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Why you’ll love this…

You'll ride on the salt pans

The experience includes professional instructors and well-kept horses

There are flexible options for a range of experience levels

What we expect

The compact beaches and dramatic salt pans of Sal are ideal for horseback riding. Take in the beautiful scenery from the back of your well-kept and tame mount on a mellow horse riding excursion. A variety of different tours of differing lengths are available for beginners and advanced riders alike.

Head to one of Sal's premier riding schools, where you'll be paired up with your trusty steed, given your helmet and taken to either the expanses of the salt pans or a wide sweeping beach. Let the fresh air fill your nostrils as you settle into the soothing rhythm of well-trained...

✔Helmet
✔Horse ride
✔Transport
✔Guide

What to remember

Let us know of your horse riding experience level beforehand – beginner, intermediate or advanced

Please advise us of your weight in advance – maximum weight is 90kg

Wear closed-toe shoes

Be sure to apply suncream

Minimum age for beginner riders is six years

Minimum age for intermediate and advanced riders is 13 years

The one-hour rides do not include galloping

Please be aware, for the safety of the horses, a weight check will be done before your ride and a refund won't be issued if you exceed the limit

Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility

Height, weight and/or age restrictions may apply

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Reviews

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4.7/5

Based on 88 reviews from verified customers

All ratings (88)

Excellent (68)

77%

Great (15)

17%

Average (4)

Poor (0)

Bad (1)

Rhian

February 2026

From United Kingdom

Traveled as With family - 26 years old

Fantastic experience, neither myself or my children had any experience with riding and the guides and the horses were very patient.

Sam

Traveled as Alone - 25 years old

Frank

January 2026

Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Great staff & very helpful

IM

Traveled as With family - 24 years old

I went on a ride with my 9 year old daughter. It was our first time horse riding. We both loved it. Our guide was great. We loved the fact that the horses were rescued horses and they had strict rules on how many times they can go out etc. My only suggestion is to wear trousers instead of short

Caroline Richardson

Traveled as With friends - 42 years old

Great

I am a confident rider and was matched with an advanced horse. Large grey mare. We had 3 great gallops along the beach. It was all walking to the beach due to the conditions under foot, which was enjoyable, but was the majority of the riding. The galloping along the beach made it worthwhile though. The photos that the guides took were really good and I did buy mine. Take cash as no card machine. Horses seemed well cared for which is always a big concern to me when riding abroad.

Paul and Elaine

November 2025

Traveled as As a couple

First time horse riding we both loved it what an amazing experience we both had.the staff at the riding centre where amazing very knowledgeable and friendly thanks ??

Sal

September 2025

Average

We had to stand and wait at entrance for 15 mins no where to sit when walked told not allowed over there. When given horses said previously ridden so got slowest horse just 2 of us and two staff who talked amongst themselves whole time and rope attached to them follow my leader not like previous riding in turkey

Matt

July 2025

Traveled as With family - 36 years old

Poor

Still furious about this booked this experience a month prior to holiday and on day of experience cancelled due to operational reasons. No other dates available poor service by TUI has spoilt our holiday the main reason why we came back to Cape Verde was for the horse riding no genuine apology or explanation very disappointed

Bob

June 2025

I enjoyed galloping along the beach and the scenery was very good. The horse welfare seemed to be good and the guides were helpful and attentive. Some parts were slightly less scenic but still enjoyable.

R Wells

Traveled as As a couple - 39 years old

Great for all riding experiences. Beginners are guided, but all experience the trot to cantering along the beach in the surf. Guides are knowledgeable and the horses are lovely.

Ands

May 2025

Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Alison

Lovely ride horses well matched and know their job. Slow outward ride but beach made up for it.

AH

April 2025

Traveled as With family - 38 years old

Great fun but a lot of walking. Most guide staff brilliant. One didn’t seem to take kindly to me going to pat my horse after he was rushed away from me.

Grace

Traveled as Alone - 1 years old

I loved galloping on the beach! my horse was lovely

SM

Traveled as With family - 34 years old

Due to my daughter being 11 and reading the Tui booking information, she could only do the one hour beginners ride. I was led to believe from pictures that this would be on the beach from the pictures on the Tui site. However, when we arrived the staff said that my daughter could go on the more advanced rides and the age restriction was not there’s. My daughter and I were disappointed as the ride was around salt mines (still lovely) but not what we had planned. Guides were great though !

JB

March 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

Cath

Traveled as Alone - 46 years old

When I booked back in January I hadn’t realized that I’d be riding on the salt flats & not the beach. They do different trips on different days. It would be useful to know that as I would have booked a different day had I known. Despite that, I had a great time..

Angela.

Traveled as Alone - 30 years old

Ziggy was lovely, very friendly, horses well kept, tack in great condition. A little expensive for a one hour ride though.

Neil Atkinson

February 2025

The horse riding was very good with good staff and lovely horse. My only criticism was that the experience was expensive and the photo's over priced as well. The guides could give you more information about the horses and the island. But a every enjoyable experience overall.

Mozza

Traveled as As a couple - 44 years old

First time on a horse for both of us. It was a good way to start. Don’t think it’s something we will do again but it ticked a box.

Howie

January 2025

Traveled as With family - 41 years old

Old happy hacker!

December 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 35 years old

Great experience. I can ride but was really nervous and the guides were brilliant. Horses are nothing like our spooky horses in the uk so once I got used to riding a smaller, narrower horse I felt very safe. So lovely to be able to ride on the beach

November 2024

We enjoyed the experience. It was sad to see dead baby turtles in the sand, as well as some rubbish. Overall a relaxing horse ride. It was a bit disappointing at the end they wanted 15 euros for a digital photo, or 30 euros for the whole lot, when the trip was already expensive and the photos weren't to our liking anyway. If you want them they email them to you, but as we didn't have mobile data we couldn't be confident we would receive them!

Crystal

October 2024

Traveled as With friends - 41 years old

Very friendly & helpful staff. Felt very safe throughout the experience. Horses were well looked after. Whole experience was fantastic.

Anna

September 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 13 years old

Really enjoyed this. The route is really peaceful and you get to spend some time walking along the beach. Make sure you tell them the correct level you are because they have different horses for different abilities, and my horse was quite energetic!! Horses seem to be taken really good care of as well which is nice.

Kirsty

Traveled as With family - 28 years old

Cass

August 2024

Traveled as With family - 25 years old

Lovely experience. My daughter and I are complete beginners. The guides were very reassuring and fun, we throughly enjoyed it. We did one hour which was just enough for us. The horses are beautiful. They took us to the salt flats and a photographer Ziggy took pictures. Tips would be, take Euros if you want to buy photos. A pack is 25 euros. Single picture 10 euros. Wear trousers. Take water. You can leave things in a locker. Recommend

Kimj

Think it’s a bit expensive but we had a great experience horses well looked after and great guides

Jan

The overall experience was fantastic, something we always wanted to do was ride on the beach. Great tutorial, great team, I definitely recommend this experience.

Ponigirl

July 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 41 years old

Fabulous ride into the desert and on to Kite Beach for galloping. The horses are really well looked after and in tip top condition. The guide's are very friendly and there's an opportunity purchase photo's from the ride too.

Stu

Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Karen D

June 2024

Fab experience, the horses were obviously loved and looked after. Our guide Ziggy was great. Hour and a half a good amount of time if you’ve not ridden in a while. My tips would be take some cash to buy photos of your ride €10 for 1 €15 for 2 or €25 for them all, which mine amounted to about 25 fabulous pics. Also don’t worry about taking a bag, ********** bags are provided to put your valuables in or lockers at the stables.

DES

Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Matheus was brilliant and very funny and my horse "King" was a joy to ride. I had zero previous experience with horse but went solo once Matheus taught me what and how to do it. If I come back afain I will deffo do it all again.

May 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Laura

April 2024

My husband and I went on the horse ride and I cannot fault the experience from start to finish. We were picked up from our hotel and taken to the stables where we had a briefing and started the ride. Our guides were helpful and we felt safe with them. The horses picked for us were perfect for us as beginners. The ride was 90 minutes and we were taken across the salt flats to the beach and back. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Helen Stanborough

Sally Palmer

March 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 32 years old

I was fortunate enough to have a one to one experience on the horse riding. I was made to feel very comfortable and safe.

Coral

February 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 22 years old

Please tell people to wear trousers

Jane

Traveled as As a couple - 36 years old

Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. A few basic reminders of commands for the horses would be helpful before setting off as not necessarily the same in every country.

Sally Bluck

January 2024

Traveled as With family - 42 years old

The guides were very helpful , chatty and mad the experience better . And obviously cared about the horses We loved it .

Eva

Traveled as As a couple - 48 years old

This was a great way to see the sights of Sal. We had three guides for 5 people so had a lot of individual attention. The horses were carefully selected for each ability level. Highly recommended for any level of horse rider.

JD

December 2023

Traveled as As a couple - 15 years old

They should let us know beforehand that the pictures taken by the photographer will be at an extra cost.

Johanne

From Denmark

Traveled as As a couple - 26 years old

Karen

November 2023

Traveled as Alone - 41 years old

The experience was great, but I had to rebook as the date was cancelled. I wasn’t offered an alternative date so I booked and paid again. 3 weeks later I am waiting for the refund. I had a text on the Tui app re cancellation yet customer service still heed to do an investigation to get me my money back. Really bad customer service and I will never book an experience through TUi again.

Heather D

Traveled as As a couple - 14 years old

A thoroughly enjoyable experience. The horses and stable were well-kept. The instructors were knowledgeable and able to intervene quickly when one horse became too excitable for the rider. Beautiful scenery. The experience was for the evening, so a long sleeved top and bug spray would have been useful to know beforehand.

Katie

Traveled as With friends - 8 years old

We had an amazing experience! We did the 1 hour as we haven’t ridden a horse in over 10 years, our guide was always checking in on us to make sure we were okay along the way and we got to see the salt mines.

Helen

Traveled as With family - 37 years old

Really nice ride across the salt mining area and then the beach on the 90 min ride. Had a small mixed group of abilities, but three guides meant we all had good support. Tip if you go is do wear long trousers, I had shorts on and my calf’s rubbed. They took amazing photos of us too which were very good value ??

Karen Harding

Thought I would give horse riding a go again after a ten year gap and wasn’t sure what the stables would be like - but this experience was absolutely wonderful. Ziggy and the team are so helpful whether you are a beginner or advanced and the horses are gentle, happy and very well cared for. I enjoyed it so much I went twice during our holiday! Special thanks to Ziggy who gave me the confidence to try cantering again ??????

John from Lincolnshire

Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

The staff were excellent and managed our different experience levels with ease. The horses were clearly well looked after and perfectly trained for the task. It was one of our most enjoyable holiday activities.

Lesal

Extremely knowledgeable guides who made themselves aware of each riders ability/previous experience of horse riding. Nobody was asked to do anything they didn't feel comfortable with. The horses appeared well looked after, and were all extremely well behaved.

Nicole

October 2023

Traveled as With family - 19 years old

Great experience. Horses all well cared for. Guides very helpful and always close by if needed. We did the 90 minute tour across the salt mines and onto kite beach. Was a lovely gentle ride and then got the option to gallop alongside the waves on the beach. Photographer followed the locations and took brilliant photos. Photos can be brought (digital images) for around 30 euros for a couple (25 euros for a single package, 10 euros for one photo)

Dan

August 2023

Booked this excursion and it ended up just being me and my wife which was great! You get taken to the botanical garden where your horse instructor meets you and takes you to the stable. We did the 2 hour ride across the salt mines and Kite beach. I’m a novice to intermediate horse rider but my wife is more experienced so she got to gallop with one instructor across the beach several times. I was able to trot and also canter with the other guide. All in all a truly remarkable experience!

Wendy P

The guides asked our level of experience and helped accordingly. We were beginners and they helped us gain confidence so much so that I had a trot and canter on the beach assisted by a guide. My husband managed a trot.

Marianna

July 2023

Unfortunately my husband was taken ill half way into the riding. However the staff quickly arranged a taxi to collect us from where we were and got us back to our hotel. They then had two extra horses to look after! Staff were amazing ??

Gezzerg

My first ever horse riding experience and a great one staff very friendly and helpful

PetrolDread

Traveled as As a couple - 28 years old

My wife who is the more experienced rider of the group was allowed to take the horse into a gallop along the waves which was on her bucket list!

Elah

Traveled as With friends - 38 years old

Enjoyed the way everything was so well organised and felt safe with the staff at the stables throughout the ride. Horses well looked after

Lukasz

June 2023

Traveled as As a couple - 12 years old

Ivan

Traveled as As a couple - 11 years old

The staff is nice. Is was amazing time. The horses are nice and friendly. I highly recommend the horse with name King is nice horse for first time horse riding

JanC

I am a regular rider and found the horses in good condition and well cared for. They were happy and well behaved. Their tack was almost new. Pace of the ride is determined by your experience level. If you have never ridden before, the lovely staff will lead your horse. I was able to gallop along Kite Beach - priceless!

We were both novice riders. I felt well looked after by Ziggy and Harper the horse. Great experience that was well worth the money. Take cash to buy the photos they take.

Smiler

Experience really good. Guides very observant and helpful.

Chan W

April 2023

Traveled as With friends - 22 years old

Andy

Traveled as With family - 1 years old

The staff and the horses were good. But the experience was one and a half hour of horse walking and 30 seconds of riding/canter on the beach. Despite everyone was fairly experience rider.

Claire

The horse riding experience was brilliant. The stable guys matched each of us up to a horse and were polite, knowledgeable, and great guides. It was interesting to see the salt marsh and explore a little of Sal on horseback. Highly recommend.

Debbie Langford

Traveled as Alone - 38 years old

They should take customers who are experienced on their own, not with novice customers. The horse were very well looked after, and beautiful

Josh

March 2023

Traveled as With family - 15 years old

Misslils1972

Traveled as As a couple - 34 years old

The whole experience was lovely only thing should recommend customers take money and water

Ali G

Despite only having been on a horse once, thirty years ago, it was a fab experience. They accommodated my nerves, reassured me and ultimately I was able to ride alone!

F A O

Traveled as Alone - 37 years old

I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this experience. I was picked up in a taxi at the hotel and taken to the stables. The guides were very helpful, courteous and friendly. I felt that my safety was very important to them and they made sure I was comfortable and had a wonderful time.

Sharon

Traveled as With family - 23 years old

The whole experience was brilliant, very kind staff and well behaved horeses

February 2023

Traveled as With family - 22 years old

We had booked as a family of 4. Unfortunately only 2 of us ended up riding due to weight restrictions and 1 of our children decided he was too scared! Be aware that the weight restriction is strict due to the size of the horses. My husband understood this and took our son around the lovely botanical gardens whilst myself and our other son went on the ride. The riding was amazing! The salt mines were wonderful to see. We have some fantastic professional photos they took for us to treasure!

Julie

January 2023

Traveled as Alone - 39 years old

I enjoyed it all.

Liz Challinor

December 2022

Fantastic experience, the staff were amazing. From collecting us from the front door to bringing us back to the hotel. I am a novice and they really helped and supported me. Fantastic with our 10 year old, who loves horses. Overall would certainly recommend

Gail

I love riding and have been a horse owner. The staff gave me a great horse to ride. She was calm but no plod!! Had a proper gallop on the beach! Guide was chatty, friendly and polite.

Wayne Morton

November 2022

The Horse riding team really looked after us,I was impressed how much they put us at ease,they took great photographs for us also,Brilliant activity

Kate O’Dell

October 2022

Traveled as As a couple - 21 years old

The instructor was knowledgeable and friendly

Lucylou

Traveled as As a couple - 29 years old

Horse riding on the beach was amazing, it would be good to have in the advice before going to wear trousers/jeans instead of shorts for comfort

Trip

From Poland

Traveled as As a couple - 18 years old

All great ??

Gemma

Lovely staff, made us all feel very comfortable and we took some amazing photos away from our day together - thank you.

Mel kingham

September 2022

Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

The guides were very friendly and made a nervous rider feel relaxed, very knowledgeable about the island

Jinny

August 2022

Alex and the other guides were great. They were very attentive. The horses were clearly well cared for. It was a fantastic experience and one we will always remember

Alison Hardy

July 2022

Excellent experience guides were knowledgeable and the trekk was well prepared from beginners to the experienced.

Luke

Traveled as As a couple - 7 years old

Everything was amazing about this. As beginners, the guides were really helpful in getting us set up on the horses and were really reassuring and helpful throughout. The horses were amazing and going through the dessert and salt mine, and then along the beach, was just an unforgettable experience. Would definitely do this again!

Gooner

June 2022

The horses are looked after very well

Ross Mancini

Traveled as As a couple - 9 years old

The Guides made us feel really special and they were so good at what they do! They put the customers first! I couldn't have asked for a better experience.

Opalgirl22

Traveled as With family - 20 years old

Really nice guides, horses are all looked after fantastically. Booked 90 minutes for me and my 9 year old daughter - leadrope lead by a member of staff. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole of the sights there and the timing was just enough for us and the horses before it gets too warm for them.