6 jours en randonnée équestre sur le sentier des Hauts Balkans en Bulgarie
A Thrilling Horseback Tour in Bulgaria
Cette offre fait partie des 10 offres les plus populaires disponibles en Bulgarie
This adventurous trail ride follows part of the famous E-3 hiking Kom-Emine route. The trail features wild mountain landscapes and steep hillsides reaching Balkan's highest grasslands, home to wild horses in the summer. The ride, offering long days in the saddle, is suitable for confident and experienced riders. There will also be occasions where you need to dismount and lead your horse for short periods (20 - 30 minutes). This can be both uphill as well as downhill so you will need to be reasonably fit. Part of the enjoyment of this ride is spending time with the local people the last two days on the trail.
Key information
- Rider Weight Limit: 220 pounds / 100 kilograms
- Horse Height Range: mid-height of 150 cm / 14 hands
- Tack Type: Western and English saddles
- Horse Breed: crossbreeds between the local East-Bulgarian and Karakachan
Particularités
- 6 jours d’équitation
- Temps de monte quotidien approximatif : 4 - 7 heures
- Explorez des paysages de montagne sauvages et des pentes abruptes
- Passez du temps avec la population locale
- 5 nuits d’hébergement
- Repas quotidiens selon l’itinéraire
Niveau de pratique
- Intermédiaire
- Avancé
Styles
6 jours de cours en Anglais
Hébergement
You will spend 2 nights in guest houses (2 rooms sharing WC / bathroom), 1 nights at hotels (day 6) in double rooms with en-suite facilities, and 2 nights in mountain huts (shared dorm facilities).
Programme
Day 1. Sofia - Golyam Izvor - Glozene Monastery
Pick-up at 09.00 from your hotel in Sofia and drive (one hour) to Golyam Izvor. Short acquaintance with the horses before you start your ride. You will start riding heading North through meadows and mixed beech and oak forest. You will ascend Mt Lissets above the village where you will see the first beautiful view of the central ridge of Stara Planina and the town of Teteven surrounded by rocky peaks. Then you through an ancient beech forest at the end of which Glozhene Monastery is located. Perched on a high rock, it reveals an even more spacious view of the Danube plain. After visiting the church and the little museum you start riding back to Golyam Izvor following another trail. Overnight in a guest house.
- Lunch and dinner
- Riding: 4-5 hours
Day 2. Golyam Izvor - Chertigrad - Yamna
Your ride today goes South-West following in the beginning shortly an asphalt road. Then continues along a dirt road with possibilities for some trot and canter. You pass the small deserted village of Slatina before starting climbing among ferns and pasture land. After 3.5 hours in the saddle, you will reach Chertigrad where you will stop for lunch.
Chertigrad is an ancient fortress built by the Thracians in 4-3-rd century BC. There is not much left from the fortress but the place offers stunning views over the Balkan range. You arrive in the village of Yamna after another 1.5 hours ride South-West. Leave the horses in Yamna village and have a short transfer to Lopian village. Dinner and overnight in a guest house.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Riding: 5-6 hours
Day 3. Yamna - Svishtiplaz hut
Today you are heading to the crest of Central Balkan to join for the next two days one of the longest European mountain trails Kom-Emine. Stay at Svishtiplaz hut for overnight.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Riding: 6-7 hours
Day 4. Paskal Hut - Momina Polyana Hut
The next two days you will spend riding through the Central Balkan National Park thus providing superb view towards the Thracian Plain to the South and the Balkan Mountains to the North. Good possibilities for canter crossing the grass highland. You will follow the way marking of E-3 at an altitude of 1500-1900 meters. Overnight in Momina Polyana Hut (1640 m.).
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Riding: 5-6 hours
Day 5. Momina Polyana - Cherni Vit - Teteven
Leave the high mountain trail E-3 descending through thick beech and oak forests and pasture land along the Cherni Vit river. On some steeper descents we have to dismount and lead the horses. Your ride will end in the village of Cherni Vit (800 m) early in the afternoon where your vehicle is waiting and after a short drive you will reach the cozy town of Teteven where you will stay overnight. You can enjoy the rest of the day by the hotel pool or exploring the town.
- Breakfast and lunch
- Riding: 6 hours
Day 6. Teteven - Cherni Vit - Golyam Izvor. Back to Sofia
In the morning a transfer back to Cherni Vit, where you have left the horses the previous day. On that last day of ride, you will climb once more one of the many ridges from where you will have a last look of the scenery you have admired in the past week. Say good-bye to the horses and guides in the village of Golyam Izvor. Transfer back to Sofia (1 hour).
- Breakfast and lunch
- Riding: 5 hours
Good to know:
Horses: most of the horses are crossbreeds between the local East-Bulgarian and Karakachan with a mid-height of 1,50 cm, they are well known as thoughtful and tough, and are thus extremely well-adapted to the mountainous region of the Stara planina (Balkan). The maximum weight limit of the riders is 100 kg.
Saddles: Western and English. Riding helmet is not mandatory. Luggage is carried by a pack horse from day 4 to 6, the other days by car. Weight limit 10 kg in a soft bag.
Lieu
Tour highlights
Stara Planina
Stara Planina is the longest Bulgarian mountain, stretching from Bulgaria's western border all the way to the Black Sea, dividing the country into two. Its old name is "the Balkans" from where the name of the Balkan Peninsula originates. The great part of Bulgaria's history is related to it. Fighters against the Ottoman rule hid in its forests. The Bulgarian spirit revived in its towns in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Central Balkan National Park
Central Balkan National Park covers the high central part of Stara Planina. On an area of 70,000 hectares, ancient forests and many animals including representatives of endangered species, find tranquility from the aggressive human impact. The best-preserved beech forest on the Balkan Peninsula is in the Boatin Reserve. The average age of the trees is 130 years. The reserve is protected under the UNESCO "Man and Biosphere" program.
The Glozhene Monastery
The Glozhene Monastery "Saint George" was founded in the 13th century. It is situated in an extremely scenic place, perched on high cliffs from where a spectacular view is revealed. Vasil Levski - the apostle of freedom - found refuge in it in Turkish times.
Repas
The tour includes meals as outlined in the itinerary (5 breakfasts, 6 lunches, and 4 dinners).
Les repas suivants sont inclus:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Les régimes alimentaires suivants servis et/ou pris en charge :
- Végétarien
- Sans gluten
- Normal (qui comprend généralement de la viande et du poisson)
- Pesco-végétarien
- Sans lactose
Ce qui est inclus
- 2 nuits en maisons d'hôtes (2 chambres partageant les WC/la salle de bain)
- 1 nuit à l'hôtel (jour 6) en chambres doubles avec salle de bain privative
- 2 nuits en refuges de montagne (installations communes)
- Tous les repas selon l'itinéraire
- Guide anglophone et guide local
- Chevaux sellés
- Cheval de bât
Ce qui n'est pas inclus
- Billets de combat
- Boissons et repas non mentionnés dans le programme
- Pourboires
- Assurance
- Droits d'entrée
- Transferts supplémentaires
- Dépenses personnelles
Comment se rendre sur place ?
Aéroport recommandé
Transferts non disponibles
Sofia Airport
À 7 km de votre destination
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- Le reste du paiement est dû 30 jours avant votre arrivée.
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