Logo RandochevalBandeau Rando Cheval

Randocheval - le spécialiste de la randonnée équestre dans le monde entier Randocheval - Horse riding tours and equestrian vacations all over the world

Destinations de randonnée à cheval Randocheval Our Destinations














Lettre Randocheval d'information sur la randonnée équestre Letter Randocheval

Lettre Randocheval d'information sur la randonnée équestre Why travelling with Randocheval ?



Randonnée équestre et voyage à cheval

TUNISIA : FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA TO THE MOUNTAINS OF KROUMIRIE ...

Itinerary - Extensions - Horses and required riding level
Guiding - Accommodation - Dates and rates - More infos / booking


Fascinating for the one who discovers it, a so isolated far from the bathing stereotypes of Tunisia. Kroumirie offers you the wealth, the variety and the originality of its landscapes, sea, mountain, forests and Romans vestiges, constitute an exceptional color palette offering the total disorientation.

Through tracks and paths, you will discover on horseback fabulous landscapes dressed in cork oak forests throw themselves into the Mediterranee. You will also have the occasion to make it authentic and warm meetings.

From the beaches of Tabarka to the National park of Fedja through the Mediterranean forests of the small Atlas, upi'll have numerous occasion for fast canters.
Throughout our route, we shall have the occasion to visit famous sites as the warm springs of Hammam-Bourguiba, the archeological Roman site de Bulla Regia, marble quarries, museum of Chemtou and the National park of Fedja...
Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randonnée équestre en Tunisie en Kroumirie - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Have a look at our riding trail in South Tunisia !




ITINERARY


Day 1 : Tunis - Tabarka
Meeting point to Tunis Carthage international airport. Welcome and transfers by minibus to Tabarka on the Coral Coast (180km). Set up to the Dar Ismael 5* hotel (or similar), and the welcome cocktail and depending to arrival time of all riders, we will go on the beach to meet the horses. First short ride on tabarka beach.
Dinner and night to Dar Ismael Hotel.

Day 2 : Tabarka - Hammam Bourguiba (about 32 km on horseback)
Breakfast and let's go to find our horse near the "Pont Cassé". We will have the opportunity to make our first canter in the morning straight on Ain Draham mountain. When we arrive to the lunch stop, we are 500m high, the lunch is ready and served with tunisian specialities. After lunch, we leave from Babouch in Bou Fernana direction through corks oak forests. We come down again then towards Hammam-Bourguiba. Our hotel for this night is Mouradi 4*.
Dinner and at night in the hotel. For those who wish, possibility to take advantage of the Hamman fed by the natural hot springs.

Day 3 : Hammam Bourguiba - Ain Draham (about 28 km on horseback)
Breakfast and departure from the hotel. We leave through the magnificent landscapes of the small Atlas, in the Dam Kourbia direction. We take the track of Medchreoua and Adissa, make the tour of Adissa mountain by following Barbara lake by the "High" road. Stopping place to have lunch at the edge of the lake after which we take the track in El Grafa direction. We cross corks oak forests with sight on the sea before to reach Ain Draham village. We leave the horses and set up for the night. We invite you to relax in the swimming pool before dinner.
Night at the hotel.

Day 4 : Ain Draham - Ben Metir (about 25 km on horseback)
After breakfast, we start the day with the ascent of the Mountain Djebel Bir, peaking in 1050m. Arrived at the summit, we shall have a panoramic sight in 360 degrees on the whole route of this ride, which our guide will detail. We get down again the mountain to take the road towards the lake of Ben Metir we make the tour the tour between oaks corks and eucalyptus. Have lunch at the edge of the river where the support vehicle is waiting for us. After lunch we ride again by Ain Salem route. We'll cross El Oumri oued and his dike to reach Madhaoui's track. We leave the horses to Ben Metir, a nice village with red and black walls which remind us ... Switzerland! We have a 20 min drive to join our hotel for dinner and night.

Day 5 : Ben Metir - Bulla Regia (about 30 km on horseback)
After breakfast at the hotel, we join our horses and leave by the track Ain Samia on 4 km, direction Jentouba. We pass in Dejbel Aich, with a radical change of landscape : we abandon the forest in the oued Guessala to discover a wide landscape of steppes. To Guesala, we have lunch on eucalyptus's shade. We leave then by Guesala bridge next to Fernana, in the direction of the archeological site of Bulla Regia. A great opportunity to canter through the steppe. We leave our horse to Drissi riding base and we come back by minibus (25 min drive) to our hotel to sepnd the night.
Dinner and night at the hotel.

Day 6 : Bulla Regia - Chemtou (about 24 km on horseback)
Today, it is the cultural day of the trail ride!
We leave by vehicle to visit the antique extraordinary Roman site of Bulla Regia (approximately 1 hour to 1.30 hour). Following this visit, we go to Drissi where horses are waiting for us, to take a meal before riding. Then, we ride in the direction of Chemtou through the hills of Herche and the fields of olive trees towards Medjerda. We shall pass in ford by following the oued up to the Roman marble quarries. At our arrival to Chemtou, we leave the horses in front of the sites we are going to visit : the marble quarries with which the productions decorated the Ancient Rome, and Chemtou museum.
Have lunch to Sidi Yaya and return in the hotel by minibus (35 min drive).

Day 7 : Chemtou - Sidi Said (about 35 km on horseback)
For this last day on horseback, we leave by the amphitheatre and the Roman aqueduct , to gallop then in the direction of Madjerda. We end our day ride to the small village of Sidi Said. Berber people are still leaving here, they also practice Fantasia and they school the horses as the ancients did it.
It's time to say goodbye to our companions who knew how to make us discover very pleasantly this magnificent region still underestimated by Tunisia. Transfer back to the hotel (1h30).
Dinner and night to the hotel.


Day 8 : Ain Draham - Tunis - Europe
Breakfast to the hotel and transfer to Tunis airport.

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages
Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages


top of the page

EXTEND YOUR TRIP


Beach stay in 5* hotel
Extend your trip with 6 relaxing days on the mediteranean shoreline in one of the most beautiful 5* tunisian hotel.

top of the page

HORSES AND REQUIRED RIDING LEVEL


Horses
The horses are predominantly arab, barb arab and barb mares. All are schooled for trail riding. They are very well adapted to mountain conditions.

Tack
Trail saddles from France made to stay long hours in the saddle. Saddlebags and folsters are provided.

Recommended riding level
To join this ride, you need to have a good experience of hourse riding. We ask you to be comfortable at all paces in open spaces. Everyday, we ride 2 to 3 hours in the morning and 2 to 3 hours in the afternoon. Durant hard ascents, we will ask all riders to walk nearby their horse. Teenagers accompagnied with parents can come from 16 years old. Otherwise, the minimum age is 18 years old. Maximum weight : 100 kg
top of the page

YOUR GUIDES


Our guide is french but speaks english. He's in love with this part of Tunisia where he lives from several years. He perfectly know flora and botany. .
An excellent cooker will provide you tasty and abundant tunisian food for lunch.

Logistic
Our support vehicle is never far away, it joins us at lunch time and can be present in case of emergency. The team is esquiped with cellular phone and long distance talkie Walkie. The minibus will pick you up every evening at the horse field to drive you to the hotel. The same route is made in the morning to find again our horses. Our luggages will transportated every day from accommodation to accommodation. We will ask you to put in the saddlebags your equipment for the day (rain coat, water, camera...) Our team will take care the horse during lunch time and in the evening.
top of the page

ACCOMMODATION





Mahadia in Tunisia - Horseback trail with Randocheval - AbsoluVoyages
Accommodation
All nights are spent in very comfortable hotels : - Dar Ismael 5* to Tabarka (1 night)
- Mouradi Palace 4* to Hammam Bourguiba (1 night)
- Nour el Ain 3* to Ain Draham (5 nights)
We will do our best to keep those accommodations, but if required its could be replaced by equivalent accommodations. Stars are given as local classification. To compare with european classifactation, please take away half to one full star.
European plugs are used (220w) so you don't need any adapter.
Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages Food
Breakfast and dinners are spent to the hotel. The included drinks are half a bottle of mineral water and one soft drink per person per meal. Alcoholic drinks are not included.
Lunches are made in open nature. Each day, our support vehicule will be waiting for us with already put up table with hot meal (barbecue, start and dessert).

top of the page

DATES AND RATES

Trail ride in Kroumirie - 2012
A la carte departure from May 13 to July 15,
Five riders minimum
1225 €
available


Next departure :
- 2 riders would like to do this trail around June 2nd

If you're travelling alone a single supplement will be charged : + 150 € to be paid directly on the spot (except if you agree to share you room and if we find another rider to share it).

Option

Beach Stay in 5* hotel - 2012
Half board, in double room
contact us
Single room supplement
contact us
Privat transfer from Tabarka to Tunis (1 to 5 pers)
contact us




RATE INCLUDING
- the trail ride as describe on full board basis,
- half bottle of minerl water + soft dring per meal
- the financial guarantee of the fund deposited at Randocheval


RATE NOT INCLUDING
- single supplement if applicable,
- personnal expenses,
- alcoholic drinks,
- tips,
- optional insurance : more information.



BOOKING - INFORMATION

Contact Jennifer for any enquiry !

top of the page

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS



COUNTRY

Tunisia




LENGTH
8 days / 7 nights / 5,5 days on horseback

LANGUAGE
French / English.

GROUP SIZE
Minimum 6, maximum 8 riders. Exceptionally, the maximum could be 9 riders.

ACCESS
Tunis Carthage airport.

CLIMATE
The climate is very nice during tourism low season, time we organize departures.
During srping, the sun is shinning everywhere but rain falls are possible in the north of Tunisia. The last days of march could be rainy.
Take a rain coat in each cases.
Next the rains stop, the sun arrives with a mximum of 10h a day sun in may and temperatures average 12 to 25°C in march and 19 to 29 °C in may, perfect for trail ride.

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages


Formalities
Please check with your local ambassy.

 

Vaccination - health
No specific vaccinations. Don't forget your repatriation insurance.

We recommand to be update of usual vaccination, and especially tetanus..



REFERENCE :
CH04-tunisia

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages

Horseback holidays in Tunisia, in Kroumirie area - Randocheval / Absolu Voyages



Randocheval - Randonnées à cheval dans le monde entier

Rando Cheval, le spécialiste de la randonnée à cheval en France, en Europe, en Amérique, en Afrique et en Asie

Randocheval / Absolu Voyages, 2 Place Charles de Gaulle 38200 Vienne (FRANCE) - Phone : +33 437 02 2000 - Fax : +33 437 02 2500
SARL capital of 7622,45 € - RCS Vienne 418568663 - Iata 20253822 - Licence LI 038 09 0001 - Financial Guarantee APST - Insurance RCP Generali