Rider and pack horses in Yukon, Canada
Pack Trip

Expeditions and Pack Trips

Pack trips are real horseback adventures and journeys. Long trail rides where your belongings are often transported by pack animals such as horses, yaks or camels, enable you to reach isolated areas, forgotten high valleys and meet local people and learn about their traditions. These rides often involve camping as you venture off the beaten track and will have to pack light. You might be expected to help with the horses or to help around camp as well, so these adventurous riding holidays are for riders with a sense of adventure. Having pack animals with you means that these horseback trails are not fast and so it is often possible for novice riders to also enjoy the sense of freedom these trail rides offer.

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From the horse’s mouth

  • Pack trip in the Kananaskis
    June 2024 Louise aged 60
    Fabulous trip from the very start. Our guides were extremely helpful and loved their horses. Robert was a fantastic source of knowledge and great cook. (and fabulous singer ) The stunning views each day , the fitness and care of the horses , cant be put into words , you need to experience it to appreciate it. I rode... Read all
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  • The Kham Riders (Tagong Festival)
    June 2024 Silvia aged 60
    This trip exceeded my expectations. To immerse in Tibetan and Chinese culture was a great experience. It was a good combination of riding in the high mountains in beautiful yak land and also see some temples and cities and the pandas (we did a modified version of the trip). Tashi was a fantastic guide who satisfied... Read all
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  • Crossing the Andes at Aconcagua
    January 2024 HILARY aged 35
    I had a wonderful trip! Can’t wait for another!!
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  • Border to Coast trail
    August 2023 Justine aged 31
    I was thoroughly impressed by the overall quality of the "Border to Coast" trip. Initially a bit put off by the price compared to some of the other rides in faraway places, I quickly understood that it was well justified by the better-than-nice accommodation and meals included in the fare. The horses are all-round... Read all
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  • Across the Okavango
    May 2023 CAROLYN aged 56
    The safari we did in Botswana with Ride Botswana was beyond our expectation. We absolutely loved every minute of the experience. We felt safe-as safe as you can feel in a tent in the Okavango Delta. We were well looked after and the horse riding was wonderful. I got to ride a pure bred Arab-how special is that!... Read all
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    Expedition trail ride in Yukon in Canada