Horseback riding along the beach in Roquetas de Mar. Enjoy a wonderful experience taking a relaxing ride through an unspoiled protected area, the Punta Entinas – Sabinal Natural Reserve, between sandy beaches and dunes, natural salt lakes and small ponds, which serve as shelter for a rich community of aquatic birds, among which, the pink flamingo stands out. Horse riding by the seaside.

Whether you are an expert rider, or if you have never ridden a horse, you will be able to participate in this horse riding activity in Roquetas de Mar, since we have different horses, from the most docile to those that worked with specialists, in shooting scenes in many of the movies shot in the Tabernas Desert or Cabo de Gata.

At the indicated time, our riding instructor will be waiting for you at the meeting point. After a brief introduction regarding safety measures and good behavior, we will begin a horseback ride along the beach to enjoy nature, accompanied at all times by a qualified instructor with extensive experience, who will give you lots of information about the unspòiled territoryof the natural reserve, its importance for the ecosystem that inhabits there, we will see the old salt flats dating from Roman times, today protected as ZEPA (area of special protection for birds), you will understand their importance during its industrial exploitation, but also their importance today for migratory birds.

For those who have never ridden a horse, it is an unbeatable opportunity to get acquainted with this sport in a privileged environment, surrounded by calm and tranquility. And for expert riders, what better than to drop the reins and gallop along miles of pristine beaches.

At the end of the tour, we will return to the meeting point loaded with impressions and stories to tell and remember. Arrival and end of services.

For a pleasant experience we recommend bringing long pants and closed footwear. The riding equipment will be provided by us.

To participate in this horse riding experience in Roquetas de Mar you must pre-book the activity on our website or by approaching our agency Pepe Tours, located in the heart of the urbanization of Roquetas de Mar (Avda. Las Gaviotas nº 66). Later you have to travel on your own to the meeting point, where your instructor will be waiting for you. There is no hotel pick-up service for this horseback excursion.

– riding equipment (helmet)
– qualified instructor with extensive experience throughout the whole ride

The Punta Entinas-Sabinar Nature Reserve occupies a strip of one kilometer wide between the coastline and the reliefs of Los Alcores, halfway between the municipalities of Roquetas de Mar and El Ejido. It presents a sub-arid Mediterranean ecosystem in which the combination of coastal and terrestrial resources stands out. It lies in the western side of the province of Almeria, from Entinas Cape to the salt flats of Cerrillos and Salinas Viejas.

Four different environments are combined in the reserve: sandy beaches, dune systems set by Mediterranean scrub, salt flats (Cerrillos and Salinas Viejas) and small ponds, which serve as shelter for a rich community of aquatic birds and are a stopover area for numerous species on their migratory journeys. The outer edge of the beaches is colonized by the marram grass that, in interior areas, is replaced by Mediterranean scrub, such as mastic, black juniper, black hawthorn and agaves. On the other hand, the salt flats have a belt of vegetation, with reed and ryegrass. On its seabed you can find interesting meadows of Posidonia oceanica seagrass (commonly known as Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed), the westernmost colony in the Mediterranean.

The diversity of biotypes favors the presence and abundance of vertebrates. In addition to the pink flamingo, the variety and number of waders that use this area as a resting place on their migratory route stand out, highlighting the great kont, the dunlin, the little stint, the sanderling, the redshank and sandpipers. Among the seagulls, the Audouin and dwarf seagull also stand out.