Tours/Gran Canaria/The Best Horse Riding Experience in Gran Canaria (1 hour)
Viator · group up to 12 pax

The Best Horse Riding Experience in Gran Canaria (1 hour)

4.1(72)Gran Canaria1 hour
VIATOR5.0(4)TRIPADVISOR4.1(68)

Description

Discover the island with an exciting journey, riding through the mountains of Gran Canaria on trails of extraordinary beauty, with vast volcanic landscape and tropical plantations. From there you will have views over the whole of Maspalomas and the famous sand dunes. Duration: Our excursions have a duration of 1 hour. Our Horses: We have fit, surefooted horses and ponies waiting for you, suited to all ages and every kind of rider, from absolut beginners to the most experienced. Our Guides: Our expert guides accompany you, ensuring your safety and seeing to it that you enjoy every single minute of your unforgettable trekking adventure. We will set you off with a guide for every 6 riders.

Tour Options

Pick Up- Drop Off Included
  • Pick up and drop off Pickup included
NO Pick up - Drop off

Itinerary

Pass by

You will have views over the whole of Maspalomas

Pass by

You will have views over the famous sand dunes

Highlights

Safety vests for our youngest riders
Helmet

What's included

Included
Safety vests for our youngest riders
Helmet
Not included
Gratuities

Pickup Locations & Times

We will inform the Pick Up time once the booking is confirmed.

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • No apto para personas que pesen más de 110kg

Reviews(72)

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_achilleas-202
June 12, 2026
Incredible riding experience

Fantastic experience. Staff are friendly, knowledgable and enthousiastic. We did a 1 hour ride through a beautiful rocky landscape. Horses are looked after and cared really well. They are also well trained and easy to ride for beginners. Will be coming back for sure. Thank you guys!

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Mobile55408170129
June 11, 2026
Great!

We had a great time! Friendly guide, nice route with altitude meters and above all sweet horses! We rode Casino and Carbonara and we really enjoyed it! Absolutely fun for when you are a beginner, the basics are well explained. Evt. Boots are for rent. + goodies from the riding school. I bought a magnet from Carbonara as a keepsake. Definitely recommended. Also we had with transport, cozy ride with friendly driver who could speak good english.Also the guide speaks good english!

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pepsiczkyd
May 25, 2026
All in all from start to finish it was a lovely experience.

To begin with we were reminded of the basics of horse riding how to stop etc then we were assigned a horse each. We then took our horses and waited to get on them. Once you’re on them you are responsible for your own horse you are asked to keep the recommended distance between them and guide them through the tour (even though they are mostly independent). We rode the horses for the whole hour around the area in the hills. The guides make sure everyone is okay throughout and should something go wrong they are there to help. The horses were well kept and trained and you could tell their owners loved and cared for them. Definitely recommend this activity if you’re comfortable riding horses and guiding them on your own. They do brief you in the beginning so you know what to do but in my opinion you need to have a little confidence on the horses to begin with.

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531luciee
May 22, 2026
Great experience as a family

We had a fantastic time on the 1 hour hack out. We were collected from our hotel and the lady driving the transport was very friendly. At the riding school, the guides put a lot of effort into matching everyone with suitable horses, a difficult task with the overwhelming majority being absolute beginners. My husband had never been on a horse before and had a lovely time. He wants to do it again. His horse was really patient and friendly. I rode with my 3 year old and our horse (Carpaccio) was a gentle giant who knew his job well and was easy to handle. I felt very confident with my child on him. We had a fantastic experience as a family and would definitely do it again. It's tricky terrain but the horses handle it easily. Lovely views to top it off.

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Christian Z
February 19, 2026
Great experience for beginners

A great experience and really great for beginners. Was a lot of fun and we can recommend without restriction.

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clous2017
January 18, 2026
Beautiful ride

It was a beautiful adventure with good instructors and different horses in character and calmness.

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Gisela_W
January 3, 2026
Beautiful experience with shortcomings

Perfectly organized, pickup on time, a non-strenuous ride, we can only recommend. The good impression would be clouded because I had received a totally dirty horse, even the saddle was.

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tatjanat966
December 23, 2025
It was a terrible ride!

The worst horse riding ever! The horses were very nervous and agitated. As soon as we stopped, the horse would start violently shaking its head and backing up, which was dangerous because there was another horse behind us—we were riding one after another. Even though we told the instructors we had no horseback-riding experience, they stayed very far away from us. They didn't care that we were scared and didn't take any action. It was frightening and uncomfortable. The horses stumbled over rocks, and a couple of times we almost fell; even then, the instructor, who was at the back of the group, just shouted something unintelligible. It was a terrible ride!

Operator response

We’re very sorry to hear that your experience was not positive. The safety of our guests and horses is extremely important to us, and we will review what happened and our team’s actions that day. We appreciate your feedback, as it helps us improve.

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367verenaw
October 4, 2025
Top excursion

very positive experience! The children were allowed to ride (slightly smaller) horses and alone through nature. My Titanic was a super dear horse! The view was beautiful! Anytime again...

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benaA6804AV
August 6, 2025
Great experience & a lot of fun

Very good experience! Well worth doing even if you have never been on a horse before! The guide talks you through everything and helps with anything you need. The walk was very relaxing and the horses are extremely well behaved. It cost us €46 per person with transport from Faro de Maspalomas bus station, definitely do it if you're in the area.

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