Many safaris on horseback give you the opportunity to gallop alongside gazelle and giraffes. But few afford the spectacle of riding alongside more than two million animals (wildebeest, zebra and gazelles) as they take part in the greatest land migration on Planet Earth. You can only do this on horseback, and don’t even think about it unless you are an experienced rider.

The animals move between Tanzania and Kenya so look for tour operators in these two countries. You are likely to sleep in mobile camps as you follow the migration; the level of opulence helps set the price tag, which in any case will not be cheap. Each operator has his/her own dates and locations, as the migration route changes each year on the basis of rain, temperature, and predator populations. (You don’t want to cross a crocodile-filled stream along with the wildebeest).

One Tanzania-based operator is run by two veterinarians who take pride in their well-trained horses: Makoa-Farm P.O. Box 203,
 Moshi Tanzania
 

Written by  Claudia Flisi.

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