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Nature Park Rides in Abruzzo and Majella


Itinerary for Nature Park Rides in Abruzzo and Majella




Sample Itinerary - subject to changes

Day 1 (Saturday): Arrival
You are expected to arrive on Saturday evening at the farm-house. After a welcome drink there will be dinner with your host/guides. A three-course Italian dinner will be served every night, accompanied by local wines.
Meals included: Dinner
Overnight at Farmhouse

Day 2 (Sunday): Introductory Ride
The morning is yours. You may sleep in, take your time over breakfast, do whatever you like. Before lunch, there is a safety-briefing. Then we groom and saddle up the horses, followed by a short demonstration in western riding. After lunch we go for a 3-hour test ride to make sure everyone is comfortable.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight at Farmhouse


Day 3 (Monday): Ride to Montedimezzo
We leave around 10 o'clock. After riding through a dense forest we cross many fields, where we can canter. We stop for picnic lunch in an idyllic place. After lunch, we pass by the remains of a small Samnite temple. The Samnites were the original population of Molise. The Romans fought a 300-year war before assimilating them to their empire in 79 BC. We eventually arrive at a hill where you can admire the Majella massif. From there, we descend towards Montedimezzo, the ancient hunting reserve of the Bourbons and the nobles of Naples. Today the forest is part of the MAB (Man and Bioshere) project of UNESCO. 
This is where today's ride ends. We stop for a drink at the kiosk while the horses will be loaded on a truck to reach Pietransieri, to spend the night in paddocks. We will go to stay overnight in a nearby hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight at a Hotel in Roccaraso


Day 4 (Tuesday): Tratturo Celano-Foggia
In the morning we are brought to the horses. At about 11.00 a.m. the ride will start. We follow the Tratturo Celano-Foggia. A Tratturo is a 2.000 years old track that is still used to move cattle from one pasture to the other. We follow the Tratturo until we reach the river Sangro. Here, the Tratturo track begins to be very wild and quite overgrown leaving us narrow paths to follow.
Before our last stretch of the day, we stop on a plateau where we find typical cows of Molise with their grey fur, grazing all around us. From here, you can see which amazing way we already have been ridden today.
The horses stay overnight at a riding centre, which also features a restaurant. We will enjoy dinner there before heading for a nearby hotel for the night.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight at Hotel in Roccaraso


Day 5 (Wednesday): Panoramic Ride
We start our ride by following a path that leads us up to the Pietra Cernaia. We can admire the landscape of the hills of Alto Molise and the Sangro valley while we go up the path between rocks, woods and pastures. Later on, we reach a pass from where the view sweeps over the Majella mountains and the Abruzzo Park and the Pescocostanzo valley. Here we stop for a picnic.
After lunch, we descend through the woods to the valley until we reach Roccaraso. The horses will be accommodated at the riding school while we dine and sleep in the hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight in Roccararso


Day 6 (Thursday): Mountain Ride
Today is a busy day. We cross the plateau along the village of Rivisondoli and after climbing the pass, we enter the great valley called Altopiano delle 5 Miglia. Here, a long canter awaits us through the plain until we enter the canyon of the Montagna Spaccata. We continue along the canyon until we stop for a picnic among the rocks.
After our break, we go up the valley and we are faced with a completely different landscape made of wide pastures of yellow grass, barren hills and mountain peaks. Below the top of Mount Greco there is a small lake with marsh grasses that feeds a bunch of transhumant sheep.
We go back to Roccaraso through the hills and the Pratello slopes.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight in Roccararso


Day 7 (Friday): Ride to Alfedena
We go down to the village of Rocca 5 Miglia where we stop for a picnic. After lunch we go back down to the valley until we reach the Sangro River that we skirt on the right bank. After a last canter stretch and after passing the village of Alfedena we stop at Sandra's equestrian center where the horses will rest in the paddock and we will spend the night in her hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight in Farmhouse in Alfedena


Day 8 (Saturday): Departure
Departure after breakfast to Isernia (transfer at extra cost).
Meals included: Breakfast

Due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances the program may have to be adapted.
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Nature Park Rides in Abruzzo and Majella
Tour Code: IT-ITAB01
8 days / 7 nights
Dates : September

Difficulty : Riding Level
Riding Level Explained
ABeginner
Beginner A rider who has limited experience, is unable to post the trot and does not canter.
BNovice
Novice A rider who is capable of mounting and dismounting unassisted, capable of applying basic aids, comfortable and in control at the walk, moderate length posting trots, and short canters.
CIntermediate
Intermediate A rider who has a firm seat, is confident and in control at all paces (including posting trots, two point canters and gallops), but does not ride regularly.
D Strong Intermediate
Strong Intermediate An intermediate rider who is currently riding regularly and is comfortable in the saddle for at least 6 hours per day.
EAdvanced
All of the above, plus an independent seat, soft hands, and capable of handlinga spirited horse in open country.
Lodging: Standard
Lodging Level Explained
   
= Facilities in lodges, estancias, haciendas, resorts, etc.
   
Basic lodging - some with shared bathroom facilities, usually no AC or room service.
Regular standard room - usually with private bath.
 Accommodations with superior comforts.
   
 = Trips with nights in tent camps. Sometimes the first and last night are in hotels.
   
Basic tent camping - everyone helps out with camp chores.
Regular standard with some camp amenities and camp cook.
Camping facilities with superior comforts like camp shower, bathroom facility..
   
 = Trips that combine nights in hotels and camping.
   
Basic accommodation and basic camping facilities can be expected.
Regular standard with some nicer amenities.
Only assigned to hotel and camping facilities with superior comforts.

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