THE FRENCH ALPS ON HORSEBACK
Discover the high mountains on horseback in Haute Savoie, in the French Alps. Superb summer horse riding, in the mountain pastures, on the high peaks, to enjoy sublime wild landscapes and extraordinary views of the Alps ... and the Mont Blanc !
Rides
Horse riding FRENCH ALPS : SUMMITS OF THE ALPS ON HORSEBACK
Horseback riding in the Alps is an experience. Between Geneva and Chamonix, the ride starts in Samoens. The horses bred in the mountains are calm, crossings of frank mountain, selle français and comtois. They are robust, able to endure the bad weather and the strong temperature variations that characterize Haute Savoie, and to evolve on sometimes uneven terrain and on steep gradients.
Horse riding FRENCH ALPS : AROUND THE MONT BLANC
Horseback riding in the Alps in Haute Savoie: Long before welcoming skiers from all over the world in its resorts, the Tarentaise valley and its alpine passes were used by men and their various goods from the Neolithic, and perhaps by Hannibal during his passage from the Alps in 218 BC. J.-C., with its elephants.
Strategic for the Roman Empire which, from the conquest of Gaul, built a road to link Mediolanum (Milan) to Vindobonna (Vienna), the backbone of the illustrious house of Savoy, which from dukes in 1416 became princes of Piedmont, kings of Sicily (1713) and Sardinia (1720) and will give its first king to Italy, the Tarentaise Valley is today the setting of the Vanoise National Park, and many peaks over 3000 m.
You ride in the footsteps of the Celts who, from the Neolithic…
Departures
| Departure | Destination | Name | From | Infos | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | French Alps | FRENCH ALPS : SUMMITS OF THE ALPS ON HORSEBACK | 2500€ | 6 days - 5 nights - 4 days riding in the French Alps | |
| - | French Alps | FRENCH ALPS : SUMMITS OF THE ALPS ON HORSEBACK | 2500€ | 6 days - 5 nights - 4 days riding in the French Alps |