This summer we went on a fantastic trip with donkey Fiamma! What an adventure! The walks are sometimes tough, but because the children take turns to ride the donkey, they are easy to do! The route goes off the beaten track and that makes it extra special! The accommodations are really good, the tents and pools are nice and the food is downright fantastic! We were received with tremendous hospitality. An adventure we wouldn't have wanted to miss and a great addition to our tour of Tuscany!
We look back on a wonderful trip in Tuscany. We enjoyed the donkey, the beautiful nature, the delicious food, the beautiful accommodations, the wonderful weather and the hospitality of the Tuscans. For the second year in a row we were out and about with Stella. A sweet Donkey that we will definitely miss again the next year.
Hello Tinne and co.
We really enjoyed our four-day hike with Fiamma, a somewhat stubborn but sweet donkey. Every time we passed a bunch of delicious wild fennel she needed some prompting, even so when it went up steeply, but that was not only true for the donkey, also for our youngest. After the suffering (hot!, steep) and adventure (forest trails, river crossings, wolves(?)...) we could appreciate even more the hospitable receptions and tasty meals. It was an unforgettable luxury adventure 😉
Dear Tinne,
What an incredibly fun way to get to know the Tuscan countryside! On day 1 we and the donkey had to get used to each other and the heat and altitude differences were a bit disappointing, but the following days we really enjoyed being on the road together and the beautiful nature. Also the agriturismi were fantastic: very friendly people everywhere, nice swimming pools and great food! Many thanks for organizing.
regards,
Marco, Maaike, Pieke, Aart and Feikje
Our hike was beautiful but very adventurous. Somehow our gps took a different route as planned 16km instead of 9km with our 2 and 5 year old children. We also took a number of wrong turns which made it a long trip. But it was very beautiful and the kids loved it! I think we had the two sweetest donkeys there are, Fiamma and Stella.
hello Tinne,
Actually we would prefer not to post a comment to keep all those beautiful locations to ourselves, but that would not do you much honor. So there you have it: it was a vacation just made for us, a lovely donkey (Carolina) that loves everything, beautiful surroundings, very hospitable places to stay, amazing food, a thousand thanks for sharing this with us. Definitely see you again.
Bye Tinne,
We are now back in the Netherlands but I want to thank you for the donkey ride. We had a wonderful time with the 2 families. What a sweet little donkeys. The walks were fortunately not always on the beaten track which made it very nice. It is also wonderful to arrive in the afternoon in a warm bath because of the friendly reception at the overnight addresses.
So many thanks for the organization.
Ha Tinne!!! Thank you so much again for our great days and for helping us with the rainy day. We enjoyed ourselves although we were pretty exhausted after the hiking days. The lodging made up for a lot. The hospitality and food gave us enough energy to saddle up Carolina and Selvaggia again the next day. What sweet, tough and touching animals they are. We enjoyed ourselves.
Thank you. Love, Diederik
Bye Tinne,
We wanted to say that we found the trek very fun, beautiful, tasty (the food), well organized and pleasing.... and that we miss Fiamma already! also big thanks for the supply of sun cream ?
yours sincerely
sebastian, felipa, evelyn and raf
Okay, we've been home for a while (our 6-day hike was in early June) but what a survival trip (it had mostly rained beforehand) on impossible mud trails, loose rocks, rain and thunderstorms, several river crossings, forests with no path, even more bushes and thorny bushes, snakes (4) and especially those up and downs (it really was much tougher than we thought beforehand)! But what an adventure and fantastic, different accommodations (from simple at the farmer's) and pizza-eating at the neighbors to a super deluxe winery with its own wines (delicious!) and luxury food. We still talk about it daily and will probably never again want a boring europe-vacation-with-terrace-and-beach!
Thanks Tinne, for the good explanations and super guidance!