Mpisi Village Horseback Safari: Ride to a Living Community Horseback daytrip with Language Guide
ID: GYG1343690-O-2051705
Category:
Country: Zimbabwe
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Trade the vehicle for a saddle. Ride open bush trails on calm horses, horseback at a working village where you share a meal, learn from local hosts, and see daily life that no game-drive tour reaches.
This is not a pony ride, and it is not a staged village stop. It is a single continuous journey on horseback that links the bush to the people who have always lived alongside it.
You start at the stables with a calm safety briefing and are matched to a horse for your experience level; complete beginners welcome. From there, your guide leads you out along open trails where approaching wildlife on horseback (rather than in a noisy vehicle) lets you get remarkably close; plains game often barely lift their heads. Your guide reads tracks, explains the ecosystem, and sets the pace to your comfort.
The ride delivers you to the village itself. Here you are hosted by community members, not performed at. Depending on the day, you might help prepare a traditional dish, sit for a meal, hear the oral history of the area, or watch a craft being made and try it yourself. A portion of every booking goes directly to the community, and you will know exactly how.
You return by vehicle or a shorter ride, depending on the option booked. You leave having done something most visitors to the Falls never do: arrived somewhere on your own two… four hooves, and actually connected.
Highlights
- Approach wildlife on horseback, closer and quieter than any 4x4 game drive
- Ride calm, well-schooled horses in small groups; beginners are welcome
- Arrive at a working village on horseback, not a staged roadside stop
- Share a meal, learn a craft, and hear the area's oral history
- Enjoy a hands-on experience with a direct community benefit
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Beginners are welcome
A portion of every booking goes directly to the community
The activity involves riding on horseback through open bush trails
INCLUDED
- Horseback safari
- Visit to a working village
- Meal with community members
- Expert guide
- Safety briefing
- Airport Pickup
- Hotel To Airport Pickups
- bottled water
NOT INCLUDED
- Gratuities
- Return Transfers to the Airport
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.