Xunantunich, Horseback Riding, and Chocolate-Making Combo Tour from San Ignacio
Overview
This amazing once in a lifetime experience of 3 in one day is packed with fun and is suitable for those who prefer a sedate day.
Your tour will start 7:3am pickup, then farm horse riding (1.5 - 2 hrs) on award winning horses, followed by a vehicular tour to Xunantunich, an authentic Belizean lunch at a local restaurant and end by making your own chocolate experience like never before.
Let us know of any special dietary need before tour date.
Your Tour may consist of 2 - 6 persons
Your tour will start 7:3am pickup, then farm horse riding (1.5 - 2 hrs) on award winning horses, followed by a vehicular tour to Xunantunich, an authentic Belizean lunch at a local restaurant and end by making your own chocolate experience like never before.
Let us know of any special dietary need before tour date.
Your Tour may consist of 2 - 6 persons
Inclusions
- Purified water, entrance fee, riding helmet (where applicable)
- guide & lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in San Ignacio Town area
- Entry/Admission - St. Leonard's Tours
- Entry/Admission - Xunantunich
What to expect
Stop At: St. Leonard's Tours, Mile 76 George Price Highway San Lorenzo Farm, Cayo district, San Ignacio Belize
Our guide will meet you at your hotel/resort in San Ignacio town and drive to our St Leonard's Stable for your approx 2 hrs Farm riding trails: open savannah, jungle trails, riverside trail in our beautiful western countryside.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Xunantunich, Belize
After your Farm ride, our guide will drive you to the Majestic Xunantunich where you will explore this ancient maya site and climb the impressive El Castillo and enjoy a panoramic view of the countryside.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: San Ignacio, San Ignacio, Cayo
After an adventurous morning you get to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant: 1 main dish & 1 drink (fruit juices/water) Lunch will only tease your pallet and leave you ready for the bountiful chocolate experience.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: AJAW Chocolate & Crafts, Benque Viejo Rd, San Ignacio Belize
Immerse yourself in the aroma, taste and bountiful flavours of the chocolate experience with AJAW chocolate. Let our Kekchi mayan culture share with you the history, hard work and great tasting of fresh organic chocolate: from fresh fruit (depending on fruiting season) to present day taste of chocolate. The fruit of the gods will make a royal out of you!!
Duration: 45 minutes
Sample Menu
• Mayan Platter - 2 fried and 1 non fried local delight (pork meat) at a local restaurant followed by the chocolate experience
• the chocolate experience - sun dried &roasted cacao (nibs in your mouth), grounded cacao paste, 2 royal cacao ''hot/warm'' cacao drinks/hot cocoa, 'fresh' organic chocolate.
Our guide will meet you at your hotel/resort in San Ignacio town and drive to our St Leonard's Stable for your approx 2 hrs Farm riding trails: open savannah, jungle trails, riverside trail in our beautiful western countryside.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Xunantunich, Belize
After your Farm ride, our guide will drive you to the Majestic Xunantunich where you will explore this ancient maya site and climb the impressive El Castillo and enjoy a panoramic view of the countryside.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: San Ignacio, San Ignacio, Cayo
After an adventurous morning you get to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant: 1 main dish & 1 drink (fruit juices/water) Lunch will only tease your pallet and leave you ready for the bountiful chocolate experience.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: AJAW Chocolate & Crafts, Benque Viejo Rd, San Ignacio Belize
Immerse yourself in the aroma, taste and bountiful flavours of the chocolate experience with AJAW chocolate. Let our Kekchi mayan culture share with you the history, hard work and great tasting of fresh organic chocolate: from fresh fruit (depending on fruiting season) to present day taste of chocolate. The fruit of the gods will make a royal out of you!!
Duration: 45 minutes
Sample Menu
• Mayan Platter - 2 fried and 1 non fried local delight (pork meat) at a local restaurant followed by the chocolate experience
• the chocolate experience - sun dried &roasted cacao (nibs in your mouth), grounded cacao paste, 2 royal cacao ''hot/warm'' cacao drinks/hot cocoa, 'fresh' organic chocolate.
Additional information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- EXTRA FEe for any pickups & drop offs outside of San Ignacio Town
- Provide names of all guests and name of hotel for pickup
- ATTIRE: any comfortable LONG PANTS (horse riding part) and comfortable footwear for riding, walking
- WEIGHT LIMIT: 250 lbs PER RIDER
- Not recommended for persons with fear of height, back problems, heart conditions, any other serious medical conditions
- VEGETARIAN, Gluten Free, VEGAN meals are available. Please advise at booking time or beginning of tour
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- All our tours are small groups: 2 - 6 people (all guests are vaccinated and/or tested negative to coronavirus), any groups/families travelling together (5 OR MORE people) automatically get private tours. Everyone must wear masks at all time, except when eating/drinking (as per local ''laws'')
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
thibodeaux75
December 2020
My daughter and I had an Awesome tour with our knowledgeable guide Elio. We learned so much today. Traveling is definitely a part of education...
My daughter and I had an Awesome tour with our knowledgeable guide Elio. We learned so much today. Traveling is definitely a part of education...Dawner303
December 2020
We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Ellios (sp? Sorry!), was exceptional. Friendly, knowledgeable, and made us feel at ease. The horses for the ride were sweet and gentle. The Xunantunich tour was awe inspiring and definite must do if you’re on the fence! The chocolate making tour was int...
We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Ellios (sp? Sorry!), was exceptional. Friendly, knowledgeable, and made us feel at ease. The horses for the ride were sweet and gentle. The Xunantunich tour was awe inspiring and definite must do if you’re on the fence! The chocolate making tour was interesting and we learned a lot. Also, our included lunch was at Rolstons. Absolutely so stinkin delicious!Leonard L
February 2018
Altough we couldn't visit Xunantunich due to heavy rains, we had a very nice alternative tour as we visitied the Maya ruins of Cahal Pech. Our guide is very well informed and awesomely nice and helpful! The horseback riding through jungle was something completely different to other tours and is a...
Altough we couldn't visit Xunantunich due to heavy rains, we had a very nice alternative tour as we visitied the Maya ruins of Cahal Pech. Our guide is very well informed and awesomely nice and helpful! The horseback riding through jungle was something completely different to other tours and is absolutely recommended. The horses are very nice and lovely - works fine for beginners! The chocolate-making was also fun and informative.yourstrulyalio
October 2023
This was a great experience. They picked us up from a resort and we had great conversation the whole drive to our location. We rode horses and saw a gorgeous Riverside scenery. Later, we got an in-depth tour of the ruins. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and engaging. We enjoyed a meal together i...
This was a great experience. They picked us up from a resort and we had great conversation the whole drive to our location. We rode horses and saw a gorgeous Riverside scenery. Later, we got an in-depth tour of the ruins. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and engaging. We enjoyed a meal together in San Ignacio then went for a chocolate making experience. It was interesting hearing the history and then tasting the delicious dark chocolate. All together, a full day of fun with great people. Highly recommend!TravelMoreLiveBetter
June 2023
This was a great tour! We started with a lovely, relaxed ride through the St. Leonard’s farm with Rod, the owner of the farm. This place is gorgeous. Rod stopped to show us the allspice tree and he let us chew on one of the leaves. He taught us about several native plants in the area and how May...
This was a great tour! We started with a lovely, relaxed ride through the St. Leonard’s farm with Rod, the owner of the farm. This place is gorgeous. Rod stopped to show us the allspice tree and he let us chew on one of the leaves. He taught us about several native plants in the area and how Mayans used some of them. After our horseback ride Rod drove us up to Xunantunich and he gave us a great tour with so much information. The site was so beautiful. We climbed up to the top of the temple and had great views all around. Rod was with us the whole way and so informative. When we returned to St. Leonard’s, Carla took us to an amazing restaurant for lunch. She was fun to talk to and also shared so much about Belize as well as the ancient Mayan culture. She went above and beyond and walked through the market with us and showed us how to choose ripe tropical fruits. And then she took so to Ajaw for the chocolate tour. That was so cool - we got to try cocoa beans at each stage of the process - from fresh cocoa beans to dried, roasted beans. We got to try crushing them on a metate to make a chocolate paste and we got to try Mayan hot chocolate. Such a fun day and our guides were fantastic. If we’re ever back in Belize we’ll definitely do another tour with St. Leonard’s.leonard_d
December 2022
Amazing tour horseback riding along the river with Mark, guided tour through Xunantunich with Edgar who then took us to a local restaurant for lunch and finished learning the art of Maya chocolate making at Ajaw
Amazing tour horseback riding along the river with Mark, guided tour through Xunantunich with Edgar who then took us to a local restaurant for lunch and finished learning the art of Maya chocolate making at Ajaw