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Cape Buffalo hunt package in Zimbabwe 10 Day

Cape Buffalo 10 Day

Duration: 10 Days

Location: Sondalani, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Price: $11,660 per hunter

Package Validity: 2022 Season

Included while "on-safari":

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE

• Trophy fee on Buffalo
• Accommodation, laundry, meals, local beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks
• Four wheel drive vehicle transport while hunting.
• Services of a licensed Professional Hunter & Safari Staff
• Field preparation of trophies & transport to the Local Taxidermist and shipper

NOT INCLUDED IN DAILY RATE

• International travel expenses
• Taxidermy services, levies, dipping & packing fees, fees on taxidermy work and shipping of trophies from Zimbabwe to your final destination
• Road Transfer – Bulawayo camp return ($200)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A full list of Terms and Conditions will be supplied upon booking

Customize this package:

• Additional hunters or observers may be added
• Additional plains game trophies may be added
• Additional hunting days may be added

About this package:

This Cape Buffalo hunting package in Zimbabwe features 10 Days walk and stalk hunting in a Zimbabwe Lowveld Reserve!  The herd size in this reserve is over 300 strong.  You can be sure of hunting a hard-bossed cape buffalo bull or dugga boy.  This hunt is with one of Zimbabwe’s top PH’s and in one of the most renowned  classic reserves of 20,000 hectares.   This is an excellent opportunity to hunt a large herd with a great PH in a comfortable camp.  This lush reserve is less than 3 hours from Bulawayo and easily accessible by road transfer with our PH.   Additional  plains game and other dangerous game species available as an add-on.

Zimbabwe produces excellent cape buffalo year after year.  If you’re looking to hunt in a remote forest wilderness, with one of Zimbabwe’s top PH’s this is a great safari for you.  This hunt includes accommodation, all trophy fees, licenses, guide fees and transportation from Bulawayo airport to the camp and return.

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Where to see Buffalo in Zimbabwe

One of the celebrated so-called Big Five, the buffalo’s fearsome reputation derives largely from hunters’ tales. Visitors will usually find this big, sociable bovid to be a largely placid animal – although courageous in defence against predators.

Quick facts about Buffalo

The African or Cape buffalo is Africa’s only wild cattle species and should not be confused with the domestic water buffalo. The subspecies inhabiting southern and eastern Africa (S.c. caffer) is the larger of two, the other being the smaller, reddish forest buffalo of west and central Africa (S.c. nanus). Males are imposing beasts: larger than females, their curved horns meet at the base in a bony shield, called a boss. Buffalos are bulk grazers and must drink daily. Their social structures are matriarchal, and herds may coalesce in huge gatherings of more than 1,000. Older males form smaller, separate groups. Lions are a constant threat, but buffalo herds co-operate to repel the big cats – sometimes even killing them.

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The top camps for seeing buffalo in Zimbabwe

Based on 176 reports by our travellers since May 2018, visitors at these camps in Zimbabwe have the best chances of sighting buffalo.

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Where to see buffalo in Africa

Buffalo require a combination of thick bush for cover and open grasslands for grazing. They are reasonably common in most large parks and reserves across east and southern Africa, except for in the drier south-west parts of the continent.

Top tips for viewing buffalo

A large herd of buffalos on the move, filling the air with dust, is one of the more impressive sights of the bush. During the rainy season, herds move constantly in search of fresh grazing and may quickly disappear, leaving only the evidence of their passing – the trampled ground splattered with droppings. During the dry season, herds throng to waterholes, wading in deep and jostling for position. Parks with impressive buffalo populations include Tsavo East and West (Kenya), Serengeti , Ruaha and Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous) (Tanzania), Luangwa (Zambia), Hwange (Zimbabwe) and Chobe and Moremi Moremi (Botswana). Lions often tail buffalos, so remaining in a herd’s vicinity may produce some action. Old bulls tend to hang out around wallows and waterholes. Vulnerable to lion attack, and thus edgy and aggressive, these individuals require a wide berth when you’re on foot.

Our best Zimbabwe holidays for buffalo sightings

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Buffalo Safari

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Pied Kingfisher Safari

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Cape buffalo hunting package @ $12500 - package overview.

Why Somerby Safaris is the best outfitter in South Africa to hunt Cape Buffalo:

Hunting Buffalo is our speciality and without any doubt, Somerby Safaris is the best outfitter in South Africa to hunt a world class trophy cape buffalo. Our fair-chase Buffalo hunts are conducted in large, supreme hunting areas across South Africa and Zimbabwe. Apart from the quality of hunt that we have to offer, the hunting is for sure a true challenge and we pride ourselves not only in top trophy quality, but also in the complete authentic hunt experience!

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Cape Buffalo Hunting Package @ $12500 - Package Includes & Exclude

Hunting Packages Include :

• 15% Government tax
• Trophy fees for the animals mentioned in the package - taken, wounded or lost
• Daily fees for the amount of days specified, which include:
• Transfers to and from Johannesburg Airport
• Service of a Professional hunter and use of hunting vehicle
• Accommodation, full catering, and daily laundry service
• Local liquor in moderation
• Field preparation of trophies and delivery to shipping agent.

Hunting Packages Exclude :

• Any species not specified in the package or additional animals
• Dipping, packing and shipping of trophies
• Accommodation before or after contracted safari period – Arrival day fee.
• All air fare
• Gratuities and personal expenses, phone calls.

Terms & Conditions:

• A deposit will be required to confirm your booking, payable in cash or wire transfer. 50% of your total estimated safari cost is to be paid 2 weeks prior to arrival.
• The balance is payable upon completion of the safari in cash or by wire transfer.
• Please enquire about our cancellation policy.
• All prices may be subject to change, due to fluctuations in Exchange rates; prospective clients will be notified in advance.
• All clients are to sign the safari contract and indemnity waiver.

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Cape Buffalo Hunting Package @ $12500 - Hunting Areas & Safari Lodges

We offer Cape buffalo hunts of superior quality in large privately owned nature reserves across South Africa. We work hard at obtaining and maintaining several superior areas across the different regions in South Africa so that each buffalo hunter in a particular season has an opportunity to take a top-class Buffalo.

Hunting areas in the Limpopo Province, hunting in the Free State, hunting near Kruger National Park, hunting in Zimbabwe

Drom, and his dedicated staff of five full time Professional Hunters operate on eleven exclusive hunting concessions within the nine provinces of South Africa and in Zimbabwe for the hunting of dangerous game. In each camp you will be transported to another time and treated as royalty in luxurious comfort. From beginning to end all your needs are attended to in careful and attentive fashion. Each area is uniquely different from the other in topography and vegetation, thus different species are more prevalent in certain parts of the country. We constantly strive to acquire new concessions to continue to ensure the top trophy quality we have achieved the past 10 years. We manage our areas well by not over hunting them and resting them rotationally. We have a good relationship with the landowners in our areas and can hunt on several other properties around our land and concessions if we need to. We always go the extra mile to make sure our hunters get the trophies they are looking for. 

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Somerby Safaris team is ready to assist to plan your dream African hunting safari! We will make sure that your African safari experience is the most exciting adventure and that it will remain etched in your memory books for life! Please provide us with the following information and then we will get back to you within 24 hours!

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Absolutely one of the best hunting experiences of my life. For anyone looking to book a serious African safari, do not hesitate to contact Somerby!

It’s not just the doing of a thing, but how one does a thing that at the dusk of memory takes one back to the sharp moment of action and then a whiskey and a fire shared with a trusted PH ... that is the true and the beautiful essence of “Safari,” at least for me.

Somerby is a wonderful professional organization to work with, hunt with and just know. Booking your first overseas hunt is a huge decision but you can rest assured that Somerby has all the angles covered before during and after the hunt.

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Somerby Safaris is first class all the way! I will be back to Africa and Somerby Safaris is the only Safari for me! Hunting with Somerby Safaris was the best trip of my life! All I can think about is going back! - Thank you, Somerby, for a wonderful Safari!

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If you'd like to know more:, about buffalo trails.

Buffalo Trails Safaris was founded in 2005 by Jannie Meyer. Jannie grew up on Eaglemont Ranch in the Lowveld of Zimbabwe, where his father J P S Meyer operated hunting safaris. Whenever the opportunity arose, Jannie eagerly accompanied his father on hunts and as a result, some of our clients today still remember Jannie as a young boy.

After gaining his full Professional Hunters License in 2003 and working with his father for a few years, Jannie wanted to carve his own identity within the industry. He decided to go it alone, and in 2005 Buffalo Trails Safaris began operating.

Buffalo Trails Safaris is passionate about hunting, conservation and creating memories of a lifetime for all of their clients. In such a competitive environment it continues to go from strength to strength through the commitment of its team to ethical hunting and the loyalty of previous clients who return time after time.

We specialize in high quality hunts in some of the best hunting areas of Zimbabwe – notably Gonarezhou, which is world renowned for the quality of its trophy elephant bulls, and the Nyakasanga Concession which is regarded as one of the premier hunting areas in Zimbabwe.

We pride ourselves on being a small, exclusive operation where client safety and satisfaction are of the utmost importance. Our vehicles and equipment are of the highest possible standards and are maintained meticulously.

Every client is an individual and we strive to tailor-make every safari to suit the individual’s wants, needs and capabilities.

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HUNTING BUFFALO IN SOUTH AFRICA & ZIMBABWE WITH MATTANJA HUNTING SAFARIS

Hunting Cape Buffalo is probably on every clients' bucket list and is the most popular of Africa's Big 5 today. Buffalo hunting is an adrenaline filled hunt, and although they look pretty docile when undisturbed, a wounded Buffalo can be aggressive and is one of the most dangerous animals! Buffalo weigh on average around 1 500 pounds with bulls being bigger than cows. Both bulls and cows have horns with bulls having a spectacular set of horns with a rock solid boss on the old targeted bulls where cows lack the boss on the head.

My preferred method of hunting buffalo is the old school way of finding fresh tracks of a group of solitary bulls and tracking from there on foot. Buffalo can cover some distance but normally bed down during the heat of the day and has to drink water every day.

The .375 H&H Magnum is the legal minimum required caliber for hunting Buffalo in both South Africa and Zimbabwe. A .375 with a quality bullet and a well placed shot will be more than efficient.  A premium soft nose bullet or a monolithic bullet of 300 grains or heavier is highly recommended! My recommendation for a premium soft nose bullet is Swift A-Frame and a monolithic bullet Barnes TSX. If you prefer to shoot soft nose bullets like a Swift having solids with you can come handy if follow up shots are required. Shot distance is about 50 yards or less on average, depending on the area and circumstances, a good quality, low variable scope on your rifle can be a lot of help. You're Professional Hunter will go over shot placement with you,  but studying shot placement before you're Safari can be an advantage!

Buffalo Hunting in South Africa can be done on private game ranches, which is fenced, or in the Private Game Reserves(APNR) adjacent to the Kruger National Park, which is free range. Some clients underestimate a fenced buffalo hunt, but in my experience it can be just as challenging as a free range hunt. My preference is to hunt self sustaining Buffalo on ranches of 12 500 Acres or bigger. Both the Limpopo Valley and the Lowveld offer exceptional Buffalo trophies and Buffalo hunts and I will almost always target age over size, unless the client specifies a specific size bull. Buffalo Hunting is South Africa is good year round although the best time is from May to October.

Buffalo Hunting in Zimbabwe is for the most part completely free range hunts. My preferred areas in Zimbabwe for Buffalo is Matetsi and Nuanetsi, depending on the time of the year. Both areas offer top quality bulls, some of the best in Zimbabwe and are massive in size! In Matetsi, seeing Buffalo herds of 500 plus Buffalo is not uncommon! Time of the year is important for a successful Buffalo Hunt! On Nuanetsi Buffalo Hunting is good and successful year round, although from May onwards to November is recommended. In Matetsi from June is a good time for Buffalo and the best time is late season, during the dry period, October / November.

Travel options to get to the hunting concession in South Africa would be to fly to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and take a connecting flight to Polokwane Airport or Eastgate Airport depending where you're hunting Safari is.

Travel options to get to the hunting concession in Zimbabwe   w ould be to fly to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg , South Africa  and take a connecting flight to Victoria Falls International Airport  or Bulawayo Airport depending where you're hunting Safari is.

On every Safari you will be greeted at the airport by myself, or one of my handpicked Professional Hunters. If you require overnight accommodation in Johannesburg, I highly recommend Africa Sky Guesthouse.

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