Fantastic Week of Horse Riding.
During your full board horse riding holiday with us you will enjoy superb riding, have time to sunbathe on the beach and join in socialising over dinner. Our trails provide two fantastic days of beach horse riding, and three days of great forest riding. Each day is unique and includes lovely steady canters along sandy tracks and fast canters / gallops along firebreaks. Our horses are well schooled with kind manners and go at a pace our riders ask of them. Beach riding days are unforgettable, a dream come true! Between canters the pace is relaxed, enabling you to make the most of this incredibly peaceful forest. Our horse riding holidays provide superb off road horse riding for competent riders.
Superb Horse Riding Adventure.
Your holiday base for the weeks horse riding is the seaside town of Barbate. The town provides a fantastic setting for an all year round holiday destination. The hotel is just a few metres from the town's beautiful 1km long fine sandy beach, ideal for relaxing and sunbathing after the day's horse riding has finished. However Barbate is much more than superb riding and a beautiful beach. The town has a lovely promenade with ice-cream parlours, bars and restaurants. In the centre there is shopping, a lovely town square and a superb fish and fruit market. During your week with us you will not only experience our superb horse riding but also the adventure of living in a typical Spanish town.
Friendly, Welcoming Groups.
Our full board horse riding vacations are ideal for both single people and for larger group bookings. We keep our groups small so that our guests can bond together and create a great friendly atmosphere. You will meet like minded people and have made many new friends by the end of the horse riding holiday. The rides are led by ourselves, Steve and Caroline, and the maximum group size is kept to nine. Our aim is to provide a value for money all inclusive horse riding vacation that is a dream come true. All your needs will be well taken care of by ourselves so that you can enjoy a stress free holiday.
Superb Accommodation Option.
We use the luxurious 3 star Adiafa Hotel for our accommodation. The hotel is excellent and is extremely well appointed. Located only 50 metres from the sea front the hotel is family run and is very friendly and welcoming. All the bedrooms are spacious twin bedded rooms with on-suite bathroom and air-conditioning. All the rooms that we use also have a large balcony and sea view. The hotel has internet connection by wi-fi or cable and some English language TV channels. Single bookings on this option will be allocated their own bedroom and dual bookings will share. There is an option for a triple room.
Superb Food Options.
The vacations would not be complete without good food and drink. Breakfast is taken in the hotel's cafeteria and relaxed Lunches are eaten after the ride in traditional 'tapas' bars. Dinners are taken at a variety of quality restaurants within Barbate. All meals are typical ‘Andaluz’ with superb meat and fish dishes being served. Vegetarians can be catered for. The meals are accompanied by good Spanish wines, beers or soft drinks.
Full Board Horse Riding Vacation.
3 star Hotel accommodation overlooking the beach.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Soft drinks, beers and wines with meals.
Spanish speaking English guide.
Horse and tack with groom service.
Five days riding for proficient riders.
Transfers from and to Malaga airport.
Equestrian Holidays Itinerary
Sunday. Your holiday starts at Malaga airport where guests are collected at 14:30 with transfer to Barbate. Over dinner the weeks holiday is discussed.
Monday. Guests are collected from the hotel at 09:30 each day. Today's ride leads through the beautiful pine forest to the 17th century Mecca tower overlooking cape Trafalgar. This introductory ride allows you to get to know your horse, with the faster paces being introduced as your confidence grows.
Tuesday. Your first beach ride. The route leads through the pine forest to the beach ‘Hierbabuena’. Plenty of opportunities to canter, with a memorable beach gallop.
Wednesday. Today's route takes us to the cliffs overlooking Barbate. The ride has superb views of Barbate, the surrounding mountains and on a clear day North Africa. This ride includes lots of long gentle canters.
Thursday. A day free from riding. An optional excursion to Jerez to visit the Royal Spanish riding school is available.
Friday. Today we head to the scene of the famous sea battle where Lord Nelson lost his life at Cape Trafalgar. We follow the coast to El Palmar spending most of the ride on the beach enjoying canters and gallops.
Saturday. On the final day the ride follows roller coasters of sand and allows plenty of opportunity to canter and gallop. The route joins the cliffs leading to Los Caños de Meca.
Sunday. Transfer to Malaga leaving Barbate at 08:30 to arrive at Malaga at 11:00.
Optional Extra
A trip to Jerez de la Frontera to see the Royal Spanish riding school is available. After the display there is time to visit the tack shop nearby, go to the Museo del Enganche or even try some sherry tasting. Lunch is taken at a typical Spanish bar in Jerez.
Non Riders
Non riders are welcome, and the area is a good base for non riding vacations. There are many other sports available, such as scuba diving, wind surfing and golf. The local public transport is good and car hire is also available locally. Information can be provided on local places of interest and there is a tourist information office in the town.
Solo Travellers
We do not charge a single room supplement. Solo travellers will be allocated a twin room without a balcony or sea view to themselves and will not have to share. Solo travellers may pay an optional supplement to upgrade to a twin room with balcony and sea view.
Flight Information
Flights to Malaga Airport.
Flights are available from most UK airports. Transfers from Malaga airport are included for our riding holidays with collection no later than 14:30 on arrival Sunday and return to Malaga arriving no earlier than 10:30 on departure Sunday.
Flights to Jerez and Gibraltar Airport.
Flights are available from Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Liverpool and Manchester. Transfers from Jerez and Gibraltar airports are not included. If you wish we can organise a tailor made holiday for you using these airports, please contact us for a quote.
Special Offers 2012
Group Booking Discount
Get together a group of six or more riders and one person can holiday here free of charge.
