Discover a typical horse fair and festival in Ireland, the Ballinsloe Horse Fair, the ruins of Ireland's castles, and go on beautiful horseback trail rides through the Irish landscapes. On horseback, you will discover a 5000 year old Celtic tomb.

Itinerary

INDICATIVE ITINERARY :

Day 1: Welcome to Ireland. Arrival at Shannon airport and transfer to the equestrian center. You will be accommodated here for the 5 nights of the program. Snack for lunch at the equestrian center. Boat trip to Holy Island to visit the ruins of one of Ireland's most important monastic settlements. Traditional home-cooked dinner by the peat fire.

Day 2: After breakfast, transfer to the famous Ballinsloe Horse Fair. You spend the whole day between hundreds of horses. Return to the equestrian center and your accommodation at the end of the afternoon for dinner.

Day 3: Full Irish breakfast, 2 hours riding through the beautiful Irish countryside. Return to the equestrian center for a delicious lunch. 1 hour ride on ancient Celtic paths. Candle light dinner.

Day 4: full Irish breakfast, 2 hour ride through a magical landscape of peat and heather. After lunch at the equestrian center, you visit the ruins of the impressive Pallas Castle: one of the best preserved in Ireland, image-20230719163305-1 with its tower houses and its 14th century fortified park. Return to your accommodation for dinner.

Day 5: Full Irish breakfast. 2 hour ride through rural farmland. Picnic lunch break on the way. 1h30 return on horseback passing a 5000 year old Celtic dolmen. Dinner in the warm atmosphere of the equestrian center.

Day 6: Full Irish breakfast. It’s time to say goodbye “slan abhaile” to your horse. Departure or transfer to Shannon airport.

The itinerary might change due to weather conditions or circumstances beyond our control without prior notice…

MEETING/DEPARTURE

MEETING:
Saturday afternoon. Optional transfer from Shannon airport or Loughrea bus stop. Bus schedule: https://www.citylink.ie/

DEPARTURE:
Thursday morning after breakfast. Optional transfer (departure after 9 am) to Shannon airport or Loughrea bus stop. Bus schedule: https://www.citylink.ie/.

TRANSFERS:
Transfers from/to Shannon airport: ±55 € / person each way to be paid locally.

FLIGHTS:
Flights are not included in our prices because it is generally more interesting to book your flights yourself, an inclusive flight package is generally more expensive with agency commissions. However, we are at your disposal to help you find the best rates or to offer you a trip including transport on request.

Riding

RIDING LEVEL:
You must be able to walk, trot, canter and galop outdoor on open spaces.

horseback riding in ireland HORSES:
Irish horses, trail ride horses.

TACK:
English saddles.

GUIDE:
English and German speaking guide.

Comfort

ACCOMMODATION:
All nights in a 2 person bedroom at the equestrian center guesthouse. Single bedroom available with supplement

randonnee a cheval en irlande MEALS:
Dinners at the guesthouse. Picnics at the guesthouse or brought by an assistant during the ride. 1 lunch is free (not included) at Ballinasloe horse fair. Drinks are not included in the price: you can buy on site: wine, Guinness beer, cider, whiskey, fruit juices and sodas.

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Rates

Infos tarif

2024 PRICE / PER PERSON:
1390 € in 2 person bedroom
Non rider: On request.
Single bedroom supplement *: 150 €
Transfers from/to Shannon airport: ±55 € / person each way to be paid locally.
Booking fees: 15 €
* If you book in shared bedrooms and if there is no other rider to share bedrooms with you, the single bedroom supplement will be applied.

THE PRICE INCLUDES:
Horse and tack rental, guide, assistant, accommodation, all meals, all sight seeing trips and entry fees, financial bond for your payments by our travel agent guarantee.Horse and tack rental, guide, assistant, accommodation, all meals, all sight seeing trips and entry fees, financial bond for your payments by our travel agent guarantee.

THE PRICE DOESN'T INCLUDE:
Individual insurance, Sunday lunch, drinks, tips, transfers from/to Shannon airport, transports, all that is not indicated in "the price includes".

INSURANCE:
A civil liability and travel insurance (assistance/repatriation) is compulsory. A cancellation insurance is strongly recommended.
A payment by credit card can make you benefit from its possible insurance (check your contract).
We offer to Europe Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway residents: the Chapka insurances.
Cap Security: full insurance with cancellation. Cap Cancellation: cancellation only.
See prices & information

FLIGHTS:
Flights to Ireland are not included because it is more interesting to book directly your ticket: a transport package included is generally more expensive with agency commissions. However, we are at your disposal to help you find the best prices or to offer you a flight included package on request.

Dates

Other dates may be available for this product, contact us if you cannot find the desired date.

Dates	From	Infos	Contact
05/10/2024 - 10/10/2024	1390€		Information request

Booking

How to book

By booking with Cap Rando, you get the benefit of the French travel agency law, one of the strictest in the world: an unlimited financial guarantee for all your payments !

BOOKING PROCEDURE:

1. CHECK THE AVAILABILITY, PRICE, DISCOUNT:
Check the availability and price (depending on the type of accommodation and after possible discounts) by contacting us through the availability & quote request form or by phone +33 (0)483431321, whatsapp +33(0)609520324, or e-mail: contact@horsebackridingvacations.eu
If you already have received the confirmation of the availability and the price, you can proceed directly to your booking:

2. BOOKING:
Fill out the online registration form: https://www.horsebackridingvacations.eu/form/booking-form
If you are registering and paying for several riders, you can add riders on the form.
If you have difficulty with the online form or if you prefer:
- Download the Excel file for 1 rider
- Download the Open Office file for 1 rider
- Download the Excel file for 2 riders
- Download the Open Office for 2 riders
To be completed, saved on your computer, and sent by email as an attachment.
Your personal information (birth date, height, weight, riding level & experience, health information, etc.) are contractuals. The facility / guide / instructor may exclude on site and without compensation, any person whose information is different from the information provided on the registration form, and/or who does not correspond to the conditions of participation.

3. INSURANCES:
Cap Rando is covered for its professional civil liability: GENERALI contract n ° AL974010.
To register on a Cap Rando holiday, you must be covered by an individual liability insurance covering your activity, individual accident, assistance, repatriation, and possibly cancellation (strongly recommended not to lose your payment in case of cancellation for a reason covered by a cancellation insurance).
We offer to Europe Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway residents (only) to subscribe the "Cap Security" insurance from Chapka Insurance. This covers you for cancellation, interruption of stay, individual accident, assistance 24h / 24h, repatriation, medical expenses abroad, luggage insurance, civil liability. You can also only subscribe a "Cap Cancellation" cancellation insurance if you have insurance covering other risks.
See all information about our cancellation policy and Chapka insurance offer.
For other country citizens: if you pay by credit card, depending on your card, you may be fully covered: check your contract.
The US citizens can subscribe directly an insurance for instance on: https://www.axatravelinsurance.com/

4. PAYMENT:
- For a stay starting at more than 60 days: It is requested at registration: 30% of the price of the stay, the payment of the insurance possibly subscribed, the transport possibly requested, the booking fees. The balance is to be paid 60 days before the start date of the stay.
- For a stay starting at less than 60 days: Full payment is requested upon registration.
- For a stay starting at less than 21 days: Full payment by credit card is requested upon registration.
- If these are the last places available: Payment by credit card is requested upon registration.
You can pay:
- By credit card on our secure payment website: You will be directed to the payment link after completing the online booking form.
- By bank transfer: Our bank information will be sent to you after reception of your booking form.
For a quick processing and to secure your registration, receipt of your confirmation file within 24-48 hours: choose a payment by credit card. In addition: payment by credit card can allow you to benefit from its possible insurance.
Please note: your reservation will only be confirmed after receipt of your payment.
Your payments are guaranted by our GROUPAMA travel agent bond.
If you book a trip through Cap Rando, you have the guarantee not to loose any payment.
The French law is the strongest and requires all French travel agencies to have an unlimited financial guarantee for their customers in case of financial failure.

5. CONFIRMATION:
You will receive a confirmation file and contract with the invoice and all useful information within 24-48 hours after reception of your registration form and payment.

6. TRANSPORTS:
Before booking your transport: we advise you to wait for the receipt of the confirmation file and check that your transports feet with the meeting/separation times of the offered transfers. We recommend booking refundable transports.

7. CANCELATION POLICY:
Please note: Any stay may be canceled if there are insufficient bookings to ensure the stay up to 20 days before the date of a stay of more than 6 days, 7 days for a stay of 2 to 5 days. In this case, you may be offered a replacement stay or a departure with a supplement, if these proposals do not suit you: a full refund (unless you have accepted a possible supplement upon registration), excluding booking fees and possible non-refundable transport, is guaranteed without compensation.
See the cencellation policy: cancelation conditions.

8. SALE CONDITIONS:
You can consult the sale conditions: see the conditions.

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