Horseback riding in the wilderness is the most unique and exciting adventure in Kenya and East Africa. It can be done as part of your holiday activity or as Horseback Safari for the experienced rider like the pioneers of Kenya in the good old days did.

Many horseback riding routes avoid the popular tourist routes used by vans or routes that go to lodges. Life seems to move at a slower pace as one gets alienated from the brisk modern world. The camps are very comfy and are managed by a highly experienced staff. You need to experience the thrill of watching the graceful antelopes run along you or mighty sound of the roaring lion out in the wild.

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.

Rides are done in the shadows of Mt. Kilimanjaro in the Chyulu Hills - smoothly shaped, grass covered rolling country rising to 7,000 ft., in the Great Rift Valley, Lake Naivasha area, Masai Mara Reserve, Loita Hills and Mt. Kenya Area in Laikipia and Amboseli National Park.

Breeds used include Somali-Arab cross breeds and well schooled thoroughbred horses and cross polo ponies. Experts as well as beginners will find these horses suitable for them. For those with little experience with horse, they wont be disappointed because they will get to ride on Patent Safety horses that have been trained for these kinds of people.

Riding in Laikipia, Kenya

An enormous variety of wild animals is found in the Laikipia area in Kenya. These also includes the Big Five. It is also the area that we have the Jackson Hartebeest and also home to various rare species of wild animals including the Beisa Oryx, Reticulated Giraffe, Somali Ostrich and the Grevy Zebra.

Mount Kenya Safari Club

Mount Kenya Safari club has a magnificent view of Mount Kenya and it has 115 fantastic and luxurious rooms that are set over 100 acres of land that offer the guest a luxurious level of comfort, adventure and relaxation. Some of the famous guests that have visited this place include Winston Churchill and Bing Cosby.

Mount Kenya Safari club has a choice of 7 thoroughbreds from which to choose from and the guests can ride them any time always in the company of one or more grooms. Children under the age of 12 years are not allowed to ride them.

The Region of Loisaba

Loisaba is located between the border of Northern Frontier and Laikipia. This game ranch is located a few km away from the equator and is a land of magnificent beauty where the farm management and the locals including the Masai and Samburu work closely together to preserve the environment and the wildlife that exists here.

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.

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.