Unicorn Trails is delighted to offer a fantastic riding holiday in the African country of Ethiopia.

Travelling in Ethiopia is for the adventurous who don't mind a limited tourism infrastructure in return for discovering ancient Abyssinia: source of the Great Rift Valley; the origins of mankind, the marvels of ancient christianity and the wild highlands and semi nomadic Oromo people. Famous for its underground churches in Lalibella in the north, Ethiopia also has unique wildlife and beautiful national parks.  

Amongst the many ecosystems of Ethiopia that of the Highlands of the Bale plateau is one of the most diverse, and offers us 8 days on horseback with the Oromo people. Formed of great volcanic masses thrown up before even the African Rift was formed, remodelled by glacial periods, isolated and scarred by deep valleys, the Bale plateau is a natural sanctuary for numbers of endangered plant and animal species such as the rare Abyssinian fox.

All in all the landscape is splendid, the people are welcoming, the sense of history is tangible and you won't have to worry about crowds of tourists. Discover the true Ethiopia on a horse riding holiday with Unicorn Trails.

Read an article on Ethiopian Cuisine from the "How to Spend It" section of the Financial Time June 2010

Read an article on the Ethiopian Highlands from Selamate Magazine Oct-Dec 2008

Read an article on the peoples of Ethiopia from Selamate Magazine Oct-Dec 2008

At Unicorn we group our holidays into several categories to help you find the rides that best suit your riding level and your requirements. Below we have listed the ride categories that you find on at least one horse riding holiday in Mozambique:

  winter sun riding holidays
  adventure riding holidays
  horseback vacation suitable for beginners and novice riders
  riding holiday for non rider 
  horse riding holiday suitable for families
  centre based riding holidays
  beach horse riding holidays
  premier horse riding holidays
  
Below is a list of African countries where we have rides. Just click on a link to view the relevant web pages:

horse riding holidays, horseback safaris, Africa:
   horse riding holidays, horseback safaris - Botswana
   horse riding holiday Ethiopia
   horse riding holiday Kenya, horseback safari Kenya
   horse riding holidays, horseback safaris - South Africa
   horse riding holidays Morocco
   horseriding holiday Mozambique
   horse riding holidays, horseback safaris - Namibia
   horse riding holidays, horseback safaris Tanzania
   horse riding holidays Tunisia
   horse riding holiday Madagascar
   horse riding holidays Egypt