If you tag out early what is the normal for the rest of the time left on your safari?

[DukeS]

Loved it!!!! Did a river dinner cruise above the falls, helicopter ride over the falls, zip line across the river, walk with lions, rode an elephant and a few other sites. I was there with my daughter, and a buddy and his daughter.

Sounds awesome.

 

[RLD]

Sounds awesome.

Vic falls is a spectacular place to visit. Highly recommend it.

 

[DukeS]

I really appreciate the knowledge and feedback. I didn't realize there is so much to this. This forum is a lifesaver.

 

[Hififile324]

If you are hunting with Lungile at their Port Elizabeth camp, I recommend you use any extra time to visit ADDO Elephant National Park. https://www.sanparks.org/parks/addo-elephant

We had a left over day and went to ADDO. It was a spectacular day, and we saw many species besides elephants. Highly recommended!

 

[DukeS]

If you are hunting with Lungile at their Port Elizabeth camp, I recommend you use any extra time to visit ADDO Elephant National Park. https://www.sanparks.org/parks/addo-elephant

We had a left over day and went to ADDO. It was a spectacular day, and we saw many species besides elephants. Highly recommended!

Have you hunted with Lungile?

 

[Hififile324]

I have NOT hunted with Lungile. I checked them out before and know one of their camps is near Port Elizabeth.

We hunted with Blue Cliff Safaris which is in the same region. Blue Cliff facilitated the trip to ADDO. Blue Cliff was superb in every way. We are booked for another Safari with them August 2026.

 

[DukeS]

Thank you for the info.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

Hello, I have a friend who purchased a safari at fundraiser. It sounds like the location we are going to should be relatively easy to take the animals on the package. If we get done early and there are days left on the Safari, what is the normal procedure? Do you then leave or will there be something to fill the time. What is expected? We are new to this so we trying to plan appropriately. Should we take insurance so we can change flights if needed?

No such thing as "tag out early" on an African safari... Bring extra money and keep hunting. You may never make it back or you may see an exceptional animal you may not have considered. You paid the day rate, use up all your hunting days to hunt! You spent the time and money to get there...

 

[375Fox]

I really appreciate the knowledge and feedback. I didn't realize there is so much to this. This forum is a lifesaver.

Something to consider for your hunt as well. African hunts are a better value the more animals you take. Shipping to and clearing trophies in the US is largely a fixed cost it’s expensive for just a few animals and not much more for a few more. Doing 1 larger hunt is cheaper than doing 2 small hunts trying to save costs.

 

[Pablo]

If you are hunting around their Thabazimbi camp and want a break, go to Marakele National Park there. They have tent camps on a small lake where you can stay overnight. The Big 5 plus other animals come in to water there. My PH took us on a half day trip, so we didn’t spend the night. My wife really liked it and wants to stay there if we ever go back.

 

[BryceM]

Ha! Don’t do what I did!!!! I had the Buffalo in the salt on day 3 of a 10 day DG hunt. I was looking forward to a leisurely look for kudu, waterbuck, etc. but then the PH told me that he had an extra exportable elephant on quota due to a cancellation. I went from “yeah, right” to “well, there ain’t never gunna be no better opportunity.” It took me a few hours of contemplation and a phone call to the missus. He made me a sweetheart deal…….. and that’s how I got into elephant hunting. For no reason at all I had brought along ten 400 gr solids for the .416 Rigby. Got it done just before dark on the last evening, in the rain. Such a powerful memory!

Once you hunt those magnificent, gorgeous giants, it changes most everything else about hunting.

 

[coreydb]

The hunts where I tagged out early, I hunted off the list "ala cart".

 

[mark-hunter]

I really appreciate the knowledge and feedback. I didn't realize there is so much to this. This forum is a lifesaver.

Keep in mind that package is not carved in stone. If you dont get impala, you may get springbok. It is still great hunt. So, dont be a grudge about actual way a safari goes.

Take a note what @375Fox said, more animals you take, cheaper per head it gets. One safari with more animals is cheaper than two safaris with same number of animals, Twice the return ticket, twice the shipping cost.

When I say about swapping the animals, or adding more animals: basically this is what they call beginners safari. It is made of multiple common plains game animals in target rich environment.

When you take a deeper dive to Africa, and become specialized safari hunter, this is when things get difficult. When you get to:
Single animal high costs safari without guarantee! (Oh, yes!)

So, enjoy your first trip, and enjoy multi species safari, take as much animals as you can - and have extra budget for animals of opportunity.
BTW - some animals you can not plan, they are not part of usual packages because they are unpredictable, and if they come out, and PH advises to shoot, just shoot.

 

[steve white]

Keep in mind that package is not carved in stone. If you dont get impala, you may get springbok. It is still great hunt. So, dont be a grudge about actual way a safari goes.

Take a note what @375Fox said, more animals you take, cheaper per head it gets. One safari with more animals is cheaper than two safaris with same number of animals, Twice the return ticket, twice the shipping cost.

When I say about swapping the animals, or adding more animals: basically this is what they call beginners safari. It is made of multiple common plains game animals in target rich environment.

When you take a deeper dive to Africa, and become specialized safari hunter, this is when things get difficult. When you get to:
Single animal high costs safari without guarantee! (Oh, yes!)

So, enjoy your first trip, and enjoy multi species safari, take as much animals as you can - and have extra budget for animals of opportunity.
BTW - some animals you can not plan, they are not part of usual packages because they are unpredictable, and if they come out, and PH advises to shoot, just shoot.

You guys are smart to bring extra money for extras. Too easy to just get there by a thread, without any margin for a windfall opportunity at an unexpected trophy.

 

[mark-hunter]

It is only the wisdom of experience.

 

[Hunt anything]

It was purchased at a CCA fundraising dinner in Sarasota. The outfitter is Lungile Safaris in South Africa. It is for 2 hunters, 7 days a blue wildebeest, a spring buck, a mountain reed buck and a blesbuck.

Kruger park is always a good excursion if in that part of South Africa, you will be expected to shoot a few more animals. Trophy fees are cheap compared to another international flight.

 

[PARA45]

I was done early with my hunt in 2022 with Game-4-Africa. I was on a budget, and I had already killed 3 extra animals, and I also had another hunt in the Kalahari after this one, so I had to be good. What I did was decompress and relaxed. Smoked some cigars while enjoying the wildlife view. I also helped Wik with checking their fences and drove around parts of the property I had not seen. Wik's dad invited me to help him sight some of their rifles, and it was great to shoot some of their suppressed rifles. It was great to reflect on how lucky we are to hunt Africa.

 

[trperk1]

Go to Krueger! Or any of the national parks. Amazing experience!

 

[Philip Glass]

Hello, I have a friend who purchased a safari at fundraiser. It sounds like the location we are going to should be relatively easy to take the animals on the package. If we get done early and there are days left on the Safari, what is the normal procedure? Do you then leave or will there be something to fill the time. What is expected? We are new to this so we trying to plan appropriately. Should we take insurance so we can change flights if needed?

On a donation hunt you are expected to keep shooting extra animals. They may treat you badly if you don't. Read up on donation hunts here in AH please.
If it was a normal paid hunt you would just relax or go fishing or sightseeing. Sitting around the last couple of days doing nothing in a donation hunt will be a tense time for sure.