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There are opportunities to go horseback riding almost everywhere in Costa Rica, and climbing onto the back of a horse can be a wonderful way to spice up your vacation and see the sites from a different prespective. It’s an amazing way to familiarize yourself with the surrounding area, and many would say it’s the easiest way to get around, considering the road conditions in many of the important areas.
The selection of horseback excursions ranges from morning trail rides in the mountains above San José, which get you back to your hotel in time for lunch, to all-day expeditions through the rainforest that will leave you walking kind of funny and anxious to jump into one of the many hot springs for a well-earned soak. A horseback ride is often combined with other popular tours, used as an alternative mode of transportation to get you to the start of a canopy tour or a white water rafting experience. Imagine riding through a misty rainforest before gearing up for a river rafting adventure, or perhaps crossing creeks and streams before soaking away the afternoon in geothermal hot springs. Horseback rides can take you to one place or ten, all the while making the journey one of the most memorable parts of the adventure. Experience is not necessary at all as the horses are docile, used to riders and certainly familiar with the terrain. Although tours can be tailored for more experienced riders as well. Horseback tours are also excellent opportunities for bird watching and getting close to wildlife, and the people who lead them often have eagle eyes peeled for interesting critters.
Though most people might not associate it with a tropical country, Costa Rica has a real cowboy culture. The tradition is primarily based in the province of Guanacaste, one of the first parts of the country to be settled by the Spanish, where vast cattle ranches cover rolling hills and forest-draped volcanoes tower above it all. Nevertheless, mountain resorts and nature lodges located all over the country offer horseback excursions, which can head through pastures, tropical forests, or down beaches, and often stopping at waterfalls and swimming holes.
Costa Rica is an excellent destination for adventure travel and one of the best ways to see the most fascinating parts of the country is on horseback. Visitors have the double advantage of getting to remote places and enjoying one of the world's great sports. Although horseback riding is possible throughout most of the country, some of the better-known locations include Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, Arenal and Rincón de La Vieja.
