Discover 2020’s Best Horseback Adventures With Ranch Rider
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he year 2020 signalled the beginning of a new decade, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a bucket list horseback adventure. Riding holiday specialist, Ranch Rider
has been curating its collection of handpicked riding holidays for over a quarter of a century, the tour operator recommending ten of the most amazing places to hit the trail this year.
Famous for its equine culture, in Argentina getting around on horseback is undoubtedly the best way to travel. Imagine galloping across the water- meadows and winding your way up and down the valleys of Patagonia, the Andes at your back - your first ride setting the scene for what is bound to be an incredible week in the saddle. At the Huechahue Estancia, you will also be invited to work the cattle with the gauchos and herd the horses - the more scenic trails leading to Indian burial caves and cliffs where condors and eagles roost. Seven-nights from £2,725pp (no single supplement).
Nothing compares to Namibia, the country’s vast other worldly landscape breathtaking to behold. Quenching the thirst of modern-day explorers, the arid desert landscape of Damaraland is largely inaccessible by anything other than a horse, but even more awe-inspiring is the presence of the desert- adapted elephant and rhino - this unforgiving environment still a place the wildlife calls home. Nature at its most remote the landscape is dotted with ancient craters and remnants of prehistoric times - the journey of discovery stretching from Twyfelfontein to the forbidding Skeleton Coast. 10-nights from £4,740pp (no single supplement).
One of the operator's most popular riding holidays, Idaho’s Medicine Lodge Horse Drive is described as the ultimate equine challenge. Novices need not apply, as this fast-paced adventure is certain to test the mettle of the most
ardent equestrian, your task to drive between 30 and 55 head of horses through desert canyon country and across 60 miles of the Gem state’s beautiful backcountry. Prepare to be astounded by the jaw-dropping vistas, as you canter over the vast prairies, the off-grid wrangler experience coming complete with tented accommodation and authentic chuckwagon dinners. Six-nights from £1,649pp (no single supplement).
Aſter visiting Kenya last September, Ranch Rider felt compelled to include the country in its latest brochure - the destination blessed with a great diversity of wildlife species and birdlife, and some of the world’s most breathtaking scenery. From crossing the Mara River on horseback to trekking across big cat country where lion prides rule, you can be assured of an epic equine safari, the rides taking place in some of the largest unfenced expanses in Africa. Not only home to the Annual Migration, the event deemed to be "The Greatest Wildlife Show On Earth," the ever-changing landscape is also inhabited by the Maasai, the tribe farming their cattle on this unspoilt landscape. Eight-night Masai Mara Safari from £7,399pp (two sharing).
In order to truly appreciate the vast parries and rolling hills of Canada, Ranch Rider urges you to take a trip through Saskatchewan. Nicknamed “Land of the Living Skies” - owing to its vibrant sunsets and the appearance of Aurora Borealis (the northern lights) - it’s the perfect province from which to enjoy a cowboy camp out under the stars. An authentic working cattle ranch, book a stay at La Reata, and try your hand at roping longhorns, sorting calves or moving the herd - the property's proximity to Lake Diefenbaker allowing you to swap your saddle for waterskis. Seven-nights from £995pp (two sharing).
Named aſter a successful prospector of the famous Klondike Gold Rush, this year Wyoming’s 1,800-acre Klondike Working Ranch will celebrate 100 years
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