Kafue Horse Safaris

Kafue Horse Safaris Highlights

Kafue Horse Safaris is based near the beautiful Lake Itezhi-tezhi at the South Eastern base of the Kafue National Park, covering an area of 370sq km teeming with wildlife. Guests can experience a 'ride on the wild-side' with Steven and Lucy Rufus who are well known in Southern Africa for offering a unique safari experience on horse-back; a romantic, thrilling and authentic wildlife experience. This is a place where wildlife roams freely in endless vast open spaces under the clear blue skies of Africa; this is real Africa at its best.

Kafue Horse Safaris Description

Kafue Horse Safari Lodge offers six stylish rooms overlooking a water hole where game frequently comes to drink; a remote and private location. The rooms are tented with cool thatched roofs and reed walls catering for two people. The bathrooms are all en-suite and consist of an outside shower and toilet facilities. The central guest area consist of a thatched lapa, dining and lounge area with a bar overlooking the waterhole and a plunge pool offer a cool retreat in the hot African sun. A laundry service is available at an extra cost. Delicious hearty meals are served in the main lapa with outside dining area.

Kafue Horse Safaris Game Viewing

The guiding and wildlife experience at Kafue Horse Safari is known to be one of the best in Africa. Steven will be the main guide and has extensive knowledge of interaction with the Big Five and dangerous wildlife that will be vital as the horses are prepared for the new adventure. He still remains one of the very few fully qualified Horse safari Guides in Southern Africa. The horses are incredible, well mannered and well loved and will offer you a fantastic experience as they interact with the game, from the best vantage point you could wish for. This safari is for intermediate and advanced riders only as riding will take place in areas where dangerous wild animals roam freely. The riding is challenging and fast with long canters and gallops where terrain allows, some steep climbs and descents, river crossings and diverse terrain to cross. It is not suitable for nervous riders. All riders will have to pass an assessment before taking part in a safari. The Kafue National Park offers incredible wildlife viewing; there are twenty-three species of large herbivores in the park including large herds of elephant, zebra, wildebeest and buffalo herds of 1000 plus roaming the plains. Other wildlife includes eleven species of carnivores, lion as well as wild dog and fantastic birding with over 500 species of birds recorded.