| Are you up for a unique safari experience? Are you | | | | Boerperd X, Quarter Horse X, Thoroughbred , |
| looking for close encounters with nature? Would you | | | | Appaloosa, and Arab X. An experienced horse guide |
| like to become one with the bush and wildlife? In the | | | | and backup rider accompany all rides. Horses are |
| Kalahari Desert Reserve guests get treated to | | | | schooled in the Western style of reining and trained for |
| memorable horseback safaris for the whole family or | | | | trail riding. Riders need only bring jodhpurs or can ride |
| as a romantic adventure for two. | | | | with comfortable trousers. Gloves, boots, hard hats as |
| Horse rides take place across picturesque grassy | | | | well as short and long chaps will all be supplied. |
| plains and rolling Kalahari dunes with views across the | | | | Surrounding the rugged Korannaberg Mountains in the |
| desert landscape. Most guests are novice riders, and | | | | Northern Cape Province of South Africa, this Kalahari |
| therefore there are horses that are suitable for riders | | | | Desert Reserve covers 1000km2 (100 000 ha) of land |
| with no previous riding experience. Children are | | | | on the edge of the mysterious desert wilderness that |
| welcome on all horse rides and this offers a very | | | | is the Kalahari. You will be able the find over 70 |
| special African family safari experience. For children | | | | species of mammal which will include the Kalahari lion, |
| and adults alike, there is nothing like seeing animals in | | | | cheetah, and desert black rhino, sable and roan |
| the wild or watching the sun set over a never ending | | | | antelope in this Reserve. More than 200 species of |
| horizon. It is truly unforgettable experience to do this on | | | | bird can also be found. |
| horseback, part of nature and completely out of sight | | | | Horseback riding on safari gives riders an up close and |
| of anything man-made. | | | | natural experience of timeless Africa. Riders become |
| Visitors can ride out to the rolling sand dunes and find | | | | part of the African landscape, becoming one with |
| a beautiful picnic lunch or a splendid candle lit dune | | | | nature and their surroundings. On a more conventional |
| dinner awaiting them. A dune dinner is an enchanting | | | | vehicle safari you might miss out on some of the |
| experience, offering the vastness of the "diamond | | | | wildlife. At this Kalahari Desert Reserve, the game |
| studded" Kalahari night sky, Relais & Chateaux | | | | viewing opportunities are unparalleled in terms of South |
| rated culinary delights and the sounds of silence | | | | African safaris. Horse riding across the savannah |
| penetrated occasionally with the roars and cries of the | | | | alongside various wild animals, immersed in the sights, |
| African bush. | | | | smells and sounds of Africa is a unique experience. |
| The Kalahari Desert has a variety of horses that | | | | Don't miss out! |
| includes the following breeds: Percheron X, Boerperd, | | | | |