Description

Choose a horse riding adventure as part of your Gap Year travel plans.

Have you always had a dream of riding horses day after day and being part of a fun fill team of horse enthusiasts?

Eat, sleep and breath horses at Sunray Farm and experience the day to day life of riding and working with horses.

* 2 weeks Riding Holiday at Sunray Farm
* 4 to 6 Weeks Working Riding Holiday
* 12 week work with horses program

Highlights

2 week Riding Holiday is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride or improve your riding in a safe and informal environment.

4 to 6 week Working Riding Holiday is for horse lovers who would just love to escape for awhile and really get into being horsey!

12 week work with horses program is for advanced experienced riders only. Be part of the trail & safari team.

Daily horse riding including riding lessons, out rides and trails on the farm. This includes schooling and exercising of our trail horses in basic dressage and jumping.

Riding at the the private game reserve with Giraffe, zebra, wildebeest and a multitude of antelope species while you exercise and train our team of safari horses.

Riding at the beach in Kei Mouth & Morgan Bay, exercising and training our beach horses as well as taking holiday makers out on rides.

Meals at Sunray Farm, Laundry & Accommodation all included.

You stay with us as part of our family in The Loft next to the main homestead at Sunray Farm.

Transfers to and from East London Airport.

If everything is done and there are no rides booked, there is lots of free time for the beach, game viewing, exploring our wonderful country and generally having a good time! There are regular nights out to the local village where you can meet the locals at the pub!

Horse Safaris & Horse Trails

* Wild Coast Horse Safari
3 nights staying at a luxury game lodge view game from horseback & 4 nights 5 days riding along the Wild Coast staying at seaside beach hotels.

* Endalweni Horse Safari
A custom made base ride incorporating game viewing from horseback as well as beach riding.

* Wild Coast Horse Trails
Any thing from 1 night 2 days to 10 days of horse trekking along the stunning Wild Coast.

It's the most glorious horseback beach riding holiday in the world!

Travel Types

• BackPacking Abroad
• Deep-Sea Fishing
• Eco Tours
• Trekking
• Tours
• Nature Tours
• Birdwatching
• Homestay
• Horseback Riding
• Fishing
• Environmental Studies
• Language Immersion
• Nature Tours
• Photography
• Polo
• Safari
• Summer Camp
• Trekking
• Vacation Packages
• Volunteering

Qualifications

A love of horses and outdoor lifestyle. Beginner, novice and advanced riders are accepted.

* 18 to 20 year olds, just finished school and taking some time to work out what they would like to do with their lives.

* 20 -25 year olds, finished study and are taking the gap to travel before "real life" starts!

* 25 years and over - Career Breaks - usually a shorter stay, riders wanting a great experience and time to get into horses and do lots of riding.

Many of our riders of all different ages and back grounds come to us to spend time learning more about horses and their care. So many riders can get on and ride, but have no idea of what goes on before and after and are so surprised to find that each horse has his or her own personality.

An excellent opportunity for Equestrian Collage/Vet students who require a period of work experience for their studies.

A perfect first place to stay before exploring the rest of South Africa!

Type of Programs

• Adventure Travel
• Community Service / Volunteerism
• Cultural Exploration
• Language Immersion

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

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Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support

Program Fees Include:

The following are included in your holiday package:

* Daily horse riding including riding lessons, out rides and trails on the farm and at the beach.
* Meals at Sunray Farm
* Laundry
* Accommodation - you stay with us as part of our family in The Loft next to the main homestead at Sunray Farm.
* Transfers to and from East London Airport.

Meals not taken at the farm are excluded as well as other day excursions.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

An outdoor adventure person who loves horses and has always dreamed of working and riding horses for days at a time.

Age Range

16 years and older

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 1 to 8

Application Process Involves

• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

48 hours

Wild Coast Horseback Adventures's Mission Statement

To provide you with an equine experience that you have always dreamed of; eat, sleep and breath horses on our working riding holiday. You will have a working holiday that gives you an opportunity to ride horses and work with horses in an alternative environment. This is an opportunity not only to ride, but also to get a way, experience something new and different, to grow, discover a little piece of Africa, get the travel bug, find yourself or just relax and have fun; all with horses providing the common thread through which we can communicate and learn and share our different cultures.

Year Founded

1998