| Day 1 |
| Late afternoon, meeting at
Hotel St Jacques, situated about 50
meters from Blois train station. |
| Day 2 |
| Breakfast at 8 o'clock, prepare
the horses and leave around 10 o'clock
for 15th century Chaumont castle.
We stop for a picnic on the banks of
the river Beuvron. Afterwards we
visit the castle and arrive at our hotel
for the night, La Haute Borde, at the
end of the afternoon. |
| Day 3 |
| Breakfast at 8 o'clock, we
ride alongside the Loire to reach the
forest of Amboise where we visit the
castle there. We spend the night at
the small castle La Herserie. |
| Day 4 |
| Breakfast at 8 o'clock, leave
around 9.30 in the direction of the
famous castle of Chenonceau,
complete with renaissance architecture.
We spend the night at Chaise priory
or in a hotel at Montrichard. |
| Day 5 |
| Breakfast at 8 o'clock, then
leave in the direction of Montrichard.
We picnic close to the castle Gué
Péan. In the afternoon we continue
by the hills to the castle of Chemery,
built in the 12th century. Dinner in
the old castle and overnight in medieval
surroundings.
Day 6: Breakfast at 8 o'cl |
| Day 6 |
| Breakfast at 8 o'clock, then
we head for the castle of Cheverny
through the forest. We visit the castle
after the picnic, arrive at Bracieux at
the end of the afternoon where we
spend the night at hotel du Cygne. |
| Day 7 |
| Breakfast at 8 o'clock, head towards the castle
of Chambord where we stop for a picnic and a visit.
We end the day at Saint Gervais la Foret, near Blois.
We spend the night at hotel St Jacques. |
| Day 8 |
| Departure around 9h30 after breakfast. |
| Dates |
| 25/04-02/05, 02/05-09/05, 05/07-12/07, 12/07-19/07, 08/08-15/08, 16/08-23/08, 03/10-10/10, 10/10-17/10. |
| Prices |
| £1450 in shared 2-3 pers. bedrooms.
£200 single supplement.
£100 2 pers. en-suite bedrooms
Price include / doesn’t include:
Price includes: guided trail ride, all meals,
horse, tack, luggage transfers, transfers
to/from train station, tax. Price doesn’t
include drinks out of meals, individual
insurance international flights/train travel to Blois
|
| Accommodation |
| Double or triple bedrooms, in hotels and
guesthouses. Single bedrooms option. |
| Addiitonal Information |
| Riding Ability required: To be able to walk, trot and canter on open
trails.
Group size:
Minimum 5 - Maximum 10 riders and the
guide
Guides:
1 guide + 1 assistant following with a
van, preparing lunches, transfering
luggage.
Meeting:
Saturday evening at Blois train station
or directly at the hotel.
Departure:
Saturday morning after breakfast,
transfer to Blois train station. |
