HORSE RIDING IN PROVENCE
Horseback riding in Provence with Cap Rando, leader in horseback riding trips in Provence organization since 1987.
With more than 300 sunny days per year, the Provence is one of the favorite destinations for horseback riding. Between the Southern Alps and the Mediterranean, Provence offers a wide variety of landscapes: hills with the scent of Provence herbs, the mountains of the Upper Provence, marshes and beaches of the Camargue... and superb perched villages. Horseback riding in Provence is never monotonous !
Cap Rando "Organization rides" 
with our own horses and guides. Progressive Inn to Inn online horseback riding trail rides: real horse riding trips, to discover the great variety of the Provence landscapes on horseback: the Luberon, the Alpilles of Van Gogh, the Camargue, the Upper Provence ... between the Alps and the Mediterranean !
Our German agency, which sent us more than 80 riders in 2023, classified these horseback riding trips in Provence as among the best according to the feedback from their clients !
We also offer horseback riding holiodays and week-ends, organized by partner friends: simpler progressive trail rides in dormitories or stationary programs in the Luberon, and stationary programs in the Camargue: the Cap Rando "Selection" 
programs with our partner horses and guides. All our equestrian stationary rides allow you to get prepared to go on a horse riding trip.
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A stunning horse riding trip through the Provence
300 € discount on the trip starting on 20/04, 200 € discount on the trip starting on 11/05, 100 € discount on the trip starting on 25/05 !
* On departures with a minimum of 5 riders
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Between sea, hills and mountain:
The Provence, is bordered by the Alps to the north, and the Mediterranean to the south, it stretches from the Rhône river in the west to the Italian border in the east. An ideal location for exploring varied landscapes on horseback in the sunniest region of France: more than 300 sunny days per year in Provence !
The sea:
The Camargue, with an area of more than 930 km2 (360 mi2), is the largest river delta in Western Europe: an island in a way, because it is entirely surrounded by water between the Mediterranean, Petit and Grand Rhône. It is a vast plain composed of large lagoons or brine ponds, cut off from the sea by sandbanks and surrounded by marshes covered with reeds which are themselves surrounded by a large cultivated area. It is home to over 400 species of birds, with brine ponds being one of the few European habitats for the flamingo. The Camargue is known for the breeding of horses and bulls. The Camargue is the land of horses in Provence !
The hills and mountain:
The Mont Ventoux, at 1909 meters, is the highest peak in Provence. It is located in the Vaucluse. To the north, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. It is nicknamed the "Giant of Provence", or "Bald mountain". Although geologically part of the Alps, it is often considered separate, due to the lack of mountains of similar height nearby. It is located north of the Luberon massif, and east of the Dentelles de Montmirail: its buttresses. The top of the mountain is bare limestone with no vegetation or trees. The white limestone on the bare peak of the mountain means that it looks like snow from afar all year round (its snow cover actually lasts from December to April).
The Luberon, is a natural park, a low mountain range which stretches from east to west between the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Vaucluse, and which includes three "mountains": the eastern Luberon, the Grand Luberon and the Petit Luberon . It is home to an exceptionally diverse flora and fauna as well as an architectural and landscape heritage of great value.
The Alpilles, sont une chaîne de petites montagnes situées à environ 20 kilomètres au sud d'Avignon. Bien qu'elles ne soient pas particulièrement hautes, culminant seulement à 387 mètres, les Alpilles se démarquent en s'élevant brusquement de la plaine de la vallée du Rhône. La chaîne s'étend sur environ 25 km de long sur environ 8 à 10 km de large, dans une direction est-ouest entre le Rhône et la Durance. Les Alpilles ont été souvent peintes par Van Gogh, entre ses falaises calcaires et vastes champs d'oliviers.
The Sainte-Victoire, est probablement la montagne la plus connue de Provence, grâce au peintre Paul Cézanne, qui a pu l'admirer et la peindre fréquemment. C'est une crête de montagne calcaire qui s'étend sur 18 kilomètres entre les départements des Bouches-du-Rhône et du Var. Son point culminant est le Pic des mouches à 1011 m.
The Haute-Provence, le pays de Giono ! Entre le sud des Alpes et la basse Provence, ses paysages sauvages alternant avec ses champs de lavande et ses villages perchés, la Haute Provence est une destination particulièrement agréable à parcourir à cheval en été pour profiter de ses parfums et de ses couleurs.
The climate of Provence is Mediterranean. A mild and temperate climate.
Summer: Temperatures most often exceed 30 ° in the middle of the day. The nights are pleasant, around 20 °.
Winter is the cold season, and is often sunny. Average temperatures are 10 to 15 °.
Spring and autumn, rains are sometimes abundant in early spring and late autumn, but generally short.
The best seasons for equestrian holidays in Provence are: spring, summer and fall. In spring, the almond trees start blooming in February, the other fruit trees in April and May. In summer, choose the mountain rides to enjoy the Provence herb fragrances and the sound of cicadas, or the the Meditarrean coast in Camargue. Fall is very pleasant in Provence, until the end of October: a generally very mild month.
Source: https://fr.climate-data.org/europe/france/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/aix-en-provence-358/