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Unparalleled riding safaris and adventure in Kenya’s most beautiful and wild places. Contact: [email protected] to organise your own safari.

03/11/2024

That’s a wrap for the summer season.

The horses have headed home to the green fields of Deloraine, camp has been packed up and sent out for maintenance, and the team are enjoying a very well deserved rest. Now it’s time to sit back and wait for the November rains to arrive…

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If you would like to come and ride with us, please DM us here or email [email protected] for more information, rates & dates.

30/10/2024

This week we are in Laikipia…

Several times a year we transport all of our tents, tack and team up to Laikipia for a week or more to traverse this wild and secluded landscape.

With rolling hills, rocky kopjes and cedar forests, it is truly one of the most beautiful rides in the world. As for wildlife, Laikipia is home to all of the Big Five with a healthy population of both white and black rhino. The diversity of flora and fauna is awe-inspiring with many species endemic to the area like gerenuk, reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra. We particularly recommend this trip to those who have ridden with us before.

If you would like to come and ride with us, in Laikipia or in the Masai Mara, please DM us here or email [email protected] for more information, rates & dates.

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27/09/2024

We run our Laikipia rides several times a year and they are always a highlight in the calendar.

Riding in the foothills of Mt Kenya, across endlessly beautiful and changing terrain, our 8 night-mobile riding safaris in Laikipia always leave us wanting for more. The wildlife is abundant and also different to the Mara. As well as all of the usual suspects, in Laikipia we are lucky to find wildlife specific to the region such as reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra as well as white rhino and wild dog.

We have some availability on our Laikipia ride from the 8th-16th February 2025. Please DM us here or email [email protected] for more information.

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15/09/2024

Crossing the Maasai Mara on horseback.

We do 7-night progressive riding safaris across the Maasai Mara and Laikipia. These photos were captured by on our Mara safari, where we ford rivers, cross plains and encounter wildlife at every turn.

We have availability on our 18th - 25th January 2025 Maasai Mara ride. If you would like to come and join us, please email [email protected].

10/09/2024

It’s a family affair…

Here is our lead mare, Chyulu, on safari with her children and grandchildren. Chyulu is one of our lead horses and is one of the very bravest in our string. We are so lucky that we have so many of her offspring in our lineup as her strength, courage & attitude have been passed down through the generations. After all, bravery is bred.

Chyulu (centre) is pictured here with her two sons, Mzima & Tsavo, and with Mzima’s offspring, Shamrock, Poppadom & Ricochet.

1: Chyulu and her family
2: Chyulu
3: Mzima
4: Tsavo
5: Shamrock
6: Poppadom
7: Ricochet

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10/09/2024

It never gets old…

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08/09/2024

It takes a village…

There are lorry drivers, tent builders, shower boilers, grooms, farriers, chefs, waiters, spotters & guides. These are just some of our amazing team that make it all happen…

If you would like to come and experience our traditional mobile riding safari, please email [email protected].

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06/09/2024

Aaaaand we’re back!

For the past two years we’ve been unable to access our page. Now we’re reconnected and looking forward to sharing news from our safaris with our Facebook friends and followers once again.

With love,

The Offbeat Riding Safaris Team

05/09/2024

Our traditional mobile canvas safari camp captured by

Every two nights, our camp is completely dismantled, trucked up to 50kms distance, unpacked and reassembled in a new, and evermore beautiful, location.

We sleep in spacious canvas tents, with cosy beds, hot showers and everything you could need on an adventure such as ours. We have three-course dinners under the stars each night and there’s a hot water bottle waiting when it’s time to go to bed. Our horses sleep on a picket line close by and we fall asleep to the sound of them munching hay and the hyenas whooping in the darkness beyond.

If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected].

16/03/2023

Thrilled with this article and photos by Farnsworth Photography in unTacked magazine about her experience riding in Kenya with Offbeat Riding Safaris and Sosian Lodge

Featuring guides Simon Kenyon and Megan Hodgson .

Lucinda Voorspuy + Offbeat Safaris

21/12/2022

Dreamy Mara at golden hour ✨

Photos by Georgina Preston Photo

20/12/2022

The call of the wild! 🦁

Ride with us this Feb 4-11th when the sun is warm and the days are long 🐆

Photos by Georgina Preston Photo

19/12/2022

Our very own Daisy. Fearless, hilarious and the greatest wit in the Mara!

Photos by Georgina Preston Photo

15/12/2022

“The only person I envy is the one that hasn’t been to Africa yet - for they have so much to look forward to” ❤️🐎

See our ‘2023’ highlight for dates or DM us here and we’ll find the perfect date for you to join us 🐆

13/12/2022

The course designers of Burghley and Badminton are top notch of course but our itchy elephants on the Mara also make a fine fence or two!

Head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨🐆

12/12/2022

“We often talked of the Safaris that we had been on. Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them.” - from Out of Africa ❤️

Is 2023 the year you join us in the Mara? 🦓

21 - 28 Jan 2023
04 - 11 Feb 2023
11 - 18 March 2023
17 - 24 June 2023
15 - 22 July 2023
07 - 14 October 2023
09 - 16 December 2023

If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨✨

11/12/2022

We mix things up with game drives between rides, this time to see an Ellie family. The baby at the end 🥹🐘

Is 2023 the year you join us in the Mara? 🦓

21 - 28 Jan 2023
04 - 11 Feb 2023
11 - 18 March 2023
17 - 24 June 2023
15 - 22 July 2023
07 - 14 October 2023
09 - 16 December 2023

If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨✨

10/12/2022

Arriving back to Hippo Camp before dark 🌅

09/12/2022

Early morning at the hippo camp on the Mara river 🦛☕️

Ride with us this Feb 4-11th when the sun is warm and the days are long 🐆

Head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨

Photos by Georgina Preston Photo

08/12/2022

Lunch in the trees on our way to Soit Olololol Camp 🐎

Guests enjoy a cold drink and a long siesta while the horses enjoy a bath in stream (they love it)!

Ride with us this Feb 4-11th when the sun is warm and the days are long 🐆

Head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨

Photos by Georgina Preston Photo

06/12/2022

What a character! This little guy was filmed by a lovely guest at our Offbeat camp in the Mara 🐘❤️

We have saddles available throughout the following safaris -

21 - 28 Jan 2023
04 - 11 Feb 2023
11 - 18 March 2023
17 - 24 June 2023
15 - 22 July 2023
07 - 14 October 2023
14 - 21 October 2023
09 - 16 December 2023

If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨

04/12/2022

On day three we ascend the Soit Olololol Escarpment.

We reach our camp at about 17:30 on the edge of the escarpment and spend the night overlooking the whole Mara ecosystem. Early risers are rewarded with magnificent sun rises. Such a special location and often guests’ favourite camp 🌅

We have saddles available throughout the following safaris -

21 - 28 Jan 2023
04 - 11 Feb 2023
11 - 18 March 2023
17 - 24 June 2023
15 - 22 July 2023
07 - 14 October 2023
09 - 16 December 2023

If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨

Photos by Georgina Preston Photo

02/12/2022

Simon holding back the hippos with his all-powerful stock whip! 🦛🚫

Ride with us this 04 - 11 Feb 2023. The days are long and warm in February - it’s one of our favourite times of year in the Mara 🦒

Email us at [email protected] or head to our website for more information https://www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨

Photos by Georgina Preston Photo

01/12/2022

Early morning at the hippo camp on the Mara river 🦛☕️

Ride with us this Feb 4-11th when the sun is warm and the days are long 🐆

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20/11/2022

Ride with us this 04 - 11 Feb 2023. The days are long and warm in February - it’s one of our favourite times of year in the Mara 🦒

Email us at [email protected] or DM us here ✨

Photos by Georgina Preston Photo

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Just a few safari scenes… If you would like to come and ride with us, we have the following availability in Spring 2025: MAASAI MARA 28th Dec 2024 - 4th Jan: 2 saddles 18th - 25th January: 8 Saddles 25th Jan - 1st Feb : 4 Saddles 15th- 22nd March: 12 Saddles LAIKIPIA 8th-16th February : 7 Saddles Please DM us here or email [email protected] for more information, rates & dates. #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari #ridingsafari #ridingsafarikenya #whyilovekenya #ridingholiday #lifebetweentheears #safarilife #braveryisbred #kenyasafaris #africansafari #bushpony #rideworldwide #rideofyourlife #africanhorsesafari #africanhorsesafaris #horseridingholiday #letsride #horsevacations #dreamyponies #pferdesafari #horsebacksafaris #horsesofinstagram #equinephotography #adventuretravel #africanconservation #ridekenya #wildencounters

ZEBRA CROSSING. Always good fun to have a run with the zebra herds. Thanks to @ollie.chapman for filming. If you would like to come and join us, please email [email protected]. #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari #ridingsafari #ridingsafarikenya #whyilovekenya #ridingholiday #lifebetweentheears #safarilife #braveryisbred #kenyasafaris #africansafari #bushpony #rideworldwide #rideofyourlife #africanhorsesafari #africanhorsesafaris #horseridingholiday #letsride #horsevacations #dreamyponies #pferdesafari #horsebacksafaris #horsesofinstagram #equinephotography #adventuretravel #africanconservation #ridekenya #wildencounters

River crossings are always a thrill! Ride with us this Feb 4-11th when the sun is warm and the days are long 🐆 www.offbeatsafaris.com/ #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari

The Queen of the Mara 🦁 We have just one last saddle on the 21 - 28 Jan 2023 departure. Join us? If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] ✨ #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari

You arrive in the Mara on a 12 seater plane and you’ll probably check giraffe, elephants and hippos off your list before you even land! We immediately take you on game drive straight from the landing strip for instant gratification 🦒🐘🦛 Is 2023 the year you join us in the Mara? 🦓 21 - 28 Jan 2023 04 - 11 Feb 2023 11 - 18 March 2023 17 - 24 June 2023 15 - 22 July 2023 07 - 14 October 2023 09 - 16 December 2023 If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or visit our website for more details www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨ #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari

There’s always something happening everywhere you look in the Mara 😍 Is 2023 the year you join us in the Mara? 🦓 21 - 28 Jan 2023 04 - 11 Feb 2023 11 - 18 March 2023 17 - 24 June 2023 15 - 22 July 2023 07 - 14 October 2023 09 - 16 December 2023 If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or head to our website for more details www.offbeatsafaris.com ✨ #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari

Fun little bit of trivia! You also fly into the Mara on a similar (but slightly more modern!) plane just like they did in the movie ✈️ Is 2023 the year you join us in the Mara? 🦓 21 - 28 Jan 2023 04 - 11 Feb 2023 11 - 18 March 2023 17 - 24 June 2023 15 - 22 July 2023 07 - 14 October 2023 09 - 16 December 2023 If you would like to come and ride with us, please visit our website www.offbeatsafaris.com ✨ #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari #ridingsafari #ridingsafarikenya #whyilovekenya #ridingholiday #safarilife #kenyasafaris #africansafari #bushpony #rideworldwide #rideofyourlife #africanhorsesafari #africanhorsesafaris #horseridingholiday #horsevacations #pferdesafari #horsesofinstagram #adventuretravel #ridekenya #wildencounters #horses #horse #merylstreep #robertredford #cowboy #outofafrica

“We often talked of the Safaris that we had been on. Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them.” - from Out of Africa ❤️ Is 2023 the year you join us in the Mara? 🦓 21 - 28 Jan 2023 04 - 11 Feb 2023 11 - 18 March 2023 17 - 24 June 2023 15 - 22 July 2023 07 - 14 October 2023 09 - 16 December 2023 If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨✨ #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari

We mix things up with game drives between rides, this time to see an Ellie family. The baby at the end 🥹🐘 Is 2023 the year you join us in the Mara? 🦓 21 - 28 Jan 2023 04 - 11 Feb 2023 11 - 18 March 2023 17 - 24 June 2023 15 - 22 July 2023 07 - 14 October 2023 09 - 16 December 2023 If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨✨ #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari

Arriving back to Hippo Camp before dark 🌅 #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari

What a character! This little guy was filmed by a lovely guest at our Offbeat camp in the Mara 🐘❤️ We have saddles available throughout the following safaris - 21 - 28 Jan 2023 04 - 11 Feb 2023 11 - 18 March 2023 17 - 24 June 2023 15 - 22 July 2023 07 - 14 October 2023 14 - 21 October 2023 09 - 16 December 2023 If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or head to our website for more information www.offbeatsafaris.com/ ✨ #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari

How dreamy does Ferdi look coming in to sundowners on an evening this August! We have saddles available throughout the following safaris - 21 - 28 Jan 2023 04 - 11 Feb 2023 11 - 18 March 2023 17 - 24 June 2023 15 - 22 July 2023 07 - 14 October 2023 14 - 21 October 2023 09 - 16 December 2023 If you would like to come and ride with us, please email [email protected] or DM us here! ✨

A beautiful moment on the Olare Orok river.

A beautiful moment on the Olare Orok river. Please email [email protected] if you would like to come and join us. #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #horsesafari #maasaimara #ridingsafari #ridingsafarikenya #whyilovekenya #ridingholiday #lifebetweentheears #safarilife #africasafaris #kenyasafaris #africanconservation #wildlifephotography #rideworldwide #rideofyourlife #africanhorsesafari #africanhorsesafaris #horseridingholiday #horseriding #horsevacations #dreamyponies #pferdesafari #horsebacksafaris #equestrianlife #horsesofinstagram #equinephotography #adventuretravel #masaimara #ridekenya #wildencounters

Sound on 📣 Elephant birth 🐘 incredible noises and behavior from this herd of elephants whilst one is in labor in the middle! @offbeatridingsafaris @simonkenyon1 @offbeatsafaris 📷 @rosykenyon

We still have availability on our 11th-18th December riding safari in the Maasai Mara. Escape grey winter days and join us on horseback for the ride of a lifetime, where the only thing cold is the beer. Kenya has been removed from the U.K. red list and is open to travellers from all over the world. Please email [email protected] for bookings & more information. #offbeatridingsafaris #offbeatsafaris #masaimara #horsesafari #maasaimara #ridingsafari #ridingsafarikenya #horserideafrica #whyilovekenya #ridingholidays #lifebetweentheears #horseaddict #safarilife #africasafaris #kenyasafaris #conservation #africaconservation #wildlifephotography #horseridingholiday #horseriding #horsevacation #dreamyponies #cheval #pferdesafari #horsebacksafaris #equestrianlife #horsesofinstagram #equinephotography #adventuretravel #wanderlust