Horse Safari

A fabulous holiday combining super riding in two countries over eight days (seven nights). The first four nights are spent in South Africa at Camp Davidson and Bellevue Plains, at Horizon. On the fifth day you transfer by road to Botswana to explore the Tuli Block for three nights.

Ant’s Lodges are three beautifully designed and luxurious lodges based on their own private game reserves offering a very personal experience. All levels of riders are catered for on excellent well-schooled horses. Non riders are very welcome.

The Ant’s Big Five Safari is for experienced riders only since you will be riding in an area which has elephant, lion and buffalo. You can expect the same standard of guiding and hospitality which makes a holiday at Ant’s Lodges so wonderful. You stay at Ant’s River Lodge which has a beautiful setting on Kaingo Private Game Reserve.

See a wide diversity of wildlife and stay in a truly luxurious lodge with stunning panoramic views of Mt Kenya. A fabulous lodge based safari run by the Dyer family, situated in the foothills of Mt Kenya and adjacent to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The Riding Wild mobile safari is for experienced riders, with dates on request for private groups.

Combining great guides and horses with the comfort of staying at Ol Donyo lodge. Perfect for those who wish for a riding safari with Mount Kilimanjaro as the back drop with a luxurious lodge, swimming pools, massages and unbeatable views.

Surrounded by some of the highest mountains in South Africa, this centre based ride offers some thrilling riding on surefooted horses. Moolmanshoek private reserve is home to a variety of game and over 200 horses, including a Boerperd stud and Arabians bred for endurance.

Horizon Lodge is a great fun place for a riding holiday with many different riding activities on offer. A warm welcome and hospitality second to none. All riding abilities are catered for. Perfect for families wanting a great introduction to Africa.

This trip has everything you could want from a horseback safari; abundant and varied game, extremely experienced guides and well-schooled horses; all in the unique setting of the Okavango Delta.

Near to Kruger National Park this is a fun and challenging safari with opportunities for some great long fast canters. The horses are beautifully schooled and a pleasure to ride. Excellent possibilities to see the Big Five: elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, and buffalo.

The Serengeti Migration Safari explores the area of Piyaya where the landscape is rugged, with open sweeping grasslands for exciting and challenging riding. Adjoining the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem the area is teeming with magnificent wildlife and offers an adventurous horseback safari; an incredible opportunity to indulge your sense of adventure off the beaten track.

About 250km south of Etosha National Park, this well-run lodge welcomes riders of all ages and abilities. With their well-schooled horses and variety of game species, Kambaku Safari Lodge is the ideal introduction to Africa.

This mobile safari takes you off the beaten track on an exhilarating adventure with Mt Kilimanjaro as your backdrop. Your guides lead a fast ride on well-schooled horses with an array of wildlife including big cats, elephants and plains game.

A unique riding safari exploring the Simalaha Conservancy in western Zambia. This is an area of pristine wilderness, featuring diverse flora and fauna, vast open plains, ancient baobabs and the majestic Zambezi River.

The 7 night safaris at Bushwillow are ideal for riders wishing to join a group of similar riding ability. Enjoy everything that makes a holiday at Ant’s Lodges so wonderful. Great horses, exciting game viewing, lovely rooms; superb meals and warm hosting. A holiday at Bushwillow is just perfect.

Seated high above the long grass and reeds of the Okavango Delta riders see giraffe, elephant, buffalo, many species of antelope, and even lion. Combine this with luxury bush camps and you have the riding experience of a lifetime.

This is one of the most challenging rides in the world. Nowhere else can you ride so fast for so long, and yet, with some preparation, it is within the capabilities of most riders.

The ultimate luxury mobile tented safari giving you the opportunity not just to view the vast herds of game that migrate through this area but to be part of the experience by riding amongst the wildlife. The Maasai Mara is perhaps the most outstanding game reserve in the world.

An adventurous ride across some of the most breath-taking desert landscapes on the planet.

Ride from camp to camp in the Limpopo area of Botswana which is renowned for its elephants and large cats on some wonderful horses. You can expect great game viewing in a truly remote wilderness setting, a real African adventure and experience you will never forget.

Explore two regions of eSwatini on horseback. An opportunity to really get to know this fascinating country.

Named for the Damara people who make up much of its small population, Damaraland is a place of vast open spaces, amazing colours and the forbidding Skeleton Coast. A tremendous adventure.

The Horizon Signature Safari brings together all the best elements of a holiday at Horizon. Game viewing, splashy canters, swimming with horses, polo-crosse. An overnight at Bellevue Plains and also at Camp Davidson is included in the price.

Offbeat Safaris have been operating for over 30 years and offer mobile riding safaris in areas of big game. There is a great selection of forward going and well behaved horses who are sure footed over the terrain undertaken during your journey.