You feel comfortable on your compact, white and responsive horse. You got familiar with the unusual saddle very fast and you completely enjoy the diversified landscape of this region - paddy fields, herds of bulls and horses as well as forested regions along the river banks pass by... The only reason that makes you long for the end of this ride a little bit is the prospect of the evening at the "mas" - with good Provencal food and in good company... these are holidays!

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Riding week Camargue

This program fits for riders (and those, who want to become a riders), who would like to discover the region on horseback, but who would not exclusively like to ride. A good mixture of shorter, but different rides and free time as well as two whole day rides offers the our riding week in the Camargue.

Booking this program you ride almost daily (an exception is the riding-free Sunday); on three days we go on shorter rides from about 1,5 to 3 hourse into the surrounding area. On one day we load the horses, because what is a riding week in the Camargue without a beach ride! We go on a dayride along the beach and through the swampland of the Camargue - lunch is included in the program.
On another day we go on a dayride through the surroundings of the farm including a picnic lunch.

For more impressions visit our "gallery Camargue" ! 

 

Included:

•  accomodation (7 nights) with breakfast on the farm ("mas") in guest rooms with private bathroom or in an
   appartment with private bathroom
•  5x dinner including drinks (provencal cuisine with fresh products bought on the market or at organic farms)
   (2x dinner is not included, because the restaurants in the region are happy having guests and your hosts are happy
   having an evening off)
•  lunch: picnic during the rides / when we are at the farm the kitchen with bread, sausage, cheese, fruit, salad
   and wine is at your disposal.
•  riding program from Monday to Friday (according to description above)
•  German and English speaking host
•  a voucher from the insolvency insurance

Prices 2010 per person:
in a double room or in three in the apartment: € 650,--
in a three-bedded room or in at least four in the apartment: € 610,--
in a single room or in two in the appartment: € 710,--
children up to 12 years: € 500,--
supplement when arriving on a different day than on Saturday: € 50,--

Advice: For the free time there are bicycles, a library, deck chairs and a room with fireplace at your disposal (free of charge). You can certainly also book individual stays on the farm, e.g. without riding, only with breakfast, just for a few days, with few rides, etc.! Just read our offer in the category farm holidays and request your individual program!

Additional costs:

•  costs for the journey to the farm
•  costs for a rental car (advicable when interested in excursions or going to the beach)
•  costs for two individual dinners

Dates 2010:
from the 6th of March Saturday to Saturday (arrival on a different day possible with a supplement)

General information and requirements:

number of participants:
The riding weeks are guaranteed, because they are carried out already with one rider. On the mas there can be accomodated 15 persons at most.

riding ability required:
this program fits for riders with different riding abilities, because the rides are adapted to the particular abilities.

age:
general minimum is 18 years; 10 years if accompanied by an adult.

weight:
you should not weigh more than 100 kg.

riding pensum:
from 5 to 7 hours during the dayrides and 1,5 to 3 hours during the other rides.

horses and saddles:
The horses are Camargue and Spanish horses. Most of them were born and grew up here. The saddles are in the main part Camargue saddles, some are western saddles.

meeting point:
the farm at the border of the Parc Régional de Camargue / about 30 km from the coast.

Please inform us if you need a special diet.

What to bring:

•  good riding clothes for different temperatures and wind strengths
•  rain clothes (just in case...)
•  shoes for riding (good sneakers or bootees are ideal)
•  riding helmet, if you wish to wear one
•  camera
•  insect repellent

Available on-site:

•  bedclothes
•  towels

Regarding the journey:

For arriving by train your possible destination stations are Nimes and Arles. From there we can organize a pick-up (depending on the exact arrival time, it might be required to do another short trip by bus or taxi).
Possible airports are Marseille (about 110 km to the farm; see e.g. Air France or Lufthansa for details) and Montpellier (about 60 km to the farm, check e.g. Ryanair).

For arriving at the farm and for your stay we would advice a car, if you wish to do excursions, because the farm is almost impossible to leave or reach by public transport. Depending on the distance it can that's why make sense to travel with the own car. But don't forget to consider, that on French motorways the charges sum up quite fastly!

We are at your disposal for finding the best possibility for reaching our partner in France. If you wish, we can also make you an offer for flight tickets (except Low-Cost-Carriers), a rental car and travel insurances.
We are looking forward to hear from you!

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