Travel to North America for that authentic cowboy experience. Live out some of the more sedate parts of the famous wild west films - or the modern-day Red Dead Redemption games – you may have always dreamed of doing. Join in a cattle drive, cook some barbeque in the great outdoors, ride a horse, hike the hills, fish the rivers or risk getting a bit wet on a white water rafting trip; the choices seem endless and the days will fly by. From basic camping to near five star luxury, whatever you expectations, they can be covered.

Situated out in the west of the USA (and over the boarder into Canada), ranching holidays are a great addition to a multi-centre or longer self-drive tour. They are also a reason for a holiday on their own; you can easily spend a long summer week in the countryside learning the ways of the land.

You will find three levels of ranching holiday; working ranches are more basic when it comes to accommodation and amenities, but it is the most authentic; an actual working ranch where the activities are based around the ‘chores’ that need to be done.

A guest ranch will be similar, but the activities and action are all dedicated to guests who are out to experience life as a cowboy.

Above these are Resort Ranches, where the guest ranch is supplemented with extra activities such as tennis courts, fly-fishing etc.
You can find ranches in most states west of the Rockies. Texas and Arizona have some amazing examples, there are a couple in California. For some amazing mountain scenery as well as the ranch experience, try out the options in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming.

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