Horse back safari on the West Coast
4.5

Horse back safari on the West Coast

By West Coast Horse Trails
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Unique chance and way to explore the farms and nature the West Coast has to offer. Bond with your horse and have time to smell, see and feel nature. This is the venue closest to Cape Town where you can book and experience a true horse safari. The West Coast offers unique fauna and flora and in spring time, August to October, becomes a wild flower paradise. The farm border ends 700m from the Atlantic ocean and you will have beautiful sea views
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation

Ages 6-80
Duration: 1h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Bottled still water is supplied with all rides.
  • Riding helmet, saddle and bridle


Start:
  • Blombosch Game Farm Buffalo Drift, Main Rd, Yzerfontein, 7351, South Africa
    Turning off from the R27 onto the R315 Yzerfontein you will see the sign to Blombosch about half way down to Yzerfontein. At the security gate, enter the code supplied, drive 3km down the farm road to the main gate and enter the same code again. Turn immediately left towards the "horses"
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Infants must sit on laps
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 271011P1

    • Not recommended for travellers with back problems
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 271011P1

    From
    R 550,00
    per adult
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    • West Coast Horse Trails
      19
      Yzerfontein, South Africa
      Joined in June 2020
    • Ros P
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      West coast horse trails
      Dominique and her crew are absolutely fabulous. We enjoyed 3 days of horse riding with them, including a fantastic beach ride (wow!) a safari ride including zebra and giraffes and many other animals and a horseback safari ride at Khwa ttu reserve with fantastic views and more incredible wildlife. (Followed by lovely meal in the restaurant ) The guides are incredible and looked after us so well. Dominique horses are all well cared for. We had the pleasure of riding the same horses for all 3 rides, which suited us perfectly. The horses were well mannered and responsive, and nicely sure footed! We both highly recommend riding here.
      Written 5 February 2025
    • Quest377600
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Not for beginners
      Dominique was lovely and the horses were beautiful, unfortunately we did not have a good experience. Unlike the previous reviewer we found the horses very unsettled & hard to manage (I have a fair amount of riding experience), they spent a large part of the ride trying to bite or kick each other and the guides had trouble controlling their own horses. Our 4 children with little or no riding experience were unable to prevent their horses from bolting at different points in the ride. Towards the end the guide lost the leading reign for my 9yr old and his horse bolted with him through trees causing him to be knocked out by the branches. I would not recommend this for inexperienced or very young riders.
      Written 5 February 2025
    • annettekF5326HV
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Absolutely recommend
      Place is at a fantastic location close to a huge magnificent beach and in the middle of a small nature reserve. The horses are very well taken care of, fit and extremely well trained and easy to ride. Denzel, my guide for the day was super friendly, helpful and competent and manged to find Mama Giraffe with her few week old offspring for me (hidden behind a bush - yes Giraffes can do that! ;- ) ) . I enjoyed my time on Pavarotti very much (no, he didn't sing.. )
      Written 21 December 2024
    • 51jiskaw
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best beach ride ever👌
      Horse riding with „West Coast Horse Trails“ was one of the highlights of our holidays here in the West Cape! Beautiful landscape, excellent ride on the beach. With enough accompanying riders, the group split up so the experienced riders could enjoy a long gallop along the shore. A dream come true! We even spotted a giraffe, gnus and eland on the way back to the lodge.
      Written 18 October 2024
    • teaxxxx
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Loved it
      Had a lovely time, they match you with horses according to skill level and the farm & beach was stunning! Loved our guide, thank you Emile :)
      Written 11 September 2024
    • G1094PIwendyp
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Lifelong pony memories at Yzerfontein
      What an incredible experience! My 10 year old daughter and I have wanted to do a beach ride since she started riding 2 years ago. She loved her first gallop along the pristine empty beach, I loved riding through a herd of zebra and cantering along the dunes. It was so perfect and relaxing. Our guide, Emile, was a superstar. Definitely recommend.
      Written 23 July 2024
    • Sunshine06070417998
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent Horse Riding Experience
      Lovely ranch, horses well cared for. Staff are friendly and the ride is awesome. Saw seals playing in the sea and zebra and giraffs. Picnic lunch was a nice touch. Tour guys were great.
      Written 15 December 2023
    • Vacation17798368260
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Highlight of my trip so far. Just book your ride.
      Travelled form the Bahamas & booked my ride before the air b n b. I had THE most wonderful ride and experience! I can not recommend enough. Loved it & thank you for a fabulous day out.
      Written 28 September 2023
    • Jared M
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Beautiful!
      Even though the weather wasn’t the greatest we had an absolute ball of a time. The horses loved my wife and I, and we loved them. The service from the riders who attended the safari with us was top quality as the picnic was a perfect little break in between the riding. Me and my wife absolutely loved this and would recommend it highly, ESPECIALLY during the flower season.
      Written 21 September 2023
    • Robert V
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      What a Ride
      It was a fantastic ride and Dominique was great… We haven’t been on horseback for more than 30 years, so Jenny was a bit apprehensive, but the horses were great with us.
      Written 27 June 2023
    • luc_victor_jr
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing Gallop
      The booking was easy and straightforward, and directions to the Blombosch Farm were clear. The one hour + drive from Cape Town Central was really well worth it. The horses are well cared for, and I felt safe and secure and cared for during the whole duration of the ride. The beach gallop was incredible. We kept saying we would do a controlled canter but we just ended up gunning for it.
      Written 25 June 2023
    • Sightseer319908
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best experience of our weekend!
      Our ride was rained out on the day we were supposed to go but Dominique accommodated us as soon as the weather was good enough to ride. She matched the whole experience to our riding ability which made us feel safe on her lovely horses. Riding at sunset was the best experience ever!! It was incredibly beautiful and the bonus was seeing some giraffe and buck on the way back from the beach. If you enjoy breathing in clean sea air, being in nature, watching the sun set over the ocean through storm clouds and having a little adventure, this is highly recommended. Definitely the highlight of our weekend!!
      Written 3 June 2023
    • Rach9642
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic horse riding experience
      My 9 year old and husband rode today and had an amazing time! She galloped for the first time and on the most beautiful beach. Dominique very kindly took lots of videos and photos which she shared with us afterwards. Highly recommend, a really fantastic experience:)
      Written 14 December 2022
    • broopnarain
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing
      What an awesome experience. Thoroughly enjoyed our horse ride. Dominique was amazing and we would love to come back!
      Written 20 August 2022
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    Constance
    Woudrichem, The Netherlands14 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2023 • Friends
    A beautiful beach ride at West Coast Horse Trails! Sweet horses who listened well. Cool feeling to fly over the beach at a gallop! It's just a pity that the way there was only walking and without conversation. Would you like to see how we gallop across the beach? Then take a look at Instagram: Paardenuitaltena
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    Written 7 December 2023
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    Matt P
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2023 • Couples
    So sorry I haven’t left a review before, I thought my other half had!
    We had a fantastic ride for absolutely miles and miles up the beach, the horses they had for us were replaced after chatting and realising we actually were riders, and were given fantastic horses! Can’t rate this highly enough!!
    Written 4 March 2024
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    Charmaine Rohlandt
    Caledon, South Africa18 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We had to wait half an hour for extra horses to arrive. The experience was ok. The saddle was very uncomfortable. But we got to see Zebra, Giraffe, Buffalo, Eland and a tortoise 🥰The Buffalo were very tame.
    Written 19 September 2024
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    Passenger11409807386
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2024 • Couples
    It was a great experience. I was last on a horse when I was in primary school. We are looking to go again and do the beach ride.
    Written 13 February 2024
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