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Kualoa Ranch Horseback Riding & Jurassic Valley Movie Sites Tour

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Beautiful Views, Friendly Guides

Reviewed by: MainlanderPaniolos, 2015/04/15

Our guides were friendly and helpful. We rode along trails with beautiful views of the ocean and mountains. Kualoa is a very scenic area

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Activity Date:2015/04/08
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Great experience!

Reviewed by: Josh, 2015/03/21

We had a great horseback ride. We left at 3:30. Our guide was very helpful. Great views! It was a first horseback experience for two in our party and all went well. Well worth the time and money.

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Activity Date:2015/03/15
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great time, beautiful scenery!!

Reviewed by: beth, 2015/03/17

Had a great time!! Our tour guide, Honda, was friendly and knowledgeable.

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Activity Date:2015/03/14
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it was worth it

Reviewed by: Jin, 2015/03/16

even though i dont have any horseback riding experience before, i was truly enjoyed it. Beautiful horses are pretty well trained. No worries even for beginners.. plus, a staff was accompanied us on a horse, checking any possible problems back and forth.

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Activity Date:2015/02/22
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Kualoa Ranch Horseback Ride

Reviewed by: Vanessa, 2014/12/29

I had originally purchased the 2 hour horseback riding tour but was called earlier on the day of the ride that they were not able to give the 2 hour ride tour due to a triathlon taking place on the Kualoa Ranch property. Renee was great to talk with with she offered alternatives. Change of day in the ride or lunch on them and a 1 hour ride with a bus ride to see the area that "Jurassic Park" was filmed. We chose to take the 1 hour ride and lunch on them. The buffet lunch was VERY good and had many selections to choose from. The horse were used to having inexperienced riders. They in my reflection were push button horses. They followed the leader. Very good ride for a first time horseback rider. The tour guide was very pleasant. Oh and Veltra reimbursed me the difference in cost between the two rides. That was very nice of them. When I go back to Oahu I think I will purchase the ATV tour. That looked like a lot of fun.

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Activity Date:2014/12/07
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Great to see back country

Reviewed by: Simba, 2014/12/23

This was a good experience, it was really nice to see the Back Country of Hawaii.

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Activity Date:2014/03/04
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Awesome

Reviewed by: Lisha, 2014/08/22

I rode Boomer and he was great. The views were outstanding and the staff was friendly. Kualoa Ranch is gorgeous !!!

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Activity Date:2014/08/03
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Relaxing and fun time

Reviewed by: Ayaka, 2014/07/26

We took the 4pm ride, and it was good that it wasn't so hot for riding a horse. The mountains, forests, and the ocean view were absolutely beautiful. We enjoyed a lot!

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Activity Date:2014/07/23
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Great experience!

Reviewed by: Chase, 2014/05/31

The ranch and the ride was well worth the trip. My wife and I always try to go riding when we go on vacation. The ranch was easy to find, well organized, safe, and unbelievably gorgeous. Our guide was super nice and informative.

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Activity Date:2014/05/07
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Great Ride!

Reviewed by: Skids, 2014/04/17

My daughter and I only had two days in Hawaii and I am so glad that two hours of it was riding at Kualoa Ranch. It was a wonderful way to see the beautiful scenery of the island and learn some interesting history of the area. The horses were great even in the windy weather and our guides friendly and helpful. Highly recommend!

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Activity Date:2014/04/13
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Kualoa 1 hour Horseback Ride

Reviewed by: ----------RHO----, 2014/04/01

My girlfriend and I had such a wonderful time here at Kualoa Ranch. The horses were very well trained, tamed, and talented. This was our first time getting up on horses, and man I looked like Zorro. My girlfriend has such a strong, muscular, and smart horse, and luckily for here his name was Romeo. My horse was named Shay and he was just like me, always hungry. He stopped every ten minutes to eat grass, but I had to let him do it secretively. We had great views of the ocean and the mountain range of Kualoa Ranch, however getting pictures will be hard because you will need to make sure you are 100% focused and attentive of your horse and for your own personal safety. Our guide was great and she even took a couple pictures for me before our tour started. We had an excellent time and would recommend this to anyone.

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go for the 2 hr tour

Reviewed by: Corina, 2014/02/23

The 1 hr was not what I expected.. we barely got on the horses and came back.. at most we have been 20-25 min on the horse. Then we took the 2 hr ride which was quite different and definitely worth it!
They said that the time it takes to get us on the horses is included in this "x hour" ride which it doesn't seem fair to me.. for a large group (12-15 people) it does take 15-20 min to get us all on the horses and get started.. so 25 min left for riding for the 1 hr ride(??).. hmm.. kind of expensive ride..

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Activity Date:2014/02/20
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2 Hour Horseback Ride

Reviewed by: Kyle Conner-Diven, 2014/01/06

My girlfriend and I had an enjoyable ride through Kualoa Ranch on 12/30/13. Our guides were Kai and Karissa ( I believe I got the names right). The terrain in which you ride through is beautiful, it takes your breath away. We learned the history of the ranch and about what has taken place there over the years. Would definitely recommend this to anyone!!

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Activity Date:2013/12/30
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Great tour!

Reviewed by: Tom, 2013/07/24

Amazing views and super-friendly and sweet staff. Definite must do while in Oahu!!

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Activity Date:2013/07/21
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My personal review

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/11/03

It was awesome!!! So relaxing and the views were breathe taking. I would recommend this activity for everyone and it is definitely something I would come back to do again. I do wish I ran into a Jurissaic Park sign it wouldve made for a great picture. Also, it would've been cool if the trail leader took at least one picture of each person on their horses for memory purposes. I found it hard to take a picture and ride the horse at the same time. But other than that the experiece was great!!!

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Fun Adventure

Reviewed by: Dotsy, 2012/08/08

Had alot of fun exploring the Kualoa Ranch. First day it rained and 5 minutes into the ride - we cancelled, however, they accomodated us with another day. The second try, it was also raining in the morning, they supplied us with rain coats and we were on our way. It stopped raining and we had a beautiful ride. Our guide was very informative and alot of fun. The land is amazing and beautiful and the horses wonderful. The scenery was absolutely fabulous and I would recommend this Hawaiin adventure as part of your trip.

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Our favorite excursion!

Reviewed by: DAinDP, 2011/06/22

This was by far the best activity that we booked on Oahu. The scenery was gorgeous and the horses were well behaved. The two guides were very knowledgeable about the ranch and you run into some interesting leftover movie/TV sets throughout the valley that make for some great pictures!

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Reviewed by: Catwoman, 2008/11/07

Fantastic! I'll do the 2-hour ride next time.

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What a ride!

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2008/10/22

The entire adventure was excellent. The terrain was spectacular. The staff was highly professional. We will be back. Do it.

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Tame Horseback Ride @ Kualoa Ranch

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2008/09/03

We did the 2-hour horseback ride at Kualo Ranch which is beautiful and and our guide was great. Our guide pointed out all the sites that numerous TV shows and movies were shot at and provided us myriad information about the ranch and Oahu in general. We took a lot of great pictures. I would recomend this tour for anyone including first time riders interested in a very tame tour of the ranch. There were childern and older folks on our tour. If however you're looking for an exciting ride, this isn't it. We never moved faster than a walk, not a fast walk either, I think my horse fell asleep at one point. Our guide explained that they used to trot the horses and run in the open fields but there were too many injuries. That's too bad becuase this could have been a great overall tour rather than just an enjoyable tour. By the way, the 4-wheelers go no faster on the ranch then the horses. We saw the guides riding their 4-wheelers side saddle and of course you can't hear anything on

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Good ride

Reviewed by: Kim, 2008/06/14

Very slow ride but enjoyable, the horses were well taken cared of and treated well.

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Horseback riding

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2008/06/12

Breathtaking, beautiful and relaxing! What more could you want. The staff was very friendly and helpful, would recommend to anyone.

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Definitely a Do Again!!

Reviewed by: Rodgers Family, 2008/05/26

Was my favourite part of the Trip!
Very relaxing, most amazing scenery.
Informative & friendly guides!

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Feb Island Stay

Reviewed by: Nebraska Horse Lovers, 2008/02/12

We booked on-line. Received a call to our room confirming time and date. Pick-up by ranch was right on-time, very friendly driver. Ride was assume! Great horses and great scenery. Will go again next time we visit.

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Breathtaking views!

Reviewed by: Teresa, 2007/11/19

The ride takes you through the valley of the Koolau Mountains. The views are grogeous! The horses are well trained so there is no problems for first timers. Our guides, Christine and Suzanna are wonderful and enthusiastic. They were a lot of fun and brought great energy to the group. The view of the mountains and ocean will definitely make you appreciate the beauty of Hawaii.

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Reviewed by: Yvette, 2007/10/11

An awesome experience! My 1st time I was a little nervious, but with the assurance of our tour guide and how we were placed with our horses, I had a great time. Would totally recomend it! Mahalo!

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Wow!

Reviewed by: Donny, 2007/09/14

My husband and I had the pleasure of experiencing this excursion on September 8, 2007. Our guides Karen and Hana were great, they were very thorough with the instruction and were masters of matching up the horses with the guests. Karen was up front with us so i had more experience with her, she was pointing out all the movie location spots and actually stopped to pick us all fruit, she went on to explain some natural horse behaviors, cuz i was kinda nervous and she put me completely at ease. She was even nice enuff to stop and collect our cameras so that we can have a picture on our horses. The experience was great, the views were nothing short of breathtaking, the history of the ranch is a story worth hearing as well. I would definately do this again! Although it is nose to tail riding, you can NOT run the horses but its more about the scenery anyway! GREAT TIME!

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AMAZING

Reviewed by: Greg, 2007/08/06

The Views were breathtaking...couldnt think of any better way to explore the ranch then on horseback!

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