Explore the Kenyan Wilderness with Horse Riding Safaris

by Straus Karl Heinz

Doing a horse back riding in the wilderness in Kenya is one of the most exciting and unique activities one can engage in while on safari in Kenya. One can take the horseback riding as part of the holiday package or can take it as an exclusive package for those that are experienced in horseback riding.

The good thing with horse back riding routes is that they avoid the tourist vans, roads or even lodges. The riders will find themselves alienated from the rest of the world and the life takes a slower pace. The camps that one is set up in are quite comfortable and managed by experienced staff. There is nothing like the thrill of hearing a load roar of a lion or watching graceful antelopes as you run along them.

One gets to ride through forests and mountains, across open vast savanna and into waterholes and rivers and up huge escarpments that are populated with wildebeest and zebras. Also get to see the elephant quietly feeding. You get to experience all of this as part of your travel experience on a horseback riding safari.

Horseback riding are done along the shadows of the biggest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro in the Chyulu Hills, at around the Lake Naivasha area, Mt Kenya area, Maasai Mara reserve and Amboseli National park.

Types of Horses are Somali-Arab crossbred horses, well schooled thoroughbred horses and thoroughbred cross polo ponies. There are horses to suit all riders from beginners to experts and Patent Safety horse, which have been trained to be careful with children and non-experienced riders.

Laikipia Ride, Kenya

Laikipia is an area in Kenya that has an enormous mix of wildlife that include the Big Five. It is famous because its the remaining reserve of the Jackson Hartebeest plus other rare species of animals including the Reticulated giraffe, Grevy Zebra, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx and the Somali Ostrich. Landowners have opted to move away from cattle ranching and embrace game animals and as a result their has been an increase in the number of hyenas and lions than they were 25 years ago.

The Mount Kenya Safari Club

With magnificent views of majestic Mount Kenya, the Safari Club?s 115 luxuriously appointed guest rooms, set in over 100 acres of landscaped gardens, offer a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure. Originally the retreat of movie star and Club founder, William Holden, the Club’s illustrious former members have included Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby.

The club has a choice of seven thoroughbreds that guests can use to ride at any moment using English saddles and always in the company of one or more grooms. Also, children under the age of twelve years are not permitted to ride the horses.

Loisaba Area

The private game ranch in Loisaba is located between the border of Laikipia and Northern Frontier District. The ranch is only a few km away from the equator and its a land that is magnificently beautiful and the farm management are working hand in hand with the locals including the Masai and Samburu to preserve the enviroment.

Loisaba is an immense place where if you take a ride though it you will not come across the same view. It is much larger than 10 of the world’s largest fully fledged nations. The horses here have been reared in the wild since child birth and are close to the wild animals so are accustomed to being near them. Its advised that a reasonable level of experience is required to ride these animals.

Riding in Amboseli, Kenya

Amboseli National Park is located North West of Mt. Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania. Ride Kenya, offer horse riding safaris to one of the most game-rich parks in East Africa. The six nights, 120 mile ride starts at the Kenya/Tanzania border, goes through Amboseli National Park and end at the Chyulu Hills.

Horse riding through the Amboseli will not leave you bored. There are many wild animals to see including elephants, buffaloes, cheetahs, zebras, wildebeest and lions. The view at Amboseli is awesome because the park is located on the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro.

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