Activities in Tarifa
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Aventura Marina
Diving in Andalucía is generally done from boats around the Isla de las Palomas. Shipwrecks, corals, dolphins, octopuses and more await you. There are a few dive companies in Tarifa - try Aventura Marina, which offers Discover Scuba Diving courses (three hours).
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Hurricane Hípica
On Playa de los Lances, Hurricane Hípica rents out well-kept horses with excellent guides. An hour’s beach ride costs €30. Three- or four-hour inland rides are €70.
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Aventura Ecuestre
On Playa de los Lances, Aventura Ecuestre rents out well-kept horses with excellent guides. An hour’s beach ride costs €30. Three- or four-hour inland rides are €70.
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Club Mistral
Hurricane ( [tel] 956 68 90 98; Hurricane Hotel, N340 Km78); Valdevaqueros ( [tel] 619 340913; Cortijo Valdevaqueros, Ensenada de Valdevaqueros, N340 Km75)
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Club Hípica
Club Hípica based out of Hurricane Hotel on Playa de los Lances, rents horses with excellent English-speaking guides.
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Girasol Outdoor Company
Orientation, courses at all levels & climbs on San Bartolo, near Bolonia.
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Turmares
Has the largest boats (one with a glass bottom), holding 40 and 60 people.
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Kitesurfing & Windsurfing
Most of the action occurs along the coast between Tarifa and Punta Paloma, 11km northwest. The best spots depend on the day's winds and tides: El Porro on Ensenada de Valdevaqueros is one of the most popular, with easy parking. Both wind- and kitesurfing are practised year-round, but the biggest season is from about April to October.
Tarifa now has around 30 kitesurf and windsurf schools, many of them with offices or shops along Calle Batalla del Salado or on Calle Mar Adriático. Others are based along the coast. Many rent and sell equipment. It's essential for kitesurfing beginners to take classes. An eight-hour beginners' course in groups of up to four, usually over two …
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Birdwatching
From March to May and August to October, if the levante (easterly wind) is blowing or there's little wind, the Tarifa area, including the spectacular Mirador del Estrecho lookout point, is great for watching bird migrations across the Strait of Gibraltar. The volunteer-staffed Estación Ornitológica de Tarifa, 5km northwest of town, provides lots of information on the area's birds. Andalucian Guides leads recommended birdwatching day trips in the area from €135 for one to three people.
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