Day 1 - Arrival
Riding: No riding.
Transfer from Natal airport to your beach hotel, the Marinas in Tibau do Sul. Settle into your room and meet your guide who will take you to the stables to meet the owner of this stud farm. He will give you information about his award winning breeding programme - this stud is one of the top in the country, with approximately 280 horses on-site and 50-60 foals born each year.
Day 2
Riding: 25 kilometres
After breakfast you will be introduced to your Mangalarga horse and after a riding orientation you set off on your first day of riding. You start with a ferry crossing with the horses at Lagoa de Guaraíras, a few meters from your hotel. On the other side you will find the beautiful beach of Malembá, a deserted beach with an open sea, with reefs, gentle waves, clear and soft sand.
Our route today takes us over the beach, dunes, Atlantic Forest and lagoons. During the trail you will have the opportunity to glimpse one of the most beautiful views over the Potiguar coast. You will enjoy lunch on the edge of the lagoon with the option to eat authentic Potiguar shrimp in a typical beach restaurant. After lunch you will head towards Lagoa do Carcará, passing through the Mata Redonda ecological reserve where you will make a stop. On the way you will also the visit the store at Fazenda Brasileira August, producer of the famous Papary and Vila Imperial de Papary, cachaças (Brazil's most typical drink made of sugar cane). It was created in the slave quarters of colonial Brazil and centuries later its origins remains in the region of Nísia Floresta. This area is famous for its sugar cane mills and artisanal production of good cachaça. The end of the ride is at Lago do Carcará. The horses return by truck to the Haras and you will return to the hotel by car.
Malembá beach is bordered by dunes and has a long strip of sand. It is one of the kitesurfing points in the region, due to the constant winds and the waves. Lagoa Guarairas is famous for shrimp farming which is of economic importance to the region.
Fishing here is done in canoes. The lagoon has a mangrove area and is a source of food, rich in fauna and flora.
Day 3
Riding: 25 kilometres
Depart your hotel after breakfast to transfer to the horses (c. 50mins) at Baia Formosa and start riding towards Sibaúna and the southern beaches, crossing rivers, coconut trees, natural viewpoints, imposing cliffs, stretches of Atlantic forest, dunes and coves. At Barra do Cunhau, there is another picturesque ferry crossing with the horses. At the end of the ride you will enjoy a beautiful view from the top of the cliffs, a stop before arriving in Pipa with the best view of the entire region.
Baía Formosa, which is on the border of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba, has the atmosphere of a fishing village with its beautiful beaches, cliffs and the curious "Lagoa da Coca-Cola" with its dark water that the natives believe to have medical rejuvenating powers. Mata da Estrela in Baía Formosa, is the largest reserve of Atlantic Forest in the Riio Grande do Norte - a natural heritage reserve, covering an area of 2000 hectares. Sibaúma is located in the mouth of the Catú River, an old quilombo village with a beautiful landscape. Pipa was elected as one of the most ten beautiful beaches in Brazil.
Day 4
Riding: 25 kilometres
After breakfast you will transfer c. 10 mins to the horses at Haras. You will start riding through Atlantic rainforest until reaching trails to the beaches of Tibau do Sul, Cacimbinhas and Madeiro,
Praia de Cacimbinhas has a beach with deep water and with its constant wind is ideal for kite surfing. The beach is surrounded by the dunes of Cacimbinhas. From the top you have a privileged view of the entire coastline beween Tibau do Sol and Pipa. Praia do Madeiro has an emerald green sea. In the early morning you may see dolphins swimming in its warm and calm waters.
Day 5
Riding: 20 kilometres
Today you leave the hotel towards Praia do Giz, where you ride along the seafront with the sea on your left and the cliffs on the right, crossing the fishing boats close by. In Pipa you enter the city and follow the streets until you reach the chapadão, where you stop to drink coconut water, with its beautiful view of Praia do Amor and a general panorama of the sea and other beaches.
You head towards Praia do Amor and a general panorama of the sea and other beaches. You head towards Praia das Minas and through there the horses gait and gallop until reaching Sibaúna. There you will stop for a snack and head to the canal which we cross with the horses. The horses return by truck and you some time in the water before returning by car. The end of another special day.
Day 6
Riding: 10 kilometres
You leave the hotel for the stables where you get to learn more about its origin and its award winning stud. Then you will set off for the last ride through the pastures where the mares and foals craze and by the sugar cane fields.
Every day you will have time to enjoy the pool at the hotel and the beaches.
Day 7 - Departure
Riding: No riding.
After breakfast transfer to the airport.
Note: All programmes and itineraries are weather dependent; in the face of adverse, or unexpected, weather conditions reasonable attempts will be made to provide equivalent riding. All programmes are accurate at the time of writing. However, the team may adapt or modify details, whilst aiming to provide a similar experience.
