Private riding safaris
Multi-day routes across private conservancy and ranch land, with vehicle back-up carrying luggage, water and support.
Flagship programme
Safari Saddle
Private riding safaris for advanced riders: wilderness routes, guide-led rides in wildlife country under strict conditions, mobile camps, and cinematic photography where permitted.
Riding built around assessment, not ambition
Every Safari Saddle journey starts with an honest conversation about your riding: hours in the saddle, fitness, recent experience and how you sit at speed. Horses, routes and pace follow from that. Nothing is confirmed until a ride leader is satisfied it is right for you and for the horse.
Under Safari Saddle
The Riding Collection
Kenya, ridden seriously.
A curated destination layer for experienced riders — private villas, conservancy lodges, ranch country and fly-camp lines, each planned around assessment, horse welfare and the conditions of the day.
The programme
What a Safari Saddle journey can include
Riding in wildlife country
Only where the host land permits it, only with a qualified ride leader, and only at distances and speeds the leader judges safe. Wildlife encounters are never promised.
Sunrise and sunset rides
Short, spectacular rides at the two hours of the day the light and the temperature are on your side.
Multi-day mobile camps
Camps moved ahead of you and set for your party alone — canvas, hot water, a fire and nothing else for miles.
Photographic and film journeys
Vehicles set for long lenses, a photographer or filmmaker travelling with you, and drone work only where it is formally permitted.
Non-rider companion programme
A parallel day for companions who do not ride: game drives, walking, spa, wellness and rest, meeting the riders for lunch.
Who each ride is written for
All riding is bespoke and subject to local permissions, suitable horses, guide assessment, weather and operational confirmation. We do not claim unrestricted riding access, guaranteed wildlife encounters, or affiliation with any reserve, stable or operator.
Safety and welfare
The conditions we ride under
Rider assessment
An arena session or short hack before any wilderness ride, so the ride leader can match horse to rider in person.
Horse welfare
Daily distance, heat and pace limits. A horse that should not work that day does not work that day.
Guide assessment
Ride leaders hold the final decision on route, pace and whether a ride proceeds at all.
Weather and terrain
Rain, heat, ground condition and visibility can change or cancel a ride at short notice. We plan alternatives in advance.
Rider levels
Who each ride is written for
Advanced
Confident at all paces in open country, fit for four to six hours in the saddle, comfortable on a forward-going horse.
Intermediate
Secure in canter, regular recent riding, happy with a full day but not a fast wilderness traverse.
Companion and beginner
Led hacks, arena time and short rides on quiet horses, alongside a full non-riding programme.
All riding is bespoke and subject to local permissions, suitable horses, guide assessment, weather and operational confirmation. We do not claim unrestricted riding access, guaranteed wildlife encounters, or affiliation with any reserve, stable or operator.
Sample journeys
Start from one of these
Safari Saddle11 nights · Maasai Mara · Laikipia · Lewa · Samburu
The Kenya Equestrian Grand Tour
Ten to twelve nights in the saddle across the Mara, Laikipia, Lewa and Samburu, connected by private charter coordination.
Read moreSafari Saddle9 nights · Maasai Mara · Tsavo · Lamu
From the Mara to the Indian Ocean
Houses in the Wild, joined into one private line: the Maasai Mara, the Galana River in Tsavo, then Lamu.
Read moreSafari Saddle6 nights · Nairobi · Maasai Mara conservancies
Mara in the Saddle
Six nights of guide-led riding on private conservancy land, with game drives, walking and a mobile camp for two nights.
Read moreSafari Saddle7 nights · Nairobi · Laikipia
Laikipia Riding Traverse
Seven nights crossing highland ranch and conservancy country on well-schooled horses, with conservation days between rides.
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