HORSE RIDING IN FRANCE
Equestrian holidays in France. France is renowned for being the first country to have developed equestrian tourism. Since 1987, Cap Rando is based in Provence and has become the horseback riding trip leader. Most of the riding holidays in Provence are organized with our horses and guides: Cap Rando "Organization" horseback trail rides.
Our experience and a high demand, has pushed us to make a selection of partners offering quality horse riding holidays in France: mostly in the South of France or in the Loire valley ...
For a great equestrian holiday in France, in addition to our Provence rides with our horses and guides, we have selected the best professionals and the most beautiful regions in France. Cap Rando "Selection": a quality label to discover the most beautiful landscapes on horseback in France with the best equestrian guides: Provence and Camargue, Corsica, the French Alps, Bordeaux, Champagne, Loire Castles, ... Discover the French "art de vivre", history, varied landscapes and gastronomy, traveling on horseback in France !
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SEE BELOW ALL OUR EQUESTRIAN HOLIDAYS & TRIPS IN FRANCE :
Travel on horseback in Provence with our horses & guides
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Horseback ride in PROVENCE: 1 DAY 1/2 RIDING & RELAX IN CAMARGUE
One day and a half ride to discover the heart of Camargue on horseback, it’s wild lands, white horses, black bulls, plenty of birds and the magnificent flamingos. Their is no better way than riding to discover the Camargue.
Horseback Trail Ride in PROVENCE : 2 DAYS INN TO INN RIDING BETWEEN THE LUBERON AND THE DURANCE RIVER
Two days Inn to Inn horseback ride to discover the Luberon Nature Park. Discover the Luberon on horseback for a weekend roaming. Three itineraries are proposed, depending on the dates and your desires ! A ride between the Durance river and the Luberon with accommodation in Merindol at the foot of the southern slope of the Petit Luberon. A ride to an inn nestled in the heart of the Grand Luberon near Buoux. A ride to the foot of the northern slope of the Petit Luberon in Bonnieux.
Horseback ride in PROVENCE: TWO DAYS TRAIL RIDING IN CAMARGUE
Two days horseback trail ride to discover the heart of Camargue, it’s wild lands, white horses, black bulls, plenty of birds and the magnificent flamingoes. Their is no better way than riding to discover the Camargue.
Horseback Riding in the VERCORS: 3 TO 4 DAYS BETWEEN THE PROVENCE & THE ALPS
A weekend on horseback in the Vercors from 2 to 4 days on horseback, for a reconnection with nature. This weekend on horseback offers riders the opportunity to discover this limestone massif with its many treasures: grassy ridges with panoramic landscapes, small steep mountain trails, mountain pine forests, large wild expanses, sinkholes and lapiaz, ... With its 17,030 hectares, the Hauts Plateaux Nature Reserve is the largest in metropolitan France. This area is protected and regulated, water is rare and as in any mountain environment, natural conditions can be harsh.
Guided by a specialized mountain guide, you will be in good hands and will be able to enjoy everything that the Vercors has to offer: limestone cliffs, large expanses, mountain pine forests, mountain huts, secret springs…
Horseback Trail Ride in PROVENCE : 2 DAYS RIDING BETWEEN THE LUBERON AND THE DURANCE RIVER
Two days horseback ride to discover the Luberon Nature Park around Lauris.
Horseback Trail Ride in PROVENCE : THREE DAYS TO DISCOVER THE CAMARGUE
In the South of Provence, an unwonted country of fragrances, colours and contrasts, between salt marsh and sand beaches: Camargue offers its charms to visitors but without disclosing itself completely. To grasp the intensity of this mysterious land, we invite you to come and live a 3 day horseback ride in this country, where even time stops …
Horseback ride in PROVENCE: END OF YEAR IN CAMARGUE
Horseback riding end of year in the Camargue. Horseback riding is the best way to discover the Camargue: to access the wildest areas, and discover the fauna and flora of the Camargue up close and with respect for nature. Cap Rando cheval has selected this formula that will make you discover the heart of the Camargue, its marshes, its wild beaches, with a professional horseback rider. With a special dinner horse show for New Year's Eve on the 31st.
Horse Riding Trail Ride in PROVENCE : 3 DAYS TO DISCOVER THE LUBERON NATURE PARK
Three days horseback ride to discover the Luberon Nature Park around Lauris.
Horseback Trail Ride in PROVENCE : FOUR DAYS TO DISCOVER THE CAMARGUE SPECIAL END OF YEAR
In the South of Provence, an unwonted country of fragrances, colours and contrasts, between salt marsh and sand beaches: Camargue offers its charms to visitors but without disclosing itself completely. To grasp the intensity of this mysterious land, we invite you to come and live a 4 day horseback ride in this country for a sunny ride at the end of the year.
Horseback Holiday and Trail Ride in CAMARGUE : A WEEK IN CAMARGUE
A week horse riding in the Camargue, which will offer you to discover: its scents and colors, its contrasts between marshes and Mediterranean beaches, Camargue horses and bulls. Regional Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve, this flat territory, offers many different environments and hosts many plant and animal species. The Camargue is a migratory stopover for birds: 150,000 in transit each year. All year roundv you can admire many flamingos. This week on horseback will allow you to discover this very particular territory and its traditions: you will participate on horseback in the work of the bulls with a guardian (local cowboy) in a Camargue manade (local ranch) !
Horseback Trail Ride BETWEEN ALPS AND PROVENCE: THE VERCORS MEADOWS
According to the specialized press, this trail ride would be a must for all the riders who practice equestrian tourism. First of all, after a first day of setting out, crossing of the mythical natural reserve of the high plateaus, dominated by the Grand Veymont, which culminates at more than 2300 m. Then the sequence of all the southern plateaus of the regional park, the plateaus of Beurre, Vassieux en Vercors, Font d'Urle then Ambel. These names evoke the wide open spaces, the herds of transhumants and horses in freedom. Wonderful views, canters in the mountain pastures, richness of an exceptional flora and fauna, mouflons, chamois and marmots, but also edelweiss, gentians, narcissus or daffodils according to the season. Don't forget your cameras !
Horseback trail ride in PROVENCE : 5 DAY PROGRESSIVE RIDE IN THE LITLLE LUBERON
A 5 day progressive horseback ride. The little Luberon is the wild Provence that you will discover on horseback: in the heart of Mediterranean vegetation, valleys, small canyons, panoramas, cliffs, perched villages. Sometimes you can see Bonelli's eagles or Egyptian vultures soaring majestically in the blue sky.
Horseback Trail Ride in PROVENCE : THE LUBERON NATURE PARK TOUR
Horseback riding in the Luberon, in the heart of Provence. A tour of the Luberon on horseback, in the heart of the Nature Park: a remarkable site in Provence. A ride of colors and scents. You will ride in oak forests and pine forests, in scrubland with the scent of Provence herbs, in valleys at the foot of superb cliffs, and cross typical perched villages.
Horseback trail Ride in CORSICA : SEA & MOUNTAINS
An unforgettable ride in Corsica during which will unfold before your eyes a variety of landscape, from dry maquis to green chestnut forests, from sand beaches, to running mountain streams.
Trail Ride in CORSICA : THE AGRIATE DESERT
Horse riding trip in Corsica, all senses on the alert: Corsica in all its wild and magnificent splendor. Departure of the equestrian ride near Corte, to reach the Agriates, one of the most extraordinary regions of Corsica. Camping accommodation in certain places to enter the Agriates desert interspersed with rock gardens and scrub.
Horseback Riding Trip in PROVENCE : THE LAVENDER RIDE
The lavender horseback trail ride in Provence ... a fragrant and colorful horseback riding trip from the South of the Luberon nature park to the Provence lavender-growing places: the country of Banon and Sault: the lavender "capital". A perfumed trail ride among the lavender, but also the sage widely cultivated in the region, and riding in the garrigue filled with herbs of Provence. A colorfull horse riding trip: the white limestone cliffs of the Luberon, the greenery of the the pine and oak forests, the blue of the sky, the purple of lavender, the red of poppies. Varied landscapes from Mediterranean Provence to the upper Provence, as far as the foot of the Giant of Provence: the Mont Ventoux.
Horse Riding Trip in PROVENCE : PROVENCE PERFUMES & PERCHED VILLAGES
Horseback ride in Provence and Upper Provence. All the landscapes described by Peter Mayle in his famous "A Year in Provence" novel and movie ! You will ride in the heart of Provence, from the Luberon Nature Park to the Mont Ventoux Nature Park, in Drome Provencale. Horseback riding of light and scents, halfway between the Alps and the Mediterranean. A horseback ride that allows you to discover a great diversity of landscapes, changing every half day !
Horseback Riding Trip across the PROVENCE : FROM THE PROVENCE HILLS TO THE CAMARGUE BEACHES
Horseback riding trip in Provence that will take you from the Luberon hills in the heart of Provence, across the Alpilles painted by Van Gogh, to the Mediterranean sea in the famous Camargue: the land of flamingoes, black bulls and white horses. A unique human and equestrian experience, a trip rich in history and culture, a week trail ride full of excitment as you will gallop on the long beautiful sand beaches of the Mediterranean coast. The variety of landscapes is the highlight of this unique horseback trip through the Provence and three natural parks. Participation on horseback in the work with Camargue bull with a local cowboy. Great final gallops on the Camargue beach. This trail ride is our most popular horse riding trip in Provence !
Horse riding tour DORDOGNE : THE BLACK PERIGORD CASTLES
On horseback in the Black Perigord in Dordogne "Perigord Noir": it dominates the valleys of the Véere and the Dordogne. It owes its name to its important afforestation, and to the widespread presence of the holm oak with dense, dark and persistent foliage: very abundant in the Sarlat region. The valley of the seductive Dordogne tells us the story of an entire Périgord, century after century. Limeuil, Saint Cyprien, Domme and Sarlat are the highlights of a prestigious carillon. Pleasure for the eyes and the palate, this hike offers the rider: varied landscapes and sumptuous castles. In the heart of the Perigord Noir, a warm welcome will be reserved to the riders for this authentic week on horseback.
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.
Horseback riding trip LOIRE VALLEY : SANCERRE
Imagine... Vineyards as far as the eye can see, historical monuments full of secrets. Around Sancerre, a town with a medieval heart and rich history, and a multitude of villages and hamlets nestled between the hillsides. So many small towns with charming streets. Sancerre is a charming old medieval town where you can stroll through the picturesque streets with ancient names: rue des Pressoirs, place du Puits-du-Marché and rue des Trois-Piliers. Recognized as one of the oldest vineyards in France, Sancerre has been an AOC wine since 1936. The region's wine perfectly reflects the expression of the terroir: elegant and distinguished. The Sauvignon Blanc grape variety lends itself particularly well to this. Sancerre also has a second AOC: Crottin de Chavignol, a goat's cheese which goes…
Horse riding tour around BORDEAUX : THE GREAT WINES OF BORDEAUX
The name of Bordeaux is linked to great wines. No part of France is able to produce a wider variety of the noblest wines than the Bordeaux. Riding through this area, you will have the opportunity to taste great wines such as Medoc, Cote de Blaye, Cote de Bourg, Bordeaux Superior, Bordeaux Lalande, Pomerol, Saint-Emilion, Cadillac, Graves, Sauternes. You will ride through landscapes of some of France’s richest architectural land, You will pass near picturesques farms, rolling meadows, ancient villages, churches and castles. Much of the area has not changed significantly for the last several hundred years ...
Horseback riding trip CHAMPAGNE : SPARTLING RIDE ALONG THE CHAMPAIN VINEYARDS
Exceptional horseback ride to discover the Champagne and its vineyards: Reims mountain (the kingdom of pinot noir), the Marne valley (pinot noir and pinot meunier) and the Côte of Whites (“blanc de blanc” champains), Chardonnay. Champagne, its name sparkles like a promise of celebration: with its hillsides, houses and cellars registered with Unesco, it is first and foremost the setting for the king of wines ! And its large houses, heirs to a festive art of living that can be savored in the hollow of the vineyards. But Champagne is also a concentrate of history. The Cathedral of Reims is the cradle of the coronation of the kings of France.
Horseback riding trip LOIRE CASTLES : CHEVERNY - CHAMBORD - BEAUREGARD - CHENONCEAU
Discover the Loire castles on horseback. This horseback trail ride through the landscapes of the Loire and its tributary the Cher, with their vast forest areas is a historical horseback trip. The Middle Ages and especially the Renaissance are the backdrop. At that time, the royal house of Valois-Orleans-Angoulême had sufficient power and resources to build pleasure castles instead of fortresses. There are hardly any villages or chains of hills that are not decorated with these sumptuous castles. But the Loire Valley offers even more. The climate is mild, the soil is fertile, here grow the vine, roses and queens-claudes. The rivers reflects the alleys of poplars. Behind the cedars and pastures are monasteries, cathedrals and castles. You will discover the Cheverny, Chambord, Villemasin,…
Horse Riding Trip in PROVENCE : 2 WEEKS FROM THE LUBERON TO THE UPPER PROVENCE & FROM THE LUBERON TO THE CAMARGUE
A Two week horseback riding trip to discover all the landscapes of Provence: A first week from the Luberon to the Upper-Provence, through Provence villages with the scents of Provence herbs while walking through thyme, sage , rosemary, wild lavender. A weekend of rest to visit the beautiful city of Aix en Provence. Then a second week from the Luberon to the Camargue, from the hills to the marshes and beaches of the Camargue. The end in the Camargue: you discover working on horseback with the bulls in a herd, and have a nice gallop on the beach!
HORSEBACK RIDING IN FRANCE
France has a long equestrian tradition and while there are many different breeds in France, the horse you will ride will provide you a fantastic holiday. Your guide must be qualified, France knows the strictest regulations to guide your horseback holidays, he will have followed a long training and passed numerous exams.
France has an extraordinary network of equestrian trails and endless possibilities for relaxation, pleasure and discovery of French culture. Of course, French cuisine is always a highlight of your horse riding vacation. You travel on horseback with accommodation in lodges, country inns, castles ... always in warm atmospheres.
Horseback riding is very popular in the Loire, allowing you to discover the region's grandiose Renaissance castles. Provence, too, offers a range of horseback trips, mixing gastronomy and horseback riding with the magnificent landscapes that inspired Cezanne, Van Gogh and so many other artists. The Bordeaux region allows you to combine the pleasures of horseback riding with the discovery of the great wines of France. The Vercors, between the Alps and the Provence, Corsica, between the sea and the mountains, offer horseback rides in wild breathtaking landscapes !
Cap Rando, with our more than 30 year experience in the creation and organization of horseback trips in Provence, has selected the most beautiful horseback riding tours in France, mainly in the south of France, organized by the best horse travel professionals in France, chosen for the quality of their services. Cap Rando "Sélection" horseback riding: a quality label to discover the most beautiful regions of France on horseback.