4 Day Horse Riding Adventure in Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park, North Brabant
Herberg de Brand, Schoorstraat 22, Udenhout, Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
National Park Trail Riding in The Netherlands
This listing has the most popular offer available in Netherlands
On this holiday, an experienced and friendly guide will show you the most beautiful routes of National Park Loonse and Drunense Duinen, and make sure you get a magnificent riding experience! Each day, you will get to choose either a morning ride with lunch at another location or an afternoon ride followed by a lovely dinner, allowing you to explore all that the national park has to offer. With a fabulous range of horses to pair up with, a cozy inn to rest, and fresh wholesome cuisine throughout your stay, you will leave this riding holiday feeling re-invigorated!
Key information
- Rider weight limit: 199 pounds / 90 kilograms
- Horse height range: 15 to 17 hands
- Horse breed: KWPN (Royal Dutch sport horse)
Highlights
- Riding guide
- Approximate daily riding time: 3 hours
- A morning ride with lunch at another location, or
- An afternoon ride followed by a lovely dinner
- Basic riding experience required
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 3 nights' accommodation
Skill level
- Intermediate
Styles
3 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Dutch, German
Group size: Maximum of 6 participants
Airport transfer available:
Eindhoven Airport (US$42 per person)
Eindhoven Airport (US$42 per person)
Accommodation
Herberg de Brand's Inn will be your accommodation throughout the holiday. Hostess Helma and Host Christian make the guest as comfortable as possible, helping the inn become a popular choice for its returning guests year after year. With the combination of spacious luxury stables, good food and drinks, pleasant sleep and the Loonse and Drunense around it, the inn is a unique and wonderful place to rest and re-charge after a long day riding.
Program
Schedule
Option 1
- 09:00/10.00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 14.00 Morning ride with lunch at another location
Option 2
- 13.00 Lunch
- 14:00 - 18:00 Afternoon ride followed by a lovely dinner
Riding level
Riders must have basic riding experience to be able to join this holiday.
Location
This riding holiday will take place in Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park, the Netherlands. The landscape in the national park is very varied. The dry and sandy drift sands of De Loonse en Drunense Duinen contrast sharply with the nutrient-rich, lush, swampy marshes and meadows of De Brand. Thanks to the varied landscapes there is a variety of flora and fauna.
National Park De Loonse and Drunense Duinen is more than 3,500 hectares and lies between the cities of Tilburg, Waalwijk, and 's-Hertogenbosch. The Loonse and Drunense Dunes cover a large part of the National Park. In the middle of the area is one of the largest active shifting sand plains in Europe.
As far as the eye can see, sand, sand and sand are found there. In this desert, it can become hot in the summer. Only tough plants such as grass and sand sedge can survive here. Despite the extreme weather conditions in the 'Brabant Sahara', you'll find crickets, digger wasps, earth bumblebees, and rare sand beetles. They provide food for the redbreast, tree lark, and viviparous lizard. A varied forest area surrounds the shifting sands.
Food
In the homely kitchen, a fresh and wide range of delicious food and drinks will be prepared. Your hosts make every effort to ensure that everyone feels at home. Vegan diet is available.
You will be surprised daily with the tastiest products and dishes. You might enjoy the daily homemade fresh soup, delicious salads, or the sandwiches that are filled with home-made products. When composing the menu, the kitchen always makes use of fresh and seasonal foods.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Seafood
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Your four-legged friend is of course also welcome, for a supplemental charge of 10 EUR per dog per day.
What's included
- Daily morning ride with lunch at another location or an afternoon ride followed by a lovely dinner (approximately 3 hours)
- Riding guide
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 3 days
- 3 nights' accommodation
What's not included
- Riding clothes (please bring your suitable riding clothes)
- Alcoholic drinks
How to get there
Recommended Airports
AMS
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
79 km
Transfer not provided
EIN
Eindhoven Airport
26 km
Transfer available for additional US$42 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Eindhoven Airport (EIN). Transfer from and to this airport is available at an extra cost of 35 EUR.
You can also fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). From there, you need to travel to s'Hertogenbosch central train station, from which a pick-up service can be provided for 35 EUR.
Airport: Eindhoven Airport
Airport transfer available:
Eindhoven Airport (US$42 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
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