| Day 1 |
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Day 1 : Meeting at Mas de Recaute (Mas means
Provencal farm in the local dialect). You will meet
Your guide, your chef and all the team working at
the Mas. Presentation of the ride and dinner. |
| Day 2 |
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Day 2 : The week will start with explanations on
how to take care of your horse. After tacking, you
will get more acquainted with your horse on a short
hack in the surrounding area. After lunch discover
the hills of the « Small Luberon », covered in a dense
oak tree forest. |
| Day 3 |
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Day 3 : A whole day ride today ! You will leave in
the morning through a pine tree forest, and make
your way down towards the Durance valley. Discover
the Durance river and its clear waters. The river
banks will be ideal for small canters, and will soon
lead you to a beatiful lunch, prepared and brought by
your chef in a nice shady area, right by the river !
Before leaving again, enjoy a well deseved nap
under a tree or take a swim with your horse ... The
choice is yours ! The afternoon ride will take you
back to the Mas through forests, vinyards and cherry
orchards.
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| Day 4 |
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Day 4 : This morning, your horse will take you to a
wine cellar. Ride among olive trees and vinyards to
a local wine producer close to the Mas. Stop to taste
the local Luberon Wine, a Rober Parker selection !
Lunch at the Mas. You will take the afternoon of
riding and either stay at the Mas to relax in the
garden, or take a trip in the minibus around the
Luberon Regional Nature Park, to visit some provencal
villages : Lauris, Lourmarin, Ansouis. |
| Day 5 |
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Day 5 : Today you are of for a two-day ride in the
Luberon Nature Park. The morning ride will take
you towards Lourmarin through Provencal landscapes
of olive trees, cherry orchard and Mediterranean
forests. Lunch by Lourmarin and nap before leaving
again in the afternoon to climb up the hills of the
« Big Luberon ». Breatht-taking panorama on top of
the hill to the Alps on the northern side, and the
Mediterranean sea on the southern side. Accomodation
tonight will be in an Inn in the heart of the
Luberon hills.
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| Day 6 |
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Day 6 : You will head back to Mas de Recaute
following the Aiguebrun stream, the only permanent
water course of the whole of the Luberon hills ! On
the way, admire the perched village of Bonnieux.
After a good lunch, your horse will take through
rolling hills to admire beautiful views on the Durance
valley and the surrounding hills, such as the
Montagne Sainte Victoire: Cezanne’s mountain.
You will arrive at the Mas late afternoon and take
good care of your horse before letting him loose for
a well deserved rest. Dinner party for your last night
at the Mas...!
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| Day 7 |
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End of the ride after breakfast. |
| Accommodation |
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2 options:
All in 2-3 person bedrooms or half in bedrooms, half in dormitories.
Single bedrooms option.
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| Horses & Tack |
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Spanish Barb mixed or other mix. Local horses, fit and wilful, adapted to trail riding.
French trail riding saddles. |
| What to Take |
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Sleeping bag (if you have chosen a dormitory accommodation), rain coat, helmet, sun cream, swimsuit (summer), comfortable ankle boots with chaps (high boots are unsuitable), flashlight, pocket knife, little water bottle, little first aid kit.
During the trail ride, you should only bring one bag 15kg max. Don’t bring valuables. Cap Rando and our hosts cannot be held responsible for loss, theft or damage to any luggage transported or left at their establishments. |
| Arrival |
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Coming by car:
Meeting at the Mas de Recaute (phone of the accommodation: 04 90 08 29 58). Lauris is located on the D 973, between Cavaillon (26 km) and Pertuis (18 km).
Highway A 7 Paris - Marseille: Exit : Cavaillon or Sénas. Highway A 51 Nice - Aix-en-Provence - Sisteron: Exit Pertuis.
Minibus transfer from Mas de Recaute to Eygalières.
Your car will stay at the Mas de Recaute for the duration of the ride. Reception between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Coming by train:
We offer following transfers at preset times.
Aix TGV station (in Zola hall): meeting at 5:30 p.m. Aix center station (in front of the station): meeting at 5:45 p.m. Transfer to Eygalieres.
Coming by plane:
Meeting at Marseille airport, hall 4, in front of the information desk at 5 p.m. Transfer to Eygalieres. |
