What to expect on a horseback riding safari

For experienced riders, nothing beats getting out in the African wilderness on horseback. This is a completely unique safari experience that allows for intimate encounters with wildlife while offering a different perspective on the natural environment. 

The sense of freedom you feel as you gallop through stunning scenery in the middle of nowhere is unparallelled. The experience is an attack on the senses – the sights, sounds and smells of Africa are all-consuming and the wind in your hair makes you feel alive. As you ride through wild acres across a landscape devoid of roads, fences, civilisation or even people, the modern world seems a million miles away and you are completely at one with nature. This is total immersion in its truest form. 

Whether you are passing through parched wilderness, lush floodplains or long, amber grass, you will be blown away by the beauty of your surroundings and the experience of viewing herds of giraffe, zebra and other plains game from their level. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, they gallop with you, a dramatic and thrilling experience beyond your imagination – and perhaps the zenith of any horseback riding safari.  

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