Gran Paradiso Park Horse-drawn Tour with Lunch
Duration
2 hours
Languages
English, French, Italian
Are you planning a trip to the Italian Alps? Are you spending your holidays in the Aosta Valley region?
You are welcome to the Gran Paradiso National Park! Here nature conservation is at its best. That is why people from all around the world come to the Aosta region, to see animals such as eagles, buzzards, hawks, chamois, roe deer, marmots, and foxes in their natural habitat. Do not miss the opportunity to visit a protected area comfortably seated and carried around by horses.
Highlights:
Gran Paradiso National Park
Carried around by horses
Aosta region
Includes:
Riding in a sleigh or horse-drawn carriage
Professional guide
Typical Lunch: 3 courses, dessert, glass of wine, mineral water
Not include:
Transport
Please note: This activity is suitable for couples and families with children of any age. The excursion starts at 11 am and lasts 45 minutes, lunch will be at 12:30 pm at LA Barme hotel ristorante. We recommend comfortable mountain sports clothing - in winter time padded jacket, waterproof shoes, gloves, hat, neck warmer.
Cancellation policy: Cancellations can be made without applying penalties within 2 days before departure of services. 100% penalty is required for cancellations communicated starting 48 hours before the date of departure of the booked service that for the "no shows".
This tour will bring you to discover wild nature while riding safely in a sleigh or a horse-drawn carriage. The decision is up to the driver who takes sled or horse-drawn carriage depending on the season and the snow conditions. The itinerary and duration do not change. The path we have chosen to introduce you to the natural show goes directly into the woods. Participants will be enchanted, observing animals and plants. The Gran Paradiso is full of mammals, like the alpine Marmot, and rapacious. The best time to visit it is the midseason when it is easier to see herds of ibex and chamois browsing in the pastures above. The tour is followed by lunch with a food tasting menu including top food from the Aosta Valley. We'll be hosted inside a farm to taste their fresh products, having a traditional lunch that includes 3 courses, dessert, and a glass of wine, will be served.
If you want to see one of the best national parks in Italy, Gran Paradiso is what you are looking for. This is the first National Park ever created in Italy, as its birth took place almost 100 years ago, in 1922. The Gran Paradiso national park is located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. It took its name from the Gran Paradiso mountain, whose altitude reaches 4,061 meters, being the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps, the group of Alps that comprehends also the Mont Blanc.
In 1922, the main reason why the park was conceived was about the alpine ibex protection, whose survival was threatened by poachers. But today the park is also protecting many other important species, as long as the two main types of woods - the coniferous and the deciduous one. These plants are really important in order to maintain the equilibrium of the area. As their beech leaves take a long time to decompose, stored at their roots they form a thick layer of humus. This layer, covering the woodland floor, prevents other plants and trees to develop.
Apart from trees and flowers, during winter and spring, this park hosts more than 100 bird species, including the Eurasian eagle-owl and golden eagles, black woodpeckers and nutcrackers. Butterflies including Apollo's peak whites and southern white Admirals are also included.
What are you waiting for?
Book now and enjoy the authentic treasure of the Italian biosphere.
Valentina Ercolano
With GetExperience since 2022
Meeting point
11100 Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
Free cancellation
Plans are subject to change, and sometimes unexpectedly. So you can cancel your event free of charge 24 hours before the start.
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