8 Las Vegas Horse Rides Worth Booking

1.Red Rock Canyon Sunset Horseback Ride and Barbeque Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,305 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $199Our pick

Leave the Strip for a 90-minute beginner-friendly ride through Red Rock Canyon with calm horses and helpful wranglers. After sunset, sit by the fire for steak, chicken, salmon, or vegetarian barbecue, followed by s’mores and cowboy poetry. Pickup is available from select Las Vegas hotels, and the small group is limited to 20 people.

“I really enjoyed our ride, the horses & scenery. Our guides were great & very friendly!! Would definitely recommend.”

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2.Wild West Sunset Horseback Ride with Dinner from Las Vegas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,031 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $159

Leave the Strip for a relaxed 1.5-hour trail ride through southern Nevada with calm horses and wranglers such as Hector, Gecko, and Chencho. After sunset, enjoy steak, chicken, or a vegetarian meal, then sit by a weather-dependent campfire. Pickup, dinner, helmets on request, and groups of up to 12 are included.

“An amazing experience riding through beautiful countryside. Helped by very friendly and experienced colleagues.”

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3.2-Hour Horseback Riding through Red Rock Canyon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 838 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $149

Leave the Las Vegas Strip for a two-hour guided ride through Red Rock Canyon with Cowboy Trail Rides. Wranglers match you with a horse or mule, teach basic safety, and lead you along rocky trails and high ridges. Guides such as Denise, Haley, and Riley are known for calm instruction. Hotel pickup, equipment, and bottled water access make this an easy half-day outing.

“Excellent trail ride; well cared for and sure footed horses; friendly and competent wranglers; great views in a unique desert setting. The Rim ride includes rocky trails, rim edge riding, and up‐and-down riding. It's very beautiful! It is a desert ride with desert plants so wear jeans and a long sleeve shirt. Above all enjoy this ride.”

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4.Desert Sunset Horseback Ride with BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 425 reviews · 6 hours · from $159

Ride gentle horses through Nevada’s desert at sunset with guides such as Hector, Cesar, Chanel, and Chencho. After the 1.5-hour trail ride, enjoy steak or mesquite-grilled chicken, campfire sides, apple pie, and drinks at the ranch. Hotel pickup, riding gear, and a small group of up to 12 are included.

“Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic… from start to finish. The communication before hand , during and after the event was outstanding. Danny the pick up driver and cook was very knowledgeable, very happy individual and what ever he uses to flavour the food we are was outstanding, the best corn on the cob I’ve ever had and the steak and salmon were cooked to perfection , the desert, to was awesome. The ranch it’s self was stunning , not just horses but cows and goats and the one eyed dog , hooligan, who just loves being stroked. The horseback ride itself was spectacular, the views , the route we took and the…”

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5.Horseback Ride in Las Vegas

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 236 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Ride for about 1 hour and 15 minutes through red-rock desert near Lake Mead on a calm, well-trained horse. Guides including Charlie, Montana, Kim, and Grace match horses to your ability and teach beginners the basics. Expect a small group of up to 10, peaceful views, and a remote meeting point that requires careful directions.

“Montana was our guide. He was great. Horses were awesome. I’m an experienced rider and my horse was very well mannered. Had an awesome time.”

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6.Horseback Riding Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 139 reviews · 1h 30m · from $75Best value

Ride through Rainbow Gardens near Lake Mead with an English-speaking guide such as Grace, Charlie, or Kym. You’ll receive a horse matched to your ability, riding instruction, a helmet, and sweeping red-rock views. The ride suits beginners, but you must arrange your own transport to the trail site.

“What a great experience we had thank you Grace. Grace had great knowledge of horses gowing up all her life with them . I felt safe and comfortable with her around ... thank you to Coco too 💖 I would recommend this to everyone. everything was perfect 👌”

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7.Horseback Ride in Las Vegas with Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 92 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $115

Leave the Strip for a guided horseback ride about 25 minutes from North Las Vegas. You’ll meet calm, novice-friendly horses, follow desert trails through Rainbow Gardens, and stop near Lava Butte. Guides such as Grace, Charlie, and Kym share local details and take action photos. Add the barbecue meal if you want dinner after the ride.

“We had such an amazing time. We went on the public tour at 7pm. The host was very good at giving directions and multiple ways to get there. We got there a little before 7. The guide was running a little late because she had a private tour right before, but we didn’t mind as we got to watch an incredible view and beautiful horses. When she arrived we filled out forms as she got the other horses ready. We had 7 total people on our ride including the guide. We were all quickly mounted and ready to go. We went single file and the trail was just stunning. It…”

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8.Grand Canyon Ranch Tour with Horseback/Wagon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 38 reviews · 7 hours · from $225

Leave Las Vegas for a seven-hour Arizona outing with a Hoover Dam photo stop, Joshua Tree Forest views, and a guided 45-minute horseback or covered-wagon ride at Grand Canyon Western Ranch. Guides such as Colton, Kevin, and Casey add trail stories, ranch history, music, and cowboy humor. Lunch and round-trip hotel transfers are included.

“Had the most wonderful day! Tyler our driver went out of his way to pick us up as we were not coming from Las Vegas we were staying in Arizona. Reba was excellent communication via email re: the same. Also Casey was a gentleman telling us stories of the ranch & singing beautiful songs. Colton was my guide for the horseriding he was so calm & helpful & informative about the land. All the staff were super friendly & helpful & John brought my cousin on the wagon ride & again he was a gentleman & very informative about the ranch & land. Went for my birthday on new year's…”

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