Articles Tagged 'Africa'

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Meet Your Host- Tanzania Luxury Horseback Safaris

Meet Alison and Martin, your hosts for the African luxury horseback safarsi. Read about how Alison and Martin grew up, fell in love with horses, Africa, and each other.  Equitrekking: How did you end up in Africa leading horseback safaris? Martin: While in the UK, I was asked to help...

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Botswana- A Mother - Daughter Horseback Safari

By Georgia Hunter From Hippos to Hornbills in Botswana's Okavango Delta Matthew held our hands as we stepped into the wobbly dug out canoe he called a mokoro. I took my perch on a wooden plank at the front, my mother on one in the back. Matthew stood between us holding a long pole. Plung...

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South Africa- A Week in the Bush

by Marta Goldsmith We gathered on the pool deck overlooking the lake for our gin and tonic “sundowners”. It was our first evening at the ranch, after a full day of riding out into the African bush. As we sipped our drinks, we heard the roar of the giant bull hippo, which spends most...

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Africa- Namib Desert on Horseback

By Kerry Scott My trek across the Namib Desert begins in Namibia's capital of Windhoek. It is a very cosmopolitan city, yet still lets me know I am in Africa. If you left something at home that you really needed, you could probably find it in Windhoek. Once I leave the city, it is instan...