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Miyak Tribe Trail, North Macedonia Miyak Tribe Trail, North Macedonia Itinerary Day 1 If you are at Skopje airport before 16:30, you will be collected and taken for a coffee at the Old Bazaar in Skopje city, a 20 minute drive. Here you will have the opportunity for a short sightseeing tour at the Old Bazaar and the city centre, and a chance to taste the delightful North Macedonian cuisine at the traditional restaurant Dukat in Skopje. After being allocated your horse, have fun with some ranch workshops - milking goats and the preparation of traditional cheese, whilst the horses are being prepared. After the lunch, you will be transferred to the Sherpa Horse Riding Ranch in the village of Galichnik, situated in the western mountain region of North Macedonia, about a 1 hour 45 minute drive. Once checked in at Hotel Neda, in the village of Galichnik, you will meet the horses and the Sherpa team at the ranch, just 1 km from the hotel. If you arrive after 16:30, you will be transferred directly to the Sherpa Horse Riding Ranch, about a 2 hour drive. Over dinner at Hotel Neda, a safety briefing and operations procedures session will be given by your Your luggage is transported between your guide. [If your flight arrives after 19:00, you will have a accommodation by truck throughout the journey. safety-briefing the following morning]. Today you will have an opportunity to visit the old Dinner and overnight at Hotel Neda. Miyak villages and get closely acquainted with the Day 2 culture of the Miyaks, as well as a ride through the old forest trails, which were originally used for The following is the proposed itinerary but please note transportation on horses. that changes are possible due to weather, local conditions and the group’s experience. From the ranch, you will ride through the forest of Sushica (visiting Sushica, the oldest Miyak village, now After breakfast at the hotel, you will be collected at mostly in ruins) and downhill to the Miyak villages of 08:30 and transferred to the ranch where you meet Selce and Tresonche, with panoramic views of the the team with welcome drinks. On route, you will visit north side of Stogovo Mountain. the museum of Gjorgjia Pulevski (a famous Miyak author and revolutionary). For more information contact in the saddle. Tel: 01299 272 997, Email: [email protected], Internet: www.inthesaddle.com Updated 20 April 2021 OL Page 1 of 4 At the sheep farm, you will get acquainted with the shepherd’s life, far away from the civilized world, and you will be shown the old traditional farming techniques. You will have an opportunity to taste all of the milk products directly from the farm. On the way to the hunting village of Lazaropole, you will have a picnic lunch followed by cheese tasting. Continue your ride passing through the Miyak village of Tresonche and experience the Miyak folklore and the old Miyak architecture. At around 17:30 you will finish today’s ride at Continue riding down to the Miyak village of Gari for Lazaropole (the second largest Miyak village) and dinner and overnight in the very cozy guesthouse by check in at Hotel Kalin, a cosy mountain hotel with a the main Gari creek. traditional design. Fresh fish for dinner will be accompanied by a Dinner and overnight at Hotel Kalin. traditional Miyak music live performance. Approximately 5 hour forest ride, 27 km Day 3 After breakfast, at 08:00 you will be involved with tacking up the horses for today’s ride. An adrenaline filled ride which will take you to the oldest forest Miyak trail of Bistra Mountain, crossing up to Stogovo Mountain from the Miyak village of Osoj, with an incredible view of the Korab Massive (2,764 m/9,068 ft). Today you will have an opportunity to go to one of the highest peaks on Stogovo Massive - Babin Srt (2,241 m/7,352 ft). Dinner and overnight at Motel Topila. Approximately 7 hour ride, 37 km Day 4 Today will be the longest day of this journey – 44 km is ahead of you. You will cross to the east side of Bistra Mountain, riding across a very old forest Miak trail. This ride will take you above the forest of Bistra Mountain, with an incredible view of the Korab Massive. This route will Arrive at the sheep farm at Stogovo Mountain for get you closer to the shepherd’s life, visiting a few lunch - a typical shepherd’s lunch including lamb and sheep farms and tasting traditional white cheese and cheese, fresh from the farm. yogurt. For more information contact in the saddle. Tel: 01299 272 997, Email: [email protected], Internet: www.inthesaddle.com Updated 20 April 2021 OL Page 2 of 4 After lunch, your guides will take you to the Sandaktash Peak (2,011 m/6,597 ft) and bring you Having ridden out into the wildness, you will be down to Mavrovo Lake and the village of Mavrovo. staying at the base camp deep in the mighty mountains far away from the civilized world. Setting Finish today’s trail with a ride along the lakeshore. up the tents, starting a campfire along with the dinner preparation, done in a traditional manner, you can look forward to a campfire party! Dinner and overnight at Hotel Bistra in Mavrovo. This is a very nice hotel with a spa. Approximately 7 hour ride, 35 km BBQ dinner over the campfire and overnight in tents. Day 6 Approximately 9 hour ride, 44 km After a good night’s sleep you will have plenty of Day 5 energy to climb high into the hills again today on your Wake up to fantastic views of the high mountain horse. peaks. Preparing breakfast in the wild, enjoying the fresh mountain air and getting ready for the next journey. Today you will visit a few Miyak sheep farms where you will have lunch and some different mountain scenery. For more information contact in the saddle. Tel: 01299 272 997, Email: [email protected], Internet: www.inthesaddle.com Updated 20 April 2021 OL Page 3 of 4 Your guides will take you deep into the forest to the landscapes, making your way back to the ranch after very old Miyak village of Kichinica. After lunch, you will this 202 km journey. be ascending around the highest peak of Medenica and set up the base camp next to the Karbula Peak (2,100 m above sea level) located at the west end of Bistra Mountain with an incredible view of Krchin Peak. After the final lunch with the group and the Sherpa team, you will be transferred to Skopje for dinner. Dinner and overnight at City Park Hotel (or similar) in Skopje. Approximately 3 hours to see the sunrise, 15 km and a Enjoy the sunset over the unbroken horizon, while 4 hour ride home, 25 km preparing dinner next to the campfire - fresh lamb directly from the nearby sheep farms, cooked in a very Day 8 traditional way. After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport in Dinner over the campfire and overnight in tents. time for your flight home. Approximately 6 hour ride, 30 km Day 7 This morning will be something entirely different - waking up before dawn at around 03:00, prepare the horses and ride to the highest peak of Medenica to watch the sunrise. On foot and leading the horses, you walk back down and remount again back to camp for breakfast. After the breakfast, ride along the uplands of the scenic Bistra Mountain with the fantastic open For more information contact in the saddle. Tel: 01299 272 997, Email: [email protected], Internet: www.inthesaddle.com Updated 20 April 2021 OL Page 4 of 4 .
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