Our Destinations
Why travelling with Randocheval ?
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Guiding - Accommodation - Dates and rates - More infos / booking
Nestled between Knocknarea mountain and Union forest, 3 km from Sligo
city (pop.25.000), on the Atlantic coast of Ireland sits Carrowmore, site
of one of the oldest collections of Magalithic tombs and burial chambers,
some dating to 3500 B.C. This area said to be the first site settled by
man in Ireland. This beautiful corner of Ireland is not only home to prehistoric
tombs but also to Irelands foremost equestrian facilities we invite you
to discover. It's success and popularity among guests and local riders
alike is due to it's excellent facilities, sympathic instructors, safe
and well trained horses, friendly staff, but mainly to it's beautiful
and diverse riding terrain. From the endless Atlantic beaches for galloping
to the mountains and pine forests for gentle hacking, this truly is the
horsemans paradise. We suggest to discover this atlantic coast trail ride with 2 differents options of accomodation. The first one is Guesthouse accomodation, and the second one with 4 nights accomodation in the luxuous Markree castle. |
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For young people 12-18 years old, we also suggest a special 15 days program to improve horse riding and english speaking. Available soon on our website. Contact us for more details.
ITINERARY
The Atlantic Coast Trail trail explores the unspoilt coastline, sandy beaches,deserted islands, mountains and forests of this most beautiful area of Western Ireland.
Day 1 - Sunday
Guests arrive in Sligo and are welcomed by our guide. After a short
discussion reafirming the riding abilities and requirments of the
riders,guests are shown to their guest house to meet their riding
group for the week.Dinner is taken in the guest house as a group.
A pub is nearby if you feel the need to have a Guinness!
Day 2 - Monday
Riders are picked up by the trail organiser, and go to Sligo Riding
Centre in Carrowmore. Here in a large indoor ring riders are introduced
to their mount for the week. Declan and Michael, the trail guide,
spend the next hour or so evaluating the horses and riders and their
compatability. The group is then taken out to the nearby pastures
to test the control of the riders outside. After a light lunch we
go for a 2 hour ride outside. This ride takes us through Rathcarrick
woods and onto Gibaralter strand for our first canters on the Atlantic
shores. Horses overnight at the centre and riders return to their
guesthouse for dinner.After dinner, guests are taken to a local Irish
pub to hear some traditional Irish music and sample that famous Irish
craic.
Day 3 - Tuesday
Riders are once again taken to Carrowmore. This morning we ride to
Knocknarea mountain and we climb to the summit to the grave of one
of Ireland’s greatest warriors, Queen Maeve (circa 3500 b.c.).
From this vantage point one can really appreciate the beauty of this
corner of the Emerald Isle.
We have lunch in Strandhill, a seaside surfing village and our afternoon’s
ride is an exilarating beach ride to Coney Island, a small island
in Sligo Bay (pop.7). The horses stay tonight in Carrowmore.
Day 4 - Wednesday
Have a large breakfast this morning because we don’t stop for
lunch today. Before riding we take an escorted tour through the
Carrowmore megalithic cemetary,circa 4000 b.c.
After the tour, there is an optional ride. For those who wish, and
are capable, wa have an introduction to jumping, this is a short
lesson in the ring followed by some outdoor cross country jumping
over an elementary course.
Our ride from Carrowmore through Union forest (a large pine forest)
and along old forest paths into Markree Castle estate. We ride through
the castle grounds and to the stables where the horses will spend
the night.
Day 5 - Thursday
Today is the chance to relax after 3 days riding and recharge the
batteries for the next 2 days. Riders are tourists today and visit
all the places of interest and historical significance of this ancient
corner of Ireland, including a visit to Parkes castle ( a fourteenth
century catle restoored by the Irish government) and Yeat's grave
in Drumcliff. There is also time to shop and see the beautiful town
of Sligo. In the afternoon, we go to the famous Celtic Seaweed Baths,
this is an experience not to be missed ! After dinner, we visit
a local Irish pub for some more of that Guinness...
Day 6 - Friday
Our ride takes us up Ballygawley mountain traversing old bog roads
once used to bring turf down from the mountain. We pass Lough Lumman,
a bottomless lake where one can often see deer grazing. A picnic
lunch is taken here where one feels totally isolated from the real
world with all it’s stresses and problems. After lunch our
ride takes us through Ballygawley forest and to Carrowmore where
the horses spend the night.
Day 7 - Saturday
Our last day’s ride is spent all the beaches, we ride all around
the Knocknarea peninsula from Kelly'stown to Culleenamore beach along
the strand at Strandhill where we stop for lunch.the afternoon,s ride
takes us to Cumeen Strand and across to Carty’s strand. This
is a truly fantistic day’s Ride, very exilarating and physically
challanging.
Dinner tonight is taken as a group in a Sligo restaurant. For those
with the energy left, after dinner there is an option to go to a Sligo
nightclub for music or dancing (dress is smart casual).
Day 8 - Sunday
Departure after breakfast.
EXTEND YOUR TRIP
Dublin 3 days / 2 nights
Price : Please contact us.
Included : 2 nights in double/twin room basis in a 3* hotel in
Dublin city center + 3 days rental car base 2.
To add : Personal expenses (meals, visit fees, fuel).
Ireland Tour in B&B accomodation 5 days / 4 nights
Price : Please contact us.
Included : 4 nights in double/twin room basis in B&B in the
cities of Ireland you want + 5 days rental car base 2.
To add : Personal expenses (meals, visit fees, fuel).
HORSES AND REQUIRED RIDING LEVEL
Horses
Altogether at the centre there are in excess of 50 horses.The majority
are either Irish Hunters or Connemara ponies, all housed and cared for
at our stables.
Tack
You'll ride on comfortable english trail saddles.
Required riding level
To join that ride, you must be confortable at all gaits, and have a short
experience in trail riding.
Accompagnied children are welcome if 8 years old and required riding level.
YOUR GUIDES
During that ride you will be guide by a very experienced local guide,
who perfectly knows his environnement and horses.
ACCOMMODATION
Accomodation
You will be accomodate in guesthouse during the full
ride.
Food
Irish breakfast in the morning.
DATES AND RATES
| Horse riding trail on the Western Atlantic Coast 2009 | ||
| September 27 to October 04 | 1000 € |
available |
| October 04 to 11 | 1000 € |
available |
| October 11 to 18 | 1000 € |
available |
Single room supplement : +90 €
The single supplement will be add to the rate if you're travelling alone even if you agree to share. We'll reimburse you if we find another rider agree to share accomodation with you.
Non rider price : 630 €
| Non Rider Prices 2009 | ||
| from June 28th to August 30th | 755 € |
available |
| from August 30th to October 18th | 655 € |
available |
RATE INCLUDING
- lunch on day 2 and 5,
- all visits,
- guided trail ride and luggage transport,
- the financial guarantee of the deposits you send to Randocheval.
RATE NOT INCLUDING
- transfers from Dublin airport to the riding center and vice versa. Can be arrange by our organization (120 € per person to pay directly) on request,
- lunch on day 5,
- alcoolic drinks,
- the organisation of a possible tour through the region before or after the trail ride,
- any other prestation,
- insurrance : repatriation aid or multiple-risk (cancellation, luggage, repatriation). You can subscribe to these insurrances only if you are an european resident. If you live outside European Union, please check with your local insurrance company - more information
BOOKING - INFORMATION
Contact Anthony for any enquiry !
PRATICAL INFORMATIONS
COUNTRY
Ireland
LENGTH
8 days / 7 nights / 5 days on horseback
LANGUAGE
English.
GROUP SIZE
From 2 to 10 riders.
ACCESS
Sligo airport. You may also arrive in Dublin, and reach our meeting point by car or bus.
CLIMATE
Weather is unforeseeable in Ireland, we even say that it is sunny several
times a day!
So allow something to face all the kinds of weather.
TRANSFERS
The meeting place is arranged directly to Sligo, where you have to get
to by your own means : public transport, flights, rental car, if you arrive
near Dublin.
We can arrange private transfers for you if necessary from Dublin airport
(120 euros per person to pay directly).
Formalities
Contact your ambassy. For European people, the Identity card is enought.
Vaccination - health
No specific vaccinations. Don't forget your repatriation insurance.
We recommand to be update of usual vaccination, and especially tetanus..
REFERENCE :
CH171-ireland-sligo-en
