CABALGATAS LA SIERRA - HORSEBACK RIDING IN MEXICO

Gallop across open grassland, canter through beautiful woods, ride through small villages and at the end of each day, park-up your equine companion and transfer back to an authentic hacienda for the night – getting the best from a trail ride without packing your bags each day! Combine this with an outstanding climate, well-schooled horses, excellent cuisine and traditional Mexican hospitality and you have all the ingredients for an unforgettable riding holiday. Equine Adventures’ 8-day Cabalgatas la Sierra ride departs Mexico City 26th October and 23rd November 2008.

Mexico is crammed with a multitude of opposing identities, from desert landscapes, snow-capped volcanoes, to ancient ruins, colonial towns, deserted beaches and an amazing collection of flora and fauna. Riders are based at Finca Enyhe, a traditional hacienda situated in the Valle de Bravo, two hours drive from Mexico City. The region is home to one of Mexico’s largest horse populations due to its topography, with numerous trails, paths, dirt roads and old 'Caminos Reales' traversing the county in every direction, allowing great scope for horse and rider to enjoy the breathtaking countryside. At the end of each day, horses are left at different ranches found en route, whilst riders transfer back to Finca Enyhe in time for a refreshing swim in the pool, a cool margarita and a delicious dinner. Ride across valleys and though forests abundant with orchids, enjoying picnic lunches and short siestas along the way. Climb to Los Saucos (9,000ft) then visit a butterfly sanctuary where millions of Monarch Butterflies (end October) will have congregated in the trees after their migration from Canada and USA. Continue through meadows, alongside trout-filled rivers, and ascend ‘la Sierra de Juan Luis’ for spectacular panoramic views before riding on to El Coloso rock formation, for further stunning views. Ride thousands of feet above Zacazonapan, a town located in the ‘Tierra Caliente’ – a vast open valley of sun-baked earth with no trees or shade, and to San Francisco Mihualtepec, an authentic Mexican pueblo. The tour ends with a farewell dinner in a beautiful colonial restaurant before transferring to Mexico City for homeward flights next day.

The holiday costs from £1,275 p/p including return transfers from Mexico City, accommodation in a traditional Mexican hacienda, most meals, wine with evening meal and all riding.

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