2 Horse Riding in Cape Verde to Build a Day Around

1.Horse Riding in Sal Island – Cabo Verde

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 500 reviews · from $60Our pick

Ride from Santa Maria through Sal’s dunes, salt flats, and beaches on a one to two hour guided outing. Santa Marilha matches horses to riding ability, limits groups to eight, and provides helmets, lockers, insurance, and hotel transport. Longer rides reach Kite Beach, where confident riders may gallop.

“Team were very knowledgeable and there was lots of help. As an inexperienced rider. I would say the excursion is value for money . Only downside was the unnecessary comment made by the female European staff member. Referring to my hair is dreadlocks, I do not have dreadlocks”

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2.Horseback riding in Boavista for beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 17 reviews · from $81

Meet your guide and horse five minutes before departure at the bus station opposite Riu Palace. After a safety form and short briefing, you will ride at a calm pace beside the sea or across Boa Vista’s white sand. No riding experience is needed, and experienced riders can request a short gallop.

“To be completely honest, the experience was just okay. Obviously, you'll ride past a beautiful beach with fine sand, and when the weather is nice, it's very pleasant to go for a horseback ride. However, when you arrive, you see people who are rather nonchalant about the experience. They don't seem particularly enthusiastic. So if you're sociable or like to ask questions to find out more about your surroundings, forget it. What's sorely lacking in the experience is water for the horses and enthusiasm during the tour. It feels like you're on a conveyor belt: When you arrive, you see other tourists getting off their horses and you go straight…”

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