Meet a herd of rescued horses, you learn how to feed and grooming them, than we depart for the relaxing ride in the pinewood. It' not important if you are beginners or expert riders, you are always welcome! You help us to take care of the horses learning habits and beavours of the animals that live free in the pinewood. We introduce you with a short lesson before the ride and we start the adventure visiting some ruins of the Roman Empire on horseback for a relaxing and plesant experience with your special friends! Discover the biggest archaeological area of Europe on horseback! Ride with us in the Natural Reserve long charming lanscape, have fun an relax with well docile and trained horses to explore the wild side of Rome! Be a cowboy in Italy!
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Out at sunset: the 4:00 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 5:13 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 13.
Horse Sanctuary in Rome. Welcome to the Ranch, help me to take care about the horses and let's start exploring the natural reserve on horseback
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Horse Sanctuary & Trail Ride lasts about 3 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $101 per person for this Rome experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM, 10:30 AM, and 4:00 PM.
Children aged 6–17 pay from $101, adults from $101.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is From June to October. To escape the summer heat, we move the entire herd to Tagliacozzo, Abruzzo. We head to the mountains so both our horses and our guests can enjoy cooler air, great panoramas and trail rides through the National Park. It's easy to reach by car in one hour from Rome or by train. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, IT.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 9 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 288 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Cavalieri di Gaia.
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This was the worst experience of our entire Italy trip. Late responses, never checked in with anyone before the trip, couldn’t get hold of them for questions until after the trip and couldn’t get a refund. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY
Please do not call it a sanctuary! A true sanctuary for horses or other animals is a safe haven that welcomes and protects them; here live individuals considered "livestock" who are rescued from exploitation, mistreatment, or abandonment. In these places, animals live free and have no productive or commercial purpose until the end of their natural life! Yours is the typical business that uses horses without respecting them for profit.
A place where nature, horses, and respect meet perfectly, an authentic experience far from the usual tour, but authentic and colored by fantastic and pleasant encounters with the horses, a total immersion in their world, highly recommended❤️(it is also an amazing place to take photos, rich in wildlife!!)
We had a beautiful ride out in the mountains of Italy! The town of Tagliacozza was so cute and looked straight out of a movie! Alessia was super friendly and fun and showed us an amazing part of the country that we otherwise wouldn’t have seen. The horses were so calm and friendly and rideable for anyone! Alessia went out of her way to show us a little extra since we were the only riders and we only wish we had more time to ride all day. Thank you for a wonderful day and new memories and congrats on your new ranch!
Our particular ride did not include a lot of ruins, but focused more on connecting with the horses and an explanation of what the land used to look like in ancient times versus what it looks like now. The horses were very well behaved and unique, as well as safe. The ride was lovely and inclusive of everyone, with beautiful landscapes and forests to ride through. We personally had prior experience with horses, but others did not. Overall, perfect for all ages and experience!
It was a scam, he had me waiting 40 minutes for him to come in with alcoholic breath and tell me fat, that I could not get on as fat and my wife told me that I should know English perfectly, I had not read the terrible comments that he has but from what I see this lady is only dedicated to scamming, I hope they already discharge this lady
It's unpleasant to receive numerous reviews from the same customer on the same day, even creating fake profiles simply because they were asked to cancel their business because they didn't meet the requirements. The couple in question didn't speak English or Italian, making it impossible for me to communicate and guide them on the excursion. Furthermore, he was significantly over the weight limit, which is disrespectful to the horses. This customer wrote four negative reviews in one day, from Israel, Sam Tc, Iker Sanchez, and Sandra, on Google and all social media platforms alone. Thanks for your contribution.
The experience was so much fun! The horse sanctuary was beautiful and the ride was perfect. Absolutely recommend and would come back again!
I am among the friendliest people I have ever met. They were very helpful to meet my level of experience, and I learned a lot about horses in just one day. I was really glad I chose to go. Highly recommended! 🤠
Beautiful trail ride through a pine forest. Was a unique way to experience Italy outside of the cities. My wife has no experince riding and she was fine, the horses are well trained and unfazed by anything we encountered. It was a great way for me to indulge in my favorite hobby while on vacation, we're glad we took the time to do it. We ended up returning to Ostia Antica another day to see the ruins. Ostia Antica is easy to get to using the Metro/Train system.
I arrived at the café meeting location 30 minutes before my tour. I looked all around the tables for 45 minutes looking for a tour operator, a sign, a vehicle with the name of the tour. Nothing. Only local Italians having morning coffee. I attempted to call with no response and viator would not let me message the tour for some reason. I left 20 minutes after my tour time. There was no one who made themselves apparent as the tour guide. No sign, no t-shirt, no marker, not anything. I left thinking the tour operator did not show. Later I messaged them asking for a refund and they claim I didn't show up. That I was supposed to talk to the tour operator or the cafes bartender. We'll as you can see the meeting point instructions mention a free breakfast but do not say you are supposed to ask the bartender about the tour. There was no tour group or tour guide there. Now they are offended and will not give me a refund. Do not waste your time or money on these greedy people.
Hi Jacob, I'm sorry to read your comments, but you weren't at the meeting point this morning, and you didn't ask for breakfast from the bar staff who welcome all my customers from 10 a.m. until late at night, as clearly stated in the business description. Another untrue statement in your review is that even though you didn't show up, you'll still receive your money back from the website. Thanks, and have a good trip.
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