A Superb Holiday Location.
The Cadiz coastline, is one of the truly unspoilt areas in Europe, and is an ideal location for a horseback riding holiday. Our horse riding holidays are based in the seaside town of Barbate, a modern town of some 20.000 people. Located at the centre of a beautiful nature reserve, this typical Spanish town provides a perfect base for horse riding vacations. The town has a 2 km long golden sandy beach, ideal for sunbathing after riding. The beach is lined by an idyllic promenade, that has a multitude of ice-cream parlours, bars and restaurants to relax in. Barbate is ideal for shopping and sight seeing the area is easy with the town having a good bus and taxi service. The town is ideal for a vacation at any time of year, and you will be given a friendly welcome by the local people.
Unspoilt Nature Park
The natural park of Barbate consists of spectacular cliffs, beautiful woods of umbrella pines and the marshes of the river Barbate. The park offers stunning views towards the African coastline and also towards cape Trafalgar and it's beaches. Home to teeming colonies of herring gulls and egrets, along with a stunning variety of wildflowers, herbs and palms. The park forms what is considered one of the most diverse and best-preserved parts of the Andalusian coast. Our local knowledge is second to none, with almost nineteen years of leading trails in the area we are able to lead you to really spectacular places.
Superb Horseback Riding Vacation.
Our routes follow a multitude of tracks through the Barbate Nature Reserve, which is a huge area ideal for horseback riding. The sandy forest floor is an all weather surface that is perfect for long canters. The park is also dissected by long and wide firebreaks ideal for a gallop. The beaches are superb and are every horse riders dream. The shade provided by the forest is perfect for both riders and horses and means that it is never too hot for riding. You will enjoy exploring the Costa de la Luz from horse back. The quality of our Andalusian horses and the beauty of the landscape will give you a horse riding holiday that you will always remember.
Andalusia weather.
During summer it is possible to sunbathe almost every day from May through to October. There is virtually no rain with daily highs ranging from 25°C to 35°C and nightly lows about 15°C. Winter is mild with a mixture of clear, sunny days with sometimes overcast but warm days. Evenings are noticeably cooler. The first rains are late September or early October and can be heavy but rarely last more than a day or two. Daily highs range from 15°C to 20°C and nightly lows rarely below 10°C.
Cape Trafalgar
