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A Taste of Tuscany on Horseback

Buckle up, globetrotters: we’re about to fulfill every mouth-watering, sun-soaked, romantic cliché that the word ‘Tuscany’ conjures up! Guides and hosts, Gio and Patrick, have created a five star getaway with history, scenery, food, wine and hospitality that rival even their horses for dreaminess.

Trip Highlights

  • Summiting a nearby hill for unforgettable views across the region

  • Diving into the private villa pool after a long, glorious day in the saddle

  • Bonding deeply with your beautiful horse over multiple phenomenal riding days

  • Giving your horse its head and flying down a line of vines

  • Enjoying an aperitif made with love and care by your hosts, Gio and Patrick

  • Savouring the countless delights of Tuscan culture at every village, meal and mountaintop

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Ride length • 4 days, 3 nights
• 5 days, 4 nights
• 7 days, 6 nightsRiding levelBeginner • Intermediate • Strong Intermediate • Advanced Centre-based You ride out from the same destination every day.
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Details

  • Riding levels

    Tuscan Escape: Beginner to advanced.

    Tuscan Trail: Intermediate to advanced.

    Full Moon Trail: Intermediate to advanced.

    Not sure what your riding ability is? See the definitions below.

  • Type of tack

    Super comfortable, Italian-made Western saddles and a mixture of snaffle and shank bit bridles, all tailored to the individual horses.

  • Horse breed

    Mostly Quarter Horses, Paints, Appaloosas and Criollos, all surefooted, versatile and perfect for trail riding.

  • Accommodation

    You’ll stay in three beautifully appointed apartments within a restored Tuscan farmhouse, offering one three-bed, one two-bed and one single-bed apartment, each featuring king-size beds, stylish interiors, full kitchens, laundry facilities, rain showers, WiFi, a swimming pool and a garden terrace — please note all beds are king-size, so twin share is not available.

  • Pace

    The pace varies from a walk right through to a canter depending on the terrain.

  • Weight limit

    A strict maximum of 90kg/198lbs.

    It is VERY important that you provide your current weight accurately when booking. If your weight is not accurate, we cannot guarantee that your hosts will have a horse for you to ride.

  • Group size

    A minimum of 2 and a maximum of 7 riders.

  • Minimum age

    18 years of age

  • Time in Saddle

    Tuscan Escape: From 1 to 6 hours per day.

    Tuscan Trail: From 1 to 7 hours per day.

    Full Moon Trail: From 1.5 to 6 hours per day.

  • When to go

    February to November

  • Languages

    Instructions spoken in English.
    Guides speak Italian, Dutch and English.

What’s included (and what’s not)

Included

  • All riding activities outlined in the itinerary
  • Luxury villa accommodation
  • All meals (from first day dinner through to last day breakfast)
  • Alcoholic beverages (within reason)
  • Housekeeping mid-week
  • Use of tennis courts, swimming pool, and all facilities at the farmstead
  • National Park fees
  • Internal transfers outlined in the itinerary (for Tuscan Trail & Tuscan Escape only. No logistical support offered for Full Moon Trail)

Excluded

  • International or regional flights
  • Travel insurance (compulsory)
  • Transfers to/from the ride
  • For the Full Moon Trail, no logistical support is provided, guests will need their own car for transportation.
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*Beginner to advanced riders.
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*Beginner to advanced riders.
Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
From €2,305 EUR
Single Private accommodation for one guest (room, tent, or similar).
From €2,705 EUR
Non-rider Sharing a room with a riding companion.
From €1,330 EUR
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Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Single Private accommodation for one guest (room, tent, or similar).
From €4,055 EUR
Non-rider Sharing a room with a riding companion.
From €1,995 EUR
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Additional information:
*Beginner to advanced riders.
Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Single Private accommodation for one guest (room, tent, or similar).
From €2,705 EUR
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From €1,330 EUR
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Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Single Private accommodation for one guest (room, tent, or similar).
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From €1,400 EUR
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Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Single Private accommodation for one guest (room, tent, or similar).
From €2,705 EUR
Non-rider Sharing a room with a riding companion.
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Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Single Private accommodation for one guest (room, tent, or similar).
From €2,705 EUR
Non-rider Sharing a room with a riding companion.
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Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Single Private accommodation for one guest (room, tent, or similar).
From €2,090 EUR
Non-rider Sharing a room with a riding companion.
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Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Single Private accommodation for one guest (room, tent, or similar).
From €2,090 EUR
Non-rider Sharing a room with a riding companion.
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Couple share Sharing a bed with a companion.
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Payment details

  • A fixed Booking Fee of €90 EUR
  • All bookings are charged in the local currency of the ride destination.
  • Accepted payment method is by credit or debit card only.

Cancellation policy

We understand that plans can change. If you need to cancel your ride, please let us know as soon as possible. Cancellation fees apply based on how close your departure date is, and deposits are non-refundable. We strongly recommend travel insurance to protect your booking. Read our full cancellation policy.

International fees

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Please note

There is no twin share option available – all of the beds are king-size. For this reason, solo travellers MUST pay the single supplement price. If you share a room, you’ll share a bed!

Itinerary

Please note, these are suggested itineraries only and subject to change due to weather and other influencing factors. Changes will always be communicated clearly, and more often than not, the result of something even more amazing happening that you won’t want to miss!

  • Tuscan Trail
  • Tuscan Escape
  • Full Moon Trail

A 7 day, 6 night ride for those who are saddle fit, intermediate to advanced riders and want to ride further afield. There’s plenty of trotting and cantering, some serious mileage, incredibly varied terrain, saddlebag picnics, swimming with the horses and more. Oh, and you’re of course staying in your own luxury villa – pinch me now!

  • Day 1: Arrival & Orientation Ride

    1 hour in the saddle

    Welcome to Tuscany, globetrotters! Today you’ll make your way to your hosts’ property, arriving between 1:30-2:30pm (November to mid-March) or 3-4pm (late March to October). Your hosts, Patrick and Gio, will be there to greet you and show you to your apartment, where you can freshen up before heading to the Selleria (tack room). Here you’ll have a welcome drink, chat about the week’s program and, of course, meet the herd! If there’s time, you’ll saddle up for a short ride around the property (please note, at least 15mins of this will be getting acquainted with your horse in the round pen, before embarking on a 40min-1hr ride around the estate to further familiarise yourself with your horse and make any changes necessary).

    Dinner will be shared at the Farmhouse, with its stunning interiors alluding to your hosts’ past lives running a prosperous antiques store. The whole property oozes quality, elegance and timelessness. The table will be groaning with fresh Tuscan produce: think wild boar ragu, charcuterie, local cheeses, olives from the property, salads galore and the rustic Tuscan pasta, pici, which hugs its rich sauce like a doting nonna. Delicious local wines complete the welcome.

    Finally, you’ll retire to your plush apartment to catch some Zs.

  • Day 2: Tenuto Fontina

    5 to 6 hours in the saddle

    Waking up to the realisation that this incredible holiday is actually your reality, not a dream, you’ll tuck into a lavish breakfast (let’s be honest: everything about this trip is lavish!), pack your saddlebags, don your riding gear and mount up. Today’s ride is a varied and exhilarating 25 kilometre journey to Tenuto Fontina, a winery near the stunningly beautiful Lago dell’Accessa. There will be plenty of trots and canters, and the route can be tailored to the group’s ability and desires.

    Halfway along, you’ll pause to devour a splendid picnic lunch and loll around in hammocks sipping something refreshing. You’ll then ride on to Tenuto Fontina, where the horses will spend the night, in time for a sunset aperitivo. Finally, you’ll be driven back to the ranch for another feast in the dining room and some me-time in your apartment.

  • Day 3: Lago dell’Accesa

    5 to 6 hours in the saddle

    This morning you’ll be driven back to the horses via a local bar (the centre of Italian social life!) where you’ll sample the typical Tuscan breakfast: a capuccino or espresso and a cornetto (Italy’s answer to the croissant). Don’t forget your swimsuit – today you’re in for a beautiful mini-holiday at Lago dell’Accesa, Maremma’s answer to the Maldives. This small lake surrounded by oak trees and vineyards is fed by underground springs, resulting in crystalline waters that are a steady 20°C (68°F) year-round. With no particular destination and all day to explore, you’ll wander along the lake shore and surrounds, where significant Etruscan ruins await your discovery, before jumping into the inviting waters – maybe even with your horse!

    Lunch will be waiting at a nearby farm with an amazing view over the countryside, and can extend all afternoon while you doze, read, or splash about. The only goal today is a feeling of bliss and peace, and perhaps an appreciation of the grace and power of a swimming horse.

    Evening brings a cracking dinner party in the dining room, or out on the terrace if the mood takes you. Cocktails, twinkling lights, the scent of oranges, and a wonderful day to reflect upon.

  • Day 4: To the Beach

    4 to 5 hours in the saddle

    Federico is your host this morning – a true buttero, one of the Maremma region’s very own cowboys. Famed for their horsemanship and skills with the long-horned Maremmana cattle, the butteri are a well-known and greatly respected symbol of Maremma. Federico backs and starts all the horses at the ranch, and will offer you a demonstration, answer your questions and tell some wonderful stories while you sip your morning coffee and munch cornetti.

    When you’ve filled up on Federico’s wisdom, you’ll be driven to the coast, where Gio and Patrick keep a second string of horses. Here you’ll have a memorable lunch made by Mamma Doriana, who welcomes guests into her kitchen as she produces reams and reams of stellar pasta, and some beautiful homespun wisdom, too. Then it’s time to mount up and hit the beach (or, from June, to September, the gorgeous national park just up the hill – don’t worry, you’ll still be able to swim in the sea!). Pine forests, sandy canters, lookouts, siestas… the day is yours to enjoy as you please.

  • Day 5: Lago dell’Accessa

    5 to 8 hours in the saddle

    Avanti, Globetrotters, avanti! Onwards to another day in paradise! This morning you’ll be driven back to Tenuto Fontina to ride the horses home from Lago dell’Accessa along a totally different route, covering around 25 to 30 kilometres. This can be a fast-paced and thrilling ride of 5 to 6 hours, or a more leisurely ride of 7 to 8 hours, with another hilltop viewpoint, hammock siesta, and gluttonous picnic to break the day up. There’s a wonderful mix of open country, dense pine forest, technical riding, and freedom to pick up the pace and fly.

    For dinner, a guest chef will drop in to dazzle you with her take on Tuscany’s magnificent cuisine.

  • Day 6: Vetalonia

    5 to 6 hours in the saddle

    Your last riding day (sigh) brings the novel experience of riding the horses into town! Into a stunning medieval citadel, in fact. The hills around the ranch are littered with these honey-toned gems of history and architecture, including Vetalonia, a former Etruscan capital where you can see ancient ruins and even ride on a street paved 2,500 years ago; Tirli, with its stunning views over the Tuscan archipelago; and Caldana, home to Maremma’s oldest and most important medieval church. You’ll ride through dense and fragrant forests, over significant Etruscan ruins, through fields of wildflowers and olive groves, and clip-clop along ancient cobbled streets, stone staircases and narrow alleyways with flags and laundry fluttering in the breeze. You’ll feel like you’re in a costume drama: ‘Lower the drawbridge and sound the horns, the globetrotters have arrived!’

    After a long table lunch in your chosen village, you’ll wind your way home via any number of scenic trails, taking as long as you please to return to the ranch.

    Though dinner can be enjoyed in your apartment tonight, we recommend rallying the troops for a drive to a restaurant in town (dinner is included in the ride price, rest assured), for a taste of the nightlife in this gorgeous region.

  • Day 7: Departure

    Non-riding day

    After one final delicious breakfast, you’ll check out of your room by 10am, saying a fond farewell to this heavenly place and its delightful custodians.

  • Non-riders

    This is the perfect ride for non-riders to join as there is so much for them to do and see in the area at their leisure. The hosts, Gio and Patrick, will be able to share their recommendations and offer suggestions as to how to fill each day – you can do as much or as little as you’d like!

    Please note: Non-riders MUST have their own rental car. The farm is approximately 20mins from a local town so having your own transportation is essential.

Transfer information

For those coming from Europe or the UK, we recommend flying into Pisa, a 1.5-hour drive from your hosts’ ranch. For those coming from further afield, we recommend flying into Rome Fiumicino Airport, a 2.5-hour drive from the ranch.

Transfers to and from the ranch are not included in the ride price. We strongly recommend hiring a car and self-driving (this is essential for the Full Moon Trail) so that you can explore more of Tuscany in your free time. Alternatively, you can book transfers to and from the ranch with Transfer Toscana. There are also several local car rental companies who offer a delivery/pick up service to the ranch.

On the final morning, you’ll need to check out of your rooms by 10am, but you’re welcome to spend a leisurely morning at the ranch until 12 midday if you wish, so if you’re flying home this day, we suggest booking an evening flight.

Please note

If flying in on day 1, please ensure your flight arrives early enough to give yourself time to collect your luggage, clear customs and make your way to the ranch before the ride begins:
November through to mid-March: first ride at 2:30pm.
Late March to October: first ride at 4pm.

Accommodation

Three stylish, tasteful and luxurious apartments occupying a glorious traditional old Tuscan farmhouse. There is one three-bed, one two-bed, and one single bedroom apartment, all equally charming, and all studded with sumptuous furnishings and exceptional artwork. The apartments have their own kitchens, laundry facilities and rain showers, plus WiFi, a swimming pool, and a garden terrace for outside cocktails and entertaining. All of the beds are king sized, so please note twin share is not an option – if you share a room, you’ll share a bed!

Food

Food is a highlight of any Italian adventure and this ride absolutely delivers. Each day you’ll feast on fresh Tuscan produce — wild boar ragù, local cheeses, charcuterie, olives from the property, abundant salads and rustic pici pasta that clings to its sauce like a doting nonna. Local wines flow freely and whether you’re dining at the ride base or out in town, you’ll never go hungry in Italy. All meals are prepared by local community members — farmers, home cooks and those seeking extra income — a beautiful way your stay supports the families who call this region home. Please note: while gluten-intolerant guests will be accommodated where possible, we do not recommend this ride for coeliacs due to the high risk of cross-contamination — it is Italy, after all.

Reviews

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1 year ago • Canada

3 rides with Globetrotting
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Reasonably confident riding a horse at a walk, a rising trot, and learning to canter.

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Intermediate

Confident and in control riding at all paces outside an arena, but not riding regularly. Comfortable and competent using aids {the language of your leg, seat and hands} to communicate with your horse.

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Strong Intermediate

An intermediate rider who is currently riding regularly outside of an arena and is fit enough to ride for at least six hours per day. Strong intermediate riders are comfortable and competent in all three gaits; able to post or sit to the trot; have an independent seat while cantering (don’t hold onto the saddle); and can pick up the correct canter lead. They can also navigate more complex terrain, including asking a horse to sidestep and jump over a small obstacle.

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A frequent rider who is very fit, comfortable in the saddle for at least six hours per day, and has an independent seat and soft hands. Advanced riders are confident on a forward-moving horse at all paces over rough and variable ground on open terrain. They can ride over small jumps and know the techniques used to collect a horse

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