Ride a horse along stretches of unspoiled beaches outside Acapulco, then help release baby turtles into the ocean on this half-day tour. Get matched up with a rehabilitated rescue horse and follow your guide on a ride to some remote areas, far from Acapulco's more developed areas. At the Vallarino Turtle Camp, help release baby turtles into the ocean. The horseback riding tour is suitable for all levels of experience.

Combination tour includes horseback riding and a baby turtle release
Ride rescued horses through the jungle with a guide
Suitable for all experience levels
Visit the Vallarino Turtle Release Camp to help release baby turtles into the wild
Round-trip transportation from Acapulco hotels

What's Included

Horseback riding
A baby turtle release ceremony
Bottled water
Professional guide
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

10:00 AM

Pickup details

We pick up ALL our passengers coming by Cruise or staying in a hotel or staying in an Air B & B property. Kindly contact your local supplier to settle the exact time and place of pick up to our phone or to our email. Muchas gracias and welcome to Acapulco.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Minimum age is 6 years
Not wheelchair accessible
At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 99 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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John_T

Juan and Roger were great tour guides! Very knowledgeable of areas birds, culture.

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Purposely confusing title

Antinea_R, Aug 2023

The program isn’t clear, it is sold as a two activity program, horseback riding and turtle release, it never specifies it is one or the other.

Great experience!

Pia_S, Dec 2022

Great experience. Good english guides. The riding was wonderfull at compleatly empty beach! This is wonderful for couples.

Wow!

Thomas_S, Jul 2021

Alfredo and Jose were awesome hosts! They flexed with us and made our day very special. Their knowledge of Acapulco was remarkable!!!

Wonderful Family Time in Acapulco

Harry_R, Jul 2021

The entire experience was great, though the highlight for my kids was holding baby crocodiles and turtles. Jesus was a great guide as well.

Acapulco horseback ride and baby turtle release

John_G, Dec 2019

Rudy and Jesus were awesome tour guides. They made our day! During the ride they described all the sites and took time to answer questions. Made sure we had a great time on the horseback ride, and after the turtle release they offered to let us ride along to see the divers with another couple. They packed a lot into a day and it was well worth the price.

What a great experience.

Voyager222627, Jun 2019

Alfonso and his co-worker were fantastic. We really enjoyed the young gentleman who also assisted us with our horseback riding Adventure. Alfonso did a wonderful job of explaining some of the Mexican culture to us we found it very knowledgeable. Thank you to Alfonso and everyone for such a great experience we really appreciated it.

Amazing gift I offered my boyfriend...

Cigdem K, Mar 2018

Amazing gift I offered my boyfriend. We were just 2 taking this tour and the beach was completely empty. It was such a romantic time! Lupita picked us up at the hotel and was really nice, talkative and helpful! The person who took us for the horse ride was very kind too and took nice pictures of us. We ended up releasing the baby turtles that were born a day before and tLupita showed us a video on how to preserve turtles by simply adapting our habits on the beach before releasing them. Overall, the experience was great and I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to try. Again a special thank you to Lupita who has been really kind and helpful.

Juan and Roger were great tour guides...

John_T, Feb 2018

Juan and Roger were great tour guides! Very knowledgeable of areas birds, culture.

Tour guide was awesome. The...

pepepipa54, Nov 2017

Tour guide was awesome. The releasing the turtles into the Pacific Ocean was an incredible experience, then later we did the horseback riding and it was a treat!. This was my first time riding and the Sammy and Jose the guides put me at ease and constantly checking to make sure I was ok. Definitely will be fondly remembered and recommended. Nothing is better than riding a horse and releasing a baby turtle along the sandy beaches in Acapulco! .... Well, maybe a cold beer at the end of it, but do yourself a favor and do this tour!

The tourguides spoke English well...

Victoria L, Mar 2017

The tourguides spoke English well and were very friendly!! The experience was great and definitely worth it. After our turtle release and horseback riding, our tour guide recommended us a local taco restaurant and dropped us off there! Overall great experience!! Thank you!

This was a fantastic tour. We...

Rosemay L, Jan 2017

This was a fantastic tour. We enjoyed a relaxing ride on the horses along the beach, and doing our part by releasing the most vulnerable baby turtles was a nice experience. Our tour guides were fantastic! Very funny and informative, they really know Acapulco well, and even took us to a great hole-in-the-wall restaurant that we might've missed! I will definitely do this again on our next trip!

Muy interesante

Yazmin_I, Aug 2023

Todo el camino viendo la naturaleza y la platica muy amena con. Nuestro gia Mario viendo la reserva recolección de huevos de tortuga como lo clasifican

Muy Tranquilo

April_H, Dec 2022

Este gira fue muy tranquilo. Las guías fueron muy amables y cariñoso. Todos los locaciones fueron muy bonitas.