Our Destinations

Why travelling with Randocheval ?

SOUTH AFRICA : FAMILY STAY IN THE HEART OF THE WILD WATERBERG MOUNTAIN'S FAUNA...

ITINERARY

Day 1

Guests will be met at Johannesburg international Airport and transferred to Horizon (approximately 2 1/2 hours) in time for lunch.  That afternoon guests will enjoy an introductory ride in the game reserve, with sundowners served at one of our hippo dams.  Dinner is a 3 course evening meal at the lodge.

Day 2
A morning of mustering cattle. Triple B Ranch is one of South Africa ’s top stud Bonsmara farms with more than 1500 head of cattle, which need to move regularly to new pastures.  Guests have the opportunity to participate in this fun and exciting activity. This can be followed by a cooling swim with your horse.

Following lunch, relax in the heat of the day by the pool or take a siesta. 

Afternoon tea is followed by an exhilarating fast ride utilizing some of the farms many kilometers of clear sandy tracks.

Day 3
An introduction to Polocrosse - starting with the basics we will soon have guests addicted to this invigorating sport. After lunch, guests are welcome to tag along on one of our bi-weekly shopping trips into the local town of Vaalwater , for some retail therapy bush style! After afternoon tea guests may choose to enjoy another outride or utilize the skills of our dressage expert and strengthen their seat with a flatwork lesson.

Day 4
After breakfast we embark on a 2-night wilderness safari.  Here guest’s ride in search of a wide variety of game. Arriving at the tranquil stone and thatched bush camp within the reserve, in time for lunch, followed with a siesta by the pool and afternoon tea.   That afternoon enjoy a chance to take photos on a guided bush walk or game drive. Sundowners are served at a breathtaking lookout spot. Sleep overnight in a stunning bush lodge.

Day 5
A full morning of riding in the game reserve , possibly encountering white rhino, giraffe, hartebeest or zebra along the way returning to the lodge for a late lunch and a siesta by the pool, after tea its another short ride in the reserve game before returning to the lodge for sundowners and dinner around an open fire. 

Day 6
After breakfast we depart the lodge for the ride back to Horizon Light breakfast arriving at Horizon in time for lunch and a well earned Siesta. The afternoon them brings another chance to ride in our reserve or perhaps those saddle weary would like to visit the local craft shop where over 15 people are now employed in a job creation programme making beaded leather goods and then carry on to visit the orphan rhino, where hand feeding a full grown rhino is a holiday moment to treasure.

Day 7
After many hours in the saddle on the Wilderness trail, guests may opt to take a break and enjoy an outing and game drive at a local reserve – in the hope of close encounters with lion, elephant or buffalo. They may even opt for a helicopter flip over this spectacular reserve, for an aerial view of Africa !

Return to Horizon for lunch. After another indulgent afternoon tea enjoy an outride or try their skills over the challenging cross-country fences.

Day 8
Finish off your holiday with a last ride of your choice.  Depart after a homely lunch in the garden.

Please note these options are available and the itinerary above is an indication of what one can expect during a week at ranch, however as we are completely flexible, guests can decide on a daily basis what activities they would like to partake in.  

Optionnal activities :

Those optional activities have to be paid directly in South African Rand.

• Game drive to Dinaka Game Reserve
• Visit to Charles Barber's farm
• 2 days safari on horseback in Lindani Reserve (4 people minimum)
• Safari to Entabeni Reserve :
- horseback safari to meet the big "Four"
- game drive to meet the big "Five"
- combinaison of both safari + lunch at Entabeni
- helicopter flight over the reserve (6mn)
• Elephant safari (45mn) including breakfast with the elephant trainers
• Visit to the Rhinoceros Museum with the possibility to feed the orphans
• Visit to the goat cheese farm, with goat cheese tasting
• Quad safari with a naturalist guide (1h30), children before 8 yo will be passengers.

EXTEND YOUR TRIP

Extend your trip and visit the Kruger National Game Reserve, Cape Town or Victoria Falls.
You can also combine this safari with one of our other ride in Southern Africa :

- Wild Coast ride
- The Cape ride

- Big Five Safari
- Garonga Safari
- Namibia
- Okavango Delta
- Kenya
- Mozambique

Contact us for further details...

Victoria Falls 3 nights

	90m high and 1800m long, Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful and impressive falls of the world. It's the border between ZAmbia and Zimbabwe. A famous you absolutly have to visit during your stay in South Africa.
	The package includes : - Flights Jo'Burg - Livingstone return ticket, - Airport taxes (135 €), - Transfers from and to Livingstone Airport, - 1 night to the B&B airport Game Lodge in Johannesburg (breakfast included), - 2 nights in full board basis including local drinks and house wines, - Activities : 1 trip to the Zambian side of the falls, laundry, dundown cruise, mokoro trip, nature trails and village/school tour.
	To add : - Optional activities, - Curio shop and office facilities, - Visa fees (average 50 USD depending to your nationality), - Insurances.   Consult rates.

HORSES AND REQUIRED RIDING LEVEL

Horses We take great pride in the care and quality of our horses.  Our herd comprises of Anglo-Arabs, Thoroughbreds, Boerperds and crossbreeds ranging in size from 14.1 – 16.3 hands. All of our horses are honest forward going and highly responsive. Many have been reared, broken and schooled at ranch by our highly skilled horseman.  He has been using “round-pen-reasoning” techniques on young and problem horses for over 15 years.  With over 60 mounts to choose from, for a maximum of 10 guests, we are able to closely match horse to rider capability.  Experienced riders will have a stimulating ride on an intelligent horse, children will be able to enjoy the fun of the willing welshies, while the novice rider will be able to build confidence as they are informally coached by both guide and mount.  . Tack We use mainly customised McClellan saddles, which give a comfortable and secure western type ride. English and Australian stock saddles are also available. We provide saddle bags.

Required riding level This safari is suitable for novice to experienced riders. The riding hat is compulsory. We prefer clients to supply their own, helmets can be provided at no extra cost.  Maximum weight : 110 kg Minimum age : no minimum age if the children love the ponies.

YOUR GUIDES

2 professional guides will accompany you. They are very experience guides, and know perfectly the animal behaviour. They will be able to give you many informations about the African wildlife.

ACCOMMODATION

The Lodge overlooks a beautiful lake normally home to the resident hippo pod. The large colonial verandah is the perfect spot to take in the beauty of South Africa , while listening to hippo and jackal calls. With no TV and no newspapers, it is the ideal place to get away from it all. You'll be accommodated in three ensuite double rooms in the main house and three luxury, en-suite thatched rondavels, each set slightly away from the main house, offering a private and homely place to relax after a long day in the saddle. The Swimming pool enables you to cool off after a hot summer's day. Food is our ranch's second love. Before an early morning ride, guests are offered a light breakfast. After working up an appetite on your ride, lunch is enjoyed under the giant Syringa tree in the garden, followed by afternoon tea & cake at about 3pm. Dinner is a sociable and sumptuous affair, during which the day's adventures, or misadventures, are recounted with great delight. Our carefully planned three-course menus are accompanied by a selection of fine South African wines. Fresh vegetables and home-grown herbs are used in all recipes, with the homemade breads and cakes freshly baked on a daily basis.

DATES AND RATES

Flights to Johannesburg

Please contact us to check the best available rates from your country.

- the trail as described in full board basis, drinks included,
- the transfers from and to Johannesburg airport.
- the financial guarantee of the deposits you send to Randocheval.

- flights to Johannesburg. Please contact us to check the best available rate from your country.
- organization of any discover tour of Africa (Cape Town, Zulus area, Sun City, Victoria Falls..)
- any other service,
- tips,
- insurance : repatriation aid or multiple-risk (cancellation, luggage, repatriation). You can subscribe to these insurances only if you are an european resident. If you live outside European Union, please check with your local insurance company. More information.


OPTION : Discover Victoria Falls 3 nights

Single supplement :

+ 170 € until October 31, 2009
+ 90 € from November 01 to May 31 2010
+ 110 € from June 01 to October 31 2010
The single supplement will have to be paid at the booking time if you travel alone.

BOOKING - INFORMATION

Please, contact Dorothee, for any enquiry !

PRATICAL INFORMATIONS

Johannesburg airport.
Meeting point on day 1 at 10.00am and departure on day 9, arrival to the airport around 6.00pm.

Formalities
Please check with your local ambassy.

Vaccination - health
No specific vaccinations. Don't forget your repatriation insurance.

We recommand to be update of usual vaccination, and especially tetanus..
A treatment against Malaria is also recommended. Please contact a doctor before departure.