Beach Horse Riding: Experience Virgin Nature and Dunes in Melides

Experience the beauty of Melides on a beach horse riding adventure. Ride through pine forests, dunes, and along a paradisiac beach, and spot diverse bird species at the Melides lagoon.

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Estrada da Praia da Vigia - Enjoy a unique horse riding along the the beach, dunes and pine forest of the virgin area of Melides. The horseback ride begins with the pine and dune forest, where the client may have the opportunity to get to know the horse he is going on and trust him more when he gets to the beach, so he can be more relaxed.\n\nThe…
What's Included
  • Helmet included for safety
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage
Additional Information

Experience a unique horseback journey along the untouched beach, dunes and pine forests of Melides. The ride starts in the pine and dune forest, providing a chance for riders to familiarize themselves with their horse before reaching the beach, facilitating a more relaxed ride.
Our trail takes us alongside a pristine beach stretching over 60km, just for…

Location
Estrada da Praia da Vigia
Dear sir/miss, to come to our horse riding on the beach, if you come from Comporta, when you are arriving to Melides, you pass the first entry of Melides, and after at the curve you turn right where it says Cemetery. You continue straight unto a dirt road for 5km. After a 20KM sign, you find in 200M, a sign on your right PASSEIOS A CAVALO MELIDES, where you turn. Continue straight and pass through a gate (if closed, please call). Then park the car (usually there is a truck). If you come from Grandola come straight on the main road of Melides and in the T section that says Santiago to the left and Comporta to the right, turn right and after 50m turn left following the CEMETERY/RURAL TURISMO sign. You leave the cementery on your right and continue down a dirt road for 5km. After a 20KM sign, you find in 200M, a sign on your right PASSEIOS A CAVALO MELIDES, where you turn. Continue straight and pass through a gate (if closed, please call). Then park the car (usually there is a truck). Please arrive 15min early so the ride can start on time. Thanks
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Slypigg
Mar 28, 2025
This is a must do! - This far exceeded my expectations. Having never ridden a horse before, Filipa made this easy and very enjoyable! The views are unparalleled and the ability to get great pictures and video from the beach are amazing. Highly recommend this experience!
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Gab-rdrgues235
Dec 26, 2024
INCRÍVEL - Thank you to Ana for this beautiful ride. The view is beautiful, the time spent with the horse is wonderful. Ana welcomed me perfectly, thanks to her and to cenourinha, the mare.
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N4034humartinh
Oct 31, 2024
Amazing nature, horses and guide 🤩 - Thank you for an amazing experience. Me and my daughter had a great time riding on the beach. We are coming back, maybe for some riding lessons for me :)
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Camper55970476635
Oct 14, 2024
A memorable experience - It was a wonderful experience to stay in our memory forever. We loved the beach walk and the Guide is an extraordinary and very friendly person who accompanied us with much attention throughout the journey. And the horse I rated the Polo, was fabulous. We thank the entire team for the fantastic experience they gave us.
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Olga
Aug 10, 2024
An adventure - Nothing to point out since the reception the presentation of services, excellent staff sympathy, super well treated animals with excellent conditions. Besides being an outdoor activity we feel in the super safe and the will with the adventure. To highlight all the care and interaction that exists between animals and treaters . I recommend you use this service
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Aldinam2019
Jul 17, 2024
Horseback riding in Melides - Extraordinary ride. Wonderful scenery. Super nice team. I advise even if the horses were somewhat nervous
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E2863bljodys
Nov 26, 2023
Healthy, happy horses and great scenery - Madeleina was an excellent tour guide, and the scenery was breathtaking, and her two dogs accompanied us, and were very well-behaved. We enjoyed it immensely, and will definitely go back and recommend it to all of our friends. The horses were really well taken care of, very healthy and loved.
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649neusam
Jul 15, 2024
Needs!! - The tours are very turns! However, I think it does not cost anything to the companies that do these tours to clean the trails, dunes and beaches. It is amazing as the beach where the walks are made, the nearest beaches and dunes are full of horse excrement. During my stay, I talked to several people who do not advise these beaches, due to the smell and dirt left by those responsible for the tours.
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Julianagn4448ia
May 18, 2024
Unpleasant guide - Unfortunatly our experience was not positive. We got lost to arrive in Melides so we tried to call to ask if it was possible to do in the afternoon, but there was no directly number to call in Portugal, but in USA. Filipa finally called us and gave us the exactaly adress (we didn’t have it and we were just heading to Melides direction until somebody call us). When she finally called us we put in GPS and it was showing still 45 minutes and we asked her if we could reschedule for the afternoon because I didn’t want to disturb all the tour and she said it was fine because there was just one more couple and they were lost/late. We continue as fast as we could but she started to call us each 5 minutes to put pressure and to ask us to go faster with the car. In a total she called 8 times in 45 minutes, what was very stressful because it was the same device that I was using the GPS and my friends didn’t speak Portuguese, so I had to drive fast, deal with all her stressful calls, in a very difficult road. It was clearly that she wanted to be mean, even that she knew exactaly the time that we would arrive. Arriving there we understood that we were the only two people for the tour and she was just putting pressure because she wanted to leave soon. She complained about the time during all the tour and didn’t have any other subject during all the way apart from the road that we should had taken. When I tried to make any question to change the mood because I was curious to listen about the place she was very rude with any question and didn’t gave us absolutely any interesting information as a guide about the place. The tour took around 40 minutes. Luckily the beach and the horses were just amaizing, but I highly recommend to do it with another company. I was extremely frustrated because we planned this trip long time ago and the horse guide supposed to be the high point of the trip. I gave the tour to my friends as a gift, payed expensive price and had very unpleasant time because of Filipa that treat us very poorly. She just treated me better when I said I’m opening a hotel in the coast and was looking for partnership, but certainly I won’t recommend this company to my customers.
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Evalaine2017
Apr 8, 2025
What a disappointment this was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 1) the website is not a representation of what it looks like in real life. Horses have absolutely no protection from rain, sun, wind or any weather conditions outside some trees. They walk there in their own filth and way too small paddocks. 2) Since my husband and I are experienced riders I had booked a private tour to be able to trot and gallop. I was promised this, too, by the way. That didn't happen at all. We have had to keep driving like novices and have been nowhere near the sea. The supervisor told me that I could gallop in the (round) paddock afterwards if I wanted, but we are not going to pay 280€ for this. 3) I was told that a photographer could be hired who could take pictures or drone images. We wanted the pictures, which would cost 45€ (price list was forwarded to me in advance) When we came with the horses on the beach, we suddenly saw a drone taking images. Afterwards, it turned out that the photographer never comes just for photos during a private tour. He told us to take the drone footage. Totally upset, partly because of the disappointing ride, we ended up paying way too much for this as we had been sent the wrong price list. They are nice pictures, but certainly not worth their money. Don't be fooled by the photos you see on Tripadvisor or their website, because they certainly don't look like that. I am sorry that customers are being lured in such a way and I imagine that people, who have no experience with horses or riding at all, think this is fantastic, but this was far from it for us. 1 great deception!!! I'd say look for another place where they offer this.
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From $96
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).