My riding holiday (with apologies for being a rubbish photographer) Chris MacMillan     Hours spent on a horse are great, but add to that sunshine, elephants and being treated like royalty and you have the most perfect holiday ever!  (So it took me more than 3 years to save up for, it was worth …

Epic Safari in Kenya Zara Stassin   Every year I like to bring a group of riders to one of our newer destinations and, as it was three years since I’d been to Africa, this year I decided it would be great to visit GoWild in Kenya. GoWild had been recced for us by Siobhan …

4 Reasons to Plan Your Winter Horse Riding Holiday Today There is a lot that goes into making your trip a pleasant and safe one, so if you’re considering taking one of Zara’s horse riding holidays this winter, it’s a good idea to get started right away. Here’s a quick look at why booking early …

Louise Johnson was the very happy winner of our Horse and Hound Magazine Competition to win a ‘Luxury Riding Safari in Africa’.     It all started with a phone call from Jill to say I’d won a competition I had entered on the Horse & Hound Magazine stand at Horse of the Year Show, …

Horse riding holidays can be an amazing adventure, no matter where you go. There’s just something special about feeling at one with nature, or perhaps wild and uninhibited, without worry of following a daily routine with obligations.  There are a few destinations for horse riding holidays that offer even more than this- a true chance …

Horse Riding Holidays: How to Make Your Trip More Memorable Horse riding holidays are some of my most memorable holidays, even before I established Zara’s Planet with Jill. It is always special when you can carry some of that magic home with you afterwards, it adds to the experience. Whether you’re a seasoned traveller or …

So here I am flying from Edinburgh to Paris, about to touch down and meet client and friend Kath to get on our next flight to Santiago, Chile. From there we fly internally to Calama in Chile to meet our guides who will take us into the wonder that is the Atacama Desert. What do …

We wish the best of luck to all of you who made it to the Horse and Hound stand at the Horse of the Year Show in the NEC in Birmingham, and entered our amazing competition to win a Horse Riding Safari Holiday of your choice from some of the best operators in the world. …

Taylor Swift was there last month to film her latest video, ‘Wildest Dreams’. She did so with the help of David and Robyn Foot, who are good friends of ours through operating the Ride Botswana Kalahari Camp safari horse riding holiday that’s part of our range and that more of our friends have enjoyed. Their …