RIDE AND SPA BREAK - POLAND

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Based in a comfortable, family run hotel with all facilities including health spa and wellness clinic, this ride offers affordable luxury in a beautiful area of Poland. After exerting yourself riding the fit and responsive horses relax and recover in the hotels spa and wellness centre. A range of treatments is available from trained therapists.

Trip length 4 days / 3 nights Ride only price 2008: from £339, non rider from £265 Departure dates Trail rides: March to end October, any day start Tuition: all year round any day start Approximate riding time per day 2 to 3 hours Riding ability required Walk, trot, canter for trail rides, from beginner for lessons. Min age 12. Group size 1-8 for the trail rides Meeting point Szczecin Airport or Gdansk Airport Transfer included from Szczecin Airport, £30 per person return supplement from Gdansk Airport Flight guide From £50 return London Szczecin with Ryanair. See below for flight information. Single supplement 2008: from £76

SAMPLE ITINERARY - RIDE AND SPA BREAK

Day 1
Arrive in the morning and settle into your accommodation. Meet your horse and ride around the estate for a gentle introduction to the horse and riding holiday. Ride along the tracks in the ancient wildwoods, watch out for deer and wild boar in the woods. You may well ride past two of the oldest oak trees in Poland - one is 650 years old and the other 800 years old - both alive and kicking! You will ride through the gently rolling hills and meadows arriving back at the stables after approximately 3 hours.

Day 2
Ride through the ancient forest, across the former Russian miliary airfield which is large, open and flat - ideal for a good canter or gallop and after a cool off walk through the meadows you arrive at the glorious long seashore with white sands. After enjoying 3 miles of sands to canter on (except in the height of summer when you'll ride through  he shade of shoreside trees) you leave the beach and ride through an tree lined avenue through the salty swamps which is renowned for the number and variety of waterbirds feeding and nesting there. Leaving the trees you ride along quiet lanes through a small village and make your way back. Approx. 3 hours riding.

Day 3
Riding beside the Kowobchek forest and then entering it you'll ride past the old oak again but this time going deeper into the forest along the quiet tracks. Leaving the forest you'll ride through the village which was one of the first in the region to discover salt centuries ago. Returning home via more lush meadows and tracks.

Day 4
After breakfast, say goodbye to your horse and make the trip back to the airport and home.

The order of the rides is dependent on the weather and may be changed.

NOTES - RIDE AND SPA BREAK

GETTING TO Szczecin Airport

As a fully ATOL bonded and registered agency we would be delighted to book you flights for you. Should you wish to book your own flights please see our flights page for some options.

Prices 2008:

The weight limit for this ride is 14 st/198 lb/90 kg, please enquire if you are an experienced rider exceeding this weight.

WHAT IS INCLUDED
Return transfers from meeting point, all accommodation in en suite rooms, dinner and breakfast, all riding as per itinerary or up to 2 hours of lessons daily, use of fitness and Spa facility: swimming pool, jacuzzi, dry sauna and steam bath, English speaking guides.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Tips, drinks, lunches. Hire of non-riding equipment such as bikes, fishing gear, golf equipment, etc. Entrance fees to Hortulus Gardens. Treatments at the Wellness spa centre.

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