Ant's Lodges - South Africa

Lodge Stay

5 star rating   22 April 2026

Sarah who has been on 2 In The Saddle rides. Wonderful hospitality | It was so kind of Bushwillow to organise for Lorraine and I to borrow horses from Ants Hill to ride to find the rhinos.


The Riding

How well were you matched with the right horse for your ability?
4 star rating
How would you rate the variety of riding, pace or terrain?
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How would you rate the overall standard of the horses, tack and stables?
5 star rating

The Accommodation

How would you rate your room(s) for comfort and facilities?
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How would you rate the standard of the food?
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Before Your Holiday

Did you have all of the information you needed to:


How could we improve the quality of pre-holiday information that we send?

The wallet with all the info on paper was great.


Do you have any other feedback for us?

As I mentioned on the phone, my only comment is that the pre holiday information mentioned "There is a good selection of well-schooled horses including thoroughbreds and tough bush ponies". The horses at Bushwillow were certainly very safe but they were all horses; no ponies and I have only ridden my 13.2 pony for the last 15 years!! - I am getting too old for trotting on horses. There was nothing wrong with my horse; Tsavo was lovely ; it was my stiffness to ride at a trot on a horse that was at fault!
Maybe the pre holiday information for Bushwillow should just say "There is a good selection of well-schooled horses".
(ITS comment: We are so pleased that you enjoyed your riding holiday. We will look into making our information clearer about this).