DAILY PROGRAM
Horse riding and culture
(7 days, 6 nights)
Welcome to Palermo, meeting in the afternoon and overnight stay
Arrival independently in Palermo and meeting at the hotel in the late afternoon (around 6.30 pm).
All the participants meet and get to know each other for the first time with Francesco and Anna from Sikani Horse Trek who will take you to dinner in a typical restaurant in the city where you can finally get to the heart of the stories and atmospheres.
Return to the hotel for the overnight stay.
Transfer to the farm, we know horses
After a good Sicilian breakfast, we will move with a minibus towards Prizzi where we will reach the Traina agricultural company (about 2 hours).
Once we arrive we will be welcomed with a good aperitif (in Sicily any excuse is good to eat!!!).
We settle into the room and go to meet the farm and the horses.
Lunch and relaxation.
In the afternoon we will do our first test ride to test our horse and the Sicilian country roads.
Dinner and overnight stay on the farm.
Horse trek and cooking class
Waking up in the countryside and having breakfast all together in the company.
We prepare for our first 3 hour horseback ride then return to the farm for lunch.
Everyone can relax afterwards as they prefer (no rush here!!)
In the afternoon we will go to Palazzo Adriano, a delightful village near the farm, where we will have our cooking lesson with a local pastry chef.
Dinner and overnight stay.
On horse all day
Today we will explore one of the natural reserves of the Sicani Mountains.
We will leave well fueled after a rich breakfast and have lunch in the mountains with a hearty and comfortable picnic prepared and set up by our staff in full contact with nature.
We return to the farm in the afternoon and take care of the horses to cuddle them and feed them after their company during the day.
Relax!
Dinner and overnight stay.
Between history and culture
Today includes an excursion of approximately 3 hours on Monte Hippana, home to an ancient Greek city, which millennia ago was an important reference for trade between the cities of Palermo and Agrigento.
Lunch in the company and relaxation.
In the afternoon we will move to the town of Prizzi to learn about its ancient and contemporary history.
Aperitif in the intimate Totó cellar!!
Dinner and overnight stay.
Horse trek, hermitage of Santa Rosalia and theater of Andromeda
After breakfast we will enjoy the our last horseback ride with a delicious picnic in the mountains.
After having arranged the horses and harnesses we will have the opportunity to rest and then move towards Quisquina, an area of the Sicani Mountains famous for the story of Santa Rosalia, Patron Saint of the City of Palermo.
We will visit the ancient Hermitage dedicated to her and the evocative Andromeda Theatre, conceived and strongly desired by the shepherd and artist Lorenzo Reina.
Once back at the company we will have dinner together and organize a moment dedicated to saying goodbye before leaving the next day.
Departure
Brunch and departure at 10.00 with transfer to Palermo airport.
When booking your flight, keep in mind that the journey to the airport takes about two hours;
Please arrange your return flight no earlier than 1pm.
Please note
The program may have variations in relation to weather and safety conditions
