Horse Back Safaris at Mihingo Lodge

Mihingo Lodge offers horse back safaris around the Lodge in the valleys towards Lake Kacheera just outside Lake Mburo National Park. We carefully adjust the rides according to the riding skills of each group; for beginners and inexperienced riders we only walk the horses. In fact a walk on a horse is the best way to view game. It is peaceful and relaxing and you get very close to the animals. For advanced riders there are also lovely stretches for trotting and cantering. We have 5 horses between 14.9 and 15.4 hands and 4 tough Ethiopian ponies which are about 13 hands.

Our maximum weight limit for guests is 90 kg. We provide fully adjustable helmets in all sizes. We only use security stirrups for our guests and ride with English style saddles not Western-style saddles. We recommend that you wear long trousers and strong shoes if possible with a heel. At the moment we are not taking more than 4 guests out at a time. All our rides are accompanied by at least one experienced syce as a guide, but in most cases there are 2 guides accompanying each ride.

Horse back safaris are an exciting way to see the wildlife around Mihingo Lodge. Without any engine sound and fumes you feel part of nature and often get the chance to see the more timid animals. It is an exhilarating experience not to be missed. We sometimes see eland and buffalo and nearly always see warthog, topi, impala, duiker, bushbuck, waterbuck and zebra on our horse back safaris, although this depends very much on the time of year and the rain fall in the area.

Experiencing game from horse back is very special; zebra come towards you the check out the strange relative without strips. Even the normally very shy eland curiously look at the horses without running away, just keeping their distance. All the guests that have gone on one of our horse safaris have absolutely loved it!

Please contact our manager at the Lodge for more information.

Prices for horse back safaris:

½ hour kids riding 35,000 UGX (20 US$)
1 hour ride 70,000 UGX (40 US$)
2 hour ride 120,000 UGX (70 US$)
3 hour ride 160,000 UGX (90 US$)
4 hour ride 200,000 UGX (115 US$)