Nile Explorer
14 June 2026
The Riding
The Accommodation
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They said the lodges would get progressively better and they did. Wild Waters is truly spectacular. I can also highly recommend white water tandem kayaking - one of the most amazing things I’ve ever done.
Lunch in particular deserves to be mentioned. Excellent home cooked, local produce, set up for our arrival on the horses A much needed cold towel from Jeremiah and my now favourite drink, an ice cold Stoney.
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Excellent as always, Thanks Becky
[Becky from In The Saddle replies: Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and I'm so happy that you both had such a fabulous time.]
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Dija who has been on 2 In The Saddle rides. 10/10 - Fabulous ride through rural Uganda | The rides were so varied and the horses are fit and a joy to ride. I’ve only ever done a true gallop a few times in my life, and it was great fun to turn it up a bit.
My mum had Sputhern Comfort, who’s a real gentleman and gave her the most wonderful ride and totally took care of her. The first full day had some long canters and gallops and she’d be the first to admit she’s not this kind of riding fit. So she took it a bit easier and Nat and TJ were so accommodating, letting her ride until she was knackered and/or feeling broken and then picking her up in the jeep and taking her to meet us later in the day. We both really appreciated the extra care they took to make sure she had a fantastic holiday too.
I rode Hunters Gold, who is an absolute superstar. I would trust that little horse with my life. I am going to miss him so much.
We rode through towns and villages, tea, coffee and sugar plantations which are slowly nibbling away at the rainforest , a peninsula of Lake Victoria, the Mabira forest where we saw the rare grey cheeked managabey monkey in three different places, we galloped through villages with children cheering us on, been chased by cows, seen the huge variety of fruit and veg that grows in this fertile soil - avocado, pineapple, bananas, passion fruit, corn, pumpkins and more, watched people making the clay bricks for their homes, ridden along the banks of the Nile and swum with the horses. Had a Ugandan spray tan from the red dusty gallops which tinged us all a shade of red.
It was a wonderful experience, lots of memories made on what will be my mums last big ride. She’s going to stick to more sedate stuff now she’s in her 70s I hope to come back for round two. Big thank you to Nat, TJ, Laura, Moses, Jeremiah and the rest of the team who showed us such care and kindness.