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Dubai is home to the best adventure sports and enthralling activities. From skydiving, mountain biking, desert camping, sea kayaking to kitesurfing, the land of dreams and fantasies has a lot to offer to its tourists. Amongst many such activities, an all-time favourite of the tourists visiting Dubai has been the horseback riding tours. The Arabian horses and the dreamy deserts of Dubai make it a perfect place for a horse riding experience.

Here are 10 Best Horseback Riding Tours in Dubai that should be added to your list of things to do in Dubai:

Al Ahli Horse Riding Club

The Al Ahli Horse Riding Club is a popular choice amongst tourists. This club is extremely well-set up and offers a wide range of racing lessons even for beginners. These include dressage, jumping and bare-back riding. There are pony clubs created for children above the age of four. You need to book your package to this club on a prior basis. You can also include it in your Dubai tour packages.

Al Sahara Desert Resort

This resort is built up in an old Arabian styled architecture and is famous for horse riding. This place is also extremely famous for craft souk, kite flying and pottery. Besides horse riding you can also enjoy laser and dance shows here.

Emirates Equestrian Centre

The centre is home to more than 80 horses. Some of the facilities offered here include an international size floodlit arena, a riding school, dressage and lunging rings. The place hosts many competitions for kids. You can either join a group horse riding session or opt for a private one.

HoofbeatZ Equestrian Club

This is another famous club for a good horseback riding experience in Dubai. They run an inspiring variety of all-round horsemanship courses covering stable management and horse care.

Jebel Ali Equestrian Club

This is another popular horseback riding centre in Dubai tourism. They offer a wide variety of classes for different levels of horse riding. All of this is done under supervision of extremely talented instructors.

RDAD

Riding for the Disabled Association of Dubai (RDAD) is an NGO that offers healing horse riding lessons for kids with special requirements and relies totally on help from persons and organisations to keep it running.

The Desert Equestrian Club

The Desert Equestrian Club is a well-equipped club with all the essential amenities. If you’ve always had an attraction with horses and desired to learn how to ride, this is the best place for you. There are numerous horses available for kids and adults.

The Desert Palm Riding School

This club offers horse riding lessons for individuals of different age groups. You can also opt towards learning private sessions. Post your amazing horse riding sessions you can indulge in some relaxation therapy at their Lime Spa or enjoy dinner at the Arabian-influenced restaurant here.

The Meydan

This race club runs throughout the year and hosts the famous Dubai World Cup which is considered to be the richest horserace in the world attended by the elite class of the city.

Al Jiyad Stables

Go to this family-run equestrian facility at Al Jiyad Stables for a reliable ride through the Arabian sands. Situated in the centre of Sieh Al-Salem nature reserve, the Marzooqi family who manages this place have immense passion for horse riding and fortitude training with classes for beginners and experts.

These are our best picks for a captivating horse riding tour in Dubai. Pick any of the above and have an incredible experience exploring horse riding in Dubai. Book your Dubai holidays with SOTC to have a memorable travel experience!