Bishopstone Safaris is located in the lowveld of southeastern Zimbabwe just north of the Limpopo River and the town of Beitbridge. The main hunting concession is a 40, 000 acre private game reserve that is home to over twenty species of plains game and leopard, including both sable and nyala..
They have several additional hunting areas including their 180,000 acre area in the Mateke Hills for Leopard, as well as the Chirisa safari area in northern Zimbabwe for Buffalo, Lion and Elephant. They also have access to the Beitbridge C.A.M.P.F.I.R.E. area in southern Zimbabwe. This area encompasses over one million acres of land with the Limpopo River as its southern boundary. The eastern end of the area borders both Kruger and Gonarezhou National Parks, while the western boundary is the Tuli area of the Botswana border. The Bubi, Mwenezi and Mzingwane Rivers bisect the hunting area before draining into the Limpopo. The famed Mateke Hills, noted for great Leopard, are located in the eastern area of the concession near Gonarezhou.
There have been many exceptional trophies taken from these areas over the past few seasons, most notably a 30 ½" Nyala, two 18" Bushbuck, a 30" Waterbuck and a 58 ½" Kudu from Bishopstone Estates. Leopard hunters have had better than an 80% success ratio. Their team of Professional Hunters includes; Rodie Tourle, Wayne Bartlett and Terry Anders.
Camps are either traditional stone and thatch chalets with ensuite bath and toilet facilities, or first class tented camps with thatched coverings and ensuite facilities. The staff is fully trained, and will ensure that you will enjoy your safari experience.
We will arrange your flights into Bulawayo where you will be picked up and assisted through customs and immigration before driving to camp. As most shots will be fairly close, a good quality, low power, variable rifle scope in 1.5 - 6x range will be very useful on both your medium and heavy rifles. Dangerous game animals require a minimum caliber of .375 H&H, however try to use the largest caliber that you can shoot well, especially for Elephant. Leopard and plains game rifles should be of medium caliber with the 30-06 considered a minimum. A .338 Winchester with either a .416 or .458 would be an ideal two rifle battery for this area.
Daily Rates: Minimum Hunt:
Plains Game $350 1x1 $300 2x1 Eight day minimum.
Leopard & Plains Game $600 1x1 Fourteen day minimum.
Sable & Plains game $600 1x1 $550 2x1 Twelve day minimum.
Buffalo & Plains Game $800 1x1 $750 2x1 Ten day minimum.
Buffalo & Leopard $850 1x1 Fourteen day minimum.
Elephant and Plains Game $1,000 1x1 Fourteen day minimum.
Lion & Buffalo $1400 1x1 Twenty-one day minimum.
Elephant & Leopard $1,100 1x1 Eighteen day minimum.
Elephant, Buffalo & Leopard $1200 1x1 Twenty-one day minimum.
Lion, Leopard, Buffalo & Elephant $1,600 1x1 Twenty-eight day minimum.
Observers $175 per day
Note: Sable or Nyala require a minimum 12 day safari. Sable and Nyala 14 day minimum. Sable, Nyala and Waterbuck requires a 16 day safari.
Trophy Fees:
Elephant $10,000 Eland $950
Buffalo $2,800 Waterbuck $2,000
Lion $6,000 Kudu $950
Leopard $3,000 Wildebeest $850
Impala $250 Warthog $250
Nyala $2,500 Giraffe $950
Sable $4,500 Duiker $150
Bushbuck $750 Steenbuck $300
Buffalo Cow $1000 Zebra $850
Crocodile $3,000 Serval $300
Hippo $3,000 Klipspringer $750
Tsessebe $950 Reedbuck $500
Bushpig $350 Civet $300
Hyena $500 Caracal $300
Baboon $75 Jackal $100
Pre-baiting for leopard is available for an additional $750 to cover the cost of bait animals and the time required to set the baits. This service is highly recommended as it greatly increases your odds at taking a leopard.
Additional fees:
Packing & dipping : Two animals or less $600 3 to 10 animals $800 10+ animals $1000
Air Charter by quotation.
2% government levy on daily rates and trophy fees.
CITES tags for elephant, leopard and crocodile at $100 each.
