Travel Designer

Minna Sherborn Hoare

Do you want a Travel Designer who knows Africa? Minna specialises in travel to; Kenya and Rwanda and Horse-riding safaris.

My background

Growing up on a farm in Dorset, I’ve always loved the outdoors and it was obvious, when I couldn’t sit still at school, that I wasn’t going to suit your average academic career.

Horses have always played a huge part in my life, and so after three years in London, I set sail for Africa determined to work with horses in the bush. I started at Borana Lodge in Kenya’s Laikipia, helping as a lodge assistant for a few months.

Picture of woman with a meerkat in the background

In Africa, there is something for everyone, a land that changes all who visit it.

Karen Blixen

This planted the seed, and I returned to Botswana the following year to work with Ride Botswana, which operates mobile safaris in the Okavango Delta and the Makgadikgadi Pans. I returned here for many years, working with the horses and hosting guests in the bush.

I also managed Sosian Lodge in Kenya before heading back to Botswana in 2020 as full-time Horse Manager. I returned to the UK after the pandemic lockdown later in 2020.