Horseback Riding in the Kenyan Wilderness
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.
As part of the excitement, one gets to ride through the mountains and forests, into open savanna and through escarpments and waterholes that are teeming with wildlife such as wildebeest and zebras You might. also get to see elephants eating quietly. All of this excitement is experienced as you take on a horseback safari in Kenya.
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 a unique wildlife area and contains an enormous diversity of wildlife from the Big Five downward. It is famous as the last reserve of the Jackson’s Hartebeest and is home of several rare species such as the Reticulated Giraffe, Beisa Oryx, Grevy’s Zebra, Gerenuk and Somali Ostrich amongst others. In recent years the various landowners have tended away from exclusive cattle ranching to embrace more tolerance of game and even large predators such as lion and hyena are more abundant now than they were 25 years ago.
The Mount Kenya Safari Club
The Safari club is blessed with a magnificent view of Mount Kenya and has 115 luxurious guest rooms which are set over 100 acres of neat gardens that offer the guests a high level of comfort, adventure and relaxation. Some of the club great guests have included Winston Churchill and Bing Cosby.
With a choice of 7 thoroughbreds, guests can ride at any time, using English saddles, always in the company of one or more of our grooms. We have a good range of hard hats, which we insist that riders wear. Children under 12 years are not permitted to ride.
The Region of Loisaba
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.
Horseback-ride through the wild canyons of the two great rivers that span the vast property. Loisaba is immense: bigger than ten of the world’s fully-fledged nations. You could take months exploring this land and never encounter the same view twice. On horseback it is possible to get unusually close to wildlife and our stable of horses have all been reared from birth in the bush so are quite accustomed to its presence. It is however a reasonable degree of riding skill required.
Riding through the Amboseli National Park
This national park is located on the North West side of Mount Kilimanjaro, on the border of Tanzania. A company by the name of Ride Kenya offers horse riding tours in this game-rich park in East Africa. The 6 night tour starts at the Kenyan Tanzania border and passes through the Amboseli National park and finally ends at Chyulu hills.
Riding through the Amboseli guarantees the rider to see many types of wild animals including elephants, buffaloes,hippos,lions ,cheetahs and huge herds of zebra and wildebeest. Amboseli is located at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro so the view is breathtaking and awesome.
