La Donaira offers a range of guided hikes on and off the finca designed to suit all fitness levels. Available daily, with night walks when there is a full moon. Picnics can be prepared by the kitchen if desired – please consult with one of our hosts. All routes are available on the application Wikiloc, which allows you to follow the tracks using your mobile device. You just have to download the application, create your account and confirm your email address. All La Donaira’s tracks are free to use for you. Mountain bikes and safety helmets are available for guests to use. We also provide water bottles, sunscreen and insect repellant.
PARAGLIDING
When the right weather conditions meet, walk to the top of La Donaira’s mountain while our mules Sylvia and Frida carry your paragliding material. Take off from the peak of La Donaira in tandem with David Pérez Dominguez, our professional paragliding instructor with 20 years of flight experience. Flying simultaneously with your life partner, your friend or your family is also made possible in tandem with a second instructor.
If the wind blows in certain directions, the take-off will have to be made from either Algodonales or Ronda la Vieja top plateaus, both spots unique for their para- gliding conditions, making flying possible all year long.
Capture the immensity of the Earth, and come back from this experience with a new appreciation for life.
STARGAZING
In the heart of Serranía de Ronda, a truly starry night sky awaits. Get into this natural environment leaving the light pollution behind and enjoy a great night under the stars.
We suggest this activity guided by our star specialist; learn about the Universe, discover galaxies, planets, stars, nebulae; and get to know better the closest satellite to the Earth, the Moon, with our Celestron cpc 800 telescope.
A special night to enjoy by yourself or with your partner, family or friends. Check with your host for availability.
Volunteering
Stables Volunteering
To volunteer at our stables, we require:
A video of yourself performing riding and/or ground work
Stay of minimum 3 months
Experience working with horses
Good physical conditions, as many of the jobs require strength
Basic-medium Spanish. This is highly required, as a big part of the team is Spanish. So, knowledge of it is a plus!
We required a great passion for learning as well as a lot of energy in participating in a very special project
Internship
Our intern positions are designated exclusively to students of different fields such as hospitality, arts, equine and agricultural studies, and last about 3-6 months. Interns live at the farm on a shared home with other workers, all enjoying an environment of magical nature that invites us to explore, to do hikes or simply to meditate on the beauty we are blessed with.
Interns contribute to the team of selection, depending on their studies and expertise, La Donaira is a great place to get insight into how an eco-hotel, farm and equestrian centre work together.
If you would like to apply and find out more about Internship opportunity at La Donaira please fill up the following questions:
Employment
Our team is big and we are all working to a common goal. We expect professionals with different kinds of experience to keep building our team.
Generally, our applicants come to us through the advertisement of an open position, but we also welcome unsolicited applicants, send your CV, cover letter and references to apply
We are here to help you solve any questions you have. Do not hesitate to send us an email.
General Volunteering Program.
Some of tasks in a day to day routine:
Our schedule is rotational
Gardening: including watering, seeding, weeding, maintenance, works depending on the season
Working in the fields for harvesting, pruning, fertilising and other works depending on the season
Construction (renewal of the communal areas, fixing, drilling, painting, construction)
Cleaning the Outdoor Paddocks from the horse poop (1.5 hour a day) on weekends
Cleaning the communal areas and keeping all shared areas clean and tidy
Helping at the staff kitchen with the lunch for the workers, cleaning dishes etc.
You will be sharing room with other volunteers of the same gender
Working hours for volunteers are 6 hours per day / 5 days a week
Volunteers program time could be minimum of 1.5 months up to maximum 4 months
All volunteers are submitted to a trial period
Food and Accommodation provided
We appreciate flexibility and willingness
Stable Volunteering Program.
Some of tasks in a day to day routine:
Stable maintenance: cleaning the outdoor Paddocks from the horse poop (1.5 hour a day)
Preparing horses for riders
Cleaning all materials used from the day and the riding arena each afternoon (all stable team does it together)
Riding is not regular. For riding the horses you need training (horses for hacks / school horses). The head of stable will take a decision after a skill check on site, depending on the volunteer riding skills
Cleaning the communal areas and keeping all shared areas clean and tidy
Working hours per day for volunteers are 6 hours / 5 days per week
You will be sharing room with other volunteers of the same gender
All volunteers are submitted to a trial period
Food and accommodation provided
We appreciate flexibility and willingness
