{"id":438,"date":"2025-07-25T15:54:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/?post_type=reis&#038;p=438"},"modified":"2026-05-01T05:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:37:44","slug":"zuid-afrika","status":"publish","type":"reis","link":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/en\/reis\/zuid-afrika\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"438\" class=\"elementor elementor-438\" data-elementor-post-type=\"reis\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c13a4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c13a4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787fab49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"787fab49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca00f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4ca00f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{\"video_type\":\"hosted\",\"autoplay\":\"yes\",\"play_on_mobile\":\"yes\",\"mute\":\"yes\",\"loop\":\"yes\"}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3531381017004790107_59622161460.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3492600140972412856_59622161460_2.jpg\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60cf8a1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60cf8a1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775aa098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"775aa098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South Africa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3beeb9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3beeb9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3dc1a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a3dc1a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The guides on the South African safari trail whisper about the \"Memory Pools,\" hidden watering holes that are said to hold onto the sounds of everything that has ever drunk from them. They say the water doesn't just quench your thirst; it shares its secrets.<\/p><p>During a long ride through the bushveld, Susja's horse, a sturdy Boerperd named Kalahari, suddenly veered from the path, pulling her toward a cluster of ancient Marula trees. Tucked behind them was a small, perfectly still pool, so clear it looked like a piece of the sky had fallen to earth. Trusting her horse, she dismounted and let him drink.<\/p><p>As Kalahari's muzzle touched the surface, the water didn't just ripple; it seemed to hum. When Susja squeezed and cupped her hands to drink, the world went silent, but her mind filled with sound. It wasn't a sound that reached her ears, but one that bloomed directly in her thoughts. She heard the thunder of a thousand wildebeest hooves from a migration long past, the low rumble of a lion's content sigh from the night before, and faintest of all, the rhythmic beat of ancient drums from a people who had danced on that very spot centuries ago.<\/p><p>Kalahari lifted his head, his ears twitching, listening to the same silent symphony. 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Je helpt mee met het dagelijkse leven op het bedrijf, maar het draait vooral om \u00e9\u00e9n ding: heel veel rijden en genieten van de paarden.<br \/>\nJe rijdt buiten door indrukwekkende natuur en komt zomaar giraffes, zebra\u2019s en andere wilde dieren tegen. Dat maak je echt niet elke dag mee en al helemaal niet vanaf de rug van een paard. Daarnaast krijg je ook spring- en polework lessen om je rijvaardigheid te verbeteren. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":383,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-438","reis","type-reis","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"latitude":"-25.74","longitude":"28.18","video_url":391,"av_organiser":"","reis_categorie":["de_reizen"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reis\/438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reis"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reis"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reis\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2111,"href":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reis\/438\/revisions\/2111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelonhorseback.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}