Barumini Unesco Site and Giara of Gesturi Tour from Cagliari

This was our first visit to Sardinia, and we were lucky to have found Franco to be our guide for our visit to the Barumini UNESCO Site and to the Giara park to see the horses. Franco shared a lot of the history of Sardinia with us and acquainted us with some of the customs and local music. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with him and would highly recommend him.

Franco picked us up promptly at our hotel and told us all sorts of interesting historical facts about the area as he drove us through the countryside in his comfortable van. He then got us set up with a tour of Barumini museum and ruins, which was fascinating. After the tour, he drove us to the volcanic plateau and we saw about ten or twelve wild horses! We felt safe with his driving and very well taken care of. Franco was warm and knowledgeable about Sardinia, not to mention he went above and beyond by recommending some restaurants for us to try in town. If you come to Cagliari, I highly recommend you take Franco’s tour.

It was a beautiful excursion on a wonderful spring day. Our guide was very friendly and in the conversations his extensive knowledge of the nature and culture of Sardinia became clear. He took us safely to Barumini in his VW bus and along dizzying paths to the Giara plateau. There we were fortunate that a herd of wild horses with two foals grazed only about 50 m from us. On a walk to a lake with more horses, our guide took photos of the landscape and of us with a drone, which he sent us in the evening. In the Nuraghe complex of Su Nuraxi we took part in a very interesting guided tour in English by a female employee there. This tour was also a little adventure because we crawled around the Nuraghe on historic stone steps between narrow stone walls or on installed stairs. Overall, this half-day excursion was a wonderful addition to our sightseeing program in Cagliari.