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The Rockies
Head to the heart of cowboy and rodeo country and experience the Wild West at its best. Enjoy riding high and fast in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming from our camp, which is 22 miles from civilization
South Africa
Explore two contrasting areas of South Africa on horseback - the beautiful Western Cape and the dramatic Drakensberg Mountains. You’ll be travelling through remote areas and staying in cottages, tents and caves.
New Zealand
Your Kiwi adventure starts on the north island riding amongst the Maori and staying in traditional meeting houses and tents and ends on the south island when you’ll be riding down from the mountains to the sea.
Australia
Explore the largest sand island in the world with its rainforests, open beaches, sand dunes and lakes, and the rugged mountains of Australia’s Alpine National Park on horseback Ozzie style.Riding wild
Our trail riding holidays offer challenging rides in remote wilderness areas and a genuine back-to-nature experience.You will be living 24 hours a day with your horses and all the wonders of the great outdoors but with minimum luxuries. You may be staying in traditional Maori Meeting Houses, station woolsheds, mountain huts, farmhouses, tents, and occasionally it’ll be a ‘swag’ under the open skies. It will be back to basics and hot bucket showers and meals cooked over an open fire. Supplies will be carried by a team of packhorses and whilst everything will be done for you, a team spirit and willingness to help with camp chores and corralling the horses is fun and will be encouraged.Experience
These are extreme adventures and only suitable for experienced and adventurous riders.We only use horses that are well cared for and breeds suitable for the local terrain. The outfitters have to be of the highest calibre and safety levels have to be maintained.Our riding guide will accompany you throughout overseeing all the arrangements and ensuring that the pace and rides are suitable for you.Ultimate adventures
Imagine heading off into deepest Wyoming for five fantastic days of wilderness riding in the land of notorious outlaws and cowboys, moose, antelope, coyotes, golden eagles and grizzlies. It is a challenging 22-mile ride (9 hours in the saddle) to reach our camp in Bliss Creek Meadow.There will be plenty of thrills and excitement- you’ll be riding high over mountain passes, riding fast through alpine meadows, wading across rivers and scrambling over rocky terrain. The western saddle will prove its worth in comfort, as will the sure-footed, hardy and reliable Mustangs, Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, Quarter Horses, Missouri Fox Trotters and Appaloosas for their suitability on this challenging terrain.Or how about riding with the Maoris and from the mountains to the sea in New Zealand?It starts on the North Island with five days trail riding in the Te Urewera Wilderness - home of the Tuhoe Maoris and 'Children of the Mist'.You follow the course of the Whakatane River, riding along the riverbed, over vast tracts of virgin bush and through lush forests. Then it’s off to the South Island for an eight-day riding adventure from the mountains of the Southern Alps down to the Pacific Ocean, amongst working sheep stations and over mountain ranges, across semi-arid plains and crossing many rivers.Your horses will be 15 - 17 hands hunter types and New Zealand thoroughbred/Clydesdale cross. Australian stock saddles will be used and most days you’ll be in the saddle for 6 – 8 hours!
We are trusted for our meticulous organisation, the personal service and value for money we provide. However remote the destination and challenging the environment, you can relax knowing that everything will be organised for you, that you will be well cared for and that there is full professional back-up support, with a team on the ground and back at our head office. Everything is included and we do not cut corners.
"I have had the good fortune to work with Liz Drake at Spencer Scott Travel taking small groups on safari to East Africa and India. All aspects of the journey are handled in a most personal, thorough and sensitive way, and all the arrangements are organised with admirable attention to detail. I have always boarded the plane from London knowing we were all going to have the holiday of a lifetime."
Virginia McKenna OBE
Born Free Foundation
"I've done lots of trips tour guiding for Spencer Scott Travel (Cuba, Peru, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda) and they have all been of the highest order, well planned, great itineraries, excellent support and clients always totally satisfied. They are a total pleasure to work for and I have loads of great memories to treasure as a result. Check them out if you want something special."
Chris Packham
wildlife TV presenter, photographer & author
"I love working with Spencer Scott because I can be confident that, wherever we go, the Company will have secured the best available accommodation, services and back-up. This frees me to concentrate on what I enjoy most, which is finding really special wildlife experiences to share with our clients"
Stephen Mills
BBC Wildlife