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Activities

Working with our preferred partners, we are able to offer the following outdoor activities at a very special rate.
Monte da Quinta will handle the booking for you and make all the necessary arrangements.


Various activities are available from Monday to Friday throughout the year. Please consider the Alentejo climate, some may be more appropriate than others depending on the time of year. 

Quad Motorcycles

Discovery Moto 4
½ hour instruction on safety and familiarisation with the motorcycles. Followed by 1 ½hours of riding across the beautiful Alentejo landscape

Duration: 2 hours
Distances: 30km
Level: Easy
(no previous experience)
Participant: age 16+, minimum of 4 and maximum of 10 people

Price per person 45 euros (inc: safety guide, insurance, protective clothing)

Escape Moto 4
½ hour instruction on safety and familiarisation with the motorcycles. Followed by 3 hours exploring the vineyards, plains, and Alentejo villages.

Duration: ½ Day
Distances: 60km
Level: Easy/Medium
(no previous experience)
Participant: age 16+, minimum of 4 and maximum of 10 people

Price per person 65 euros (inc: safety guide, Insurance, protective clothing, a small snack)


All Terrain

Discovery TT
Experience the vast network of tracks and trails within the Alentejo landscape behind the wheel of a classic Renault 4L.
Duration: 1½ hours
Distances: 30km
Level: Easy

Participant: minimum of 4 and maximum of 7 people

Price per person 45 euros (inc: safety guide, insurance)

Escape TT
Experience the vast network of tracks and trails within the Alentejo landscape behind the wheel of a classic Renault 4L.
Duration: ½ Day
Distances: 60km
Level: Easy/Medium

Participant: minimum of 4 and maximum of 7 people

Price per person 65 euros (inc: safety guide, insurance, a small snack)
 


Exclusive Activities
 
Ballooning
Taking off from Beja and glide silently over the un spoilt landscape of the Alentejo plains, a birds eye view of the traditional white washed villages and farms.
Duration: 3 Hours
Distances: 60km
Level: Easy/Medium

Participant: minimum of 4 and maximum of 30 people

Price per person 160 euros (Inc: pilot and equipment, a snack and champagne, return transport to the starting point, a certificate of the flight, insurance)

Helicopter
Charter your own private Helicopter and experience the vast Alentejo landscape.

Price upon request.

Sporting Activities

Paintball
Enter in the battle field of paint. Friends and family, this is an ideal activity to amuse.
Duration: 2 Hours
Level: Easy

Participant: minimum of 4 and maximum of 50 people

Price per person 17.50 euros (Inc: all equipment (Mask, Vest, Marker) 100 balls)

Archery
Hosted at Monte da Quinta test your marksmanship at the ancient sport of Archery.
Duration: 2 Hours
Level: Easy
Participation: minimum of 4 and maximum 10 people
Price per group 100 euros (inc: equipment and instructor) 

Horse Riding

Hosted at Alcaria Alto,
25 minutes from Castro Verde.
One of the best ways to see this ancient landscape of cork oak, olive and other native trees is on horseback.  We have a variety of rides to suit your ability and interests.
Duration: 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours and young persons half day
Level: variety of rides to suite your ability.

Participant: maximum of 4 people (Inc: riding hats)

Price per person  1 hour 20 euros, 2 hours 30 euros
Adventure ride, 40 euros, (9am to 12 noon) 3hrs
Young persons, 30 euros (9am to 1pm)  half day

Hosted at Pan Stables, Alcaria de Fernao Vaz,
20 minutes from Castro Verde.

We can offer tuition at all levels and rides out to anyone wishing to/tall enough to ride a horse, but are not prepared to take novice riders out without an assessment ride first - for their own safety. The riding out here is fabulous with a variety of countryside and tracks for miles.
Assessment ride is part of the hour of the first ride out, (or charged at  10 euros for 20 minutes if rider not deemed secure enough to ride out).
30 min lunge lesson 20 euros (Excellent way for beginners to start to ride or for the more serious rider wanting to improve their seat)
45 min private or one hour shared lesson 30 euros
(2 people at a time)
One hour ride out 25 euros
Two hour ride out 40 euros
We can arrange longer rides with coffee stops and/or lunch to suit.
Pony Club for children of any age or size, is every other Saturday.  5 euros for 2 hours from 10am - 12 noon. Lots of fun, with riding, games and learning about ponies.

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