Where to Ride: the 5 Best Drinking Tours

1.Cardrona High Country Pub Trail Horse Trek (Intermediate level+)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 269 reviews · from $433Our pick

Ride from Cardrona into the high country with a small group of up to seven. Guides such as Summer, Emily, Kelly, and Marley match horses to your ability, share gold-rush stories, and lead you across rivers and working farmland. Expect trotting and cantering, plus a drink at the Cardrona Hotel.

“Absolutely wonderful time. Sasha and Phoebe were great guides. You’ll have a great time if they are leading your group. The horses were the best - so sweet! Def an amazing tour!!!”

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2.Cowboy Pub Crawl – CowboyHats, LineDancing, Trivia, Drinks, Bulls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $60Best value

Meet at Big Machine Brewery & Distillery for a 2-hour-15-minute Broadway pub crawl led by a playful guide such as Jimmy. Choose a cowboy hat, learn a short line dance, compete in trivia, claim drink discounts, try half-priced mechanical bull riding, and eat a free Nashville hot chicken sandwich.

“This was SO much fun! West coast and East coast ladies flew in for some Nashville fun and Jimmy did not disappoint! From line dancing on a public street/courtyard, to shenanigans at the Show Pony and mechanical bull riding at Whiskey RiRead more”

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3.Melbourne: Full-Day Horses, Wine, and Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 5 reviews · 8 hours · from $205

Spend eight hours with an English-speaking guide visiting Living Legends, Gisborne Peak Winery, and Holgate Country Pub & Brewhouse. You’ll enjoy morning tea, meet retired racehorses, eat wood-fired pizza, taste Macedon Ranges wines, and sample local beer. Tamara is one guide praised for her area knowledge.

“It was wonderful to go to Woodlands and see all those famous horses. It is a lovely homestead and everyone made us feel very welcome, and the horses seemed pleased to see their adoring fans once more. Our Pizza and winery stop was enjoyed by all as was the Pub/Brewery tour.”

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4.YS Falls, Pelican Bar, Horseback Ride/Swim Combo Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $220

Spend about eight hours exploring Jamaica’s south coast with private transport, a guide, YS Falls, a 20-minute boat ride to Pelican Bar, a one-mile beach horseback ride, an ocean swim, Whitehouse fishing village, and Jamaican lunch. Bring snorkeling gear and budget for entrance and boat fees.

“Very nice people a piece of heaven. Shuttle driver was very patient and nice I was late to everything”

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5.Private day horse riding trip to Sighnaghi with lunch and wine/beer.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $180

Travel privately from Tbilisi to Living Roots Horse Ranch near Sighnaghi for about three hours on horseback, with sweeping Alazani Valley views. Afterward, enjoy lunch with Georgian wine or locally brewed beer, then take a short walk through Sighnaghi.

“This horse riding tour is definitely worth trying. The views on Alazani valley during the trip were breathtakig. The local guide was very friendly and attentive. Lunch after the horse riding was very tasty and I tried some very good local beer as well. Thank you.”

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