Ride itinerary - Horses, tack & riding experience
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Day 1 - Monday
Meeting at 2.30pm at the riding centre on the Silver Coast. The week starts with a half-day ride around the farm, which enables the riders to get used to our horses and gives us the opportunity to grasp their different levels and expectations. Our short surroundings are very beautiful, and you will catch some nice views on the ocean from the top of natural sand dunes. Dinner and night at the hotel.

Day 2 - Tuesday
A very busy day starting with a ride along the coast on endless beaches, perfect places for canters... before you head inland to discover the Tirelagüe marsh, Sintias lagoon and Bourg le Vieux lake. In the afternoon, you return towards the coast, riding through the sand dunes before finishing with a ride along the banks of the River Courlis. Night in a guesthouse at Saint Julien en Born. (During July and August, we spend this night under tents).

Day 3 - Wednesday
The day starts with a ride across a large sandy plain, after which you ride to the heart of swamps, in a beautiful forest leading to Uza and La Forge lake. Here, we stop for lunch and have time to go for a swim in the lake before continuing south to the idyllic village of Lévignacq where you stay overnight. (During July and August, we spend this night under tents)

Day 4 - Thursday
In the morning you discover an area known as the Grande Lande then ride along the banks of the River Mézos to your picnic spot. Afterwards, you head back towards Bourg le Vieux lake via the Moulasse marshes. Today as the other days, the ground is perfect for nice and safe trots and canters.

Day 5 - Friday
On your last full day of trekking, you head towards the Etang d’Aureilhan, a large lake north of Mimizan. We have lunch there and swim with the horses if the weather is good enough. You spend the afternoon riding along its shores before finishing the day with a sunset ride along the beach. Dinner and night at the hotel.

Day 6 - Saturday
Today, enjoy a half-day ride a.m. or p.m. according to the tide with some last exciting galops on the beach , then you have the rest of the day free to relax on the beach or visit the famous Pyla dune (by your own). Lunch not included. Dinner and night at the hotel.

Day 7 - Sunday
End of the trail and departure after breakfast.

Important : During days 1 and 6, we ride only a half day.

Horses Our horses are mostly Anglo-Arabs. Many of them were born at the farm. They are used to living in herd and to trail riding. They are lively, safe and good-balanced. Tack We use English tack. You cannot come with your own saddle. Saddlebags are provided so you can take your small personal belongings on horseback during the day. Riding level For this trail ride, you must be able to manage your horse at all gaits outdoor and be trained enough to cope with five or six hours a day on horseback, with many canters and trots all along the day.

Useful information
Children are welcome from 13 years old if they are acompanied with an adult. Children from 15 years old are welcome unacompanied if they are good riders, trained and mature enough to stick with a ride made for adults.
Maximum weight : 95kg
You must wear an helmet on this trail ride. Helmets can be lent directly at the farm.
Non-riders are welcome. Many other activities are possible in the area.

Guides
Our trail rides are supervised by guides who have a diploma for guiding trail rides.
They perfectly know the area, and love it, so it will be a pleasure for them to help you discover the region!

Logistics
A support vehicle will move the luggage from accommodation to accommodation, and will join you for picnic lunches.

Accommodation
Our riding center is located 400m from the Atlantic Ocean and in the heart of the pine forest.
On that ride, you will spend 4 nights in a 2*hotel near the riding centre (nights 1, 4, 5 and 6).The nights 2 and 3 are spent in guesthouses in comfortable flats equiped with bathroom and kitchen for 4 to 6 people, located close to the beach.
Single rooms available with supplement.
On July and August departures, 2 nights are spent under tents (nights 2 and 3). Bring your own sleeping bag. Single tents can be provided without supplement (please advise at booking). Mastresses are provided and hot shower available.

Meals
During the trail, meals are cooked for you to discover local gastronomy. Lunches are provided by our support vehicule and dinners are taken at your hotel/guesthouse.

Silver Coast Trail 2011
October 31 to November 06	918 € 872 €	available
November 07 to 13	918 € 872 €	available

Silver Coast Trail 2012
March 05 to 11	800 €	available
March 19 to 25	800 €	available
April 02 to 08	930 €	available
April 09 to 15	930 €	available
April 16 to 22	930 €	available
April 23 to 29	930 €	available
April 30 to May 06	930 €	available
May 07 to 13	930 €	available
May 14 to 20	930 €	available
May 21 to 27	930 €	available
June 04 to 10	930 €	available
June 18 to 24	930 €	available
June 25 to July 01	930 €	available
July 02 to 08	990 €	available
July 09 to 15	990 €	available
July 16 to 22	990 €	available
July 23 to 29	990 €	available
August 13 to 19	990 €	available
August 20 to 26	990 €	available
August 27 to September 02	990 €	available
September 10 to 16	930 €	available
September 17 to 23	930 €	available
September 24 to 30	930 €	available
October 08 to 14	800 €	available
October 15 to 21	800 €	available
October 22 to 28	800 €	available
October 29 to November 04	800 €	available
November 05 to 11	800 €	available

- Small group supplement if less than three riders booked : 200€ (refunded as soon as a fourth rider books)

- Single room supplement : 90 € (no single room supplement in March and November)
This single supplement applies to any booking of a single person. If you are willing to share and we do find another rider of the same gender to share your room, the single supplement will be refunded to you after the ride.

OPTION	Price per person
Extra night including dinner and breakfast, before or after the ride	Double room : 67 €
	Single room : 87 €

- the trail ride as described - full board (except lunch on day 1 and 6),
- Total and unlimited financial guarantee (APS) for all payments made to us (see "why ride with us ?"),
- Protection of the French Law for travel consumers who book through French travel agencies (see "why ride with us ?").

- transport to and from the meeting point (Landes),
- lunch on day 1 and 6,
- drinks,
- any other service or optional visit entries, personal expenses,
- tips,
- a tour to discover other regions of France before or after the trail (castle life, golf training, thalassotherapy spas...), see our "after ride proposals".
- optional insurances.

English / French speaking guide. One of our guides on this trail also speaks German and Spanish.

From 2 to 12 riders.

Meeting point directly at the riding centre.
Transfer organized from Morcenx train station on Mondays (30€ per way if you travel alone, 15€ per way, per person if you are two or more). Your train must arrive in Morcenx before 1.20pm.
On Sundays, a transfer is organized to Bordeaux train station or airport (45€ per way, per person). Your train or plane must be scheduled after 2.00pm.

The Landes region enjoys an oceanic climate, quite hot in the Summer, but the oceanic winds make it fresher in the evening.
In Winter, the temperatures stay mild.