$6700 SOUTH AFRICA EASTERN CAPE

6-DAY ALL FREE-RANGE SAFARI

INCLUDES: ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE, DAY

RATES AND TROPHY FEES FOR KUDU,

BLESBOK, IMPALA, DUIKER,

SPRINGBOK AND BABOON

This safari is strictly free-range on very large conservancies with a large variety of game and high numbers of animals, not your normal high fence South Africa operation. Priced right with the opportunity to take quality animals and includes day rates based on 2x1 guide ratio and licenses. Day rate tax of 14% is additional. With airfare prices subject to change we have allocated $2,100 towards airfare and at the time of printing are accurate from most U.S. gateway cities. If the actual cost is less you get a rebate and if it is higher you pick up the difference.

His main lodge is in his southern area known as the Baviaans River Conservancy consisting of over 450,000 acres and located just This operator has 3 main locations on the Eastern Cape, accessible with a short flight from Johannesburg to either Port Elizabeth or Durban. The different locations can be reached with a 2 to 6 hour vehicle ride depending on the camp, making it possible to hunt different camps on the same safari. Terrain varies in the different areas from typical flat fairly open country most people associate with South Africa to rolling hills with grassy hillsides and on up to more mountain terrain with valleys and flowing rivers.

2 ½ hours north of Port Elizabeth airport along the Indian Ocean. This area has 25

indigenous species available ranging from the huge cape eland to the dainty blue duiker.

Accommodations consist of a very nice lodge with entertainment area and trophy room or 4 private en suite cabins. The chef prepares your trophies of the day into fine meals accompanied with traditional South African wines or beverage of your choice.

The Stormberg Mountain camp, located 2 hours north of the Bavianns Lodge, consists of a very nice home built in the 1800’s at a 6000-foot elevation.  These mountains can get snow in the winter months and are home to monster Vaal Rhebok along with indigenous plainsgame, duck and bird hunting over dogs is also available. Hunters are met at the Port Elizabeth airport for both the Stormberg Camp and the Baviaans River lodge.

His northern area is the Umkomaas River Valley Conservancy in the KwaZulu Natal

Province, located only 1 ½ hour drive from the Durban airport. It is made up of 150,000 private acres and is the best free-range spiral horned area in all of South Africa. Lodging is the more classic, but luxurious, tent camp along the Umkomaas River, where they have 4 en suite private tented cabins with indoor and outdoor showers and internet/phone service. This camp has taken southern kudu up to 64 inches, bushbuck over 18 inches, trophy quality nyala along with other indigenous plainsgame including eland, waterbuck, wildebeest, common reedbuck, impala, oribi and others. Hunters going to the Umkomaas River Camp are picked up at the Durban airport.

Bowhunters or muzzleloader hunters are welcome and hunting methods include walk and stalk during morning hours, while blind sitting in the afternoons.

They also offer day trips for non-hunters at $350 per guide and this includes a vehicle and the cost can be split amongst passengers. These are exclusively for your group, no mixed parties.  Close by are national parks, Big-5 game reserves and they also have a house on the Indian Ocean for your pleasure. These are malaria free areas.  Price is $400 per day guided 1x1 or $300 2x1 and observers are $185 plus 14% tax on day rates. HCU’s Scott Steinkruger has hunted with this operation. Hunt SAAP.

Additional animals can be taken for the

trophy fees listed below: