Guestbook

A Spectacular and beautiful trail to stimulate all the senses - beautiful blooming landscapes, an extremely varied trail with rugged mountains and endless meadows with blossoming fruit trees and the overwhelming scent of lavender and blooming canola fields. We stayed in extremely tasteful and lovingly furnished guest houses with super nice hosts and delicious home cooking. Perfect organization by Rudi and his very friendly team who always surprised us with very delicious and welcoming picnics...

A Spectacular and beautiful trail to stimulate all the senses - beautiful blooming landscapes, an extremely varied trail with rugged mountains and endless meadows with blossoming fruit trees and the overwhelming scent of lavender and blooming canola fields. We stayed in extremely tasteful and lovingly furnished guest houses with super nice hosts and delicious home cooking. Perfect organization by Rudi and his very friendly team who always surprised us with very delicious and welcoming picnics. The horses are incredibly hardy, sure-footed and extremely well educated. What I recommend if you want to ride this spectacular trail, is to get fit and make sure you are in good riding condition! Then you can take home the amazing impressions of Catalonia which you will certainly never forget! Thanks again to Rudi and his team :-)

Yvonne

Have being riding with Panorama Trails twice a year, every year for the last 16 years and have always had a fantastic time. The horses are always excellent as are the guides and the trails. I have ridden all the available routes and have just ridden the Pirate trail, which is an exciting, adventurous trail, but the sure footed horses mean that is superb.

I am 75 years of age and still enjoy joining Rudi and the others for exciting and enjoyable rides, and am already planning my next trip out there. I whole heartedly recommend Panoram Trails and the Pirates Trail to anyone who enjoys horse riding adventures.

Sue

Thank you for a very exciting ride! This was the toughest riding we have ever done but we are both very happy to have succeeded in completing it ands glad to have ben part of the first Pirate Trail for customers. The views were spectacular, food at picnics, hotels and restaurants all great. Wine and cava also very good and welcome after a hard day riding. It was lovely to meet your guides Nacho, Simon and Denise and big thanks to them for their company and help and for their patience with us. And thanks, of course, to Rudi, we couldn't have done it without him. I will remember always his comment to me "you can do more than you think you can". We had fun and I am glad the sea was warm! Hope to see you again one day.

Linda Parker

The Barbarossa Pirates Trail is excellent for adventurous riders and hiking friends. The horses were as safe as mountain goats as they took us safely to the top of challenging steep mountain peaks. Here we enjoyed the fantastic views and treated the horses with a well-earned break. If we went up steeply , we also had to come down again steeply. So we dismounted and lead on the way down. Here's my tip - leave the flat soled riding boots at home and pack your hiking shoes with a grip sole . Every day after descending into another bay, we enjoyed a carefully prepared picnic.
In the evening we revived ourselves in cozy hotels with very good typical Catalan food. We ended the days socializing with a glass of wine and we fell into bed. After four days of exciting and sometimes very steep climbing we reached the beach and stayed in a lovely little "finca". After a delicious meal we fell into bed. The next day we went for a gallop along the beach and then we rode to one of the typical coastal towns. This was the first "flat land" day without hiking . The next day we rode along the river Ter through endless orchards and forests with long canters on our way back home.
My conclusion: For me it was a fantastic experience - we were a great group and ... where Rudi is, there is a way!.

Sixtina v. Proff-Kesseler-Riemer

Que vivan los Piratas ! I am back from a spectacular and exciting Trail.
We were the "guinea pigs" for the first Pirates Trail; new itinerary, new hotels and new challenges. I really enjoyed this challenge (good footwear is essential) and breath-taking trail through the varied landscape of Catalonia. Our horses climbed up like mountain goats, we usually lead the horses for the steep descents into secluded bays. Beautiful picnic areas were chosen with love. The hotels offered all the comforts you need after a busy day. Delicious food, including lamb from Miquel ... just a real pirate's meal. Fast gallops on the beach make this trail an unforgettable experience for all experienced riders. Super organisation, great horses, everything as always was perfect for a relaxing and adventurous vacation.....
Thanks to Rudy, Simon, Denise, Nacho, Big José and Little José for the great picnics and of course to Daniela.... And last but not least to Paquito who carried me safely throughout the week. I like being with you and I'm also guaranteed to come back for the sixth time.

Katja