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 We are in a position to offer at competitive rates, some spectacular plains game hunting in some of the most stunning scenery in Africa.
Regular Safaris
We shall be only to pleased to quote a bespoke Safari that meets all your requirements and would suggest you visit all the pages relating to African Safaris to give a full overview of what you might expect from what shall prove to be a most memorable experience and holiday of a lifetime.
Packages that follow in subsequent pages, are only to indicate the flexibility and variation in animals and prices to suit all our hunters needs.
The pictues and descriptions below are a guide to assit you in your selection and we hope to be able to meet all your needs with any and all request.
 Black WildebeestConnochaetes gnu
Black Wildebeest have a dark brown to black body, an erect mane and a long whitish tail. Both sexes have heavy, forward curving horns. Bulls measure 1.2 metres at the shoulder and weigh 161 Kg. Cows measure 1.16 metres at the shoulder and weigh 130 Kg. The horns of calves are initially straight, and start to grow the characteristic curvature at approximately nine months of age.
 Blesbock Damaliscus Dorcas Phillipsi
Physically, rams and ewes are remarkably similar. Their mass can be as much as 85 kg. A characteristic of the Blesbok is the prominent white blaze on the face and a horizontal brown strip which divides this blaze above the eyes. Body colour is brown with a lighter coloured saddle on the back, and the rump an even lighter shade. The legs are brown with a white patch behind the top part of the front legs, lower legs whitish. Both sexes carry horns, ringed almost to the tip. Female horns are slightly more slender
 Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinus
The dark silver-grey body is marked with dark vertical bands on the front quarters. Blue wildebeest are characterised by a long black mane and a beard of hair hanging from the throat and neck. Both sexes grow short curved horns. In adult bulls the horns are heavily bossed. Bulls weigh 250 kg and measures 1.5 m at the shoulders. Cows are slightly smaller, measuring 1.4 m at the shoulder and with a mass of 180 kg.
 Bushbuck Tragelaphus Scriptus
The very sharp horns render the bushbuck very dangerous when wounded. A close relative of the kudu and the Nyala. The rams are very elegant in appearance, sporting dark greyish-brown fur, with white spots on the flanks and prominent white socks. In height they are 700mm at the shoulders, and have a maximum mass of 54 Kg's.
 Bush PigPotamochoerus Porcus
The Bush Pig is a strong, stocky pig with powerful forequarters. Its upper tusks are barely visible, but the lower tusks are razor sharp and grow to 7cm in length. It is very dangerous when surprised in the bush or wounded during hunting, it can inflict serious wounds with the sharp, protruding canines. An adult boar measures up 900mm at the shoulder and can weigh as much 60 Kgs.
 Kudu Tragelaphus Strepsiceros
Show strong sexual dimorphism in that bulls bear massive, long, spiral horns which reach record lengths of up to 1.8 m. Horns grow to their full length at the age of six years. Bulls also attain much larger sizes than cows. Bulls can weigh as much as 300 Kg with a shoulder height of 1.4m and cows weigh 210 Kg with a shoulder height of 1.25m.
 Duiker Sylvicapra Grimmia
The common, or grey, Duiker is a tiny, shy antelope with only the males having short horns. The common name refers to a characteristic habit of taking off at high speed in a series of diving jumps when alarmed. Adult males stand 500mm at the shoulders and females are about 20mm higher. Males have a mass of between 15 and 18 Kg, females between 16 and 21 Kg.
 Eland Taurotragus Oryx
Males can grow to a shoulder height of 1,7 metres and weigh about 900 Kg. In spite of its heavy physique, eland are remarkably agile and large bulls can easily jump over regular fences. They have a slight hump at the shoulders and prominent dewlap. The heavy horns of both sexes slant backwards and lengths of as much as one metre have been recorded.
 Gemsbuck Oryx gazella
A short mane runs from the head to the shoulder. Ears are large and broad. The remainder of the body ranges from buffy tan colour to brown. Males have a tuft of black hairs on the throat, horns are long and extend straight back from the head and can reach a length of 150cm. The female horns tend to be slender and longer than the males. They are commonly found in arid areas, including dry steppe, bush and tree Savannah's in the flat and hilly areas as well as semi-desert and desert.
Hartebeest (Red) Alcelaphus buselaphus
The Red Hartebeest is a large, reddish-fawn antelope with sloping back and long narrow face. Both sexes have heavily ringed horns. Of the 12 subspecies described in Africa, the Red Hartebeest is the only one which occurs in South Africa. Due to its re-introduction onto game farms and nature reserves, it has a wider distribution today. Adult bulls weigh 150 kg and measure 1.3 m at the shoulders, while cows only weigh 120 kg.
 Impala Aepyeros Melampus
This is the most common antelope of the bush-veld regions of South Africa. A very graceful, Rufus-fawn antelope, with white underparts, measuring approximately 900mm at the shoulders. Rams weigh around 60 Kg and ewes 40 Kg. A black stripe extends from the top of the rump down the back of each thigh. The lower hind legs have glands beneath tufts of black hair. Only the rams have horns which are lyre-shaped, and reach a length of 700mm.
 Nyala Tragelaphus angasii
The handsome slate-brown shaggy coat is marked with white vertical stripes and spots on the flanks. Rams appear more charcoal-grey in colour. The rams have long inward curved horns (650 mm) and a white chevroned face. They have a ridge of long hairs along the underparts, from behind the chin to between the hind legs, they also have a mane of thick, black hair from the head along the spine to the rump.
 Common Reedbuck Reduncaarundinum
Weighs up to 70 Kg and rams have a 950mm shoulder height. Ewes are smaller and only measure 800 mm at the shoulders and weigh about 51 Kg. Pelage is grey-brown with white underpants. Tail is bushy and white tipped. Distinctive black hairless glandular patch below the ears. Only rams have horns of up to 450mm in length. Reedbuck have inguinal glands in the groin which secrete a waxy substance, rams have one pair and ewes sometimes two. These glands are related to territoriality.
 The Mountain Reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula
The mountain Reedbuck is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of Sub-Saharan Africa. The mountain Reedbuck averages 75 centimetres at the shoulder, and weighs around 30 kilogrammes. It has a grey coat with a white underbelly and reddish-brown head and shoulders. The male has ridged horns of around 35 centimetres, which curve forwards. The Mountain Reedbuck lives in thick mountainous forest, where it eats grasses and leaves. It forms herds of around five individuals, including a single mature male. Adolescent males are forced out of their herds and form small bachelor herds. In the dry season, the Mountain Reedbuck sometimes forms herds of up to thirty individuals. They are diurnal, but inactive during the heat of the day.
 The Springbok. Antidorcas marsupialis
The Springbok is a medium sized brown and white gazell that stands about 75 cm high. Springbok males weigh between 33-48 kg and the females between to 30-44 kg. They can reach running speeds of up to 80kph. The Latin name marsupialis derives from a pocket-like skin flap which extends along the middle of the back from the tail onwards. When the male springbok is showing off his strength to attract a mate, or to ward of predators it starts off in a stiff-legged trot, jumping up into the air with an arched back every few paces and lifting the flap along his back. Lifting the flap causes the long white hairs under the tail to stand up in a conspicuous fan shape which, in turn emits a strong floral scent of sweat. This ritual is known as pronking which is the Afrikaans word meaning to boast or show off, (see pronking).
 Steenbok Raphicerus Campestris
Rufus brown to fawn coat with long, broad ears. Measures 520mm at the shoulders and weigh 11 Kg. Hind quarters and underparts are pure white. Only rams have upright, slender horns projecting above the eyes. Conspicuous black, facial glands are situated in front of the large, dark brown eyes. These pre-orbital glands are noticeable in both sexes.
 Warthog Phacochoerus Aethiopicus
As a member of the pig family, it has a naked skin with sparse, long bristles. A characteristic feature of Warthogs is the protruding curved tusks, which in boars grow into formidable weapons. These tusks are used to dig up roots, which all Warthog relish. Boars stand 680mm high and weigh 80 Kg. Sows are smaller at a height of 600mm and an average mass of 57 Kg. Wart-like tubercles on the large, flat head is another distinctive feature of this animal. A tuft of hair at the end of the thin tail, is very visible when the tail is held erect during running.
 WaterbuckKobus ellipsiprymnus
This is large robust antelope. Bulls have a shoulder height of 1.4 metres and can weigh up to 260kg. Cows are smaller than bulls. Waterbucks have a brownish-grey shaggy coat. The eyes and nose are patched with white, and there is a white collar under the throat. The rump has a characteristic white ring. The large rounded ears are a prominent feature. Only the bulls have along, forward curved horns. Both sexes emit a, not unpleasant, musky smell that normally lingers at resting sites.
 Zebra Equus burchelli
Body stripes are less numerous and broader than that of the Cape Mountain Zebra, whereas body stripes extend around the belly. Leg striping is less prominent. Measures 1.3 to 1.4 metres at the shoulder and weighs 300-320 Kg. They have rounded ears approximately 160-170 mm long. Front portion of mane forms a black tuft between the ears.
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