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Trail Rides- San Javier - La Fortuna 2025
The Ranch where we tour is about an hour from Loreto or Loreto Bay (15 to 20 minutes from
San Javier village) at La Fortuna, or Rancho El Pasito.
Prices quoted are per person for 3 persons minimum without transportation to San Javier/ranches.
Tours are Guided, w/ natural and cultural history, and opt. Goat Cheese, and/or Swimming in freshwater pools.
$88 for a 2+ hour Desert Garden Ride.
$100 for a 4 hour tour (9 -1 +/-) Goat Cheese Ride with tortilla making, regional
goat-cheese-making lesson, and 1.5 hour desert ride. Most popular.
$100 for a Half Day ride (3-4 hrs)
$125 for Mules and Pools 5+ hours with snack break and swim - bring your suit, towel and water-shoes.
$170 for a Full Day Ride with lunch, 1-3 ranch visits and San Javier mission tour
2 NEW Ranch Visits Ride approx 5 hours. Meet the neighbors. 3 hours riding a couple hours visiting.
With Ranch Meal included $125 (pr Cowboy Coffee Ride).
* For a Goat Cheese Ranch Experience, with tour of San Javier (no mule ride), ask for pricing.
* For only 1 person add 50% to each trip cost. For 2 persons add 25%.
* Kids 10 and under receive a 20% discount.
* For an overnight trip with meals, camping gear, guides, mules, etc. cost is $250- $300
per day for 2 or more people.
CONTACT
Trudi Angell - cel 613 100-8438 tourloreto@aol.com
Cesareo Castro (Charo) - 613 111-8304 (dial 011 52 if from a US phone) cesareocastro@hotmail.com
A non refundable 25% payment of the dollar amount is requested to confirm a trip date.
Please first check with us on availability of the ride, then go to our
on-line payment system. Balance may be paid in cash
the day of the ride.
** We request balance of payment in pesos on the day of the tour in order to pay our ranching friends and guides
the same day. We try to help you with amounts in an email prior to a trip so that you can have clear info
according to the current dollar to peso exchange rates. If you choose to pay the balance with cc or Paypal we
need to add 10% to cover our additional costs of bank transfer fees etc.
(see info on tipping below)
What To Bring: For day rides we have a couple of saddle bags for the group to share.
You can carry in the saddle bags, a spare layer of clothing, camera, water bottle, any personal favorite
snack -or lunch if you are riding during your normal lunch hour. If you are signing up for a full day ride
or make a special custom arrangement, lunch may also be included by us at a ranch or at the restaurant in
San Javier.
Bring / Wear: hat with brim, water bottle, long sleeved shirt, long pants, socks (there is thorny scrub, not much,
but there is, on the trails), and any sturdy shoe (walking shoe or riding boot), sunscreen, a warm layer if weather
dictates - it can be cooler in the mountains at 1200 + feet. (if joining a camping trip we send you an equipment list)
Tipping: though not required, tips are always welcome by the guides on your trip. $3 to $5
dollars ($50 to $100 pesos) to each guide from each guest is a general rule of thumb for the day trip guides.
The Goat Cheese ranch tour - you may tip the cheesemaker if you like but we do pay a very nice rate to her,
and so it is not an expected part of her involvement
Where to find us and the mules: ABOUT 40 MINUTES FROM LORETO OR LORETO BAY - A BEAUTIFUL DRIVE
INTO THE SIERRA DE LA GIGANTA DESERT MOUNTAINS.
Drive west toward San Javier, on the paved road into the mountains. Find us at La Palapa restaurant in
the village. From there we caravan 2.5 miles to Rancho La Fortuna. About a 12 minute drive to the south of
the village… (2 shallow water crossings - about 4 inches deep - and dirt road) Just a bit of clearance is
needed. Low sedans/compacts not recommended. (ask us first)
GOAT CHEESE RIDE- at Rancho La Fortuna
The cheese tour may involve milking a goat! Learn to make tortillas, watch the cheese-making process with María,
and eat a bean and cheese burrito with your own handmade tortilla. Then we'll do a Desert Garden ride on mules
near the ranch for about 1.5 hours. Guides will talk about mules, plants and ranch culture. Usually our trail
guides are Che or Fausto (Chato); and Charo or Trudi will accompany and translate and talk about local history
and plants.
WHY MULES?
Mules are Wonderful ! Mules Rock ! Mules / Hinnys are a cross between a donkey (burro, or burra - female donkey)
and a horse (can be the mom or the dad). Our mules/hinnys belong to Che Martinez and his sons. Sometimes for a
larger group we hire trusted mules/horses from other nearby ranches.
Riding a mule is much like riding a horse. They are large like a horse, and Che's mules are mellow. Animals on
a trail, startled by a jackrabbit or whatever, are always subject to the possibility of a spook, but to date Che's
mules have proven to be well-behaved and mostly unflappable.
We use western saddles, thinking of her guests...not the wooden charro-style seats. So come along for a day
ride and usually by the end of the day folks are considering signing up for one of our multi-day pack trips!
For longer rides, multi day tours, Rock Art rides and more...
check out all the options and stories.
For a beautiful short video clip with stories and history of the San Javier area see
elcolordelamemoria.com and click on Leyendas and then San Javier clip.
Go to CC for closed caption subtitles.
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