In the Land of Tequila: Horseback Riding
in Jalisco Haciendas.
Cabalgatas Las Haciendas
Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico, Itinerant ride Hacienda to Hacienda
Day 1
We will pick up in the Airport and transfer to Hacienda San Cirilo.
a warm welcome of Pancho and Lena Serrano the owners of this Hacienda
that its an Equestrian center. This hacienda has been refurnished by this
entrepeneur couple, and has nice bedrooms decorated with horse artcraft.
Lunch in San Cirilo, and short ride in the evening to get to know the
horses.
They have a workshop of leather products as Chaps, Belts, saddles, etc,
interesting to see how they made the leather products handmade, very
artistic.
Dinner and night in San Cirlo
Day 2
Breakfast in the Hacienda San Cirilo.
Todays ride we will to an very nice Hacienda call San Nicolas, we will have
the opportunity to visit this well know Hacienda, who has the particularity
of having their own private Bullring.
Lunch in San Nicolas, the owners specialize in cooking local trending food.
Enjoy the ride back to Hacienda Sepulveda seeing the Alfalfa fields and
riverside of Lagos river.
Dinner and night in San Cirilo
Day 3
Today we will ride towards a very nice Ranch, call La Puerta del Coche,
riding in great trails with lots of trees after 3.5 hrs in the saddle with nice
trails and roads to do canters, and enjoining the landscape we will arrive.
The food you are going to try here is very authentic Mexican, made for
foreigners not very spicy.
After lunch we will get to the horses and ride around 2 hrs for an evening
ride
Light dinner will be served around 8 PM
Lodging in the rooms of the Ranch La Puerta del Coche.
Day 4
A Tasty Mexican Breakfast will be served.
Saddle horses for today’s ride, we will ride 2 hrs to Sabindas Ranch, the
ranch belongs to Ernesto Serrano and family, we will be riding in the nice
trails of the ranch aprox 3 hrs, visiting the reservoir of the same name of
the ranch, with trails visitng this semiarid property lots of Cactus,
Nopales, Garanbuyos, this is a Cross Country trail for good riders.
Lunch in the Ranch with another riders, cowboys, horseman and the
Serrano Family, we will eat a delicious Pork call Lechon, there will be cold
beer and off course a very good Tequila, nice ambience will be when Lupe
one of our guides plays the guitar
After lunch ride back to la Puerta del Coche
Dinner and Lodging in La Puerta del Coche.
Day 5
Ride to Hacienda Tlalixcoyan; this Hacienda has been on the Gomez
Portugal Family for more than 400 years, it’s a merit of this family to keep
this hacienda for many generations, a warm welcome of Pablo the owner.
We will eat Lunch, the food made with special recipes of the Family will be
served.
The food in this place is delicious, it's made by Pablo's wife, Horalia, who
cooks very tasty
Free evening, this hacienda has a nice trail by the river and bird watching
Dinner and night in Tlalixcoyan
Day 6
Breakfast in the Hacienda Tlalixcoyan
Saddle horses for today’s ride, we will ride along the water canal of the
reservoir of the 40, we will have some places to canter and enjoy the
landscape, we will continue riding along nice trails and Alfalfa seeds. After
2.5 hrs we will arrive to the town of San Miguel del Cuarenta, where will
have a superb lunch in the Hotel La Soledad Casa Rural, this unique and
charming Hotel and will offer the best of its food and attention.
After lunch we can try a refreshing digestive call Carajillos.
Ride back to the Hacienda
Dinner and lodging in Tlalixcoyan
Day 7
Breakfast in the Hacienda, go to the horse stables to get to the horses-; the
first part of our trail, we pass through open fields where they grow alfalfa
(main ingredient of a typical Mexican drink called agua de alfalfa, also a
premium cattle pasture) Riding along the Lagos river, we have plenty of
shadow and plenty of opportunities to do some cantering, then we will be
riding in the ancient Camino Real some part of the old road has a wall of
adobes in both sides and you will see the old brick bridges. We will pass a
deserted hacienda “Cieneguilla” where sometimes cows stand grazing in
the living room: a beautiful sight for pictures! 3.5 hrs ride we will arrive to
the Hotel Hacienda Sepulveda & SPA, one of the best Hacienda Hotel in
the region.
Dinner in the mamalena restaurant.
Nigth in a Suite in Sepulveda.
Day 8
Breakfast in the garden,
The horses will be ready to ride to the Hacienda San Cayetano ; we will
ride to The Canyon of the Alcazar, Cross country ride with lots of
adventures ascending and then descending the hills riding through the
Canyon, we will see the cows and bulls, nice ride we will have today.
After riding through the pastures and cross country trails of the property
we will arrive to the Ranch, 3.5 hrs ride, where Pita and Juan Alcazar the
owners of this Hacienda will receive us with a courtesy drink and snacks,
The food offered at this ranch is homemade food with house specialties.
in the evening, after a snack with a good beer, wine or Tequila, Pita will
show us about the Equinotherapy, she has been doing this for the last 20
years, it’s interesting to know more about it and more because anyone can
take a therapy, Juan will also give us a demonstration of the handling of
the horse with the charra rein.
Have a nice time with this friendly family listening to music and enjoying
the atmosphere of this hacienda
Get back to the horses, so after 1:30 min riding arrive to the Hotel
Hacienda Sepulveda
Enjoy SPA and hotel facilities, Swimming pool, hot tub, the Bar.
dinner in the restaurant.
lodging in a suite.
Day 9
Breakfast in the Restaurant Mamalena; Enjoy the morning in this
Hacienda,
Transfer to the Airport
Programma In the Land of Tequila (Sepulveda)
