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Riding Experience
The riding club Experience HORSE RIDING!! operates in Akrotiri village since 1997 and offers riding enthusiasts the opportunity to experience Santorini through specific suggested routes, riding horses safely on our farm.
The riding club EXPERIENCE HORSE RIDING is a family business. The owners are two brothers who with love and respect for horses created their own farm in the village of Akrotiri – very close to the homonymous archaeological site and the famous Red beach – and since 1997 raise and breed their own horses.
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Why Clients Choose our Club
Many Years of Riding Experience
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Testimonials
What Our Club Members Say
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Amazing!!Amazing!!!Amazing!!!!Absolutely One of best experience of my life.Beautiful tour in Akrotiri with this fantastic horses that bring us for two hours around in wild place and also on the beach... read more for watch the best sunset of SANTORINI.Our guide was amazing,she always take care of all group and teach us how behave with this cute and gently horses.I super recommend this amazing tour.Our tour was more than 2 hours and was everything perfect.The owner was a very friendly girl.For sure one day I will back to them for another beautiful tour with them.W
Luciano P
20/08/2021What an incredible experience and amazing views along the way. Private tour and incredibly friendly and helpful guide would recommend to anyone in Santorini wanting to try a new experience.
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Thank you Stam !
We hope you visit new Zealand one day 🙂
11/07/2022Wonderful!! Beautiful views, amazing guide, gentle horses, and overall a great time. Electra is the best. Definitely new-best-friend kinda woman. Super friendly, taught us how to ride, very funny. If... read more you’re spending some days in Santorini, definitely go visit their horse ranch. We went in the morning around 10:00 and it was gorgeous and cool. Wear sunscreen though lol. Very sunny. They provide water bottles in the saddles and coffee when you arrive.
18/07/2021A must have experience on the Santorini Island. Amazing views, amazing people. They have a lot of patience and treated us very well.
The girl with short hair... read more that was our guide during the ridin experience was very cool and we had a great time with her.
She made us some exquisite photos on the beach and had a surprise for us at the end - no spoilers, you'll see if you're lucky. 🤣❤🥰🤗
All in all we will repeat the experience next time we land here. One of the best 2 hrs ofValeriu C
13/08/2021 -
The team there are very friendly and amazing! This experience is awesome for beginners to more experienced riders. My wife and I ride back in our country but the nature... read more and the trail was amazing to ride in and the team made us understand many things related to horse riding. Thank you very much!
04/06/2021Would highly recommend this horse riding experience. The whole team were so welcoming and Stamitis was an excellent guide- informative, fun and takes great photos. Suitable for experienced riders and... read more total beginners like me.
25/06/2021The whole ride was so peaceful especially the sea with the sunset its just amazing. The guide is very kind too
24/07/2020you have to come here to ride horses. you won't regret it. The service is perfect. They are very kind. and take a picture for you. I chose 1 hour... read more riding horse. I honestly regret choosing only 1 hour. I should've chosen 2 hours.
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13/09/2018 -
This was truly a great experience for us! We were in Santorini for our 20th anniversary and wanted to do something different and totally out of character...and we did! Neither... read more one of us had ever ridden horses before in our lives, and especially my wife was pretty nervous about it. But our guide Iana knew exactly what horses we needed, took us around the corral to get us used to the horses, and went slow with us the whole way, Iana is very knowledgeable, has many years of experience, and is very funny and friendly. By the end of our beautiful trek through vineyards, down roads, and along a breathtaking volcanic beach, we were absolutely loving it. We are so glad we chose to do this; it's something that may seem like something not quite in the budget, but it's worth it, and have these great memories of something unique and different we did together. My wife and I would definitely recommend not only the experience, but also this place Experience Horse Riding, and the wonderful guide Iana (Thank you, Iana!). This place is in Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece.
13/05/2021We only took a 20 minute stroll with "Athena" the horse, as it was not on our itinerary.
The staff was very nice.
Athena was super cute and nice.
The... read more other animals were very friendly as well.
All animals are treated well on this farm/club and none are subject to any abuse whatsoever.
15/08/2019We have been on the island twice before. But this time my husband and I brought our two children ages 8 and 10. This tour offers such a beautiful perspective... read more of the island and it’s natural beauty. The guides are kind and knowledgeable, patient and...More
Yota G
04/08/2018My husband surprised me with a private horse back riding tour for our honeymoon and it was the most special experience of our trip! We were guided the lovely and... read more knowledgeable Anthi, who is very experienced with horses and it shows. She made our first time riding much more comfortable. The trip was a beautiful scenic route through vineyards and guides you to the ocean, where Anthi took beautiful pictures of us at the beach. It was magical. They also provided transportation to and from our hotel. It was a great experience and I highly recommend including this in your itinerary, private or group tours! Make sure to wear long pants to protect your legs and closed toed shoes. We hope to one day come back, I fell in love with my horse Bucephalus!
16/05/2022 -
Absolutely amazing experience! I went here in September in the evening, staff were so friendly and helpful, they helped me out with transportation and Mia helped me with riding the... read more horse, and she was so friendly, welcoming and talkative. Horses looked well looked after and...More
25/11/2019Amazing experience. A dream come true. The guide was very nice and made us relax and enjoy every minute of it. She also took fabulous pictures.
22/08/2020Beautiful place, full of friendly atmosphere and lovely horses. We Had a pleasure to got a wedding photoshoot with the Donkey, who absolutly charmed us.
Hope we will come... read more back there. Thank You for a great time! Kisses from Poland!
27/09/2019First, the farm picked us up for free because our hotel was very close. That was very nice of them. When we arrived we were introduced to our horses and... read more our guide, Electra gave us an overview of do’s and don’ts for our ride. Somehow we had a private tour. Electra was wonderful, and brought us to a beach where she was happy to take many pictures of us. She answered a lot of our non-horse related questions about the island and culture. We had a great conversation along the ride. Part of our conversation was about local wine making and she offered us a glass of white and red for us to try when we returned. It was delicious! She also drove us back to our hotel after we watched a horse’s shoes being replaced. Overall it was a great experience and all of the staff was very friendly. Definitely recommend!
11/09/2022 -
We have been riding many times on all kinds of trails and into canyons. This completed our 45th anniversary. I am a Texas gal. We are sharing... read more this experience with everyone. We loved our guide. The horses are friendly. We also enjoyed our companion the pooch.
02/06/2021I LOVED my 2 hour ride with my guide, Electra, Banana and Ares (our well trained horses who were mates), and 3 sweet dogs along for extra delight. Electra was... read more the quintessential horse guide who gave me tips, shared her love for horses and her life in Santorini. She gauged my skill in riding and then planned our ride accordingly; I got to saunter, trot and cantor through the vineyards, to a chapel, through weathered sandstone lined paths, and down to the beach. We enjoyed riding in the sunshine, watching the 3 dogs play in the water-such fun! It was a magical day and I thank Electra for maki
Linda O
20/09/2021Santorini is not only known with white houses, blue domes, magical view of Sunset from Oia... Sunset in Akrotiri on a horse is unforgettable and listening sound of waves with... read more your horse, being at nature, and to be accompanied by such a lovely positive and caring guides was the best activity I have ever done in Santorini...
Strongly recommended
11/07/2019It was so Nice expérience With very good staff special thanks to Maguy best guide i ever see make u very comfortable with thé horse if u scare & she... read more took Time to expland u everything around. Love u ! Hope to see u soon...More
27/12/2019 -
Had a wonderful experience. They were very accommodating and managed to fit me in at an hours notice. Mia and the other gentleman who took me out were... read more very respectful of how nervous I was and made me feel completely at ease. They were so friendly and took plenty of photos for me. It's clear how much they love their horses and I would definitely recommend booking a ride with them!
09/09/2019Im late but it was awesome, good experience with the perfect guide ever, places are wonderfull, horses truly kind!
Views are breathtaking.
I loved it.
30/06/2022 -
Would highly recommend this horse riding experience. The whole team were so welcoming and Stamitis was an excellent guide- informative, fun and takes great photos. Suitable for experienced riders and... read more total beginners like me.
Melissa
25/06/2021We had a very nice time making a private ride just the two of us with our guide Mia. The center is close to the beach so we had a... read more ride of 2,5h exploring the viniards and ending at the beach while crossing the volcanic rock mountains.
Mia took the time to make nice pictures for us on the beach and she is not only good horse rider but also good photographer 😉
Yes f you know how to ride you can ask and you will galop with the horses on the beach which was so nice ! Horses are very nice and cool even if you have never made horse riding before though.
Thank you for this great experience !!
26/09/2019Had a wonderful experience. They were very accommodating and managed to fit me in at an hours notice. Mia and the other gentleman who took me out were... read more very respectful of how nervous I was and made me feel completely at ease. They were so...More
09/09/2019We paid for transport to and from the venue and this was very prompt. Upon arrival, we could see all of the horses (and the donkey!) and you could tell... read more that they were very well looked after.
We opted for the two hour experience, our guide was very friendly and spoke faultless English and chatted to us the whole way around. She was lovely! We rode down to the beach and stopped for lots of photos that our guide took (very professionally!) on my wife's phone. We then headed back up the hill and stopped at a church for some more pictures before heading back to the yard.
My wife is an experienced rider and thoroughly enjoyed it, I on the other hand am not, and am pleased to say I loved every minute and the riding was not testing at all.
I would highly recommend this lovely place! More
10/08/2019 -
Very sweet horses, suitable also for children. The ride took us to the beach which was amazing. We had the chance to take very nice photos. However the best part... read more was Electra, our guide. She was super funny, patient and smart. Our daughter Alice lo
Laura M
17/08/2021The team there are very friendly and amazing! This experience is awesome for beginners to more experienced riders. My wife and I ride back in our country but the nature... read more and the trail was amazing to ride in and the team made us understand many things related to horse riding. Thank you very much!
Mohamed
04/06/2021Wonderful experience
We chose the 2h ride and we definitely don’t regret it (sunset views were beautiful)
Our guides were most helpful and competent and they are the... read more best at taking pictures and horses are lovely
We, for sure recommend it
Thank you!
From 5 happy French girls
02/09/2021 -
Amazing!!Amazing!!!Amazing!!!!Absolutely One of best experience of my life.Beautiful tour in Akrotiri with this fantastic horses that bring us for two hours around in wild place and also on the beach... read more for watch the best sunset of SANTORINI.Our guide was amazing,she always take care of all group and teach us how behave with this cute and gently horses.I super recommend this amazing tour.Our tour was more than 2 hours and was everything perfect.The owner was a very friendly girl.For sure one day I will back to them for another beautiful tour with them.Well done😀
20/08/2021My friend and I had a lovely time with Mia yesterday riding horses down to the beach. Mia was very informative and the horses looked very well cared for. Thanks!
12/09/2019Wonderful experience
We chose the 2h ride and we definitely don’t regret it (sunset views were beautiful)
Our guides were most helpful and competent and they are the... read more best at taking pictures and horses are lovely
We, for sure recommend it 👌
Thank you!
From 5 happy FreChloé
02/09/2021Very professional and animal loving team!! Not only did we enjoy every second, we also know much more about horses now and got to love them more! Great experience and... read more great team!!!
03/06/2021 -
The tour is a dream-come-true! I always wanted to do horseback riding (never had the guts to do it before for the silliest of reasons) and never imagined that it... read more will happen in Akrotiri Santorini. This is the best impromptu tour I have ever done - the vibes, the nature and the company - perfect!
It’s a 2-hour walking tour to see rock formations ending in Eros beach framed in a beautiful sunset. It’s a picture-perfect highlight of the tour. The gray-brown cliffs towards the beach radiates a safe sanctuary to relax the mind. You can just listen to the restful sounds of the winds and waves, neighing horses and barking dogs. And that is if you can mute for a moment from the interesting trivia of your tour guide. Our guide, Yana, is simply amazing! She genuinely knows and loves everything about horses. From breeding to caring to training, she knows them all. She coaches you on how to get the horses back to work as they go for wildflowers or anything they can munch on. She’s funny, witty and pays attention to every detail especially your safety during the entire tour. Oh she speaks 4 languages too! Efkaristo Yana.
When in Santorini, there is more to the blue domes, white stairs and beachside dining - make sure you book your sunrise or sunset tour with Experienced Horseback Riding. It will easily count as the best two-hours of your entire trip!
Special thanks to Ormi - the gentle horse I rode on those two hours. I hope to see you again next time.
07/06/2022It was a truly extraordinary experience!!!! Riding the horses on the beach was out of this world - a magical, fairytale experience!!!!!! ✨🌊🐴💙✨
The staff is very kind, helpful and... read more knowledgeable and the owners are typical Greek people - wonderful, warm-hearted and very hospitable. Thank you for this lovely experiedespinamante
21/08/2021
Horse Tour Riding in Santorini
About Horse Riding
The use of horses in sports first appears in ancient Greece, where from 680BC chariot races and from 648BC horse racing consisted two of the ten events of the Olympic Games.
Horses are the most faithful friends, companion, and fellow travelers of Man, and you will realize that interacting with them fills you with feelings such as love, respect, and trust. In parallel, you come one step closer to nature through contact with a horse.
In Experience Horse Riding what sets us apart is our many years of experience and true love for horses. The respect, admiration, and care that we show to our horses are the fundamental elements that have determined their peaceful and calm personality. You are going to realize after a tour with one of our horses, how familiar and calm they are around people, a characteristic that we have instilled in them through the respect and selfless love and care we show them.
With over 40 years of experience in horse-riding and horse breeding we are the ideal people to offer you a different, unforgettable tour, which will relax you, introduce you to these proud animals and bring you closer to the environment.