Meeting the donkeys, in the heart of the Madonie
How it works
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This experience is run with a partner from Epic Sicily’s hand-picked local network.
Some animals teach patience better than any book. In a paddock in Polizzi Generosa, guided by someone who has studied these animals for years, you learn how to approach a donkey, read its signals and lead it from the ground. It is not a ride: it is a one-to-one encounter that invites you to slow down and listen to yourself. If you like, you close the day with an aperitif of local products. You go home with a souvenir photograph and the feeling of having done something different.
Good to know
- Where: Polizzi Generosa
- When: March to mid-October
- Duration: 4 hours
- Languages: Italian, English, French
- From 2 to 8 people, from age 6, pet friendly
- Included: guide with a Level I pack-animal technician certificate (Tecnico Someggiato) recognised by CONI, the Italian Olympic Committee; activity with the donkeys, insurance, water, an instant souvenir photograph (and the aperitif, if chosen)
Prices (per person, unless stated)
- With tasting aperitif: 2-3 people €195 · 4-6 people €173 · 7-8 people €151
- Without aperitif: 2-6 people €87 · 7-8 people €76
Before you book
- Run by a local partner in the Madonie, confirmed on request
- Transport is not included: from Palermo the Madonie are about an hour and a half by road
- Cancellation: full refund up to 30 days before, 30% penalty from 29 to 15 days, 50% from 14 to 7 days, 100% from 6 days before and for no-shows
Gallery
Illustrative photos. Credits: Lewis Clarke, “Marwood , Springfield Farm Donkey - geograph.org.uk - 7123878”, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Liberaler Humanist (utente Wikimedia Commons), “A Donkey at a pasture north of Frigilliana”, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antiquary, “Sakeham donkey 3”, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · neekoh.fi, “Polizzi Generosa”, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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