|  | Experience a true sense of freedom by riding through the vast wilderness of the Delta on horseback. For competent riders only.
- Bush walks
- Night drives
- Horse riding
- Canoeing
| Riders can now experience the ultimate African horse riding adventure safari. This horse safari rides out daily from Macatoo camp in the heart of the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
It is recommended that guests stay 7 nights or longer- safaris normally starting and ending on set days. This enables you to explore the Okavango in depth by staying out at one of our mobile flycamps - weather conditions permitting. Otherwise there is a minimum stay of 3 or 4 nights depending on departure days. |
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Riders will spend 4 to 6 hours a day in the saddle, so riders should be comfortable on a horse and need to feel competent about keeping up with the group. Riders must be capable of riding at all paces; rising to the trot and controlling a horse at the canter. You may also be required to gallop out of trouble so this is not a safari for beginners.
There is a weight limit of 95kg for riders. | Hosts
Sarah-Jane Gullick was born in Bristol in the UK. Riding from an early age, Sarah-Jane kept horses and actively partook in hunting and eventing and has always planned to set up horse trails.
After finishing an economics degree at Exeter University, Sarah-Jane headed off to the States where she worked on a Dude ranch in Wyoming and later moved on to Spain to conduct horse trails there before driving overland from London to Cape Town in 1985/6 with the Young Europe Africa Expedition.
Thereafter, Africa has always been home for Sarah-Jane who instantly loved the African Bush and spent 2 seasons working in a well-known bush camp in the Kafue National Park and the South Luangwa National Park both in Zambia.
In 1989 Sarah-Jane left Cybele to fulfill her life time ambition of setting up her own horse safaris and was offered an opportunity to operate out of the Songimvelo, a spectacular reserve on the edge of the South African/ Swaziland border. Equus Trails was, at the time, the first dedicated horseback safari in South Africa.
With this experience behind her Sarah-Jane wanted to move into a " Real Africa" area and decided to move up into the Okavango Delta.
In 1997 Sarah-Jane married Peter Holbrow, and in 2001, Sarah-Jane and Peter had a little baby girl, Zoe. | Facilities
There are a variety of horses from Arab crossbreeds to large Hanovarian Thoroughbreds and comfortable English and Western trail saddles.
Camp facilities include a large furnished mess tent and a small pool tucked away in the trees. There is a daily laundry service except at fly-camp.. | Accommodation
The camp features large twin-bedded tents en suite.
Each tent is secluded with a spacious verandah and armchairs overlooking the flood plain dotted with palm trees.
On the longer safaris guests have the opportunity to experience the thrill of riding out to a mobile fly camp with traditional bucket shower and toilet (seasonal variations). | Rate includes
. All Activities
. Accommodation
. Meals
. Beverages
. VAT | Rate excludes
. Visa
. Travel and medical insurance
. Transport from home to Maun and return
. Charter flight from Maun to camp
. Gratuities
. Items of personal nature and bush boutique purchases. | Access
Scheduled flights:
- Johanesburg to Maun(Air Botswana) - 1 hour 40 minutes
- Windhoek to Maun
Charter flights:
- Maun to African Horseback Safaris - 30 minutes
- Kasane to African Horseback Safaris - 1 hour 30 minutes
Road transfers:
- 10km(60 minutes)from the airstrip |
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