Indonesia · HORSES
Good horse riding fill up in dry season and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
A 90-minute Bali horseback ride through rice fields and on Pig Stone Beach, with matched horses, safety guidance, snacks, and photos.
“We loved it, rice fields were beautiful, beach was great, they take great photos if you give them your phone. You can tell the guides care about the horses too.”
Horseback on Seminyak Beach with an instructor, helmets, water, and optional transport, choose sunrise or sunset for $33.
“Amazing, my guide was friendly and made me feel comfortable and help me with the horse. The experience is unbelievable. Thank you Ngah Bangkit ♥️”
Private horse ride on Seminyak Beach with sunset options, calm horses, and guide-led photos. About 1 hour, $42.99 per person.
“The people who run it are rude and give zero instruction. They rush you onto the horse and are pulling the horse by the teeth the entire time while on it. They hit the horse for doing anything other than obeying, causing the horse to get startled with me on it. I had to get off after they hit my horse so hard. It made me sick. 2 stars because my partner mostly enjoyed it. Tip: only book 30 minutes because thats all you are going to get anyways. Or don't book at all look for another stable.”
Ubud full-day combo tour with black-sand beach horseback riding, a waterfall swim, and a jungle zip-line over rice paddies.
“Great trip had a group of 17 people and everything was well coordinated. The drivers Deo, Dika, and Deksu were very friendly and created a good atmosphere. Zip lining and horse riding by the beach was very fun. Overall everyone had a great time and experience.”
Ride horses along Gili Trawangan beach for 30 to 60 minutes with English instruction, all gear, and $30 value at sea-view pace.
“Had such a fun doing riding the horses. Me and my partner rode gili and Larry, the tour guides were very helpful and kind. Also very fun guys which made the experience even better. One of my favourite days, would definitely recommend.”
Beach horseback riding on Gili Trawangan with hotel pickup, calm horses, and small groups. Choose sunrise, sunset, or afternoon for $45.
“It was great, I enjoyed myself, the guys are really nice and helpful and the horses are well taken care of. Thank you for the great experience!”
Bali’s Saba Beach horse ride and sea turtle release, plus waterfall time and coffee tasting, all in an 8-hour private day.
“the driver Ajik was wonderful , took our photos and was very pleasant, the turtle release was amazing, although felt very rushed, the horse riding was great although the staff should weigh everyone, its not just men that are over 90kg the women who rode before us were definitely over 90kgd would recommend the driver and the food was lovely beautiful little resturant”
Private horse riding on Seminyak Beach with optional pickup, guided safety gear, and morning, afternoon or sunset slots.
“Waste of money. “Professional guides” our guides were smoking and on their phone voice chatting the entire time . Horses are kept on a lead the entire walk. Photos we got taken of us didn’t even have the sunset in the back which is what you would expect when booking a sunset horse ride. Pretty disappointing, wouldn’t recommend to others.”
1-hour Gili Air horse ride along the coast with a small English guide, great photo spots, and a chance for trot or gallop.
“Es hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht und man durfte traben, galloppieren, alles was man wollte. Die Stunde zum Sonnenuntergang war einzigartig. Den einen Stern Abzug gibt es, da man dem Pferd ziemlich im Maul rum reißen musste.”
1-hour horse ride along Seminyak Beach in Bali with a safety briefing, English guides, and surfer views over Legian.
“Try to change location at last minute an hour away from where we were. Had to cancel still awaiting refund”
Private 1-hour horse ride on a quieter Seminyak Beach stretch, with helmets, pros, and photo stops against the Indian Ocean.
“Horses seemed mistreated and fought each other. . Staff argued with each other. Paid for 60 minutes but trip was 40. One horse “very horney” aggressive with other horses but still out with the mares.”
Horse ride along Seminyak Beach in Bali, with ocean views, small-group guidance, helmets included, and options from 30 minutes to 1 hour.
“Really enjoyed this activity, the guide was very nice and let me ride the horse by myself. The other guides were also very friendly, would highly recommend!”
Horseback along Bali’s black-sand Saba Beach with a calm guide, helmet, and photo time, in a small group for about 30 to 60 minutes.
“Personeel is begaan met de paarden. Super fijn dat je maar met 2 pers de rit hebt, daardoor kan er goed aangepast worden aan niveau.”
Ride horseback along a quieter Seminyak Beach stretch in Bali for about 1 hour, with an included helmet, photo stops, and private timing.
“The horse ride under the sunset was beautifulllllllll and amazingggg! Most memorable sunset ever because the horse brings you to places that are less crowded and the sunset above the horizon is memorable.”
Ride a horse along Sanur’s black-sand beaches at sunrise, pass Tangtu, Biaung and Lembeng, and try canter or gallop if you’re experienced.
“Horses were in good condition, they found out I’m an experienced rider and put me on a breaker without telling me so it wasn’t a great experience. Didn’t get to canter and only a few strides of trot I thought I was just riding a grumpy pony turns out he didn’t know what I was asking him. Essentially paid $80 to put a training ride under their horse. Only giving 3 stars Because the guides were lovely and the beginners I was with had fun. When they found out I was experienced I thought it was suss that they swapped one of the horses they had lined up with saddles…”
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