Day 1
Travel day and stay over in your hotel where you will meet your hosts for a welcome drink and details on the week ahead. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 2
Lauris – Mallemort. Introduction to your horse and head off from the Southern flank of Luberon riding through pine forests, orchards, olive and vineyards. Lunch is a picnic beside the river followed by a walk along the canal before arriving at the park where your horses will stay overnight. You will be taken to your guest house in Lauris by minibus.

Day 3
Mallemort – Eygalières. After breakfast, transfer to meet the horses in Mallemort. Ride through the plain and its fruit orchards to Lamanon where a hearty picnic awaits you. In the afternoon, head on horseback to the Alpilles, a superb limestone massif where the white of the cliff’s contrasts with the green of the pine forests. Tonight, you will stay in a guest house, at the foot of the Alpilles.

Day 4
Eygalières – Les Baux de Provence – Astouin. Today you will be riding through the Alpilles, on superb trails in the pine forests, among the cicadas. We discover the landscapes of Van Gogh, passing by the monastery of St. Paul where he was interned, then the Roman arch of Glanum. Picnic by a lake. In the afternoon, superb hike with views of the ridges of the Alpilles before discovering the silhouette of Les Baux de Provence. Visit the village then transfer by minibus to the heart of the Camargue. Tonight, you will stay in a hotel, built on the remains of an abbey of the twelfth century.

Day 5
Astouin – Visit of a manade – Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. After an hour’s ride through the heart of the Camargue, you will arrive at a manade. Here you will be welcomed by Mathieu, a passionate gardian and his herd of bulls. Help round-up bulls to push them through the marsh to a sorting enclosure. Find out from Mahieu about the “Camargue race”, the breeding methods, and the traditions linked to the Camargue bulls. Enjoy a picnic lunch before getting back in the saddle and return to Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. Arrival at the hotel and free time for a walk in the alleys of the village and some shopping before dinner in a local restaurant and a late evening spent in a lively bodega.

Day 6
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer – Méjanes. Morning on the beaches and return to the hotel by the ponds of the Imperials. Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon, departure for Méjanes along the pond of Vacarès: superb landscapes in the heart of the Camargue along the pond with its many pink flamingos. Horses are loaded in the truck and riders in the minibus to be transferred to Lauris for the last meal and the last night.

Day 7
After breakfast, it is time to say goodbye and transfer to the airport.

Note: This is a provisional program only and may change due to unforeseen circumstances.