I've always wanted to see wild horses and Sonny Boy's made that a reality! Patrick was our guide and took my husband and I to several places during our three hour tour. He was very knowledgeable about their history and accommodating in allowing us to photograph them from many different views. And, boy did we get some great photos. We did not have to drive very far outside of Reno to find them either. Would highly recommend Sonny Boy Tours! read more

Patrick, our tour guide was on time and very easy going. His knowledge and passion for the wild horses and the Reno area was amazing. He was happy to make the tour our tour - we spent as much time watching one herd as we wanted before moving on. Patrick was happy to take photos of us whenever we wanted. This tour is well worth the time and money. read more

I did a 2 hour tour with Tina and couldnt have enjoyed myself more! She was full of knowledge and a pleasure to ride with (a great sense of humor!) We were lucky enough to see over 12 wild horses in 3 different areas, including a baby just a few days old! Definitely a tour to remember. Glad I booked with Sonny Boys and would highly recommend you do the same if you're in the Reno area! read more

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We went on a 2 hour tour with Patrick and had a great time. We saw wild horses but more then that we learned a lot from Patrick. We we're able to recognize family of horses as they were together and followed us as we drove around. Highly recommend their service. Very educational and interesting read more

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Reno and northern Nevada have such a rich history and not all of it involves gambling, over-eating at buffets and casinos. In fact, just as I have done in Las Vegas, I sought out a quality eco-tour and got one here with Sonny Boys Tours. Having just a few hours to kill before my flight home, I was lucky to acquire Patrick and Tina for a quickie wild horse tour. It was just me and I had to pay the minimum price for 2 but it was well worth it. I was amazed that right behind a bunch of newly constructed homes on the outskirts of town, there roamed these magnificent creatures. These Mustangs have such a history about them and actually may be the last REAL wild thing left here about the Old West. They are descended from several horses brought over by traders and trappers who escaped and began breeding. Before too long, there were too many and they were grazing on land that the cattle barons wanted for their own herds. The wild Mustangs suffered greatly from mistreatment at the hands of our settlers and came close to extinction. But they have rallied and now are protected in this part of the high desert of Nevada. The family units the horses stay in together are similar to our own familial arrangements. There are parents, siblings and babies who all stay together. Some of the horses looked like they could use some TLC but the stallions were majestic and gorgeous! They nibble on grasses in the valleys that are a fire danger and extremely flammable so the Mustangs are doing a good deed here. I also saw several quail running around, plenty of butterflies and other wild birds I was not sure of their identity. This is a wonderful tour that I would highly recommend. Tina has educated me now on the plight of these wild horses, which still need our support and continued protection. She was singing to the choir here about helping them, as I have a special place in my heart for helping animals in need. I would like to encourage parents to bring their children with them on the tours to inculcate in their progeny a love and respect for our equine friends. Your heart will rise up out of your chest when you closely behold these magnificent, noble, TRULY WILD creatures of the great American West. read more

Tina is great -- knowledgeable and friendly -- simply a great guide. We saw horses the first day and came back for another tour the next morning and saw more horses in remote locations most locals don't know about. read more

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Wanting a unique experience, Sonny Boys Mustang Tours is it! Experience the beautiful wild mustangs known to NV. You will have a chance to get up close and personal with these majestic animals. You will learn all about the history (unfiltered truth) about these animals and the struggle they have had to endure. Tina is very knowledgeable and will make sure your experience is a great one! Highly recommend this tour to everyone!! read more

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It doesn't get much better than this company. If you want to see wild horses, then you must do this while in the Reno area. The tour company is run by a husband and wife team. Both are extremely pleasant and passionate at what they do. They pick you up at your hotel promptly and in 20 minutes, your are seeing the wild horses. I'm an amateur photographer and I managed to take over 2,300 photos on the 3 hour tour. This was our second time using them. Every time we are in the Reno area, we plan to take a tour. Book them. It won't be a mistake. read more

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Seeing wild horses has always been a dream and Patrick at Sonny Boys Tours made it a reality. The introduction information as we headed out of town was so informative and well done (it was put together by both Tina and Patrick). We also found a ton of groups just right out of Reno. It was great to be able to sit back and enjoy the ride and know that I was going to see horses, but we saw way more than I thought we would. So glad I booked Sonny Boys to do this bucket list item. Also a big shout out to Tina for being so accommodating and helpful when I was booking by day. read more

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Patrick gave us an outstanding tour. Very informative, all told we saw well more than 100 mustangs in all types of settings including up close. We got some great photos. We highly recommend Sonny Boys! read more

We've looked for wild horses in Nevada on our own for years, without success. Tina had us gazing at two of them not a hundred feet away within a few minutes of driving into the Washoe lake area. She's friendly, knowledgeable, and altogether a terrific guide. Plus she's actively involve in preserving the wild horses in Nevada, which is well worth supporting. In three hours and several location we saw dozens of horses, including a new foal. An added bonus was seeing a new and beautiful part of Nevada just a few miles from not-so-beautiful Reno. We highly recommend this tour. Another note: one of us is way less mobile than the other, but everything was quite visible from the car for the passenger who couldn't walk out to the viewing platform at the southern end of the lake. read more

Tina was very informative and very nice. Put us close mustang families and knew all of them. Great Reno experience. Thank you, Tina

Great time! We did the four hour tour and saw a ton of horses. Patrick was our guide. He is very knowledge about the area and his passion for the horses became evident very quickly. He was out of the car and taking photos alongside us. Patrick did an excellent job giving us the best viewing angles and getting us close to the horses while not intruding upon them and still giving them their space. I didn't know what to expect going into the tour, but was blown away. I had the misconception that we would be off the beaten path and deep in the Virginia Range. Although we ventured off the paved road a few times, the horses were extremely close to the roads and we didn't have to go far to see them. If you do this, you'll see your first few within a few minutes of the tour starting. This was an excellent time and I definitely recommend it to others! Support a small, local business and call Sonny Boys Tours. read more

It has always been a dream for our family to see the wild horses here in Reno. Tina went above and beyond to make that a reality for us. It is very obvious that she is knowledgeable and passionate about the habitat, behavior, and dynamics of the wild herds/families. The entire three hours were filled with interesting stories and facts about the horses we saw. We were interested in horse photography, and she brought us to multiple locations in order for us to capture those perfect shots. We will definitely come back here again! read more

FANTASTIC TOUR! I will admit that we were afraid before we started the tour that we would spend this money and maybe not see any horses or only a few. We saw over a hundred wild horses! It was an incredible experience to see the horses in the wild and watch their interactions. Patrick is very knowledgeable not only on where to find the horses but he will give you information about the different horse families as well. Patrick also educated us (we were limited in our horse knowledge) on what the horse interactions represented. He is very friendly and doesn't mind answering all your questions. When you are with a group of horses he allows you all the time you want for pictures and watching. One group of horses came up to within 20 feet of us. Our last spot that we stopped at was what Patrick called "the watering hole". I don't know how many horses were there, but it must have been at least 70 or more. We got to watch young horses running and playing together, horses rolling in the water, horses challenging each other and a young horse nursing. Our son went to the tour thinking it was not going to be that much fun but left the tour amazed and so happy he went. It is a family business. I would advise that you plan ahead and book the tour earlier rather than later. We were a little concerned because we booked the afternoon tour just that morning. We were lucky that they had the tour available for us but there wasn't an address for us to know where to go for the tour. There was a phone number but we just got a voicemail. If that happens to you - don't worry. They called us back about an hour later and sent us instructions. We met at a retail store in Reno next to a "Park and Ride". We parked our car in the Park and Ride and got into Patrick's 7 passenger SUV that could handle the off road terrain. It was so much better than we imagined it could be. I highly recommend that you go on this tour. I have included a couple of photos from my iPhone but I only took a couple of pictures. My husband had a nice camera with a zoom lens. I left most of the picture taking to him and he got some amazing shots! read more

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We had an awesome tour with Patrick as our guide. It was a beautiful drive in the mountains just outside of Sparks and we enjoyed getting up and close to the wild horses. Patrick was an extremely knowledgeable guide and he gave us a superb tour. I would absolutely recommend this excursion to anybody visiting the Reno-Sparks area. read more

I really learned a lot about the wild mustangs from Tina. It was a wonderful experience getting to see the various bands and learning all about the interactions of the animals. My daughter had booked the tours and we certainly enjoyed them. A surprise was the water sources in the Reno/ Sparks area. Who knew? Also shocking was the rapid growth of the area with housing everywhere. The growth is also driving out the Mustangs as they can not compete with the human population. I highly recommend Tina and Patrick's tours as they know where the horses are and you will see a great many of them. read more

AWESOME EXPERIENCE !!! My husband and I went on this tour on Tuesday morning and had an amazing tour. We did tour #3 and saw so many mustangs that we couldn't believe it. Patrick was our guide and we learned so much about the history and life of these mustangs. We saw many young foals and watching all the interaction of these beautiful wild horses was magical. Patrick drove off road so we could get really close and I got the most wonderful pictures. He was very patient and allowed us all the time we wanted to watch and take pictures. He was very informative and answered all of our questions. We must have seen close to 200 mustangs maybe more.... we couldn't have been more pleased and happy with this tour. We would recommend this tour to everyone. Thank you Patrick for making this tour so wonderful. read more

Definitely a must do tour...our tour guide Patrick was very informative and took us up close and personal with the wild horses. Saw a lot more horses than what I thought we would. Definitely will be doing this tour again next time we are out this way!! read more

We had a wonderful time. Tina, our guide, knew all the spots the wild mustangs hang out. Looks of photo stops. Highly recommend this tour.

Super great! Defiantly recommend to try out as they are truly interested in what they do! Very informative as well

Another photographer and I went on a late afternoon tour with Patrick. Patrick cares about wild mustangs, and has vast knowledge about their history and current issues. I wanted to photograph "Paints," and he delivered. I also joked that I wanted to have a rainbow in the background and he delivered again. He was also good at pointing out property restrictions in the locations we visited so we wouldn't inadvertently trespass if we returned at another time. He also tried to find the "right lighting" for us to photograph the mustangs in the best possible light. The tour exceeded our expectations. Thank you, Patrick! read more

This was an amazing and very informative tour of the wild horses just outside of Reno. Our guide, Tina, is very passionate and knowledgeable about the horse families. She was amazing with the facts of the different groups and has lots of great experiences to share about her encounters with the horses. We will definitely do this again and highly recommend this. read more

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A friend came from Ohio for visit and I wanted to give a true feel of the west ..... what more so then wild mustangs????? I booked a tour on line (real easy) after deciding on which tour (not so easy). We got picked up on time agreed and place ... the vehicle was comfortable and the day went great. We did Tour #2 .... Pyrimid Lake and the lovely horses . Western dreams of childhood cowboy shows came alive. Learned a lot about horses and the roundup from Tina. I plan to do all tours eventually. read more

I booked the four hour tour and ended up going by myself with Patrick as my tour guide. This was a great way to spend the morning. We visited several different places and I too some amazing photos with my "good" camera (photos here are from my cell phone). We saw some really good horse interaction and Patrick was fabulous about helping me get a great view. He and Tina have produced a very well done cd with information about the history of the horse and an introduction to horse behavior. Patrick was knowledgeable about conversation efforts and issues and provided some very interesting insights. When I asked for suggestions on how to spend the rest of my day-he recommended a drive to Pyramid Lake and the Museum there. He was absolutely right!! It was a great way to cap off my visit to Reno. I highly recommend this tour. read more

Very enjoyable tour with the family. We saw more mustangs than expected up close and personal. Would recommend to anyone that appreciates animals in their natural settings. Nice! read more