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Three days horseback ride to discover the Luberon Nature Park around Lauris.
INDICATIVE ITINERARY *
Day 1: Meeting at 9 a.m. in Lauris, at the foot of the Luberon. Welcome, presentation. Allocation of horses, departure for a day on horseback to the crests of the Petit Luberon. Picnic in a cedar forest. Return, dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Departure for a day of horseback riding to the banks of the Durance. Pleasant walk which allows you to discover a variety of landscapes, from the pine forests, wild scrubland of the Luberon massif to the banks of the Durance, its beautiful shaded trails along which you can discover numerous birds, including the majestic gray heron. Picnic on the banks of the Durance. Return, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Departure for a day of horseback riding to the Petit Luberon. Climb into a valley, viewpoint over the Durance plain and in the distance the Alpilles and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire. Return and end of your stay.
* Indicative program which may be subject to modification if necessary.
Day 1 at 9 am in Lauris.
Lauris is located 1 hour from Marseille and Avignon, 1/2 hour from Aix en Provence.
Coming by plane or train: bus schuttle from Marseille airport or Aix en Provence TGV station (see price and schedules) or Marseille Saint-Charles cente train station (see price and schedules), Aix en Provence TGV station, then bus from Aix en Provence 9h40 to Lauris centre à 10h45 (see price and schedules). Free transfer from Lauris bus stop to the equestrian center.
Day 3 at about 5 pm. Transfer to La Roque d'Antheron bus stop. Bus from La Roque d'Antheron (see prices and schedules) at 6:27 pm to Aix en Provence center 7:05 pm. Bus schuttle (see price and schedules) from Aix en Provence center to Aix en Provence TGV station, Marseille airport, Marseille Saint-Charles center train station (see price and schedules).
RIDING LEVEL: 
To participate and enjoy this ride, you must be comfortable at the three gaits outdoor (walk, trot, canter) on balanced horses.
AGE & MAXIMUM WEIGHT:
From 12 years, 85 kg maximum.
RYTHM:
5 hours riding per day on average: 2-3 hours in the morning, 2-3 hours in the afternoon,. At three gaits: walk, trot, canter when the terrain allows it.
GROUPS:
4 + the guide.
GUIDE:
Licenced English speaking equestrian guide.
HORSES:
Mainly of the Camargue breed. Your guide chooses your horse on the morning of departure based on your height, weight, level and experience. All our horses are trail riding "professionals". They only do this activity and live in herds all year round. For these reasons, they are weel balanced, kind and willful. Medium in size, we chose them because they are suitable for the type of riding we offer.
TACK:
Comfortable trail ride and western saddles equipped with saddlebags, that allow you to take the lunch picnic as well as some personal belongings. A saddlery adapted for the comfort of the horse, the comfort and the safety of the rider..
ACCOMMODATION:
Iin 2-3 person bedroom in a nice guesthouse with a covered swimming pool, jacuzzi, hammam. Single bedroom available with supplement.
Dinners are taken at your accommodation. Picnics are taken in the saddlebags for lunches.
PRICE / PER PERSON:
In 2-3 person bedroom: 565 €Single bedroom supplement: + 100 €
Booking fees: 15 €
PRICES INCLUDE:
Tack and horse rental, guide, accommodation 2 nights, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, 2 picnics, 1 lunch in lourmarin not included, the financial guarantee of your payments by our travel operator deposit.
PRICES DON'T INCLUDE:
Individual insurance, drinks out of meals, 1 meal in Lourmarin, any visits, transfers from/ to Marseille airport, Aix-en-Provence TGV station, Aix-en-Provence SNCF station in-Provence center, all that is not indicated in "prices include".
INSURANCE (if you don’t already have one):
We offer to Europe Union citizens (only) Chapka insurances:
Cap Security: full insurance with cancellation. Cap Cancellation: cancellation only.
See prices & information
| Dates | From | Infos | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | 565€ | ON REQUEST IN DECEMBER - AVAILABLE | Information request |
| - | 565€ | ON REQUEST IN JANUARY - AVAILABLE | Information request |
| - | 565€ | ON REQUEST IN FEBRUARY - AVAILABLE | Information request |
| - | 565€ | ON REQUEST IN MARCH - AVAILABLE | Information request |
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, 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, and/or who could harm to the smooth running of the program for the client and/or other participants.
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 non Europe Union 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.
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.