Sandy Bay Horses
Sandy Bay Horses
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Luxury Glamping at Awatuna Yurt perfect for couples and add a horse tour during late October-May. Also our farmstay is great for families. Interactive eco-tours on the native tuna trail and the tuna trail journey, learn and view the spectacular native longfin eels by horse back. Experienced riders try a ocean swim with their horse.
Whangarei, New Zealand
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marina b
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Oct 2023 • Family
Kylie was patient and calm as were the horses. We wound our way through beautiful native bush and breaking through overlooking gorgeous Sandy Bay. Along the way we met Tuna (eels) native forest and birdsong
What a wonderful experience. We were beginners though there are rides that take you through the surf! Next time!
Thank you so much
Marina and Alessia
Written 17 October 2023
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Ivan H
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Mar 2023 • Couples
The experience goes far beyond the expected. Amazing views, relaxing time, fun and Erin who is an awesome guide. It was so good that I proposed to my partner. 😄
Written 28 March 2023
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Marie C
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Feb 2023
Wonderful experience sharing riding for the first time with my 8-year-old son. The horses were gorgeous - Belle, you have my heart! Erin, our guide, was fantastic. Great communication all the way through. Loved meeting the eels and riding through lovely bush and farmland. Overall a very relaxed, fun ride. Thank you.
Written 7 February 2023
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Guy
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Jan 2023 • Family
Great ride, nice people, beautiful setting. Handleable route for novices, with some stream crossings and hill to feel like we were really riding! Rode with 11 and 10 year olds and they loved it.
Written 24 January 2023
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Triplet dad
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Jan 2023 • Family
What a great experience, a professional operation, undertaken in a completely relaxed way.
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Written 18 January 2023
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Clifford Hindle
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Jan 2023
Great bush scenery and riding. Our guide (Erin) was really great especially with the younger children. Kids rated it as their best activity of the holidays
Written 17 January 2023
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MLB
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Jan 2023
Lovely trek on beautiful horses. Our guide Erin was excellent. Loved seeing the eels.
The horses are clearly looked after so well.
The guide and owner took considerable care to make sure our horses were a good match for our varied abilities.
The trek was not cheap, but definitely worth what we paid. This is not your typical trekking business with overworked and despondent horses dragging themselves along.
Would definitely do again
The horses are clearly looked after so well.
The guide and owner took considerable care to make sure our horses were a good match for our varied abilities.
The trek was not cheap, but definitely worth what we paid. This is not your typical trekking business with overworked and despondent horses dragging themselves along.
Would definitely do again
Written 3 January 2023
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Daniel Wang
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Dec 2022 • Family
The horse trek was excellent and very enjoyable. the guides were very kind and very encouraging. This was my first time horse riding and they made sure to explain everything. This was a very worthwhile activity in my opinion.
P.s. The eels were very nice too.
P.s. The eels were very nice too.
Written 27 December 2022
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Sarah
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Dec 2022 • Business
Thank you sandy bay horse treks for creating an awesome day out with my youth group, we had heaps of fun, the horses are beautiful and our guide was lovely, best horse trek I've done in a long time. The eels were choice!!!
Written 1 December 2022
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1DennisH
Whangarei, New Zealand3 contributions
Feb 2022
I took my girlfriends on the Calm Bay ocean swim trek for Valentines day, this was a very special day lead by Naomi, with a gentle ride to the beach and back over farm tracks with spectacular views up and down the coast.
this trek was topped off with the opportunity to take the horses which made for a magical experience, thank you.
this trek was topped off with the opportunity to take the horses which made for a magical experience, thank you.
Written 15 February 2022
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