Overview
- Main gaits: walk, trot, and canter where possible
- Difficulty: medium
- Riding experience: safe rider
- Terrain: mountain paths, ancient Etruscan roads cut deep into the tuff rock, country roads, and dirt roads
- Altitude: 860 meters (maximum) and 250 meters (minimum) above sea level
- The stages: about five hours shared between the morning (longer ride) and the afternoon
Two hours on horseback the first three days in the valleys and woods surrounding the Cornacchino, followed by three days of travel. In the three days of trekking, unlike the taste of trekking, at the end of each travel day, you will stop at farms with your horses. In these three days of trekking, you will discover the lands of the Etruscans, their hollow streets, and necropolises excavated in the tuff, passing through Sovana, Pitigliano, and Sorano.
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive, have dinner, and stay in your accommodation at Cornacchino.
Day 2
Enjoy the first two-hour ride in the woods and hills that surround Cornacchino. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure; you may want to visit the region, simply to relax in the garden.
Day 3
On the program is another two-hour ride.
Day 4
There will be another two-hour ride. Il Cornacchino assigns the horse for the trail and prepares the equipment.
Day 5 - 7
On the three-day trail, you will ride through beech woods, the Etruscan Necropolis, Etruscan roads - Vie Cave - cut deep in the tuff rock more than 2,000 years ago, Etruscan villages, hills, and beautiful countryside. You sleep in country houses along the road. In the evening of Friday, you will come back to Cornacchino where you will enjoy your final dinner together.
Day 8
You will have breakfast and then depart.
Note: The program may be modified at any time due to prevailing weather conditions or for technical reasons.
Transfer
The luggage will be carried by minibus which may also be used for some of the transfers. The belongings together should not be too bulky since there is limited space on the transport vehicle and in the saddlebags. Please avoid suitcases with a hard surface.