Ride Through Kenya on Horseback: Offbeat Mara Camp

Author: Sandy Salle

November 1, 2010

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Image taken from http://www.offbeatsafaris.com/riding.html

Known for their high standards of operation, Kenya’s Offbeat Mara Camp offers guests an experience that goes above and beyond.

Priding themselves on three main principles of operation—“charismatic guides, a passion and respect for Africa’s wildlife, and high standards of comfort and service”—Offbeat Mara Camp doesn’t fit the typical vacation mold. It’s a place where opportunities are endless and life changing experiences are inevitable.

The Mara Camp also partners with the local Masai community in camp operations and guiding. This community also helped to build the camp and many of the Masai individuals currently work at the camp as well.

Some of Offbeat Mara’s most celebrated Africa safari tours are their Riding Safaris, where guests can ride along the wide open Mara Plains to witness unique wildlife and absorb the exhilaration of horseback riding in the open air. Some animals guests see on horseback safaris include zebra, giraffe, elephant, wildebeest, lion, buffalo, and gazelle.

During the Riding Safaris, you’ll stay in luxurious mobile safari accommodations each night before heading out for your morning group ride. Traveling across escarpments and rivers throughout your multi-day equestrian safari, you’ll witness the entire makeup of Masai Mara Game Reserve’s varying and wildlife-abundant eco-systems.

For a deeper glimpse into just how life changing these riding safaris can be, take a look at the video below:

Aside from horseback riding safaris, Mara Camp offers a variety of other adventures including game drives and balloon rides across the Masai Mara Game Reserve, as well as opportunities to witness part of the Great Migration (the annual wildebeest and zebra migration).

With four main safari guides, Mara Camp offers guests a personalized experience with native African guides that know the region and its residential wildlife intimately. During game drives, guests witness remarkable wildlife such as lions, leopards, elephants, zebras, wildebeest, and much more.

Does a horseback safari sound perfect for you?

 

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