A Taste of Travel suggests an alternative to jeeps or trucks – a horseback safari. Apart from an exceptional riding experience in a magnificent part of the world, being on horseback is a gentle and unagressive entry into this environment – you are likely to be accepted as another grazer – quite an emotional experience. This safari, the Big 5, is for experienced riders with some considerable expertise. This is an extraordinary experience: riding in 2 countries over 9 days seeing the Big 5 – elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard – from your saddle. If you love horses and wildlife and you want to experience the ultimate adventure of the African Bush by horseback this is the safari for you.
Destinations:
Price:
From € 2,832.–
Length of holiday:
9 days (8 nights)
Departure dates:
From February to November
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Features of the holiday
| Destination: | Africa, Botswana, South Africa |
| Season: | Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter |
| Responsible travel: | Economy, Environment, Environmentally-friendly transportation, Food, Local food, Micro-economy, Sensitization, Transportation |
| Travel type: | Sports holidays |
| Traveller type: | Couple, Family, Small group, Solo |
| Activities: | Camp, Observation, Riding, Sport |
| Accommodation: | Camp, Lodge |
| Natural environment: | Antelope, Baboon, Big cat, Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Hyena, Leopard, Lion, Monkey, Mountain, Rhinoceros, Savanna, Vulture, Zebra |
| Culture: | |
| Climate: | Savanna, Tropical |
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Itinerary of the holiday
- Day 0 : Departure from Geneva for Oliver Tambo Airport in Johannesburg via Dubai.
- Day 1 : Arrival at Johannesburg, transfer, about 3 hours, to the lodge in Waterberg, Meet the horses and a short hack in the area.
- Day 2 : Canter in Little Serengeti.
- Day 3 : Hacking through the Waterberg Mountains.
- Day 4 : Outing towards the west to the Seven Sisters.
- Day 5 : Last outing in the Waterberg then transfer to Botswana and the Tuli Block.
- Day 6 : Outing to the Limpopo valley and the Nels Vlei Marsh.
- Day 7 : Horseback ride to learn the story of the Boers jeep ride to see the cats.
- Day 8 : Hack to the Bush near Camp Rock.
- Day 9 : Ride to the Nels Vlei then transfer to the airport Oliver Tambo Johannesburg, return to Geneva via Dubai.
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Length of the holiday |
9 days (8 nights) |
Departure dates |
From February to November |
Price |
€ 2,832.– per person |
Included with the holiday
- 4 nights safari at Dinaka in a double room (Limpopo, South Africa),
- 4 nights in a safari camp in Botswana in a double room (Tuli Block),
- guides and naturalists,
- all meals,
- snacks and drinks (water, beer, wine),
- towels & soap, laundry,
- tack but we suggest that you bring your own personal items, a riding helmet is obligatory
Not included with the holiday
- international flights
- holiday insurance (highly recommended)
- 3 transfers
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- Your mount awaits you
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- One of your lodges in South Africa
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- On the trail of a "big cat"
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- Galloping with zebras and antelopes
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- Waterberg mountains at sunset
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- A lodge in Botswana
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- Approaching an elephant in Botswana
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- A giraffe on the savannah in Botswana
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- A bush camp in Botswana
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- A table set for dinner at the Botswana camp
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- Riders at sunset
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