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Horse Riding in Jinja, Uganda
Safari (Swahili) - A journey or expedition in East Africa for exploration or investigation.
Please note; due to a private group booking we are fully booked from October 20th to October 29th 2024. Our apologies.
Experience the authentic beauty of Uganda with Nile Horseback Safaris. Our rides reveal the breathtaking splendor of the River Nile, picturesque rural areas, and the everyday life of the local villages. You'll get to see homes, trading centers, and the vibrant lives of the people in our community, thanks to the incredible friendliness and generosity of our Ugandan neighbors. While you might spot some wildlife like birds and monkeys, our tours offer a genuine snapshot of life in Africa during the 2020s, showcasing both its positive and negative aspects. Each ride concludes with a stunning trail along the Nile. On our 2-hour rides, you can also enjoy panoramic views from the hills overlooking the Nile valley and traverse the scenic sugar and tea plantations.
We provide a range of riding experiences. Our introductory rides are perfect for beginners, young children, and older adults, emphasizing safety and ease. Our 1-hour and 1.5-hour rides are leisurely trail rides where you control your own horse. For more experienced riders, we offer two types of 2-hour rides: a mixed group ride for riders of varying skill levels, and an advanced ride for serious riders only. Most of our rides are private, ensuring your group has a personalized experience. We operate daily from 10am to 4pm and recommend booking in advance for our 1-hour, 1.5-hour, sunset, and 2-hour rides to ensure availability. Please note our strict weight limits: 85kg for introductory rides and 80kg for longer rides, for the safety of both riders and horses. We accommodate all comfort levels, with multiple guides to allow for varied riding paces.
Our Rides
Intro Pony Rides
We offer pony rides for kids as well as adults. To ensure these rides are as safe as possible, we have a guide walking and controlling the pony/horse and helping you or your child at all times. There are 30 minute or 1-hour options. These ponies are very safe, and parents are welcome to walk with their children and take photos.
1hr mixed group
Our 1 hr ride is aimed at novices, kids, aged riders and those that may be a little nervous. It is an introductory slow paced safari, (walk and trot), with most of the ride in the local village and about 1 km along the banks of the Nile. Really nervous riders can be led along on lead ropes if required. (Kids from 6 years).
1.5hr mixed group
Our 1.5 hr ride is a slightly more advanced version of our 1 hour ride. There are some opportunities for a short canter if you choose, but this ride is still a slower paced trip, more a sightseeing tour through the village and along the river bank rather than a hard core riding trip. Ideal trip for friends or family that don't want anything too intense.
Sunset ride
This is a late afternoon ride of 1.5 hours during the cooler part of the day. More of a relaxed ride, great for all abilities and takes in the stunning light across the river and the relaxed mood of the village in the late afternoon. This ride requires a minimum of 2 people to run and needs to be pre-booked.
2hr mixed group
This ride is for groups of friends/family with a range of abilities who want to ride together. The ride takes in mostly the rural areas and the section along the Nile. There are options for some short canters on this ride, but no-one is expected to go faster than they feel comfortable.
2hr advanced
Our most popular serious riders trip. Plenty of opportunity for lots of cantering in the hills and plantations but also with the section in the village and along the Nile. If you are a rider and haven't been riding for a while this is the tour for you. We do not allow novices, and this ride is a private ride.
Our Horses
Our horses are our reputation, and we have a range of sizes and breeds to suit everyone from beginners to advanced skill levels. Our horses come to us from our partner in northern Kenya when they are aged between 1 year and 3 years. The horses are trained for about a year before the guides begin to ride them and at least a year and a half before clients ride them. We don't break our horses in (the old school way) we believe in building trust over time with horses, so they become willing partners with riders. We fly a vet in from South Africa twice yearly, a horse dentist from South Africa annually and have had a master farrier from France to train our staff. Our horses are kept in immaculate condition and are trained in competition disciplines as well as being safari horses. They are well behaved, safe and bomb-proof, making them a pleasure to ride.
Important Information
Safety
We have an outstanding safety record because of the training and care we give our horses. Our horses are well fed and immaculately kept so we have happy, safe and reliable safari horses. All trips are accompanied by two or more guides and helmets are supplied. We have strict 80kg rider weight limit for client safety and also for the wellbeing of our horses.
Riding Experience
Due to the variety of abilities of our clients, we offer a range of different rides to suit all levels of experience. Our mixed group safaris are slower-paced rides, that accommodate friends or family with varying levels of experience who want to ride together. Our advanced rides cater for the serious riders and are generally private with just you and your guides.
When We Ride
We run short safaris (1 hour, 1 and a half hours, 2-hour rides) 7 days a week at 10 am in the morning and 2 pm in the afternoon. Bookings are essential as we have limited horses and guides. We will run these trips even for single riders. Our sunset rides (90mins) run from 4-pm on demand with a minimum of 2 riders.
What to bring
We ask that you wear closed shoes (boots or trainers), preferably with a heel. For your comfort, we recommend jeans or trousers that completely cover your legs to stop stirrup leather rubs. All our horses are equipped with saddlebags including a raincoat for each client. The other essentials to bring are a small bottle of water, sunscreen, and your camera.
