Ride Overview

This week-long horseback riding holidays in the heart of Provence is ideal if you don’t feel ready to go directly on a week progressive Inn to Inn horseback ride, to prepare yourself for the practice of traveling on horseback ! while discovering the beauty of the nature of the Natural Park of the Luberon.

Provence is situated in the sun-blessed southeast corner of France, edged to the south by the Mediterranean. Formerly it was, to the French, a place of indolent country folk. To tourists, it was an idyllic spot, but one reserved for the rich or artistic. Today, it is, more than any other region, where the French would choose to live and work. It’s the area that captivated both Cezanne and Picasso with its contrasting landscapes – the dazzling white of the limestone cliffs, the azure blue of the Mediterranean, the dense and green pine forests – a true natural palate.

Provencals are the most generous and warmest hosts and there is an all pervading “Frenchness”, which means that people are polite and punctual. Traditions are important to the people and local crafts are not hobbies but well respected and time honored occupations. Relationships span generations in Provence.

Some of the most attractive architectural features of Provence are the perched villages. They rise like jagged summits on the hilltops where they were built for safety in the political turmoil of the Middle Ages. They kept vigil over the hinterland as well as the coast. They were built around castle keeps and wrapped in thick ramparts, a huddle of cobbled streets, steps, alleys and archways.

You will enjoy long trots and canters through the countryside that inspired Cezanne and Van Gogh and each day return for a warm homemade Provencal dinner served with wonderful French wine and the traditional Pastis.

2026 Dates:  July 19-25, July 26-Aug. 1, Aug. 2-8, Aug. 9-15, Aug. 23-29
2026 Rates:  $2,300.00 USD (or 1,840€) per person in a shared room.  Single Supplement:  $488.00 USD (or 390€)
Non-rider sharing a room with a rider:  $1,244.00 USD (or 995€)

2027 Dates: Aug. 1-7, Aug. 8-14, Aug. 15-21, Aug. 22-28
2027 Rates:  $2,488.00 USD (or 1990€) per person in a shared room.  Single Supplement:  $488.00 USD (or 390€)
Non-rider sharing a room with a rider:  $1,244.00 USD (or 995€)

Included

  • 6 nights accommodation
  • 5 days of riding
  • Horse and all tack
  • All meals
  • Wine with meals
  • Airport/train station transfers at pre set time
  • Luggage transfers
  • Support Staff
  • Guiding services on the trail rides
  • All local taxes

Not Included

  • Airfare
  • Travel insurance
  • Beverages outside of meals
  • Visits or tips not outlined in the itinerary
  • Gratuities for the team at the end of the stay

Day 1: Sunday

Meeting in Lauris between 4 and 7 pm. Welcome aperitive at 7:30 pm, presentation of your week. Dinner and night at your guesthouse.

Day 2: Monday

After breakfast, departure for a short ride to get you in the saddle in the hills around. One hour in the morning, picnic at the guesthouse, and two hours in the afternoon. Dinner and night at your guesthouse.

Day 3: Tuesday

A day ride with a picnic on the Durance river bank or in a nice cedar forest on the top of the Luberon. Ride back to your accommodation where you may enjoy a swim in the covered pool. Dinner and night at your guesthouse.

Day 4: Wednesday

Morning off. Visit of Lourmarin, classified "one of the nicest village in France". Free lunch (not included) in the village. In the afternoon, enjoy a half-day horseback ride through pine forests and past vineyards, olive groves, and orchards. Dinner and night at your guesthouse.

Day 5: Thursday

Take off for a two day trail ride with the night spent in an Inn in the heart of the Luberon. Dinner and night in a charming Inn with a swimming pool in the heart of the Luberon, at the foot of famous climbing cliffs (at some dates, image 1046depending on availbility, transfer to your accommodation in Lauris).

Day 6: Friday

Head back following the “Gorges de l’Aiguebrun”, a canyon that is renowned for its cliffs that are famous for rock climbing. Dinner and night at your guesthouse.

Day 7: Saturday

End after breakfast. At 9:30 am: departure of the free transfer to Aix TGV station or Marseille airport.

* Indicative itinerary that can be changed if necessary (weather, fire risks...)

Google Maps API Key is not set. You can add your Google Maps API Key under Customizer > Misc options panel. If you do not have one yet then create by clicking here.