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Traveling Information

Climate

• Summer temperatures:
  October - March (50-90F). This is also our rainy season.
• Winter temperatures:
  April - September (40-70F).
  
  
  Firearms and Caliber
  
  Big 5(Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Leopard)
• a legal minimum of .375 caliber.
  
  Plains Game:
• .30 - .375 caliber is recommended.
  
  Telescope:
• A good quality variable power telescope in the 3.9 x 40 will suffice for most hunting conditions.

• Ammunition:

• Plains Game hunting
  a minimum of 40 soft-nosed bullets are recommended.
• Buffalo, Rhino and Elephant
  a minimum of 40 full metal jacket/solids are recommended in addition
  to soft-point bullets.
• Lion and Leopard:
  soft-nosed bullets are recommended

• NB:

· Importation of semi-automatic rifles and -shotguns are illegal.

· No two rifles/shotguns of the same caliber per hunter.

· One soft case per rifle, it is a legal requirement for traveling between
hunting concessions.


Trophy handling:

• All animals will be skinned and field-prepared by our very experienced skinners, marked, salted and dried prior to being sent to a recommended taxidermist for “dip & ship” or mounting.


Personal:

· Personal medical kit: include any prescriptions and medication

· sun block - minimum SPF 30

· mosquito repellent

· pair of sunglasses

· toiletries

· Additional equipment

· small day pack

· flashlight with spare batteries

· binoculars and camera with spare film and batteries

· pocketknife
 


Payments:

· We do not accept credit cards.

· Traveler’s cheques and Cash are welcome


Electricity:

• Standard power source is 200/230V AC. Converter is required.


Immunization

· No international immunization is needed when entering South Africa.

· Inoculation against yellow fever might be required from delegates for some African countries (please inquire from Ryno or Alex)


Malaria

· Discuss malaria medication with your doctor before departing.