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LUNCH WITH THE SHEPHERDS OF SARDINIA ( ORGOSOLO )

Orgosolo is a village in the center of Sardinia.

The shepherds lunch is based on roasted suckling pigs ...

... sometimes from pigs which stay wild in the forest

also for the lunch you have a large variety appetizers: Sardinian salami, cheeses, special breads, etc

everything is served in the forests under the trees

the lunch is served under the trees of the Supramonte forest

at the end of the lunch there is a performance of a "cantu a tenore" the very particular way Sardinians sing

The murales are even at the entrance of the village

Sardinia Private Tour - The Barbagia area ( Barbagia means "barberians" as the Romans had many problems in dominating these lands) if made of spectacular mountains and valleys.

The Barbagia area ( Barbagia means "barberians" as the Romans had many problems in dominating these lands) if made of spectacular mountains and valleys.

The Lanaittu valley

The typical shepherd's hut of the Orgosolo area.

Shepherd's hut of the Dorgali area

Shepherd's house in a grotto near Nuoro

The traditional women's dress of Orgosolo

The traditional dress o Oliena

The murales in Orgosolo are everywhere

The murales of Orgosolo often are linked to a political situation in the past

The chasm of Ispingoli ( Dorgali ) with the tallest stalagmite of Europe ( 40 meters)

To go down you need to take an iron ladder of 280 steps

at the base of the chasm

The statue of " Il redentore, Monte Ortobene, Nuoro

LUNCH WITH THE SHEPHERDS OF SARDINIA ( ORGOSOLO )

Car Tour (driving guide)

Joined 2020

Matteo P.

5.00 / 5

(2 reviews)

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Sardinia

English, French, Italian (Native), Russian

9 hours

Private tour (only you and Matteo P.)

Up to 8 people

Barbagia is fascinating area of Sardinia; an initial discovery reveals a terrain rugged yet articulated (perhaps the wildest on the Island), and a world where customs and traditions pair with a generous people. It is a life characterized and preceded by millennia of fascinating history. In its east is the Supramonte Ogliastrino, a chalky plateau dominated by Monte Corrasi (4, 800 ft high) and extending throughout the territories of Oliena, Orgosolo, Dorgali, Bunei and Urzulei.

Itinerary

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09:00 AM

Meeting Point

at your hotel / residence

09:00 AM

your hotel / residence

From the Olbia area, we'll reach the Barbagia in about one hour with the car. After the first stop for a coffee in a gas station near Dorgali, we will visit, if the people wish to do it, the chasm of Ispingoli. A cave dominated by an enormous 38-meter high limestone column, one of the tallest stalactite-stalagmite examples in Europe. In the past, it was known as the Virgins' Abyss, a name with haunting significance: archeological research has discovered that the site was probably used by the Phoenician as a sacrificial well.

12:30 PM

Orgosolo - Supramonte forest

If you suffer vertigo and don't feel to go down on chasm, we'll go to Monte Ortobene, the sacred mountain of Nuoro, to see in its top, the bronze statue of the Redentore, and after we will visit a cavern still used as a house by the shepherds. Finally, we will go to the Orgosolo Supramonte, where we will enjoy tasty, typical Sardinian open-air cooking, among the ancient holm-oaks, with the genuine flavors of Barbagia and its strong wines and grappa.

03:00 PM

Orgosolo center

Orgosolo was known in the past as the capital of the bandits but, nowadays, it is just an open air museum full of tourists which come to see its murales.

Ending Point

at your hotel / residence

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee, hotel pick-up, transportation to all sites of the excursion with my vehicle: Fiat Scudo Panorama 9 seats.

Also included will be the toll fees, gasoline expenses, and small water bottles.

What‘s not included

The entrance a the Grotto of Ispiningoli 8 euro per person

the Lunch with the Shepherds at Orgosolo, Supramonte forest, 30 euro per person

Tour Important Information

Only available from 10th of May to 10th of October

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Joined 2020

Matteo P.

5.00 / 5

(2 reviews)

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About Tour Guide Matteo P.

I am a licensed tourist guide of the Sardinia Region with many years of experience and I always love to present and to show my island. I think it is a very beautiful and interesting place and it really deserves to be visited. At the university, I've studied sociolinguistics but as I am a native Sardinian, all my studies were mostly connected to Sardinia, which has a very special cultural and linguistic situation. Anyhow, beside its interesting history, culture and languages, Sardinia has the most beautiful beaches of the Mediterranean, plus and extraordinary variety of landscapes. I've worked as tour guide more than 30 years, before just as part time activity during the summer and now as a full time work, and even after so many years, I always enjoy to take the people around this beautiful and extraordinary island.

Reviews

Samantha H.

5 / 5

Jul 5, 2025

OLBIA AND COSTA SMERALDA TOUR FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS

Jul 5, 2025

Olbia

8 hours 20 mins

“Excellent full day tour with Matteo”

We had such a fantastic day with Matteo. He is such a brilliant guide, very knowledgeable in all areas from history to architecture to beach clubs. His tour was the highlight of our holiday and I can recommend him very highly. Matteo is kind, patient, professional and fun. If you book with him you will have the best day.

Kristy K.

5 / 5

Sep 4, 2022

Excursion from Olbia to Cagliari

Sep 4, 2022

Sardinia

12 hours

Customized

“Knowledgeable, warm hearted local!”

We can’t recommend Matteo enough. He’s a very knowledgeable local with a wonderful energy. He picked us up in the north of the island and he curated a custom agenda for us based on our interests and our requested final destination in the south of the island. He was also flexible- helping us add and modify the agenda as ideas come up! We had an incredible day and arrived safely in the south of the island for part two of our trip. What an incredible way to see and learn more of the island, rather than just driving straight from point A to point B!