Transfer and Other Options:

This list is only a guideline for you

• Travel documents and Voucher
• Flight tickets
• Passport
• Visa (check with your consulate)

RIDING GEAR

• Riding pants or Jodhpurs (used if possible!)
• Riding boots (short) + Minichaps
• Riding helmet  (recommended for all trips)
• Riding gloves
• Hat (with chin strip) for sun protection
• Lightweight Rain coat

PERSONAL CLOTHING

• Jacket or heavy sweater for cool evenings
• Long sleeve shirts
• Jeans
• Shorts
• Underwear and socks
• Sleepwear
• Bag for dirty clothes
• Trekking boots/ comfortable shoes
• Swimsuit

ADDITIONAL THINGS TO BRING

• Personal Toiletries
• Insect protection
• Personal medications
• Sore cream (for the emergency)
• Water Bottle
• Handkerchiefs
• Camera and enough extra films and batteries
• Belt pack
• Address book and pen (for pictures postcards!)
• Sun glasses with strap
• Sun tan lotion and lip balm  

Please note that whole meal times are casual, we do expect guests to dress presentable for dinner, and not come to the table in their barn/riding clothes!

This is a small, private guest ranch of 19 rooms and is one of the oldest haciendas in Arizona. 

There are three guest wings made of hand formed adobe block. Every guest room has a private bath; most have a wood burning fireplace to chase away the evening chill and separate entrances. 

All guest rooms are non-smoking.

Sorry, we cannot accommodate children under 6 or pets. 

Please see the chart below to see the list of your room's amenities. We book the Classic category for all our guests, unless an upgrade is requested.

Guests meet in the hacienda saloon for a social cocktail hour around 6pm every evening, shortly before dinner is served at 7pm. Wine, beer, alcohol and cappuccino are available for purchase. Wine is available by the glass or bottle. We will also be happy to make you a drink anytime and beverages may be taken to your room. Please note that Arizona Liquor Law, title 4-243.01 prohibits guests from bringing alcoholic beverages onto licensed premises. Do not bring your own wine, beer, or liquor to the ranch.  

Enjoy “Southwestern” dining in our romantic historic hacienda dining room, secluded outdoor courtyard or under the stars at a cookout! You will enjoy choice cuts of meat, freshly baked breads and special desserts. Homemade salad dressings compliment fresh lettuce and herbs which grow in our garden. We are happy to cook “Vegetarian or Low Fat”. Come to our ranch and enjoy simple elegance, timeless serenity and “Listening to the Silence.”

Our Chefs work each season to  create interesting new dishes and menus. Breakfast each morning includes a fresh fruit course, entrée and pastry served with juice and Seattle’s Best Coffee, or, if you’re a tea drinker, Tazo is the brand of choice. Lunch entrees change daily and feature such items as homemade soups, entrée salads, crab or chicken enchiladas (made fresh on the ranch) and many more fun entrees. Weather permitting, our lunch cookouts are not to miss! Lunch always brings a fresh baked dessert, homemade ice cream/sorbet or the ranch favorite, a triple chocolate dove bar. To name a few favorite entrees: Grilled Shrimp on polenta with coriander or barbeque hollandaise sauce, pork tenderloin with raspberry chipotle sauce or perhaps you would enjoy the Flat Iron steak with Chimichurrie sauce. Most requested dessert recipes of this past season: Chocolate croissant bread pudding with vanilla bean  sauce, espresso crème brulee and pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap cookie crust.

All guests are within a short stroll to the pool, hot tub, and corrals.

This trip includes and can accommodate special dietary requests.

Passports
Valid passport required by all nationals referred to in the chart ; validity varies - for most countries the passport must be valid for at least six months from the date on which the holder enters the USA. If not, the holder will be admitted until the expiration date on the passport; check with the embassy (see Contact Addresses).
Passport Note
(a) For nationals included in the Visa Waiver Program (see below), passports must be valid for at least 90 days from date of entry.
(b) All travellers entering the USA under the Visa Waiver Program require individual machine-readable passports. Children included on a parent's passport also now require their own machine-readable passport. Travellers not in possession of machine-readable passports will require a valid USA entry visa.
(c) Passports issued on or after 26 October 2005 will need to have a biometric identifier in order for the holder to travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Machine-readable passports issued between 26 October 2005 and 25 October 2006 require a digital photograph printed on the data page or an integrated chip with information from the data page. Machine-readable passports issued on or after 26 October 2006 will require an integrated chip with information from the data page (e-passport).

The US has announced new measures that require all travellers to provide details online 72 hours prior to travel.
ESTA: The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) came into force on 12 January 2009. It is a fully automated, electronic system for screening passengers before they begin travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program. ESTA applications must be submitted at least 72 hours before travel to the USA. Some websites may charge you for the service but you can apply online for free at www.dhs.gov. The granting of an ESTA does not guarantee entry to the USA.

New Requirements for Travellers: As of 23 January 2007 all persons, including US citizens, travelling by air between the USA and Canada, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda are required to present a valid passport, or other approved document, when entering or re-entering the USA. Similar requirements for those travelling by land or sea will be introduced on 1 June 2009.

For further details about the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, visit the website of the US Department of State: (website: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html).

Visas
Not required by nationals referred to in the chart above for stays of up to 90 days except:
1. nationals of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovak Republic, who do require a visa.
Visa Note
(a) Landed Immigrants of Canada and British residents of Bermuda who are citizens of, and have valid passports from, Commonwealth countries or Ireland are not eligible to enter the USA without a visa. (b) All passengers using US airports for transit purposes are required to obtain a transit visa. This does not affect qualified travellers travelling visa free under the Visa Waiver Program. (d) To qualify for visa-free travel under the Visa Waiver Program, nationals must travel on a valid passport, for holiday, transit or business purposes only and for a stay not exceeding 90 days. (e) Passengers must have the full address and ZIP code of where they are staying in the USA to be able to fully complete the I-94W form. Note: Airlines are also required to collect passenger details, including the address of their first night's accommodation in the USA, before they board the aircraft. (f) 2. Holders of UK passports with the endorsement British Subject, British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Protected Person, British Overseas Citizen or British National (Overseas) Citizen do not qualify for the Visa Waiver Program. A passport which states holder has right of abode or indefinite leave to remain in the UK does not qualify for visa free travel. (g) A visa does not expire with the expiry of the holder’s passport. An unexpired, endorsed visa in an expired passport may be presented for entry into the USA, as long as the visa itself has not been cancelled, is undamaged, is less than 10 years old and is presented with a valid non-expired passport, provided that both passports are for the same nationality. (h) Nationals of countries not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).
Types of Visa and Cost
Tourist, Business, Transit and Student: US$131.
Validity
Visas may be used for travel to the USA until the date it expires. Some visas are valid for multiple entries. The length of stay in the USA is determined by US immigration officials at the time of entry but is generally six months; there is, however, no set time.
Applications to:
Embassy or consulate (see Contact Addresses).
Working Days Required
Usually five after interview. Some cases may take up to 12 weeks – check with embassy/consulate.