Main partner★ 4.6(61 reviews)Horse Ride at Grand-Étang (Half-Day)
The only Grand-Étang ride bookable online (4.6/5 from 61 Manawa reviews). A half-day supervised by the farm, from age 12.
- Duration
- Half-day (about 4 hours)
- Level
- Accessible to all, long trousers mandatory
- Min. age
- 12
- Cancellation
- Flexible
- Company
- Ferme Équestre du Grand-Étang
- Meeting point
- Ferme Équestre du Grand-Étang, RN3 Pont Payet, 97470 Saint-Benoît
4.6/5 from 61 reviews · From age 12
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This is the only Grand-Étang horse ride you can book online on the island's east coast, run by Ferme Équestre du Grand-Étang from Pont Payet on the RN3, the road to Plaine des Palmistes. The listing holds a 4.6 out of 5 rating from 61 verified Manawa reviews, with a guide (Rico, the most mentioned name in the feedback) who comes up regularly in positive comments for adapting to each rider's level.
The ride lasts a half-day, about 4 hours on site, and circles Grand-Étang, halfway between the east coast and Plaine des Palmistes. The setting is one of the island's least photographed: a mountain lake fringed with tree ferns, the misty peaks of the Salazie cirque behind, and light that shifts with the passing clouds. It's more immersive than a hike, since the horse lets you cover the full loop around the lake without tiring yourself out.
Who it's for: travellers with some riding experience (or complete first-timers, as the team adapts the pace), couples wanting a proper nature outing away from the seaside, and kids from age 12 who can sit on a horse for 4 hours without discomfort. Who it's not for: younger children (the farm also runs an orchard ride from age 6 at €30, booked directly, see below), and anyone nervous around horses who has never tried.
Manawa price: €70 per person for the half-day. Helmet provided; long trousers are mandatory (no shorts), with trainers or closed shoes with a heel and your own water bottle. Flexible cancellation. For the full-day package at €150 with lunch included (for riders comfortable at all 3 gaits), book directly on ferme-equestre.re or by phone with Ferme Équestre du Grand-Étang.
