11 Days Amboseli Nakuru Horse Riding Tour

Breakfast followed by morning ride towards Amboseli, heading eastwards parallel to the Tanzanian border. You are likely to see game such as giraffe, zebra, eland, gerenuk, a glimpse of a lesser kudu, impala, wildebeest, Grants and Thompson's Gazelle on your way to the Ngorambuni rocks, where a huge boulder on top of a rocky kopje provides a cool and shaded picnic spot with panoramic views towards Amboseli. After lunch you ride across the dried up lakebed to a campsite at Soit Nado (red rocks), where your tents are pitched beneath a grove of lovely fever trees, some 200 yards from the Tanzanian border, and home for the next three nights. Overnight: Soit Nado Camp Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

Early breakfast followed by morning drive out from camp in any direction, exploring the defunct Meerschaum mines, the extraordinary landscape of Lake Amboseli Lake, and the surrounding marshes which provide shelter to thousands of head of game, including large herds of buffalo and the famed herds of Amboseli elephant who spend hours of their day like dinosaurs in the swamp before wandering out onto the desert like features of the lake bed with its shimmering mirage of heat haze. Overnight: Soit Nado Camp Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

Breakfast followed by morning exploration of the area on horseback, crossing the border to explore the foothills of the Great Kilimanjaro. You will take a day drive into Amboseli with a barbeque lunch, giving you an opportunity to get some close up shots of big game from the land rovers. Overnight: Soit Nado Camp Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

Breakfast followed by check out from camp and departure from Soit Nado heading northeast across the National Park, skirting the green swamps and passing large amounts of game as you canter across the lake bed, which provides near perfect going for horses without any of the dreaded aardvark holes to trap the unwary. You will break for lunch on the far side of the lake bed, and a welcome siesta beneath the shade of an acacia before riding a further 10 miles to camp at Risa, on the plains between Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills. Overnight: Camp Risa Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

Breakfast followed by morning ride towards the Chyulu Hills, which rise from the plains to a height of 7000ft. These hills are recent volcanoes only 500,000 years old and some of the craters and lava flows are only 200 years old. This evening you will camp at the foot of a small hill, amongst beautiful groves of Balanites and Acacia Tortilis trees with craters rearing up at intervals as if the ride were passing through some kind of magical theme park. Overnight: Millennium Campsite Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

Spend two full days at the Millennium camp from where you will enjoy horse rides, game tracking, nature walks and game drives accompanied by game scouts, with options of walking up to Ol Donyo Sambu, one of the conical craters found towards the western end of the range. Overnight: Millennium Campsite Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

Spend two full days at the Millennium camp from where you will enjoy horse rides, game tracking, nature walks and game drives accompanied by game scouts, with options of walking up to Ol Donyo Sambu, one of the conical craters found towards the western end of the range. Overnight: Millennium Campsite Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

Early breakfast followed by morning drive to Nakuru and to the Deloraine House located within the Great Rift Valley for your final two nights in Kenya. These two nights will not be spent in tents but in the comfort of the luxurious house. Overnight: Deloraine House Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

An early morning ride before breakfast is optional to those who could make it to wake up before sunrise. Breakfast is then followed by day trips to either Lake Nakuru or Bogoria famous for their flamingos. These can be arranged and booked directly from the Deloraine House with a picnic lunch included. Overnight: Deloraine House Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, breakfast

Breakfast at leisure followed by drive back to Nairobi as you admire beautiful scenery; arrive in Nairobi after 3 hours drive and enjoy a special farewell lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant giving you an opportunity to meet with some members of staff for tour feedback and general comments.