cuisine recepies from the grandmother. All the haciendas offer a specail dish, with the specail homemade flavour... Meals feature original Mexico recipes passed down through generations. Very affordable for foreigners. Enjoy a breakfast in the garden or a candlelight dinner with private serenade... Delicious hot meals will be served everyday for lunch.

Spanish - English - French with translator.

Leon Guanajuato international airport (BJX) (50min transfer).
Possibility to arrive also at Guadalajara airport (GDL) with extra cost (1h30 transfer)

Mexico has a semi arid climate which is tempered by altitude in the region where the trail ride takes place (nights are cold from november to March, with average 3°C (never below 0°C)), but days are perfect for horse riding. Rooms are made in order riders feel very well.

From June to August, it's the rainy season, but as we are riding in a semi arid area, there isn't to much rain. Usually it rains at night or around 6pm, so horse riding is perfectly possible.