I think many of the costs are upfront costs that you can find out by talking to travel agents & selected outfitters, what isn't told you is the stuff that makes people angry, and there are many things covered here. #1 - getting to hunting camp - drive, fly? Most outfits charge out from 3-500 to drive you into hunting camp, mozm. tanz, etc. you are going to have to charter a plane in. This gets costly, while your plane ticket might run 2-2500 the charter can cost that much again. Governmental fees add up very quick, especially in tanz. There are areas there that can cost more per day in fees than your outfitter charges in zim. What you want to shoot, and what you will can be 2 different things. Leopard for instance may take 3 or 4 or 5 trips. some guys get what they want in 1 others don't Plains game is cheap to hunt compmared to DG. Lion for instance is going out of sight, When I bagged my lion a few years ago I did it for about 18000, now it'd be 40 or more. My trophy ele was about the same as the lion, now it'd be half again as much. You will find that trophy fees regulate the end cost of the hunt. Also if the trophy fees are low, the daily rate is high and visa versa. Taking an affordable hunt is easy, providing you don't end up shooting forty animals. a plains game hunt with 6-8 animals on 10 days is quite affordable, but if you throw in another 6-8 animals, it is much less so. The other thing is that there is no such thing as going to africa once. That is the start. When deciding on animals, look at the area and see what grows really big there. For instance in RSA you can to to natal and shoot an impala that is huge there, but small in the transvaal. Realize that on your next trip you may be in an area that would hold a bigger average size animal that where you are and pass on the small one. Don't for the $$ involved in tips. This depends on the individual, but some guys are really generous and some aren't. that is up to you and how happy you are, just remember they exist. So far as countries go i think zim is the best bargain, with tanz being the most expensive of the common countries. cameroon and the like for bongo or lord derby is best not thought about until you've made a few trips. RSA has the greatest selection, but the trophy fees on some animals there are enough to choke a horse. (for instance a sable may be 3-4 times the trophy fee there as in zim) This is a long enuf post, but I hope I answered a question or 2 anyway