Horse Back Safari Tour from Victoria Falls

Surrounded by National Park and Game area Victoria Falls allows access to rugged and varied riding country, providing a superb wilderness experience for all levels of rider. You may track elephant, buffalo and other game to the shady banks of the Zambezi River, or ride within feet of shy impala or kudu. Even a short novice ride provides amazing potential safari encounters and one of the best ways to view wild game in Victoria Falls. Qualified, licensed guides lead all rides and are accompanied by a back up rider. All guides are dedicated, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. A keen interest is taken in the environment as well as the flora and fauna of the area.
Novice:
These short morning or afternoon trips, between 2.5 to 3 hours in total, provide novice riders with an opportunity to enjoy the special experience of exploring the African bush by horseback. Novice rides are for those with limited riding experience, or who have not ridden for some time, but you should be reasonably fit. Your riding ability will be assessed and you will be given support and guidance as necessary. Guides accompanying the ride will assist throughout, although you will have to control your own horses. For those who have done some riding there will be opportunities to trot, or even canter, but only if you are proficient enough to do so. The horses used on a novice ride are quiet and shorter distances are covered.
Experienced Riders:
As per the novice rides, these short morning or afternoon rides are between 2.5 to 3 hours in total providing more experienced riders with an opportunity to enjoy the special experience of exploring the African bush. Also offered is a longer 4 to 4.5 hour extended morning ride for experienced riders looking to make the most of their riding opportunity in this magnificent location.
For those that wish to book an experienced ride you must be able to ride unassisted and with confidence. At minimum you should have mastered basic aids, be able to do a rising trot for stretches of at least 10 minutes at a time, be comfortable at all paces and able to gallop out of trouble, even at the end of a long days ride. The more proficient and fitter you are the more you will enjoy your trip.