17 - 23 July (*a)

14 - 20 August (*b)

 

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Those crossings perfectly reflect our vision of horseback riding: exploration! The horse being, in our eyes, the best passer between man and nature, the GTMs are expeditions to discover the magnificent landscapes of the high mountains of the Southern Alps. Horses rarely take the same route every year.  Together we rediscover nomadic instincts, cross space but also time!

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These rides take the "via Alpina", a route mapped out between the Adriatic and the Mediterranean, linking the 8 countries of the Alpine arc, from Slovenia to the Principality of Monaco over more than 5,000 km, sometimes the Great Alpine Crossing, which connects Lake Geneva to Menton, and most often cross-country trails! 

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From the Roya valley to the Ubaye via the Tinée, the Vésubie, the high valley of the Var, alternating high-mountain mineral landscapes, generous mountain pastures, larch forests and high-altitude villages, this combination of wilderness atmospheres and traditional mountain habitats offers, beyond sportive performance, a week's journey through space - impressive landscapes - and time - heritage and authentic pastoralism.

 

This itineraries are not loops, the departure point is different from the arrival point;  the itinerary can be in both directions. We will organize transfers for you. Itinerary given as an example, the final itinerary will be communicated to you before departure. The hike is not a loop, so we propose either the outward journey or the return journey (6 days for each "Grande Traversée à cheval")

 

(*a) Outward journey : Transfer in the afternoon D0, end of the hike D6 around 6 pm

(*b) Return : Beginning of the ride on D1 at 8:30 am, Transfer on D7 in the morning

D1 / 7h30 riding

• Meeting at 9am at the Boréon riding center

• Gaits : Step on the mountain paths, faster paces on the tracks

• Picnic prepared by us

• Night @ the Murès Inn in St Dalmas Valdeblore

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D2 / 7h30 Riding

• Gaits : Crossing of the Tinée by steep paths, possibly galloping in the morning

• 1/2 board at the Robur de Roure hotel

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D3 / 7h riding

• Gaits : Gentle morning in the larch forest, Longon valley which lends itself to paces, mountain trails then galloping trails to finish the day

• Lunch: Homemade picnic

• Night @ Domaine de la Pierre in Beuil

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D4 / 7h riding

• Day of durty roads, good for canter !

• Homemade picnic

• Overnight stay at Péone, a delight ;)

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D6 / 7h riding

• Day of enchanted forest trails

• Homemade picnic

• Overnight stay at Tourrès at Guislaine's house, a delight

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D7 / Transfer 

• Breakfast @ Guislaine

• Transfer to Nice or St Martin Vie included in the Price

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