Two Countries — Limpopo & Zimbabwe Elephant

Length

12–21 days

Where

South Africa + Zimbabwe

Party size

1–2 hunters

Season

March to September

Five to seven days of plains game on the Limpopo property, then across to Zimbabwe for the elephant leg. The plains game fills out your species list at a much lower cost per animal, and the elephant is the hunt you came for. Regional flights connect Johannesburg and Harare daily and we handle the firearm paperwork for both countries.

Why combine them

Because the two hunts are opposites, and together they make a better trip than either does alone.

The Limpopo week is varied, productive and comfortable — several animals, open country, a good deal of shooting. The Zimbabwe elephant hunt is single-minded, hard on foot, and may well end with nothing on the last day. Doing the plains game first means you arrive in the valley already fit, already shooting well, and already with animals on the board.

How the dates work

The South African season runs March to October and the Zimbabwe elephant season March to July, so the overlap is comfortable. June and July suit both ends of the trip.

Twelve to twenty-one days all in, depending on how long you give the elephant. Give it the long end if you can.

What to know

Two countries means two sets of firearm paperwork and an internal flight or a long drive in the middle. We handle the permits; build a spare day into the plan for the transfer.

Settle the elephant import question before anything else is booked. It is the part of this trip most likely to change what you do.

What you would be hunting

Every animal below links to its own page, where the trophy judging, rifle and season are covered properly. The figures here are the same ones we would quote you in writing.

Also on this safari: Plus 5–7 plains game. The exact list is built around what you want and what is on quota when you travel.

What is included

Your professional hunter, trackers and skinners, hunting vehicle and fuel, accommodation, all meals, laundry, standard drinks in camp, and field preparation of your trophies. We help arrange airport transfers, though the transport cost is for your account.

Not included: gratuities, trophy fees (including on any animal wounded but not recovered), dip and pack, shipping, taxidermy, charter flights, international flights and rifle rental. Each of these appears as its own line on your written proposal, so nothing arrives as a surprise. Full detail is on the what's included page.

On price

We do not publish prices. Trophy fees and government licence fees change annually, and a fourteen-day elephant hunt and a seven-day plains game safari are not comparable numbers. What we will do is send you a written proposal with the daily rate and every trophy fee itemised separately. Gratuities are never included and never expected; the tipping guide sets out sensible amounts if you would like to.

This is a starting point rather than a fixed menu. Most of our safaris end up as something between two of these.