Answer the Call of the Kalahari

When to Travel:

Available Year-Round
Recommended April-September

Duration:

8 days / 7 nights
Flexible itineraries

Riding Level:

Intermediate-Advanced

Gallop across red sands and wide-open savannas, spotting wildlife on your way to a scenic sundowner. Get to know your surroundings not only via horseback but through bushman walks, open air vehicle safaris and more. 

Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve is a family-run 10,500 hectare game sanctuary and lodge on the edge of the Kalahari Desert.  It is home to the critically endangered Black Rhino as well as a variety of plains game such as springbok, giraffe, oryx, impala, kudu, eland, wildebeest and more. Ride along red sand tracks going through savanna landscapes, bush areas and saltpans. Take part in conservation and anti-poaching efforts on the Reserve that directly contribute to the survival of Black Rhinos. Enjoy sunset gallops across the savanna finishing with a sundowner at different locations across the reserve each evening. Camp out under the stars one night and enjoy some of the best dark skies in the world, for which Namibia is well known. Go Rhino tracking on bushman walks and learn about the plants, animals, and ecosystem of the Kalahari. Stay in one of the comfortable rooms in the old farmhouse-turned-lodge, which features a pool and sauna. Dine together in the traditional lapa area overlooking a waterhole, followed by evenings around the fire, swapping stories with other guests from around the world who share an equal passion for riding and all things Africa. 


Horses

Horse breeds range from Appaloosas to Thoroughbred and Arab crosses. The horses live out in the reserve overnight and are very used to interacting with wildlife. They enjoy a good gallop and will walk out flat footed riding past herds of game.


Riding Level

Intermediate - Advanced

These trips are for advanced riders. Riders should be comfortable spending up to 3 hours straight in the saddle and at all paces. Riders should be able to rise in the trot and canter. Horses are schooled English-style and are used to contact in the trot and canter.


Tack and Terrain

English tack (general purpose, dressage, or English treeless saddles)

Terrain is mostly flat, lots of open savanna, some thicker bush areas, and a few salt pans.


Accommodation

Kuzikus is a small, intimate lodge with only 7 large, comfortable and sunny rooms with en-suite bathrooms and your own veranda. There is also a beautiful semi-shaded swimming pool, a sauna for cold winter days, an extensive library, an information center, and a dining area overlooking a scenic water hole.


Dining

Enjoy a European-style nutritious breakfast with bread, cold meat, eggs, cereals, fruit salad, good coffee and a selection of teas. Morning tea and coffee will be served directly to your room. A delicious warm lunch will be served together with a salad after your morning’s excursions. In the evenings an elegant 3-course dinner frequently featuring game meat, served in the spacious, straw-thatched Lapa in “old Africa style”. In addition there will be coffee, tea, and homemade cake in the afternoons. Most of the products are freshly sourced from the region, integrating local farmers into their conservation framework. Of course the chef is also happy to cater for any special dietary wishes. Additionally there is a large selection of soft drinks & alcoholic beverages, an excellent wine assortment as well as Champagne and sparkling wines.


Itinerary

Itinerary may change due to weather or days may be switched around. You can also take a break from the saddle and go on the vehicle game drive where at the end you will meet the riders for the sundowner. Riders then ride back in the open air vehicle after the sundowner and watch the sky change and the stars come out.  This is a great alternative for guests who do not want to ride.

  • Arrive in Windhoek and Transfer to Kuzikus Game Reserve

    Lunch

    Relax

    Tea and cake, meet your guide

    Open air vehicle game drive and sundowners

    Dinner

  • Breakfast

    Ride, get to know your horse on this first easy ride

    Lunch

    Relax by the pool or watch for animals at the waterhole till tea time

    Sunset ride through the savanna to the Salt Pans where we unsaddle and let the horses loose to graze for the night while we enjoy a sundowner

    Dinner

  • Start the day early and head out to track Black Rhinos, learn about rhinos and the conservation projects on the reserve

    Breakfast

    Relax till lunch or tea

    Sunset ride through savanna and bush into Black Rhino territory, end with a sundowner

    Dinner

  • Breakfast

    Bushman excursion, learn how they track animals and survive in the Kalahari

    Lunch

    Relax or go on a walk

    Sunset ride and sundowner

    Dinner

  • Breakfast

    Morning Patrol Ride, help keep Black Rhinos safe

    Lunch

    Ride out to where you will be camping out overnight and enjoy a dinner cooked over the open fire

  • Breakfast

    Relaxed hike back to the Lodge, learn about plants and animals along the way

    Lunch

    Sunset ride out to the dune

    Dinner

  • Breakfast

    You have a morning with nothing planned, you can relax or chose to add another activity that the lodge offers(not included in price)

    Lunch

    Ride to your groups favorite spot for your farewell sundowner

    Dinner

  • Breakfast

    Transfer to the Airport or Windhoek


Dates

2024 Dates

Flexible Dates


Rates

2024 Rates

6 day/5 night Safari

8 day/7 night Safari


Price Includes:

  • All accommodations

  • All meals (breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner)

  • Drinks at sundowners

  • All riding activities, including tack and equipment

  • Transportation in-country (including to and from airport)

  • Room service, laundry, Wi-Fi

Does not include:

  • Airfare to and from Namibia

  • Wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks

  • Additional activities not included in the itinerary

  • Additional travel costs such as riding apparel and insurance

  • Tax and gratuities


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