Matobo Hills Riding & Canoeing Safari

Highlights

• Ride among the granite koppies and balancing rocks of the Matobo Hills, a UNESCO site
• Track white rhino on foot and canoe as well as ride
• Plains game and open bush at the Cawston Wildlife Estate
• Led by James Varden, a highly experienced Zimbabwean guide
• Nights in comfortable safari camps and lodges

The riding

A riding safari through wildlife country, so you should be a fit, confident rider, secure at all paces and able to control a forward horse. It combines riding with walking and canoeing, and is not suited to novices.

The horses

Fit, well-mannered safari horses, used to riding among wildlife.

A typical day

Days mix riding through the Matobo's granite hills and Cawston's open bush with tracking white rhino on foot and canoeing on the water, returning to camp for meals and evenings under the stars.

Accommodation & food

A mix of comfortable safari camps and lodges in the Matobo and at Cawston.

All meals are included, safari style.

When to go

Best months: April to October

The cooler dry season, roughly April to October, is the best time for riding and wildlife.

Getting there

Nearest airport: Bulawayo (BUQ), via Johannesburg or Victoria Falls

Transfers: Transfers from Bulawayo arranged with the operator

Fly to Bulawayo via Johannesburg.

What's included

Good to know

• Combines riding with rhino tracking on foot and canoeing
• For fit, confident riders, not novices
• Best in the dry season, April to October
• Confirm dates and the rider weight limit with the operator