All these riding safaris are run by Okavango Horse Safaris, based in Maun.

Basic trip information
Perhaps unlike most of the other camps in this book (except African Horseback Safaris), the precise details of OHS’s camps are really much less important than the arrangements made for the riding activities. Thus here I’ll cover briefly the basics of these safaris, before mentioning the camps and itineraries.

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The experience
Provided that you are a competent rider, seeing the Okavango from horseback can be totally magical. From the point of view of most of the rest the Delta’s animals, once you step into the saddle you become part of a four-legged herbivore (albeit, a strange-shaped one).
Thus generally they relax around you, allowing you to ride with herds of antelope without disturbing them, and see the place from a kudu’s eye view. The palm islands, grassy floodplains, mopane forests and clear streams all ensure that the ground under you is always changing. Your horse will wade from island to island, where the going is normally quite good and firm along the edges – allowing the ride to move on at a trot and canter.
Having said all this, just as the herbivores perceive you as an antelope, so will the predators. Hence the emphasis on safety that a horse-riding operation must have in this environment. It’s not unusual to have to gallop to safety from a pride of lion – usually with the guide at the rear, gun in hand.

The riding camps
These aim to be comfortable and simple, and all are staffed. Three meals a day are prepared, with saddlebag picnic breakfasts. As with most camps, they emphasise fairly healthy food with fresh vegetables and salads, and bake fresh bread each day. Dinner is often a three-course affair, usually served by candle light at a dining table beside the campfire.

<< Click on 'Riding camps' on the left menu to read more about Kujwana, Moklowane and also the Qwaapu and Kiri fly-camps.