UK Uni’s – Sicily Riding Holiday proposal 2

 

1-Week Itinerary 2

horse riding
Out on a ride…

 

Day 1

    • Airport morning pick-up.
    • Drive to Pippa’s Paddock in time for lunch.
    • Afternoon Ride.
    • Evening dinner at a restuarant in a nearby town.
Horse riding Sicily
Fun at Lake Caccamo.

Day 2

  • Breakfast
  • Morning ride
  • Quick sandwiches lunch to get away early…
  • Afternoon spent at a small clubhouse on a lake with canoeing, pedaloes etc…  (refreshmenst, showers etc are available at the clubhouse)
  • We visit a famous horse training centre.  (Here horses are trained for parades etc. Some fine steeds are to be seen)
  • Tour of Caccamo Castle

    Caccamo Castle
    Caccamo Castle.
  • We dine at the castle in the town.
  • After we finish off the evening with some drinks at a very pretty local bar… (drinks not included)

 

 

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Challenge in the treetops…

Day 3

  • Breakfast
  • Morning ride
  • Set off to an Adventure pack with packed lunch.   (The park is a series of obstacle courses in the treetops and other games)
  • On the return we stop in another town for a pizza dinner….

 

 

Day 4

Horse riding Sicily
Our restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean..
  • Breakfast
  • Morning ride
  • After the ride we set off to Cefalu “The Sicilian Riviera”… Here we go to a private beach concession.   (Entry is included but not snacks or drinks…)
  • In the afternoon we walk around the medieval historic centre of the town, stopping for an ice-cream drinks etc..
  • We then have dinner in a fantasticly situated restaurant with a balcony right on the Mediterranean sea…
  • And afterwards, head off to a local night club…  (Entry included but not drinks)
  • Eventually head back to Pippa’s Paddock.
Horse riding Italy
Very relaxed moment at the countryhouse…

Day 5

  • This is an all-day ride day…
  • We ride out from Pippa’s Paddock for a 3 hour ride to a friend’s country house.
  • There we paddock the horses and stay for a true homemade Sicilian lunch.
  • We take a rest in the tranquil surroundings after lunch…
  • And ride back (1.5 hours return).
  • In the evening we have a light dinner (normally still full from lunch !) at Pippa’s Paddock.
  • If in the mood, we can pop over to a small nice pub in the nearby village of Valledolmo for some drinks. (Drinks not included)

Day 6

Fun in Sicily
The Massimo theatre hub of the city nightlife…
The city that never sleeps..!!
The city that never sleeps..!!

 

 

 

 

 

  • Breakfast
  • Morning ride
  • Quick light lunch at Pippa’s Paddock and off to Palermo.
  • Some sightseeing of the capital.
  • In the evening you can “hit the town alone” or I can show you the best wildest places in town !!
  • That night we stay in our B&B in Palermo.

Day 7

Horse riding Italy
The place that time really forgot… The ancient arab town of Sclafani Bagni…
  • Breakfast.
  • Drive back to Pippa’s Paddock.
  • Lunch at Pippa’s Paddock.
  • Afternoon ride.
  • At dusk we go to visit an ancient (2500 years) Arab town which time seems to have forgotten….
  • And then to another sumptous dinner in a remote restaurant.

 

Day 8

  • Breakfast
  • Morning ride
  • Lunch at Pippa’s Paddock.
  • Depart for return flights etc…

Notes:

  1. Price – €680 (aprox £580 at present exchange rates May 2020 )
  2. Includes everything mentioned except flights and anything specifically mentioned as excluded.
  3. Please note that this price depends on a minimum group of 6 persons. Other group sizes may be catered for but the price would have to change slightly….

 

May 2020