The popular RFD-TV show ‘Best of America by Horseback’ is coming to Costa Rica! Leaves and Lizards Arenal Volcano Cabin Retreat is hosting this “Costa Rica Jungle Pura Vida 8 Day/7 Night Trek” March 16 – 23, 2013.


‘Best of America by Horseback’ TV show, hosted by Tom Seay, features a different riding location each week. ‘Best of America By Horseback’ is an educational and informative series on trail riding and horses. The show features beautiful riding locations, historical rides and discovers the wildlife of each area. It can be seen each week on RFD-TV.

Tom Seay and Best of America by Horseback will be filming an 8 Day/7 Night “Costa Rica Jungle Pura Vida Trek” at Leaves and Lizards Arenal Volcano Cabin Retreat. Riders will be able to join this trek and be featured on the show! Space for this trek is limited. Interested people can contact Leaves and Lizards for more information.

“We are so excited to have the chance to work with this well known US based TV show!” said Debbie Legg co-owner of Leaves and Lizards Retreat. “We’ve created this one-of-a-kind trek by incorporating culture, nature, and horsemanship elements into the overall experience.”

The Leaves and Lizards horseback riding Costa Rica experience is second to none. Their Equestrian Journeys horseback riding operation offers more than just horse trekking. The treks are multifaceted, unforgettable, life time experiences, mixing Costa Rican culture, professional naturalist guides, rainforest, nature, and, of course, those fabulous Costa Rican horses! Equestrian Journeys Trek feature guest instructors well known in the world of horse enthusiasts. “Think of our Treks as sort of like a fantasy camp for horse people,” says Ms.Legg.

Trekkers will experience some of the best riding Costa Rica has to offer. The Costa Rica Jungle ‘Pura Vida’ Trek will include the time-honored Tope Parade and a day of traditional Costa Rican games played on horseback. 5 Teams of 6 riders will be mentored by their own Costa Rican cowboy guide throughout the trek. The Trek is progressive and goes from Monterrey to Venado and back to Leaves and Lizards.

Leaves and Lizards Arenal Volcano Cabin Retreat is a small, intimate facility situated on 26 acres of rolling hills with an unbelievable, panoramic view of the Arenal Volcano. Leaves and Lizards keeps a stable of well trained and cared for horses, offering private one of a kind trail rides through the Costa Rican countryside. Other accommodations for this event will be at the Finca Tuete Guest Hacienda and the ‘luxury’ bunkhouse at Finca Ojo de Agua in Venado.

To register for the trek click here or call Leaves and Lizards at 1-888-828-9248 from outside of Costa Rica or 2478-0023 from inside Costa Rica.