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Traveling-DCMom
This is one of the best days I can remember. Not knowing how to ride horses wasn't an obstacle for us thanks to the excellent guidance of our tour guide at El Ranch Barrio Dorcas. The horses were lovely and easy to ride, the sites were magnificent and I can't recommend this experience highly enough. The beautiful sites of Roatan are better on horseback! Try this!!!!
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343CF
This was a great day for us. There were 6 of us in total (which included our 3 year old and 5 year old daughters). The girls loved the horseback riding.We were presented with great information right from the start of the excursion. Excellent directions on where to meet the transportation and what we should expect during our day. Couldn't really expect too much more from the horseback riding. The ride went through the beach town and along the beach. It was nice to see the locals and how they prepare for a day of visitors.The taxi promptly met us at the stable to bring us to West Bay. The beach was very nice. Was well kept and clean. One thing I found very annoying with the beach was the constant barrage of vendors pedaling their wares. They all seemed to be working together. I am not sure why when you tell one of them that you didn't want to buy cigars (as an example since I don't smoke) that every one has to have their turn to try and get you to buy some. If I don't want them from one person I am not going to buy from another.As it was time to return to our cruise ship the taxi driver left with plenty of time. He made a point to stop at a scenic point high in the hills for photo taking. Where he stopped we had a great view of our cruise ship. Great idea to stop.I would recommend this excursion to people.
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colbuck
We booked the ride and swim at West Bay in advance and all went smoothly. The information emailed beforehand were perfect and we found the taxi waiting for us outside the port without any problem. The 20 minutes drive is very scenic and easy. The horses were very tame. The first part of the ride is on the road where cars drive but there is little traffic so it is not scary. You reach West End beach and ride along the beach which is great. Afterwards, you take a little alley and in next to no time you are riding under the mangrove trees! After the ride the taxi was waiting for us and took us to West Bay. I am sure it is a nice beach but it was overcrowded with tourists (there were several cruise ships in port that day) and vendors so we totally disliked it. We are already planning a longer holiday in Roatan and we will surely ride again with Barrio Dorcas.
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jcadeeb
We booked a horseback ride for our stop in Roatan while on a cruise. Our tour guide was Roosmarie. The ride itself took us through neighborhoods, down through the little town and along the shore. It was a very beautiful ride. Roosmarie was a good guide- pointing out different animals, plants, etc. I wish there would have been a little bit more about the background of the city, fun facts about the culture, etc. The ride itself was much longer than I was aniticipating. I think this was, in part, because several of the roads were closed. However, it left us less time to explore on our own after the tour was over. There were plenty of picuture opportunities and I would recommend this to others who don't have any riding experience as my husband and I didn't really have any prior experience. It is a neat way to see the town.
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loramarie1025
We booked this horseback ride and was so exicted because 5 years ago, on our first dating anniversary we did horseback riding in the US, and this was our 1st wedding anniversay!I had emailed Roosmarie and got the reservation all set up thru her, she was so helpful and explained everything perfectly.We arrived via Carnival Cruise into Mahoganey Bay, which is just beautiful by the way. We met our driver, her name was Theris, she was extremely nice, and she had her little boy named Enry with her, and he was just the sweetest lil guy!!! She drove us to the ranch, which then we met with our guide, Shirkie, he was so knowledgeable and very nice! the horses we were on were BEAUTIFUL.We started off walking thru this jungle type swamp? Im not sure exactly what it would be called, but there were all these holes in the mud with crabs in them...it was pretty cool to see! Then we took a stroll thru the town, and down by the beach. I have to tell you that people in that town were extremeply nice, everyone was waving as we trotted along. Along the way Shirkie told us all about the town, how his family owns land, and showed us where he grew up. After the ride, we were driven to the beach, which was crystal clear water and white soft sand. it was very nice! We stayed there for about an hour and then drove back to the port to do some shopping. It was a lovely experience and I highly recommened this excurson to anyone!Only downfall was I didnt get the chance to meet Roosmarie!! :( But maybe next time, becuase we will definetly be back!
