Martini Ranch Carriages

Surprise YOUR sweetheart with a romantic carriage ride in Downtown Riverside, CA .

Reserve our whole carriage for a private ride for you and your sweetheart or bring the whole family.  Just walk up and get right in at your reserved time.  There are no bars or lights over your head on our open carriage to obstruct your view of the beautiful historic downtown buildings.

Where? MAP Make sure you find Martini Ranch Carriages.  There will be other carriages down there.  We have over 20 years of experience and a PERFECT safety record!

When? Carriage rides begin on Friday, February 12th, 2010 and go until Sunday, February 14th, 2010.

What times? We operate from 4PM to 8PM.

How to reserve our carriage: Email n2horsn@aol.com or call 951.739.7669 or 951.809.7669.  Due to the high volume of calls and the late hours we could return your calls, email is the best way to contact us.

How many people can fit in our carriage? 4 t0 6… we have two 43″ seats for passengers and small children can ride on your laps.

How long are the rides? We have a 15 minute ride and a 30 minute ride.  The half hour tour takes you through the Historic District homes and back by the Mission Inn.

Prices? Contact n2horsn@aol.com

We have blankets! It gets cold downtown.  You will ride in comfort under our warm blankets.

Parking is available on most streets.  We recommend parking behind Gram’s BBQ on Market between 5th and 6th.  It’s FREE after 5PM.  Arrive EARLY as it can be difficult to find a spot, especially on weekdays.

Restaurants? For fine dining, try Duane’s, Mario’s Place, Saffron’s at the Riverside Art Museum, La Bella Trattoria, Mission Inn Restuarant, Las Campanas, Cafe Sevilla’s.  Reservations are recommended.  Other restaurants include: The Spaghetti Factory, Gram’s BBQ, the Upper Crust and many more.

When:          February 5th, 6th, and 7th in historic downtown Riverside, California

Time:           Carriage rides from 11AM to 3PM on Saturday and Sunday

Where:        Pick up carriage on Mission Inn Ave. near Orange St.

Website:     http://www.dickensfest.com/

Theme:       “A Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop”

Do you have to come in costume?  No, but you can if you want to.

Exciting activities and events for all ages are planned. Plays, street performers, food vendors, educational workshops, musical performances and exhibits are just a few of the events planned. Riverside Dickens Festival is funded in part by the City of Riverside and the Riverside Arts Foundation.

Our 2009 holiday rides for the Festival of Lights celebration around the Mission Inn in Downtown Riverside, CA were a huge success.  We’ll see you in 2010.  Reserve our whole carriage for a private ride for you and your family.  Just walk up and get right in at your reserved time.  There are no bars or lights over your head on our carriage to obstruct your view of the beautiful historic downtown buildings and famous light displays.

Where? TBA    MAP Make sure you find Martini Ranch Carriages.  We have over 20 years of experience and a PERFECT safety record!

When? Carriage rides begin on Saturday, November 29th, 2010 and go until Sunday, January 4rd, 2011.

What times? We operate from 5PM to 9PM.  The Festival of Lights powers on at 5PM nightly.

How to reserve our carriage: Email n2horsn@aol.com or call 951.739.7669 or 951.809.7669.  Due to the high volume of calls and the late hours we could return your calls, email is the best way to contact us.

How many people can fit in our carriage? 4 t0 8… we have two 43″ seats for passengers and small children can ride on your laps.  There may be room for one or two children to ride with the driver.

How long are the rides? We have a 15 minute ride and a 30 minute ride.  The half hour tour takes you through the well lit Historic District homes and back by the Mission Inn.

Prices? Contact n2horsn@aol.com

We have blankets! It gets cold downtown.  You will ride in comfort under our warm blankets while you sing Christmas carols and take in the scenery.

Parking is available on most streets.  We recommend parking behind Gram’s BBQ on Market between 5th and 6th.  It’s FREE after 5PM.  Arrive EARLY as it can be difficult to find a spot, especially on weekdays.

What else is there to do downtown? Walk around the Downtown Mall on Main St. towards 10th st.  You will find vendors offering ice skating, cinnamon bread, roasted nuts, light up toys, Santa Claus and much more.  Your family can walk right inside the Historic Mission Inn to see their holiday displays.

Restaurants? For fine dining, try Duane’s, Mario’s Place, Saffron’s at the Riverside Art Museum, La Bella Trattoria, Mission Inn Restuarant, Las Campanas, Cafe Sevilla’s.  Other restaurants include: The Spaghetti Factory, Gram’s BBQ, the Upper Crust and many more.

Martini Ranch Carriages was just awarded the Best Place to Propose in Riverside County by the readers of the Press-Enterprise.  Everyone says ‘YES’ in the carriage!

Martini Ranch Carriages is the WINNER of the 2009 My Fox LA’s HOT List competition for the Best Limousine Company.  Click here to See Reviews

See our elegant horse and carriage bring Jennifer in for her Grand Entrance in the lovely video.

Video by Digital Video Artistry

For the past several  years Martini Ranch Carriages has had the honor of delivering Santa and Mrs. Claus to the children at CSDR (California School for the Deaf in Riverside).  We bring them all through their Silent Sleigh parade route in style.  Then Santa signs with the children to find out their holiday resquests.  I would really like to know what our horse, Molly, asked Santa for this year.

We’ll be taking the Norco Royal Court up the parade route for the Norco Chamber of Commerce.  This is a fun parade to watch because its at night, no motorized vehicles are permitted, there are lights all over the horses and wagons and there is SNOW, food and festivities at the end of the parade!

We gave rides to over 500 people last Friday night in the City of Santee, CA.

We were able to consistently take 8 passengers per ride.