Private Heritage Beach Ride

This private ride is tailored to suit the more experienced rider!

For the more experienced riders it can be frustrating in a nose to tail ride with rider of different abilities. This private tour has been customized for the more experienced rider so that they can ride at a pace that the head grooms feel they are comfortable with. All riders on these rides are required to wear a safety helmet and are asked to complete a rider profile. Their riding ability will be assessed by the head grooms, and the ride will be conducted according to riders ability, no galloping allowed.

This ride combines history with fun, the only one of its kind!

The tour starts with a visit to the Seville Great House Museum, which houses a wealth of artifacts found on this fascinating property. Then its time to mount up and visit all the places that you have learnt about, riding by castles and sugar factories dating back nearly 500 years.

Ride through wooded areas, where the Taino Indians used to hunt for food. Learn about the culture of these first Islanders, their beliefs, habits and existence, before Columbus landed and the island was colonized under the Spanish flag. Ride through a natural wetland, shaded by almond and coconut trees, and see the excavations carried out by archaeologists, keen to uncover the deep rooted history of this area.

On arrival at the beach, refreshments are served in a jungle beach hut, before you strip down to your bathing suit, for a dash through the waves on horseback. For your safety, the saddles are left on, so you don't have to worry about staying on! Your return ride takes you along the deserted beach, where herons and other waterbirds fish in the shallow waters. Through the mangroves, which hide the remains of an eighteenth century warehouse, and by an ancient waterwheel which powered the old sugar mill on this former sugar plantation.

A history lesson and beach ride in one!

Schedule Details Departs: Daily Departure Point: Tour commences with pick-up from your Ocho Rios or Runaway Bay hotel or the cruise ship port Departure Time: Departure times vary depending on your hotel location or cruise ship. Departure times will be advised when you call to reconfirm you tour. Hotel Pickup: Complimentary pick-up is included from your Ocho Rios or Runaway Bay hotel or the cruise ship pier. You must provide your hotel/cruise ship details at time of booking. If you do not indicate this at the time of booking, you will be required to call and advise them of this information directly.

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