Staying in mobile camps in the Maasai Mara, Offbeat Riding Safaris provides some of the best riding safaris in Africa accompanied by expert riding guides. Your fifth night will be based looking out over the Mara at the Escarpment Mobile Camp
Camping in beautiful and remote corners of Kenya
Galloping over the plains alongside the game
Drinks round the camp fire each evening to mull over the day's adventures
The horses are well schooled thoroughbred and thoroughbred crosses
Offbeat Escarpment Mobile Camp will be your home for one night on your riding adventure. You will Leave Olare Orok in the morning and head across the Mara Plains to reach the Mara River and Park boundary. This is one of the most exhilarating parts of your trip where you will be able to ford the river at one of the famous wilderbeest crossing sights. The camp is based on a forest glade high up on the Soit Olololol Escarpment with incredible views out over the whole of the Mara.
The tents used on mobile safaris are spacious 10ft by 9ft tents with twin camp beds, mattresses, sheet and blankets. Towels, soap and torches are provided and there is a gas lamp and hurricane lamp in each tent. In addition, each tent has a private long drop toilet and bucket showers are always available.
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Gallop across the plains alongside a herd of giraffe.
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