Kalahari Bush Ride
Dr. Livingstone, I presume? Tree Lodge was the perfect location to recover from the long haul flight New York to Johannesburg and on to Maun. The charming raised tented cabins surrounded by the bush made us feel at home... Read more
Journal of George Richardson in Tanzania, January 2014
A Tough Act to Follow Below, George Richardson shares the journal of his experience on the Lake Natron Safari. Please also see his reactions to his second Tanzanian trip in 2016. Day 1:”Assembly” Departed Amsterdam for the KLM flight to KIA... Read more
Africa Ride: Lake Natron and the Serengeti
Africa at its Best Careful not to overtake our leader, we cantered through the long grass towards camp, marked by a line of tents, nestled under spreading acacia trees.The shadows lengthened behind Ol Doinyo Lengai, “Mountain of God” to... Read more
Advantages of Solo Travel on Horseback
Making New Equestrian Friends If you love to ride, but the rest of your family and friends don’t share your enthusiasm, join one of our horseback riding vacations where you have a good chance of making new friends with... Read more
Family ride: Destination Donegal
Of Kids and Connemaras There were four children in our group of eight, including my 11-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter. I’d been toying with the idea that there must be a fair number of parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles... Read more
A Verdant Welsh Mountain Ride
So Green were the Valleys Please note we do not currently have a ride in Wales, but have other options in Northern Europe and are working on expanding our repertoire in the area! After riding numerous times over the... Read more
A “must read” memoir for horse lovers written by our Mozambique outfitter.
One Hundred and Four Horses Equitours works with fascinating and inspiring riding tour outfitters all over the world but the story of Mandy and Pat Retzlaff, our Mozambique operators, is one of the most heart-touching, uplifting, and certainly unique.... Read more
Galavanting around Castile, Spain
An Exploratory Riding Vacation in Spain One of the greatest perks of being a ride consultant at Equitours is being able to travel, actually experience our rides first hand, meet and develop friendships with our outfitters, and get to... Read more
Majestic Mountains and Monarchs Ride in Mexico
Mexico’s Majestic Peaks After doing more than 100 horseback rides in foreign lands over the last 40 years, I never cease to be surprised and delighted by the tremendous diversity of opportunity available around the world with horses. This... Read more
Icelandic Horse Trekking in the Land of Fire and Ice
My Horse was Norse, of Course I think, perhaps, that Greenland and Iceland have been misnamed. Well, all right, I have never been to Greenland, but when I visited Iceland in July, I was pleasantly surprised at how very... Read more
Namibia Desert Safari: Ride to the Sea
A Phenomenal Desert Horse Riding Adventure There is something so compelling about riding a sleek horse across the wide-open expanses of a desert landscape. This desert horse safari, which crosses one of the earth’s most extreme landscapes, is a... Read more
Self-guided French Riding Holiday
Southwest France with Compass in Hand Departing the Loire Valley and taking the train southeast to Carcassonne I began a new and somewhat daunting horseback riding adventure – the Equitours Randonnée Liberté trail ride in southwest France. I am... Read more