Xotolar Ranch Horseback Riding Offices

Xotolar Ranch as authentic as it gets. Hands down the best experience I have had in the 2 months I have been traveling around Mexico. Not a commercial tourist place but a ranch that has been run for nearly 100 years by one family. It continues to support the same family and they are offer truly one of the most quality and rich experiences you could wish for. Tomas, who grew up on the ranch, picked me up, with his stellar english and class, along with his nephew, led me on a horse "Thunder". Thunder could not be more gentle and experienced. I fell in absolute love with the 1000 acre valleys and vista.. and in love with Thunder! After a magnificent 2 1/2 hour ride, we went back to the ranch for the best meal I have had in Mexico. It couldn't have been more delicious.. fresh cheese from the cows we milked, blue corn tortillas hand ground from corn they harvested, knock your socks off chile rellenos, prickly pear salsa.. perfectly prepared, with little added so you can taste the history and love in each bite. All the animals were so healthy and seemed happy and peaceful. So elated by this incredible day that I booked 2 additional excursions this week!

They picked us up right from our hotel! It was such an amazing experience, they took us through beautiful nature on really docile horses. It’s even easy for beginner riders!

Awesome! Everyone is so nice, the food delicious, and the nature is amazing. Perfect for first time horse riders, they will come pick you up at your hotel and have great control of the horses

This is the office for the ranch operation. They pick up from where your staying and drive you to the ranch outside of San Miguel and back. Always been a great experience

Horse back riding or Paseo en Caballo in San Miguel de Allende. Xotolar is The best! Absolute and total best. Three generations have cared for the horses, other animals and the land. Named Xotolar (plural for wild sunflowers) for the wild sunflowers, this stunning ranch has been in the same family for 3 generations. You cannot get better service. We live in San Francisco,CA and our children have always lived in big cities with very little experience riding horses. The team at Xotolar has ya gridding rivers and galloping. We have been two times, once in June 2018 and also September 2020. Someone from the Ranch picks you up at your lodging and then they bring you to the ranch. You can milk the cows or just watch and help make the queso fresco. My 10 year old daughter was excited to eat the queso fresco again a few days ago after trying it in 2018. Tomas will teach you about growing up on the ranch and give you a tour of the kitchen where is mother cooked all of the family meals. Then on to the horses! These horses have walked the trail many times and know every footstep so we had confidence even going down the steep hills. The ranch had incredible views and even a canyon. Half way through there is a short stop at a tiny store in a little town. After another hour it is back to the ranch to enjoy an amazing lunch. When we were there in 2018 we enchiladas beans rice queso fresco and agua fresca de Jamaica. A few days ago we had the best choked rellenos of our lives, the queso fresco which is also the best we have had, beans, rice, sopes (corn with beans and cheese) tortillas and pico de gallo made with some of the prickly pear xoconostle. It is the best food we eat in San Miguel de Allende. I have some health issues this year and couldn't ride horses so one of the owners, Tomas, took me walking around the ranch for two hours. He cut prickly pear off the cactus for me to try. He also used his machete to dig up a wide variety of edible roots. He taught me so many things. It was a one of a kind experience. We LOVE Xotolar. A local gem full of history, wonderful experiences and people and delicious food.