Calculate your African Safari Hunt Cost. All-inclusive South African Hunting Safari Packages consisting of 7 trophy animals and eight days of hunting. See our Africa hunt Packages.
We offer a comprehensive selection of Plains Game Packages for first-time and repeat African hunters in South Africa.
Our packages are clear and transparent without any hidden costs.
Hunters are welcome to ask for a tailored package.
Also, we provide detailed prices on taxidermy and ensure you have no surprises at the end of your African Hunting Safari.
All our packages offer 7 trophies over 8 hunting days. Each Package is named after the two signature trophies in the Package.
A summary of our Africa hunt packages is set out in the table below.
Most of our animals are indigenous and occur in significant numbers.
We do not hunt behind high fences and are 100% fair chase.
Table of Contents
- Summary of African Hunting Packages
- How much is the Cost of African Hunting?
- Selecting your African Hunt Package
- Our Discount South African Safari Packages
- Our Big Game African Hunt Packages
- What is Included in our Hunt Packages
- Trophy Price List
- Cull Hunting Packages in South Africa
- Taxidermy Alternatives
Summary of African Hunting Packages
All packages 8 Days of Hunting and 7 Trophies
Prices Valid for 2023
Our fully inclusive packages offer an outstanding African hunting safari and great value for money.
- $4000 Gemsbok & Wildebeest Package
- $4500 Kudu & Wildebeest Package
- $5000 Kudu & Gemsbok Package
- $5500 Kudu & Nyala Package
- $6000 Kudu, Nyala & Gemsbok Package
- $6500 Sable & Nyala Package
- $8000 Kudu & Waterbuck Big Game Package
- $9000 Sable Big Game Package
- $10,000 Red Lechwe Big Game Package
How much is the cost of an African Hunting Safari?
How much does an African Safari Hunt cost?
The total price of an African hunting trip is a function of four components. An African Hunting Safari price for an 8-day plains game hunt with 7 trophies is on average between $4000 and $7,000. However, some additional costs need to be considered.
1. Travel cost to Africa of between $1500 – $2500.
2. An All-Inclusive African Hunting Package of between $4000 -$7000.
3. Taxidermy cost of your antelope of between $2500 – $4500.
4. Freight and customs duties for taxidermy shipment of around $2000.
About Selecting Your Africa Hunt package and calculating your African Safari Hunt Cost
- Hunters select a package of Trophy animals at a fixed price, which includes the day fee.
- Also included is the cost of accommodation and meals as well as daily laundry.
- No hidden costs; the headline price is what you pay, excluding travel and taxidermy costs.
- We offer trophy packages for the animals that occur in significant numbers in that area, ensuring a 100 % success rate.
- We offer 7 trophies in all our Africa hunt packages over 8 days of hunting as standard in our South African hunting packages.
- The hunter can always add additional trophies when the opportunity presents itself.
- Additional Trophies over and above the package are based on our standard price list.
- Nick Bowker hunting observer fees (non-hunter) are charged at a daily rate of $150.
- Plains Game Packages are always the most cost-effective for the first-time African hunter.
- Our African hunting safari packages and daily rate hunts do not include airfare, hotel stopovers, and taxidermy costs. Prices are in USD.
Our Discount South African Hunting packages
Gemsbok & Wildebeest Package
1 Hunter $5000 2 Hunters $4000 each.
- Gemsbok hunting
- Black Wildebeest
- Blesbok
- Impala hunting
- Springbok
- Warthog
- Mountain Reedbuck
Kudu & Wildebeest Package
1 Hunter $5500 2 Hunters $4500 each.
- Kudu
- Black Wildebeest hunting
- Blesbok
- Impala
- Springbok
- Warthog hunting
- Mountain Reedbuck
Kudu and Gemsbok Package
1 Hunter $6000 2 Hunters $5000 each.
- Kudu hunting
- Gemsbok
- Blesbok hunting
- Impala
- Springbok
- Warthog
- Mountain Reedbuck hunting
Our client Kudu & Black Wildebeest South African Hunting Safari Style Package – 2019
Kudu & Nyala Package
1 Hunter $6500 2 Hunters $5500 each.
- Nyala hunting
- Kudu
- Blesbok
- Impala
- Springbok hunting
- Warthog
- Red Hartebeest
Kudu, Nyala & Gemsbok Package
1 Hunter $7000 2 Hunters $6000 each.
- Nyala
- Kudu
- Gemsbok
- Blesbok
- Impala
- Springbok
- Red Hartebeest
Sable & Nyala Package
1 Hunter $7500 2 Hunters $6500 each.
- Sable antelope hunting
- Nyala
- Blesbok
- Impala
- Springbok
- Warthog
- Red Hartebeest hunting
Our client Kudu & Nyala African Hunting Safari Package – 2021
African Big game Safari hunting packages
Kudu Waterbuck Big Game Package
$8000 per hunter
- Kudu
- Waterbuck hunting
- Nyala
- Gemsbok
- Black wildebeest
- Zebra
- Red Hartebeest
Red Lechwe Big Game Package
$10,000 per hunter
- Sable
- Red Lechwe hunting
- Kudu
- Waterbuck
- Nyala
- Gemsbok
- Black wildebeest
The following species can be added to any of our African hunting packages. Read more about hunting the add-on species.
Our client Red Lechwe Big Game Africa Hunt Package 2021
Our All-inclusive African Hunting Safari Packages Include
- Nick Bowker, your Licensed Outfitter at all times
- Includes daily rates and trophy fee
- A Licensed Hunting Guide (Nick Bowker or Benjamin Pringle)
- Skinners, trackers, and dogs for retrieval of wounded animals
- Transport for pick-up and drop-off at Port Elizabeth airport
- 4×4 hunting vehicles and fuel for the duration of the safari
- Use of high-end rifles, scopes, and ammunition (Sako and Swarovski)
- Accommodation, meals and drinks, and daily laundry
- Field preparation of trophies and delivery to the taxidermy
- All taxes, hunting permits, and hunting licenses.
- Observer rates are $150 per day
Introducing Nick Bowker Hunting
South African Trophy Fee Price List and Daily Rates for 2022
As an alternative to our all-inclusive packages, we also offer the opportunity to hunt via a daily rate and individual trophy rate.
Packages and daily rate hunts do not include airfare and required hotel stopovers, and taxidermy costs. All prices are in US $.
- Our daily rates at Olivefountain and Thorn Dale ranch are $250 per day, excluding arrival and departure days.
- Observer rates are $150 per day, excluding arrival and departure days.
Price list for Trophies (Trophy Fees)
| Species | Price |
| Blesbok Common | $450 |
| Blesbok White | $650 |
| Bontebok | $2500 |
| Bushbuck Southern | $900 |
| Bushpig | $1500 |
| Cape Buffalo | $11000 |
| Common Reedbuck | $1600 |
| Duiker Grey | $200 |
| Eland Cape | $3000 |
| Fallow Deer | $950 |
| Gemsbok | $1500 |
| Giraffe | $4000 |
| Grey Rhebuck | $2500 |
| Impala | $400 |
| Impala Black | $2500 |
| Kudu Cape | $1800 |
The price list continued.
| Species | Price |
| Mountain Reedbuck | $350 |
| Nyala | $2000 |
| Red Hartebeest | $950 |
| Red Lechwe | $2500 |
| Roan Antelope | $6000 |
| Sable Antelope | $4000 |
| Springbok Black | $550 |
| Springbok Common | $350 |
| Springbok Copper | $650 |
| Springbok White | $850 |
| Steenbok | $200 |
| Warthog | $450 |
| Waterbuck | $2000 |
| Wildebeest Black | $950 |
| Wildebeest Blue | $1200 |
| Zebra | $1200 |
The springbok slam – African Safari hunt cost
The Springbok Slam is also an excellent addition to any package and consists of Springbok’s four-color phases. The springbok slam can be added for $2400.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Licensed Professional Guide Hunts in South Africa?
All hunting is required by law to be guided by a Professional Hunter. A Professional Hunter is a qualified hunting guide.
How do you become an Outfitter in South Africa?
All South African hunting Outfitters are required to be licensed with the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa.
How much does it Cost to Trophy Hunt in South Africa or Nambia?
A trophy hunt in South Africa or Nambia for a package of 5 – 7 trophies can cost as little as $5000. This excludes travel and taxidermy costs.
Can I change my mind on animals to hunt?
You only pay for the animals you harvest (or wound) at the end of the day. We can change packages to fit your desires or needs and build custom hunting packages for you.
What is the Success Rate on getting all of the animals I’m after in the Package?
It has happened, though very rare, for a hunting client not to get all of the animals in their Package. You get a credit of 80 percent of the list price of the trophy you do not shoot.
What animals can you hunt in Africa on a budget?
Plains game animals that are inexpensive include Gemsbok, Black Wildebeest, Impala, Springbok, Warthog, and Mountain Reedbuck.
Cull Hunting Packages in South Africa
What is Cull Hunting?
Cull hunting packages are needed for the management of certain animals. This need stems from the animals having no natural predators.
Cull hunting is ideal for long-range enthusiasts and is certainly not limited to long-range hunting. Cull hunting is for mature males and older females and not for substandard or young animals.
Management or cull hunts are no different from a trophy hunt, except you target other animals in the herd.
Cull Hunting prices?
In addition to our 20 and 30 animal cull packages set out below, non-trophy animals can be added to any trophy package.
$250 for males and $100 for females for the below-mentioned species:
- Common Blesbok
- White Blesbok
- Impala
- Springbok
- Warthog
- Mountain Reedbuck
Non-trophy Kudu
- Bull $700
- Cow $350
20 Animal African Hunting Cull Package 5 Species
1 Hunter $6000 2 Hunters $5000 each.
8 Days hunting is all-inclusive for the following 20 animals. No day fee & inclusive of accommodation and meals
- 4 Impala Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - 6 Springbok Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - 4 Warthog Boars
(1 Trophy Boar) - 2 Common Blesbok Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - 2 White Blesbok Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - 2Mountain Reedbuck Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - Add any Trophies from our special offers set out below or our trophy price list
30 Animal South Hunting Cull Hunt Package 6 Species
1 Hunter $7500 2 Hunters $6500 each.
8 Days hunting all-inclusive for the following 30 animals. No day fee & inclusive of accommodation and meals
- 4 Kudu Bulls
(All Non-Trophy) - 4 Impala Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - 12 Springbok Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - 4 Warthog Boars
(1 Trophy Boar) - 2 Common Blesbok Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - 2 White Blesbok Rams
(1 Trophy Ram) - 2 Mountain Reedbuck Rams
(1 Trophy Ram)
Taxidermy Alternatives and Cost
Alternative one is that you dip and pack your trophies and have your taxidermist do the taxidermy. Dip and pack is a chemical treatment of your trophies and a legal requirement for entrance into the united states.
Alternative two is that you have the taxidermy work done in South Africa and the final product shipped.
For both alternatives, you need to decide which Trophies you will be doing a shoulder mount for and which trophies you will be doing a European skull mount for. Most hunters only decide that on the completion of their hunt.
The images below set out your taxidermy costs for the Kudu, Nyala, and Gemsbok package.
The cost will depend on how much of your taxidermy is shoulder-mounted versus skull mounted.
All South African taxidermist work incurs a 10% fee for export documentation, packing, crating, and admin.
The only variable we do not control is the shipping costs (which include taxes), which is a function of exchange rates, oil prices, and other costs.
We take care of all the field preparation of trophies and delivery to the taxidermy, all of which are included in your Package. Our skinners have a lifetime of experience in field trophy preparation.
We ensure that your taxidermy is of high quality, follow up on delivery, and ensure that your trophies are delivered safely and sound.
Cost of Taxidermy for the Kudu, Nyala, and Gemsbok Package
African Hunting Safari Packages – Summary Taxidermy Price-list
| Trophy | Shoulder Mount | Skull mount |
| Blesbok | $575 | $200 |
| Bontebok | $575 | $200 |
| Bushbuck | $575 | $200 |
| Bushpig | $575 | $240 |
| Buffalo | $1150 | $370 |
| Reedbuck | $550 | $180 |
| Duiker | $450 | $120 |
| Eland | $1100 | $300 |
| Fallow Deer | $575 | $200 |
| Gemsbok | $780 | $210 |
| Giraffe | $220 | $400 |
| Rhebuck | $480 | $180 |
| Trophy | Shoulder Mount | Skull mount |
| Impala | $575 | $200 |
| Kudu | $820 | $220 |
| Nyala | $700 | $180 |
| Hartebeest | $780 | $210 |
| Lechwe | $700 | $180 |
| Roan | $820 | $220 |
| Sable | $820 | $220 |
| Springbok | $550 | $180 |
| Steenbok | $450 | $110 |
| Warthog | $575 | $240 |
| Waterbuck | $820 | $220 |
| Wildebeest | $820 | $222 |
| Zebra | $800 | $220 |
Summary Taxidermy Prices