
Long hot days in the saddle will be interspersed with braai lunches and a chance to relax in the shade.

On leaving Ant’s Nest, we ride through neighbouring game reserves staying at different lodges on route. To take part, you need to be a fit and experienced rider and capable of spending 7 days and 6-7 hours a day in the saddle. You can learn more about the MCF here.Īdventure for Rhinos would like to acknowledge the following partners and sites for their contributions to this #KWS #Mt.Ride for Rhinos encompasses 250km of riding in the beautiful Waterberg landscape, and sees you galloping over the veld, swimming with your horse, clambering up steep kloofs, crossing the Palala River while viewing rhino, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, kudu and hopefully elephant and lion from the back of a horse. The Mazingira Conservation Fund will soon grow to USD$200,000 with a 4:1 match, and help support community-led efforts to engage in expanded conservation activities. The Rhino Revival Fund is the foundation for a more ambitious grant funding mechanism for wildlife conservation in the greater Laikipia landscape. This fundraising trip has made almost $50,000!!

We continue to explore ways in which communities, government, and landowners can become more directly involved and successful with wildlife conservation. The Rhino Revival Fund was conceived more than four years ago to serve the conservation needs of our area. This effort is called the #RhinoRevivalFund. Kenya to get a bird’s eye perspective of the Laikipian landscape.Īdventure for Rhinos is connected with the Laikipia Forum’s efforts to raise funds and awareness for expanded rhino conservation in Laikipia. And to tie it all together, the guests climbed Mt. The safari took the adventurers through sanctuaries that host rhinos and conservancies that are hoping to host rhinos in the future.

The ‘safari’ was an adventure, a journey and an opportunity to exhibit wildlife conservation in Laikipia, in particular rhino conservation. Kenya, which was a hike of 46km with 2,545m of elevation. The adventurers biked over 190km with over 2,900m of elevation in 5 days and then climbed Mt.

