Horseback Safaris

Run across the plains with zebras, and giraffes and explore Tanzania up close and personal. Take a ride off the beaten track on a horse-riding safari. This kind of activity is available to beginners, intermediate and skilled riders. It is a great, unique, and wonderful opportunity to explore and experience Africa. Horse riding safari will get you to explore nearly untouched parts of Tanzania’s national parks, view animals up close and feel at one with the nature surrounding you.

There are a number of different routes available depending on riding skills. You will be on an excellent hands-on safari as all guides are highly qualified, professionally trained, and have wide knowledge about the flora and fauna of the area. Horseback safaris are at their peak during the dry season, from late June up to October it is the ideal time to book a horse ride safari across Tanzania’s vast wilderness areas.

Places for a horse ride safari in Tanzania.

• Arusha National park.

While on a horse safari in Arusha national park you will get a chance to see wild animal species such as the black and white colobus monkey, flamingo, and numerous birds. Elephants are present and exploring them from horseback is something not to miss.

The day ride starts at Ngongongare Gate and you will explore the lower part of the park. The main aim is scenery and game viewing from horseback and due to the terrain and dense forest, the riding pace will be rather slow. The route will take you over the Little Serengeti where usually buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and antelope can be seen.

• Serengeti national park.

Explores the Serengeti and some parts of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area from horseback. It is an incredible opportunity to spoil your sense of adventure and get truly off the beaten track by riding in some of the most untouched parts of the Serengeti.

Get a chance of seeing the migration of the wildebeest and zebra from the Masai Mara back to the grassy plains of the Serengeti. Since the movement of the herds is dependent upon rainfall you need to be prepared to visit the migration by vehicle if the areas around the campsite are dry. You are likely to encounter giraffes, zebra, elephants, s and plenty of plains game maybe even some big cats if you are lucky. You will be escorted by a well-trained, professional, and knowledgeable guide with a broad knowledge of Tanzania’s flora and fauna.

• Lake Natron.

Found north of the Ngorongoro Conservation in the Great Rift valley, the pink soda lake is home to millions of flamingos. Riding from the traditional Masai bomas across vast plains teamed with wildlife, the area appears even more stunning.

This highly alkaline lake calcifies and mummifies animals who are not adapted to it so it means death to some of the animals. But the lake is also home to over two million pink flamingos. The Natron is decorated with the only active volcano in Africa, Oldonyo Lengai (Mountain of God).

• Kilimanjaro National Park.

Explore some of the last true wildernesses on earth, as you become part of a herd of galloping zebra, creep up on a chewing elephant, or gaze up in wonder at a tall giraffe.

Here you will get a chance to explore the area between the highest point in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Meru. Will explore the West Kilimanjaro wilderness we ride, at all places where the terrain permits, from the “little Serengeti” in Arusha National Park through Masai land to the edges of the Kilimanjaro National Park. 

• WMA (wildlife management areas).

These are sort of protected areas in Tanzania owned and managed by the village communities. These WMAs are found adjacent to Tanzania’s national parks making them host to some of the amazing wild animals.

Horse ride safaris can be done in some of these WMAs. Some of the WMAs where horse safari can be conducted are Enduimet WMA, Singita Grumeti game reserve, and even loliondo game-controlled area.