Inclusive
ride or drive holiday
€475
7 nights, Suitable for absolute beginners and experienced riders.
Included
in the price
Day 1 – Arrival at the Farm
- You may check-in to the Farm anytime after 3pm on the day you
choose to arrive
- An arrival dinner of local cuisine and wine will be served by
your hosts in the evening
Day 2 – Horse Riding Lessons
- Enjoy a leisurely breakfast on our terrace overlooking the Atlantic
whilst you prepare for your first day of horse riding or carriage
driving
- After breakfast you will be introduced to the horses and your
guides who will accompany confident riders on their first trail.
Beginners will stay in the training area and soon hopefully soon
make enough progress to venture out into the park with their guide.
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After a light lunch at the stables, You will have the afternoon
free and may wish to visit one of the local beaches or a nearby
village or secret swimming lake.
- You have the evening free to sample some of the local cuisine
in one of the Lagos´s restaurants, or oyu can choose to stay
at the farm and enjoy a relaxing dinner with us.
Day 3 & 4– Horse Riding/carriage driving
Trek
- After your breakfast you will go to the stables to begin your
second day of riding or driving
- Today you will be spent enjoying the wonderful countryside, vilages
and possibly beaches of the national park and taking in the stunning
views with your horse, instructor and fellow riders
- We wil stop on route to enjoy a picninc eaten al fresco at the
beach or by a hidden country spring
- Once again, you have the evening free to visit the town or relax
and dine at the Farm
Day 5 – Rest day explore some of the wonderful
local beaches or the pretty country market villages.
Day 6 – Ride to the local beach or one of
our many beautiful hidden lakes and enjoy a picnic beside the water,
perhaps a swim if the weather is suitable.
Day 7 – BBq ride, ride out to the village
of san joao a cool glass of local wine and afterwards a bbq in the
popular woodlands of the mata national.
Day 8
– Departure Day
- After a relaxing breakfast
guests are asked to check-out of their rooms ready for departure.You
may however wish to have an early morning ride or drive if your
flight schedules permit. We hope you will take home with you new
horse riding or carriage driving skills and an understanding of
country life that you will remember for ever and come back and visit
us soon.
A 3 course Dinner with wine is available at 20 Euros per person,
· Prices are based on two sharing a room
· Note: Twin rooms
for sole occupancy carry a single supplement
Course
start days
· This course starts on any day and extra days may be included
cost pro rata
Suitability
- we welcome beginners and will teach you the basics of either riding
or carriage driving within the safety and comfort of our training
school. For intermediate and experienced riders/drivers our groom
guides will be happy to show you a challenging and interesting trail
appropriate for your experience
- Please note that the rooms can only be booked for 2 persons sharing
- Single rooms are available for a supplement (70€)
- Your hosts at the Farm are British/Portugese so can assist you
in English or Portugese if required, at the horse stables lessons
are held in English and Portugese.
Horse
Riding and carriage driving short break Start Days
- You can arrive any day of the week you choose
- You will stay in the Farm for 7 nights (so if you arrive on Monday
afternoon for example, you leave the following monday morning) you
can of course book extra days.
What
Will I Learn?
- If you have arrived as a beginner we hope you will leave with
a sincere love and understanding of horses.
- our teaching methods are gentle and sympathetic and we hope that
we have pointed you to an understanding of natural horsemanship.
- Experienced riders will of course have enjoyed the freedom of
our endless traffic free trails and will have learnt to appreciate
the intelligence and stamina of our locally bred Lucitano cross
horses.
- If you have concentrated on carriage driving we hope to introduce
you to a new sport which you will continue to enjoy for years to
come.
Want
To Stay Longer?
- There are also various other courses available in longer durations;
to view more details please click on the following link
- Or it is possible to add extra nights accommodation to your, please
email us
Note: transfer to and from Faro airport can be arranged for €60,
alternatively we offer a free collection service from Lagos train
station. Although you can reach the Farm by taxi or local bus, car
hire is recommended
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The
horses and their helpers