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“Discover lost villages on horseback”

Overview

Horse Riding Holiday in Slovenia

Come and join this horse riding holiday in Southern Slovenia, a plato of Dinaric mountain range, a landscape of vast forests, rich of flora and fauna, home to the European brown bear, wolves, and other animals. Discover the secret wonders of nature and the heritage of a lost 13th-century community who lived here for 600 years. This will be a journey of exploration on horseback you will remember for a lifetime.

Key information

Rider weight limit: 100 kilos / 220 pounds
Tack Type: Western tack
Horse Breed: Quarter horses, Haflingers, and Paint horses

Meet the instructors

Gregor
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Highlights

Natural scenery and sites
Work on the ranch and with horses
Riding trails through forests and plains
Exploration of medieval ruins and cemeteries
Tailored programme/trip depending on the rider’s experience
Certified guide for individual or group horseback rides
Tasting local cuisines and wines
3 nights' accommodation

Skill level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Styles

4 days with activities in English

The organizer also speaks: Croatian, German, Spanish

Group size: Maximum of 6 participants

Airport transfer available:
Pula Airport (US$132 per person)

Airport transfer available:
Rijeka Airport (US$55 per person)

Airport transfer available:
Franjo Tuđman Airport (US$110 per person)

Airport transfer available:
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (US$121 per person)

Airport transfer available:
Venice Marco Polo Airport (US$209 per person)

Airport transfer available:
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (US$82 per person)

Airport transfer available:
Portorož Airport (US$110 per person)

Airport transfer available:
Klagenfurt Airport (US$154 per person)

Airport transfer available:
Banja Luka International Airport (US$274 per person)

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Accommodation

Check-in Time:

13:00

Check-out Time:

10:00

Facilities

Bar
Barbeque facilities
Café
Concierge desk
Dining area
Environmentally friendly
Fireplace
Garden
Kitchen
Lounge
Luggage room / storage
Multilingual staff
Picnic area
Restaurant
Special menu request
Terrace
Bicycle rental
Conference room
Dry cleaning
Free parking
Free Wi-Fi
Internet access
Laundry
Meeting room
Parking lot
Tour assistance
Valet
Wedding
Wireless internet

Experience Ranch Marina hospitality in an authentic Western style. The ranch offers various comfortable, warm, and carefully furnished accommodation.

Join Ranch Marina in the evenings at Hayrack’s lighting up a fireplace and making dinner or experience a country style fest in a barn.

Program

Everyone working, living, or helping at the ranch and doing it with one goal - enjoying nature, breathing fresh air, eating healthy food, and enjoying horse riding.

With 35 professionally trained horses, multiple dogs, cats and other animals, Ranch Marina believes you will enjoy every minute of the time spent with them.

Ranch Marina has several unique barbecue places, where you can enjoy in nature while you make your own food, supplied by the ranch.

You will be able to see wild animals like foxes, rabbits, and deer while riding.

For those of you that are even more adventurous - observing brown bears just before the night comes would be a true experience.

The horses

On the Ranch Marina, you will mostly find American quarter and Paint horses, but also Haflingers and like on any other ranch, a pony. Every horse has a personality of its own. You will see they aren't just beautiful but can also be funny, smart, calm and friendly. Some of them are also winners in the reining categories around Europe.

Schedule

Day 1

Check-in at the ranch
Horse riding intensive course
Getting acquainted with horses, ranch, facilities, and nearby surroundings
Welcome dinner / feast

Day 2

Breakfast
Horse riding intensive course
Lunch at the ranch
Afternoon riding to Kočevska Reka Lake
Dinner
Sleeping at the ranch

Day 3

Breakfast
Packing
Saddling
Riding through the woods to reach Borovec village
Lunch at a farm in Jurjevič
Riding to Iskrba Village, Stari Lazi village, and back to the ranch
Outdoor picnic at the ranch

Day 4:

Breakfast
Help at the ranch with horses
Relaxing
Check-out

Instructors

Gregor Ožbolt

Gregor is working on the Ranch Marina from the start and has lots of experiences with horse training. His specialities are riding on a hidden trails in the forest where you can experience on seeing wild animals.

Location

Ranch Marina is located in Southern Slovenia, in deep Kočevje forest.

Food

Ranch Marina offers a variety of local food, especially they are proud of the "wild animal meat". If you like, they can offer you fresh "Adriatic" tuna, or any other fresh fish from Adriatic sea. All vegetables and fruits are from the local area. If you are a wine specialist, you will enjoy in their brand new wine cellar.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Alcoholic beverages
Coffee
Detox juices
Soda
Tea
Water

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Seafood

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Bareback riding
Hiking
Mountain biking
Western-style riding at the ranch and in nature
World War II bunker visit

What's included

All trail riding
Service of a certified guide
All meals
3 nights' accommodation

What's not included

Round-trip airport transfers (please ask directly upon reservation request)
1,5% city tax by the Slovenian law (to be paid upon arrival)
Gratuities

How to get there

Recommended Airports

PUY

Pula Airport

104 km

Transfer available for additional US$132 per person

RJK

Rijeka Airport

45 km

Transfer available for additional US$55 per person

ZAG

Franjo Tuđman Airport

99 km

Transfer available for additional US$110 per person

TRS

Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport

106 km

Transfer available for additional US$121 per person

VCE

Venice Marco Polo Airport

191 km

Transfer available for additional US$209 per person

LJU

Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

74 km

Transfer available for additional US$82 per person

POW

Portorož Airport

93 km

Transfer available for additional US$110 per person

KLU

Klagenfurt Airport

121 km

Transfer available for additional US$154 per person

BNX

Banja Luka International Airport

208 km

Transfer available for additional US$274 per person

Airport: Pula Airport Airport transfer available: Pula Airport (US$132 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Rijeka Airport Airport transfer available: Rijeka Airport (US$55 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Franjo Tuđman Airport Airport transfer available: Franjo Tuđman Airport (US$110 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport Airport transfer available: Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (US$121 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Venice Marco Polo Airport Airport transfer available: Venice Marco Polo Airport (US$209 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport Airport transfer available: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (US$82 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Portorož Airport Airport transfer available: Portorož Airport (US$110 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Klagenfurt Airport Airport transfer available: Klagenfurt Airport (US$154 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Banja Luka International Airport Airport transfer available: Banja Luka International Airport (US$274 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid 21 days before arrival.

4 Day Incredible Forest Tours on Horseback at a Western Style Ranch in Kočevsko, Slovenia

Organized by Ranch Marina

The Ranch Marina was established in 2000. It was named after daughters owner Marina, who is the manager of the ranch. The ranch is full of wonderful animals.

kočevska reka, Slovenia

The organizer also speaks: Croatian, German, Spanish

For this organizer you can guarantee your booking through BookRanchVacations.com. All major credit cards supported.

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