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Giddyup! Slowly the caravan rumbles into life. With a firm step your horse paces out along the country road and your adventure begins! From colourful clocktower to shady washplace, the discrete charms of Franche Comté roll past to the gentle rythm of the Comtois.
At each stage you park up for the night in a specially adapted site. And morning and evening a specialist (who is happy to give you tips on making the most of your day) calls by to help you harness and unharness.
Along the way, you can stop and get your lunchtime picnic ready. In the evening you'll be served either in a restaurant or at your caravan. La vie de bohême with room service!
From April to October
Itineraries (please click for details)
Characteristics of circuits
Travels with a horsedrawn caravan
Circular route
Daily stages between 9.5 and 13.5 kms, 3 to 5 hours of gentle clipping and clopping
Altitude between 200 and 300 metres
What's included?
Holiday is feasible Saturday to Friday, July and August
Hire of caravane, with fridge, sink, table, crockery, cupboards, sheets and covers, lighting, electric heating, 2-bike carrier...
Driving lesson...the horse will appreciate this
Campsites adapted to your needs
Dinner from day 1 to day 6
Detailed roadbook and maps provided
Technical and logistical assistance
Reservation request
Booking form
Once you've filled in the form, Safran will suggest a made-to-measure holiday adapted to your personally chosen dates during the week or at the weekend.
Tariffs 2012
| Duration | July - August | Low Season | 1 adult 2 children | 2 adults | 2 adults 1 child | 2 adults 2 children | 2 adults 3 children | 3 adults 1 child |
| 7d/6n |  | € 1330 | € 1295 | € 1395 | € 1490 | € 1635 | € 1550 | |
| € 1180 | € 1135 | € 1245 | € 1330 | € 1465 | € 1390 | ||
| Children price from 2 to 11 years old Babies free Estimates given for other requests | ||||||||
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The Comtois - a working horse
 Since the Roman era there has been written mention of this sturdy small workhorse of impeccable character from the mountains of Franche-Comté. It is thought to have been cross-bred from local mares and stallions from Germanic states. Stallions of the new breed were in turn employed to improve breeds throughout Burgundy, and the Comtois served as mount to jousting knights.Both Louis XIV and Napoleon I in their time adopted the Comtois as warhorse for the cavalry and as dray horse to pull guns and wagons. Alas the successive extractions of mounts from the existing population of horses led to severe shortages in Franche-Comté itself. Only at the beginning of the XX century did a handful of enthusiasts decide to take the breed in hand through rigourous selection of reproductive mares to which small stallions from the Ardennes (with slightly different characteristics and colouring) were led. In 1910, the first concours for breeders took place at Maîche in the Doubs. In 1919, the Union of the Comtois and the stud book of the breed were created. Pride of its region, the Comtois retrieved thus its place in the Franche-Comtois countryside as companion and daily labourer of many a small farmer. |
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Agence Safran - Les Cascades - F. 26400 Mirabel et Blacons
Tel. +33 (0)4 75 25 78 78 - Fax +33 (0)4 75 25 78 79
info@safrantours.com - Agence de voyages LI.026.99.0001