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Big
game hunts will be conducted in the best possible area in South
Africa bordering the world famous Kruger National Park and Timbavati
Game Reserve. This area offers the full Big 5 and is one of the
very few areas where wild White Rhino can be hunted. Leopard activity
in this area is very high. Hyena and Tssebe roam the concession
area and it also has the most Sable antelope by far in South Africa.
This area is also known to produce top Kudu, Waterbuck and Warthog.
The camp in this Big 5 area consists of a pool with thatched en-suite
lodges with hot and cold water and flush toilets. It also offers
the use of a four seater helicopter for an aerial game viewing
adventure or to minimise the chance of losing your sought after
Big 5 trophy animal. The hunting season in this area is best between
March and October.
In
the Botswana concession area East of the world renowned Okovango
Delta, Big7Safaris offers Elephant, Cape Buffalo and Leopard.
Clients fly into Johannesburg International Airport and from there
take a connecting flight to Maun, Botswana. The camp in this vast
open concession area is in traditional Hemmingway tented style
and offers a comfortable wildlife experience.The
hunting season for Elephant and Buffalo in this area is between
April and June due to migration. Leopard and plainsgame can be
hunted from April to September.
Superb
plainsgame roam the big game concession areas in South Africa
and Botwana and can be hunted during your big game hunt at no
extra daily fee.
Plainsgame
hunts will be done in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of
South Africa. These areas are ideal for a plainsgame safari or
a vacation/safari, should you plan to bring a spouse or the family
along. Flying into Cape Town International Airport your guided
vacation/safari will start in the most scenic part of South Africa
with visits to Table Mountain, Wine Estates and unsurpassed land
based whale watching www.hermanus.co.za (Whale watching seasonal June - November). Great
White Shark cage diving and surface viewing can also be part of
your adventure trip www.sharkafrica.co.za.
The best rated golf course on the Africa continent, the Links
Fancourt www.fancourt.com
(host of the American Presidents Cup November 2003) is also on
route and hunting/photographic safaris can be done as close as
30 - 80 miles from the golfing resort. Most plainsgame is available
in this area with very good Nyala, Bontebuck, Gemsbuck, Cape Kudu
etc. Camps in this area vary from thatched lodges to classic tented
camps with ensuite hot and cold water and flush toilets. The hunting
season in this area is from February to November.
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Please note that trophy availability is subject to numbers and
permits issued and will differ from area to area. *
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