Family ride at Arizona's White Stallion Guest Ranch

With over 80 years combined experience in the saddle, the Ranch Rider team has its hoof to the ground when it comes to the best riding holidays. So, where to hit the trail in 2018? From new cultural cowgirl…

Mandela statue, Cape Town; ©  South Africa Tourism

There are plenty of travel lists out there with insight on where to go in 2018, but if you’re planning to come to Africa, Acacia Africa’s top 10 is one you won’t want to miss.…

Getting ready to go overland in Africa (c) Acacia Africa

It may seem like a world away, but Christmas will be here before you know it, so Acacia Africa have picked out a few fabulous “guaranteed to go” overland tours for your virtual stocking.

Arno Delport Sales…

Specialist tour operator, Ranch Rider is launching an exclusive, three part riding holiday. The nine night, Classic Arizona Adventure will depart on 15 November, the itinerary including three night stays at Tucson’s White Stallion Guest Ranch, the Tombstone Monument Ranch and Sasabe’s recently re-opened, Rancho de la Osa.  …

Tour operator, Ranch Rider is an independent specialist offering authentic western riding holidays. September and October are key months for cattle drives, so the travel company suggests booking an autumn horseback adventure if you want to earn your spurs as a real cowboy!

According to the Weather Channel, Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming are just…

Assisting the local community & helping to paint schools in Uganda

Here’s why Africa will fit perfectly into your WAP (Work & Play) year: the new gapper seeking to enhance their CV, earn some hard cash, AND travel. Yes, that single minded, spiritual quest to find yourself is so last year, which means, if you…

If you're thinking of booking a snap gap, you might well be considering an overland trip across Africa. Experience this type of travel with Acacia Africa, as the safari specialist gives you…

“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing,” is one of the many quotes featured in Acacia Africa’s new 32 page catalogue. According to the Simple Explorers blog team (recent Acacia travellers), Helen Keller’s words are “a rallying call for those bitten by wanderlust, thirsty for adrenaline, or anyone else seeking a thrilling moment of exploration,” and Africa…

Award-winning actress and founder of the Born Free Foundation, Virginia McKenna, will return to the small screen and Kenya this Sunday, 23 October in Virginia McKenna’s Born Free, the Channel 4…

With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touring British Columbia this week, Canada expert Ranch Rider has put a horsey twist on the royal itinerary, the activities at its handpicked list of BC ranches mirroring those on William and Kate’s schedule. …

Want to put an African twist on Christmas and ring in 2017 on an overland safari? Acacia Africa has outlined some of the most exciting destinations where you could be celebrating and you won’t need Netflix, turkey and trimmings or overpriced New Year’s Eve tickets when you’re on location in Southern and East Africa.

Arno Delport,…

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A holiday in the USA should definitely be on this year’s bucket list, as on the 25th of August America’s National Park Service will celebrate its centenary. Ranch Rider covers 14 states, from Washington on the Pacific Coast down to Texas - a seven night stay at the Bar H Working…

Riding holidays in North America's West are often life changing. For Tony Daly, managing director of Ranch Rider, a week spent at Arizona’s Tanque Verde Resort Ranch fostered a switch of careers from accountant to tour operator. Still very much set in the West and offering over 60 handpicked ranches in North America, the…

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If you still haven’t booked your safari, here are four places which are off the charts when it comes to adventure. From urban city scapes to safaris on the sands and in undiscovered climes, you won't be disappointed.…

There will be even more reasons to ranch this year, properties across the U.S. West catering to the wannabe cowhand and the luxury city slicker.

Tony Daly, managing director of…

Africa has been making its mark in the 2016 travel polls; Lonely Planet naming Botswana as the best country to visit, Nat Geo placing Uganda in their top ten places to see the world’s wildlife, and Kenya, the possible film set for Angelina Jolie's big screen biopic of palaeoanthropologist, Richard Leakey. East Africa as a whole also appears to be basking in the limelight - the region in at number three on Lonely Planet’s best value destinations list, while the newly opened Victoria Falls…

In order to highlight this year’s World Rhino Day on 22 September, tour operator, Acacia Africa will be supporting Save the Rhino International’s ‘Nail it for Rhinos’ campaign on its Facebook and Twitter pages. Last year the popular fundraising tactic inspired hundreds of people across the UK to donate to Save the Rhino and their rhino conservation programmes across Africa and Asia.…

Proof that the old west is still alive and well, the Tombstone Monument Ranch is a living testament to this bygone era.  Its exterior is modelled on an 1800's frontier…

Prince Harry has embarked on a three month volunteer stint, his chosen project concerned with saving Africa’s endangered black rhino. The younger royal’s commitment to wildlife conservation will no doubt encourage more travellers to give back this summer, with many more organisation’s across the continent benefitting from the active involvement of…