Accommodation in elegant farmhouse, in traditional buildings, in double room with private bathroom; possibility of single use with supplement.

Full board treatment, with 3-course meals, water and coffee, wines excluded.

• Riding style: western
• Equipment: American saddle
• Required experience: from intermediate upwards
• Required physical fitness: nothing if not in good health
• Minimum age: 14, with accompanying adult
• Weight limit: max. 95 kg, over unless approved at time of booking
• Number of participants: min. 2, max. 8
• Guides per group: 2
• Languages spoken: English
• Guide presence: always with you

Terreni: Terrain: dirt roads, sheep tracks, paths.
Gaits: Pace with trotting and galloping sections where possible and safe
Main difficulties: depending on the level of the riders.

General Program Outline

Day 1
Arrival in the afternoon
Dinner at the farm, briefing with guides and overnight stay

Day 2
Today's tratturo has many differences in altitude as it passes from valley to valley, from that of the Cigno torrent below Sant'Elia a Pianisi to that of the Biferno river. Vegetation is characterised by shrubs, scrub trees, olive groves and cereals. The Cigno stream is easily forded and from there the climb begins again.

We pass adjacent to the village and a little further on we leave Morrone on our right. The sheep-track here is rich in broom and dog rose, while in the stretches where it is still in its full width it is rich in sulla and scorzonera. Fording the Biferno is not as easy as for the Cigno stream, it always carries a lot of water. Having crossed the river, we begin the ascent that will take us to Castelbottaccio, a small village in Molise, the destination of our first day's walk, where we will dine and spend the night.

Day 3
From the restart and after a hearty breakfast, we climb up to Colle Marasca, about 900 metres above sea level, here the sheep-track is truly intact and wide for all of 111 metres, giving the idea of a 'green giant'. Here we pass from the Biferno basin to that of the Trigno. We find many morges in this area. We descend into the valley below Codacchio to climb up again, passing between the two towns of Salcito and Bagnoli del Trigno. Careful and exciting will be the ford of the Trigno river, over a metre of water, blue dragonflies and crayfish.

An evening stop at Il Casino del Duca, which was the ancient rural hunting lodge of Duke D'Alessandro, we will dine and spend the night inside this magnificent structure.

Day 4
We start to touch the Alto Molise, the landscape changes completely, hectares and hectares of forest, cerrete for the most part. We are almost 1000 metres above sea level. We cross part of the Unesco biosphere reserve of Collemeluccio, a world heritage site with its silver firs. We will leave the sheep-track to enter the forest seat, where our final lunch will await us.

Nota
The organisation reserves the right to make any changes at its complete discretion, depending on the weather conditions, the safety and security of the riders, horses and any factor and for whatever reason it deems relevant.

• 4 days / 3 nights
• Accommodation in double room with private bathroom, single use with supplement
• Full board
• Horse hire with guide
• Luggage transfer service from one establishment to another

Options with supplement

• Double room for single use
• Extra night including dinner and breakfast
• Extra drinks (including water and wine with meals)
• Possible transfer to and from train station and/or bus terminal (Campobasso)

Transfer, personal travel insurance; beverages not provided or outside meals; anything not explicitly mentioned in 'The price includes'.