1 hour
Morning / afternoon ride
R 550per person
Lodge guests: R 500 per person for a one-hour ride.
Bambelela - Horse Safaris
Horseback trail rides through bush, orchards, and wildlife country.
Bambelela Horse Safaris offers relaxed one-hour rides and longer trail rides for advanced riders. The longer routes move through citrus orchards, bushveld, and a neighbouring reserve of roughly 1000 hectares, with mountain views and wildlife sightings shaping each ride.
Bambelela Horse Safaris
Ride close to the land.
The trail rides combine the quiet pace of horseback travel with the texture of the Lowveld: orchards, bush tracks, water edges, and wildlife country around the lodge. Each ride is shaped around the riders, the weather, and the animals moving through the landscape that day.
- Small groups, shaped around rider level and horse wellbeing
- Single riders welcome with no extra fee
- Chance to see giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, impala, nyala, sable, warthog, kudu, hippo, crocodile, and birdlife
- Dam and mountain views on selected trail rides
Day Ride Rates
Choose the ride that fits your level.
Rates are listed in South African Rand and are charged per person. These are day-visitor and lodge-guest orientation prices; full packages are calculated personally.
2 hours
Morning / afternoon ride
R 1,050per person
A longer trail for riders who are comfortable in the saddle.
3 hours
Extended ride
R 1,550per person
For experienced riders and suitable conditions.
Picnic included
Klaserie Dam excursion
R 2,500per person
A special outing built around water, landscape, and the horses.
Wildlife Route
What you may encounter.
Wildlife can never be promised, but the ride area gives you a real chance to see the animals that make this landscape feel alive: plains game, birdlife, and sometimes river visitors near the Olifants water edge.
Good to Know
- Minimum age: 8 years
- Weight limit: 85 kg
- Closed shoes and long pants or jeans required
- Helmets are provided
- Please arrive 15 minutes before your ride
- An indemnity form must be completed before riding
Volunteer Program
Bush Riding Volunteer Program
Experienced riders can stay 1 to 12 weeks, help with daily horse care, join bush rides, and live the rhythm of the reserve in a small group.
Ready to Ride
Plan your horseback experience at Thandolwami.
Send us your preferred date, riding level, number of riders, and whether you are looking for a short ride or a longer trail experience.