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Island and Beach Horse Riding in Italy

Grab this opportunity to live in a full and alternative way to witness the natural and cultural richnesses of territory beyond time. This horse riding holiday offers you a fantastic trail of 180 kilometers in the south of Sardinia and the island of Sant’antioco. Discover middle age villages, the sea, saltworks, lakes, mountains, and beautiful wild beaches. Those who love horse riding will definitely take this opportunity and will be able to treasure it!

Key information

  • Rider weight limit: 85 kg
  • Tack type: Comfortable English saddles or endurance saddles
  • Horse height : 1.60m
  • Horse breeds : english and spanish

Meet the instructors

Manolo
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Highlights

  • Riding and galloping on the beach
  • 6 days of horse riding, 5 hours in the saddle a day
  • Explore the untouched nature of South Sardinia and S.Antioco island
  • Very varied terrains: middle age villages, sea, saltworks, lakes, and mountains
  • Discover the Mediterranean vegetation and breathtaking panoramic views
  • Free airport transfers and daily transfers to the trekking location
  • 7 nights hotel accommodation
  • All meals included

Skill level

  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

Styles


6 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: French, Italian
Group size: 2-8 participants
Airport transfer included: Cagliari Elmas Airport
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Accommodation

Check-in Time:
19:00
Check-out Time:
09:00

Facilities

  • Spa
  • Swimming pool (outdoor)

Colori Hotel in Sant Antioco is located 10 minutes by car away from Horse Sardinia's ranch in San Giovanni Suergiu. Hotel Colori offers rooms with private bathrooms. A swimming pool with spa facilities is available for free to use.

Program

Day 1: Arrival

Transfer from the airport Cagliari to the hotel “I Colori” in Sant’Antioco.

Dinner in the Restaurant “Agrifoglio” with typical local products.

Day 2: Ancient graves and breeze of southwest

An excursion for experienced riders, in front of Saint Pietro island.

From the riding school, you'll reach the ancient little fishermen village “Is Loccis Santus”. You will ride next to the rest of some Domus de Janas, funenary ravines of 8000 years old, than going direction to the sea. From the point Punta e’ Trettu riding through Corongiuali, you arrive on Bruncu e Teula where you'll walk on the seashore, rich of attractiveness. You ride in the little beaches and sandy shores and then hike from the coast for have the honor to see the amazing view given by the close Saint Pietro island. Savour the smell of the sea’s fresh breeze while riding the horses shoud give you an unforgettable experience.

Dinner in the Restaurant “Da Silvana” in front of Sant’Antioco.

Day 3: Shades of blue sky between lake and sea

Interesting horse riding trail of some hours with a historical preview and a relaxing stop on the artificial lake of Tratalias.

Leaving the riding school, take in direction of the sea to the Saint Antioco’s salt works. Following up the local riverbed, you arrive into a little village called Palmas Vecchio where you can admire a church built 1000 years ago. The next place will be the artificial lake of Tratalias where you will get in an amazing panoramic place to see the close lake basin and also the distant coast. On the way to go back home, you'll visit the Middle Age village “Tratalias Vecchia”. Between the native vegetation and the blue notes of the lake and the sea, you will be able to give you a really attractive horse riding.

Dinner in the Restaurant “Da Silvana” with local fishes and products

Day 4: Sea and history

A horse trail for experts discovering the Eastern coast of S.Antioco island

The horses arrive by van on the Island of S.Antioco. In the area of the ex quarries of Palmas, you unload the horses and begin your riding to the beautiful beach of Maladroxia through the mediterranean vegetation until the coastline in the south to the wild beach of Coe’ Cuaddus, then go to Turri with its majestic 700 years old tower who dominates the headline and its inner bays, sometimes sandy and sometimes rocky, it depends on the sea’s whims.

Loosing this incredible and unparalleled view offered by this piece of coast, you go through the inland of the island for reach the valley of Cannai from where you will come back to the starting point. It is an extremely fascinated experience to discover this Eastern coast of S. Antioco.

Dinner in the Agriturismo “Is Concais” , a typical sardian kitchen.

Day 5: Beaches and white sand between junipers and pine trees

An excursion on the south coast of Sardinia between the beaches of Porto Botte and Porto Pino.

You start the horse riding tour from the riding school. You'll follow the itinerary of a local river in direction to the sea. You can contemplate the south coast riding in Porto Botte, a windy inlet particularly loved by kite surfers, you reach Is Solinas, another lovely beach also very appreciated from kite surfers, riding further to the romantic bay of Su Portu e Su Trigu, and finally arriving on the very known beach of Porto Pino, characterized by its white sands and dunes that are Unesco’s heritage. Between a sighting of some pink flamingos and a horse riding through the coastal vineyards, you will be likely impressed by the unique scents of the green junipers and Aleppo pines.

Dinner in the Restaurant “Agrofoglio” in San Giovanni Suergiù with their own products 0 km !!!

Day 6: Islands on the island in high altitude

Monte Suergiù and its panorama of the islands of Sulcis

It is a horse trail on the mountain who offers you a priceless view of the Sulcis archipelago. During this excursion, you make also a stop near the Domus de Janas of Crobu’s mountain, you will climb the mountain of Suergiu until 400 metres above the sea level. From the green paths of this hill you will surprise you with a breathtaking view over the sea and over S. Antioco and S. Pietro island, the private island of Piana and other islets of the sulcitan archipelago. A beautiful view that will conquer you and that you cannot wait to shoot in a great photo.

Dinner in the Pizzeria di Renzo e Rita.

Day 7: Amazing Views and wide horizons

The west coast of S. Antioco – horse riding full of emotions

On this second trail that is suggested to you on the island of S. Antioco, the starting point is the known fountain of Cannai. It’s an ancient animal drinking-trough in the valley named Cannai. You start from here the tour going through an itinerary that takes us into the ruins of Su Semafuru, a historical stop light postation placed in height to guard the bay of Palmas. After enjoying this unique panoramic view given by this strategical hill where it’s possible to admire all the sea around, you cross the mediterranean vegetation to a place called Portu Sciusciau un the coast with a picturesque view of the cavern of Sirene. Then visit the nuragic village of Grutti’e Acqua and the grave of the Giant placed in Su Niu’e su Crobu. The last stop before coming back is the beautiful bay of Calasapone with its arms of cliff that hug the sea drawing a charming cove where it’s possible to enjoy multicoloured sunsets.

Dinner in a Restaurant with fresh fish.

Day 8: Departure

Breakfast in the Hotel and transfer to the airport Elmas in Cagliari.

Instructors

Manolo Deiana

Location

The hotel is located in the very picturesque small town of Sant'Antioco, directly on the sea (small fishing port) with a lot of nice places to have a drink, restaurants, shops, boutiques. Nearby you can find interesting museums (archeology, marine, traditional handcraft, and ethnology), historical center such as Necropolis and Tophet (Paleochristian), and the Cathedral of VI century with important catacombes.

Food

During this horse riding holiday, you will be served fresh fish, pizzas, meat, Mediterranean and Sardinian specialities.

  • Dinners include authentic Sardinian specialties based on local products: a variety of antipasti, pasta, fish, meat, dessert, wine, water and digestive.
  • Picnics can be arranged and include tables, chairs, and cutlery as well as fresh bread, salad, cheese, olives, cold cuts, Sardinian specialties, wine, water, or other drinks. Coffee or tea is available on request. Bottled wine is not included.

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

The following drinks are included:

  • Water

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

  • Gluten Free
  • Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Spa treatments

A swimming pool outside with warmed water is on disposition for hotel guests including a Turkish bath, sauna, and whirlpool hydromassage. The on-demand professional masseuse is available on request.

What's included

  • Airport transfers from and to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)
  • 7 nights accommodation in a good quality hotel
  • 6 days of horse riding, 5 hours a day
  • All meals from dinner on the day of arrival to breakfast on the day of departure
  • Transfer by support vehicle every day

What's not included

  • Airfare
  • Bottled wine, sodas, and mineral water at the dinners

How to get there

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Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive and depart at Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG). Transfer from and to the airport is included in the price. Pick up time at the airport is at 07:00 pm for everybody. On departure, pick up time at the hotel in Sant’Antioco is at 09:00 am for everybody. Arrival at the airport of Cagliari at 10:00 am.

Airport: Cagliari Elmas Airport Airport transfer included: Cagliari Elmas Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

  • A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price.
  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
  • The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
8 days / 7 nights
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Pricing information

Departure is guaranteed with a minimum of 2 persons with a supplement of 200 EUR per person. 

 

Special discount

There will be a special discount of 210 EUR for the retreat dates below. Please send an inquiry to Horse Sardinia for more information:

  • May 4-11, 2024
  • June 15-22, 2024
Minimum group size

This trip requires a minimum of 2 participants

Saturday April 19, 2025
(8 days / 7 nights)

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