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Lavish horseback riding holidays around the world

Updated 10:18 AM EST, Wed February 12, 2020
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<strong>Ride Botswana, Makgadikadi Pans: </strong>Home to the second largest zebra migration in Africa, Makgadikadi Pans looks like the surface of the moon. Another magical adventure is riding to one of Botswana's baobabs.
Ride Botswana, Makgadikadi Pans: Home to the second largest zebra migration in Africa, Makgadikadi Pans looks like the surface of the moon. Another magical adventure is riding to one of Botswana's baobabs.
Ride Botswana
<strong>Castle Leslie, Ireland: </strong>Sought out over the years by royalty and celebrities, Castle Leslie is where to live out your Downton Abbey fantasies on horse backs.
Castle Leslie, Ireland: Sought out over the years by royalty and celebrities, Castle Leslie is where to live out your Downton Abbey fantasies on horse backs.
Castle Leslie
<strong>Estancia Vik, Uruguay: </strong>Romance meets rustic on 4,000 acres of Estancia Vik, set in the rolling hills of José Ignacio, outside of Punta del Este. This is where the elite of Argentina and Brazil come to play, as well as A-listers ranging from Leonardo DiCaprio to Mark Zuckerberg.
Estancia Vik, Uruguay: Romance meets rustic on 4,000 acres of Estancia Vik, set in the rolling hills of José Ignacio, outside of Punta del Este. This is where the elite of Argentina and Brazil come to play, as well as A-listers ranging from Leonardo DiCaprio to Mark Zuckerberg.
Estancia Vik
<strong>The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort, California: </strong>Located in charming and quirky Solvang, this 10,000-acre working cattle ranch mixes cowboys and country club amenities, offering couples and families lessons in horseback riding, along with golf, fishing, archery, hiking and tennis.
The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort, California: Located in charming and quirky Solvang, this 10,000-acre working cattle ranch mixes cowboys and country club amenities, offering couples and families lessons in horseback riding, along with golf, fishing, archery, hiking and tennis.
Alisal Guest Ranch
<strong>The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort, California: </strong>Sunrises and sunsets at Alisal are hard to beat, with light streaming between the branches of Alisal's old sycamores and Santa Ynez mountain views.
The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort, California: Sunrises and sunsets at Alisal are hard to beat, with light streaming between the branches of Alisal's old sycamores and Santa Ynez mountain views.
Alisal Guest Ranch
<strong>Mountain Lodges of Peru:</strong> Riding horseback to Machu Picchu is an unforgettable way to visit this ancient wonder.
Mountain Lodges of Peru: Riding horseback to Machu Picchu is an unforgettable way to visit this ancient wonder.
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<strong>C Lazy U Ranch, Colorado: </strong>This five-star dude ranch is a popular, family friendly luxury riding vacation and has been for over 100 years.
C Lazy U Ranch, Colorado: This five-star dude ranch is a popular, family friendly luxury riding vacation and has been for over 100 years.
Darley Newman
<strong>Cuixmala, Mexico: </strong>At Cuixmala's Pacific Coast retreat in Jalisco, travelers can ride on wild beaches, through tropical jungles and a wildlife sanctuary that's home to zebras and eland.
Cuixmala, Mexico: At Cuixmala's Pacific Coast retreat in Jalisco, travelers can ride on wild beaches, through tropical jungles and a wildlife sanctuary that's home to zebras and eland.
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<strong>The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch, Wyoming: </strong>Visitors can saddle up on a stylish Quarter Horses, a Paint or Mustang to ride through epic cowboy movie landscapes.
The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch, Wyoming: Visitors can saddle up on a stylish Quarter Horses, a Paint or Mustang to ride through epic cowboy movie landscapes.
The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch
<strong>Salamander Resort & Spa, Virginia: </strong>Travelers seeking a destination with a rich equestrian history in a modern setting may want to head to Middleburg, Virginia, the capital of Virginia Hunt Country, where Jackie Kennedy frequently saddled up and top competitors today keep their horses and show in local competitions.
Salamander Resort & Spa, Virginia: Travelers seeking a destination with a rich equestrian history in a modern setting may want to head to Middleburg, Virginia, the capital of Virginia Hunt Country, where Jackie Kennedy frequently saddled up and top competitors today keep their horses and show in local competitions.
Salamander Resort & Spa
<strong>The Resort at Paws Up, Montana: </strong>With the largest indoor equestrian center in the state of Montana, The Resort at Paws Up offer all year-round riding opportunities.
The Resort at Paws Up, Montana: With the largest indoor equestrian center in the state of Montana, The Resort at Paws Up offer all year-round riding opportunities.
The Resort at Paws Up
<strong>The Resort at Paws Up, Montana: </strong>There are two on-site restaurants, one of which was named a 100 best wine restaurant by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
The Resort at Paws Up, Montana: There are two on-site restaurants, one of which was named a 100 best wine restaurant by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
The Resort at Paws Up
<strong>Tsylos Park Lodge, British Columbia: </strong>Tsylos Park Lodge is a family run adventure lodge surrounded by a million acres of untouched wilderness on glacier-fed Chilko Lake in British Columbia.
Tsylos Park Lodge, British Columbia: Tsylos Park Lodge is a family run adventure lodge surrounded by a million acres of untouched wilderness on glacier-fed Chilko Lake in British Columbia.
Tsylos Park Lodge

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