Equestrian holidays in PORTUGAL: HORSE DRESSAGE & EQUESTRIAN WORK IN A COMFORTABLE QUINTA

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Portuguese riding holiday on purebred Lusitanian horses in an equestrian center near Lisbon. The instructor is a high level rider. With his creative, passionate and direct approach, you will progress quickly. The equestrian center is superb. The purebred Lusitanian horses live there like kings. Your accomodation is a very comfortable finca.

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Itinerary

HORSE RIDING HOLIDAY IN PORTUGAL
INDICATIVE PROGRAM*

You can arrive and depart any day. The minimum stay is 3 nights, with 3 riding lessons.
image-20221116115410-1 Most riders book:
7 days - 6 nights - 10 lessons from day 2 to day 6
7 days - 6 nights - 5 lessons from day 2 to day 6
For different lengths and/or number of lessons: contact us
On your arrival day (Day 1), you can check in between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM (dinner is at 7:00 PM). On your departure day, you must check out by noon, but you can leave later in the day.
The exact lesson times will be arranged with your instructor and will depend on your preferences, horse availability, and the number of participants. Lessons last approximately 50 minutes.
Every day, breakfast is served from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. Lunch is served at 1:00 PM. Dinner is served at 7:00 PM.
Lessons are always on a private basis, allowing you to focus entirely on what you want to achieve, whether it's strengthening your stance, improving your lateral work, or working on the paces.
The Head Instructor is an experienced rider and trainer with a creative, passionate and direct approach to his teaching.
You can choose an intensive program with two lessons per day, or a more relaxed program with one lesson per day. When you are not riding, you can attend the horse training sessions performed by the staff or the work sessions of other riders ... or just rest at the swimming pool (open 9:30 am -7 pm) !

Meeting / Departure

MEETING:
Day 1 afternoon of your choice (usually Sunday), directly at the equestrian center between 4 and 7 pm (the dinner is served at 7 pm) or at Lisbon airport: optional transfer.

DEPARTURE:
On the day of your choice (minimum 3 nights), generally Saturday after breakfast (served between 8:30 and 10:00) or after lunch (included), check-out before 12:00. Optional transfer to Lisbon.

LISBON TRANSFERS:
Airport: 125 € / car / way = 250 € round trip.
Airport: 155 € / 6 person minibus / way = 310 € round trip.
Center: 130 € / car / way =260 € round trip.
Airport: 155 € / 6 person minibus / way = 310 € round trip.
Center: 170 € / 6 person minibus / way =340 € round trip.
Transfers are payable directly locally cash or by card.

CAR RENTAL:
We recommend car rental, which is particularly advantageous in Portugal, on the site www.autoeurope.fr.

FLIGHTS:
Flights to Portugal are not included in our prices because it is generally more interesting to book your flights yourself, an inclusive package is generally more expensive with the agency commissions. However, we are at your disposal to help you find the best rates.

Riding

RIDING LEVEL:
All levels. The best is to be comfortable at the three paces: walk, trot, balanced and independent rider. Although the school horses are all very well trained, calm and safe, it is obligatory to wear a helmet. Maximum weight: 90kg.. Although the school horses are all very well trained, calm and safe, it is obligatory to wear a helmet. Maximum weight: 90kg.

INSTRUCOR:
High level English speaking instructor.

PROCESS:
Portugal equestrian holidays Usually you will warm up with an instructor and then move on to another instructor for the remainder of your course. You can choose an intensive program with two lessons per day or only one lesson per day.

HORSES:
Lusitanian purebred horses.

TACK: Dressage saddles. You can also ask to try the traditional Portuguese saddles.

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Comfort

ACCOMMODATION:
Located in a typical Portuguese quinta, a 1-hour drive north of Lisbon: a winery. Comfortable rooms with private bathrooms for 2 people, single bedrooms available at an additional cost.
There is an unheated swimming pool with barbecue and gym, as well as a tennis and basketball court. Massages are available at an additional cost. The equestrian center is a few minutes' walk from the main quinta.

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MEALS: image-20221116115723-1
All meals and breakfasts (from dinner on the day of arrival to lunch on the day of departure) are included.
Evening: Hearty and refined meals, lunchtimes are lighter. All meals are served at the quinta: home-cooked cuisine, using quality seasonal and local produces.
As a wine producer, the quinta offers a wide variety of wines, which you can purchase with your meals. A bottle of the property's rose wine is offered per room as a welcome gift.

Rates

Infos tarif

2025 PRICES / PER PERSON *:
The duration of the stays and the number of lessons can be at your choice from 3 nights: contact us for a special quote
High season: 01/03 - 30/06 and 01/09 - 15/11:
7 days - 6 nights - 10 lessons: 2160 € / person in a 2 person bedroom, 2370 € in a single bedroom
7 days - 6 nights - 5 lessons: 1710 € /person in a 2 person bedroom, 1920 € in a single bedroom
For a different length (minimum 3 nights) and/or number of lessons: contact us.
Non rider with a rider: contact us.
Booking fees:15 € / person.
Low season: 01/01 - 28/02, 01/07 - 31/08 and 16/11 - 31/12:
7 days - 6 nights - 10 lessons: 1835 € / person in a 2 person bedroom, 2015 € in a single bedroom
7 days - 6 nights - 5 lessons: 1455 € /person in a 2 person bedroom, 1650 € in a single bedroom
For a different length (minimum 3 nights) and/or number of lessons: contact us.
Non rider with a rider: contact us.
Booking fees:15 € / person.
LISBON TRANSFERS:
Airport: 125 € / car / way = 250 € round trip.
Airport: 155 € / 6 person minibus / way = 310 € round trip.
Center: 130 € / car / way =260 € round trip.
Airport: 155 € / 6 person minibus / way = 310 € round trip.
Center: 170 € / 6 person minibus / way =340 € round trip.
Transfers are payable directly locally cash or by card.
* Ask us for availability and price precising the evening arrival date, the morning departure date, the number of nights, the number of lessons per day, the type of accommodation.

PRICES INCLUDE:
The number of lessons booked, the rental of the equipped horse, the instructor, accommodation, all meals and breakfasts (from dinner on the day of arrival to lunch on the day of departure), the financial guarantee of your payments by our travel operator deposit.
Unused services are not refundable.

PRICES DON'T INCLUDE:
Individual insurance, drinks, any lunch on the day of arrival (25 € to be paid on site), any visits, transfers to/from Lisbon airport, anything not listed in "prices include".

INSURANCE:
A civil liability and travel insurance (assistance/repatriation) are compulsory. A cancellation insurance is strongly recommended.
A payment by credit card can make you benefit from its possible insurance (check your contract).
We offer to Europe Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway residents: the Chapka insurances.
Cap Security: full insurance with cancellation. Cap Cancellation: cancellation only.
See prices & information

FLIGHTS:
Flights to/from Portugal are not included because it is more interesting to book directly your ticket: a transport package included is generally more expensive with agency commissions. However, we are at your disposal to help you find the best prices or to offer you a flight included package on request (free service).

Dates

FLEXIBLE DATES & DURATION WITH A MINIMUM OF 3 NIGHTS :
Prices "from" shown below are for 6 nights &1 lesson per day

Ask us for availability and price precising:
- Arrival & departure dates
- The evening arrival date and if you want 1 lesson in the afternoon
- The morning departure date and if you want 1 lesson in the morning
- The number of lessons per day on other days (1 lesson or 2 lessons)
- The type of accommodation (shared bedroom or single)
- If you need transfers from / to Lisbon airport or center

Other dates may be available for this product, contact us if you cannot find the desired date.

Dates	From	Infos	Contact
27/04/2025 - 03/05/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
04/05/2025 - 10/05/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
11/05/2025 - 17/05/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
18/05/2025 - 24/05/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
25/05/2025 - 31/05/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
01/06/2025 - 07/06/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
08/06/2025 - 14/06/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
15/06/2025 - 21/06/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
22/06/2025 - 28/06/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
29/06/2025 - 05/07/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
06/07/2025 - 12/07/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
13/07/2025 - 19/07/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
20/07/2025 - 26/07/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
27/07/2025 - 02/08/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
03/08/2025 - 09/08/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
10/08/2025 - 16/08/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
17/08/2025 - 23/08/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
24/08/2025 - 30/08/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
31/08/2025 - 06/09/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
07/09/2025 - 13/09/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
14/09/2025 - 20/09/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
21/09/2025 - 27/09/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
28/09/2025 - 04/10/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
05/10/2025 - 11/10/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
12/10/2025 - 18/10/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
19/10/2025 - 25/10/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
26/10/2025 - 01/11/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
02/11/2025 - 08/11/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
09/11/2025 - 15/11/2025	1710€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
16/11/2025 - 22/11/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
23/11/2025 - 29/11/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
30/11/2025 - 06/12/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
07/12/2025 - 13/12/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request
14/12/2025 - 20/12/2025	1455€	DATES ET DUREE (A PARTIR DE 3 NUITS) FLEXIBLES	Information request

Booking

How to book

By booking with Cap Rando, you get the benefit of the French travel agency law, one of the strictest in the world: an unlimited financial guarantee for all your payments !

BOOKING PROCEDURE:

1. CHECK THE AVAILABILITY, PRICE, DISCOUNT:
Check the availability and price (depending on the type of accommodation and after possible discounts) by contacting us through the availability & quote request form or by phone +33 (0)483431321, whatsapp +33(0)609520324, or e-mail: contact@horsebackridingvacations.eu
If you already have received the confirmation of the availability and the price, you can proceed directly to your booking:

2. BOOKING:
Fill out the online registration form: https://www.horsebackridingvacations.eu/form/booking-form
If you are registering and paying for several riders, you can add riders on the form.
If you have difficulty with the online form or if you prefer:
- Download the Excel file for 1 rider
- Download the Open Office file for 1 rider
- Download the Excel file for 2 riders
- Download the Open Office for 2 riders
To be completed, saved on your computer, and sent by email as an attachment.
Your personal information (birth date, height, weight, riding level & experience, health information, etc.) are contractuals. The facility / guide / instructor may exclude on site and without compensation, any person whose information is different from the information provided on the registration form, and/or who does not correspond to the conditions of participation.

3. INSURANCES:
Cap Rando is covered for its professional civil liability: GENERALI contract n ° AL974010.
To register on a Cap Rando holiday, you must be covered by an individual liability insurance covering your activity, individual accident, assistance, repatriation, and possibly cancellation (strongly recommended not to lose your payment in case of cancellation for a reason covered by a cancellation insurance).
We offer to Europe Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway residents (only) to subscribe the "Cap Security" insurance from Chapka Insurance. This covers you for cancellation, interruption of stay, individual accident, assistance 24h / 24h, repatriation, medical expenses abroad, luggage insurance, civil liability. You can also only subscribe a "Cap Cancellation" cancellation insurance if you have insurance covering other risks.
See all information about our cancellation policy and Chapka insurance offer.
For other country citizens: if you pay by credit card, depending on your card, you may be fully covered: check your contract.
The US citizens can subscribe directly an insurance for instance on: https://www.axatravelinsurance.com/

4. PAYMENT:
- For a stay starting at more than 60 days: It is requested at registration: 50% of the price of the stay, the payment of the insurance possibly subscribed, the transport possibly requested, the booking fees. The balance is to be paid 60 days before the start date of the stay.
- For a stay starting at less than 60 days: Full payment is requested upon registration.
- For a stay starting at less than 21 days: Full payment by credit card is requested upon registration.
- If these are the last places available: Payment by credit card is requested upon registration.
You can pay:
- By credit card on our secure payment website: You will be directed to the payment link after completing the online booking form.
- By bank transfer: Our bank information will be sent to you after reception of your booking form.
For a quick processing and to secure your registration, receipt of your confirmation file within 24-48 hours: choose a payment by credit card. In addition: payment by credit card can allow you to benefit from its possible insurance.
Please note: your reservation will only be confirmed after receipt of your payment.
Your payments are guaranted by our GROUPAMA travel agent bond.
If you book a trip through Cap Rando, you have the guarantee not to loose any payment.
The French law is the strongest and requires all French travel agencies to have an unlimited financial guarantee for their customers in case of financial failure.

5. CONFIRMATION:
You will receive a confirmation file and contract with the invoice and all useful information within 24-48 hours after reception of your registration form and payment.

6. TRANSPORTS:
Before booking your transport: we advise you to wait for the receipt of the confirmation file and check that your transports feet with the meeting/separation times of the offered transfers. We recommend booking refundable transports.

7. CANCELATION POLICY:
Please note: Any stay may be canceled if there are insufficient bookings to ensure the stay up to 20 days before the date of a stay of more than 6 days, 7 days for a stay of 2 to 5 days. In this case, you may be offered a replacement stay or a departure with a supplement, if these proposals do not suit you: a full refund (unless you have accepted a possible supplement upon registration), excluding booking fees and possible non-refundable transport, is guaranteed without compensation.
See the cencellation policy: cancelation conditions.

8. SALE CONDITIONS:
You can consult the sale conditions: see the conditions.

Reviews

GUEST REVIEWS

Manika (France) - August 2024

Warm welcome, lovely staff, very good instructors who adapt to everyone's level.
Nothing to say. I asked to take a tral ride around the estate, there were two of us riders, accompanied by two instructors. School horses, very calm.
Exceptional horses, very good riders can ride very high level horses. Me and my beginner level in dressage, I was able to have fun with school horses. I rode different horses.
Superb facilities, equipment, everything is nickel, perfectly clean, very beautiful riding school, beautiful sheltered outdoor arena, lunging ring, there is even a very beautiful working riding area. In short, a dream for riders.
The place has a lot of charm. so there is no restaurant strictly speaking, but it is good, simple. The swimming pool is very pleasant.
Cap Rando services: 1st time with Cap Rando and everything went very well.

Claudia (Switzerland) - September 2023

Very warm welcome, high quality service in a family atmosphere. Rita and Carlos, the owners see us regularly to chat with us. All 3 instructors of the stable (Joao, Rui and Miguel) are at the top during the dressage lessons with relevant corrections and valuable advice, as well as their choice of the suitable horse for the lesson according to the rider's objective.
Manual including the rules of appropriate behavior in the stable and with stallions. Helmet required and can be provided on site. The instructors are omnipresent during the lessons.
The horses are well educated and trained to a high standard. During 7 lessons I rode 4 different horses (Furkado, Alaia, a 19 year old alzan horse and Chardonney). Each horse was chosen according to my objectives that I wanted to work on.
The tack is generally well maintained. Each horse has its own saddle and there are several bridles to choose from which are adjusted before each session by the instructor. A suggestion for improvement would be a communication system with headphones during classes to better hear the instructor.
Establishment in the style of a very clean and comfortable quinta. The meals are fresh, healthy and varied, made like at home. All the guests eat together and we met very nice people from other countries! A beautiful indoor swimming pool and recreational rooms including TV that we didn't even use.
Ca Rando Services: Fast and efficient management ! Travel file containing all the necessary information.
It was a great stay for us. I have no suggestions to make.