Monday 27 April 2015

Lake Mburo Horse Riding With Charis Uganda Safaris

Charis Uganda Safaris introduces to you another sport; horse riding safari, a thrilling exciting adventure; this is a new tour activity in Uganda that is taking many by storm. The landscape of Uganda graced with mountainous, high lands and low lands valleys and versatile vegetation; making Uganda the most enthralling voyage horse riding vacation destination in the world.

Areas for Horse Ridding

Along the River Nile in Jinja the horseback safari here will provide our tourist with an ideal way to explore the Nile, see a traditional Busoga village, admire the fantastic panorama from the hills overlooking the Nile River low lands. The landscape will bring you face to face with an awe of the beauty of the source of the River Nile area.  Charis Uganda Safaris offer both short (2hr, 3hr) safaris and longer overnight and multi-day horseback safaris. For the shorter horse tour, riding experience is necessary. We can take up to 10 riders per safari, guided by two and above field guides. Different groups can temporarily separate slip away at certain points during the safari allowing more experienced riders to gallop at a more advanced pace and those not so confident to stay within their comfort zone.

 Lake Mburo in the south-western part of Uganda with its breathtaking landscape has an extensive area of wetland that harbors wildlife and birds which are endemic to the area in the country.  Small groups of 2-4 riders are  organized easy to manage and supports.

Lake Mburo Horse Riding With Charis Uganda Safaris
Horse Riding With Charis Uganda Safaris

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Kakuuto campsite, found near Kampala; on the other hand are bread, raised, for the purposes of preservation, eco-tourism, and research on the farm. There are different breed of horses that are raised for different kinds of jobs ranging from race horses that will race alone or pull sulkies trotters or jump, farm horses that will be ridden or work around the farm, ranch horses that will cut cattle from herds and pleasure horses just to ride.

Charis Uganda Safaris runs short safaris (1hr, 2hr & 3hr rides) 7 days a week at 10am in the morning and 2pm. Advance reservations are vital, since our horses and guide few. The night & multiday horse riding safaris are run on demand. No need to worry, the majority of people that ride with us have minimal or no horse riding experience. Our horses are well trained, Charis Staff gives you brief training prior your safari on the basics of horse control, we follow your pace for you comfort.

We advise that you wear long pants/ ankle high boots with heels; we provide helmets & a full-length raincoat. Deposit your bags at our premises, for safety. The beasts have saddlebags, for keeping camera, wallets, sunscreen plus water etc while out on safari.  Weight limit for safety reasons we have a 95kg weight. Overnight safaris are run on demand, a minimum of two people; feel free to contact us anyway; even when you are alone, other solo riders just might wait on a second person.

Children from 6 years can also ride the horses with; however it’s advisable that the guide having the child's horse on a lead rope if required.