Horse Riding

“Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Horse riding is a passion we understand well and we delight in offering our guests unique riding experiences across Southern and East Africa. There are lots of different options from short rides from your camp or lodge to riding safaris where you are in the saddle for up to seven hours a day. We can recommend properties with easier terrain, no big game and calm ponies, and horses for less experienced riders and children, or exciting, tough expeditions through big game territory or the spectacular, wild and arid Namibian desert.

The Okavango Delta is home to some superb riding outfits, and a canter through the crystal clear waterways as sitatunga dash out of sight is something you won’t easily forget. Alternatively, you may wish to stay at the historic and romantic Deloraine, a grand colonial country house on the edge of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley steeped in history and horses. During your stay try your hand at polo, cross country or just enjoy the spectacular scenery on horseback as you take a hack up the mountain behind the house. 

PROPERTIES OFFERING Horse Riding

Cleopatra Mountain Farmhouse

South AfricaKwazulu Natal
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Fugitives Drift Lodge

South AfricaKwazulu Natal
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Amakhala Bush Lodge

South AfricaEastern Cape
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Grootbos Forest Lodge

South AfricaWestern Cape
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La Plume Guesthouse

South AfricaGarden Route
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Rosenhof Country House

South AfricaWestern Cape
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Franschhoek Country Villas

South AfricaCape Winelands
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Mihingo Lodge

UgandaQueen Elizabeth National Park
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Sasakwa Lodge

TanzaniaSerengeti
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The Manor

TanzaniaNgorongoro
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Governors’ Mugie House

KenyaLaikipia
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Sirikoi Lodge

KenyaLewa Wildlife Conservancy
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Sanctuary Tambarare

KenyaMount Kenya
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Rekero Camp

KenyaMasai Mara
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Angama Mara

KenyaMasai Mara
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Ol Donyo Lodge

KenyaChyulu Hills
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Campi ya Kanzi

KenyaChyulu Hills
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ITINERARIES FEATURING Horse Riding

Giraffe Manor, the Great Migration & Zanzibar

11 nights
KenyaTanzania
NairobiMasai MaraSerengetiZanzibar

Mountain gorillas, the Serengeti & Zanzibar

13 nights
UgandaTanzania
KibaleBwindiSerengetiZanzibar

Giraffe Manor, the Maasai Mara & Mountain Gorillas

10 nights
KenyaUganda
NairobiMasai MaraBwindi

Close Encounters with Uganda’s Gorillas

5 nights
Uganda
EntebbeBwindi

Great Migration Mobile Safari

8 nights
Tanzania
KilimanjaroSerengeti

Primate Paradise

7 nights
RwandaUganda
KigaliVolcanoesBwindiKibale

Best of Kenya & Tanzania

15 nights
KenyaTanzania
NairobiMount KenyaAmboseliKilimanjaroNgorongoroSerengetiZanzibar

Tanzania On Foot

8 nights
Tanzania
ArushaSelousNgorongoro

East Africa Highlights

11 nights
KenyaTanzaniaRwanda
NairobiLaikipiaAmboseliMasai MaraNgorongoroVolcanoes

Family Bush & Beach Safari

10 nights
Tanzania
KilimanjaroNgorongoroSerengetiZanzibar

Uganda Meander

11 nights
Uganda
EntebbeMurchison Falls National ParkKibaleBwindi

Uganda & Kenya Birding Safari

7 nights
UgandaKenya
Murchison Falls National ParkBwindiRift Valley

Migration and Chimpanzees

5 nights
KenyaTanzania
NairobiMasai MaraKatavi

Tanzania sky safari

8 nights
Tanzania
ArushaTarangireNgorongoroSerengeti

Wings over the Great Rift Valley

8 nights
Kenya
SamburuRift ValleyMasai Mara