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Mozambique is a mixture of good and bad. Its a cheaper option than most other African hunting destinations. we can offer a Buff package for around US$9K, but like African hunting everywhere prices are going up steadily.It's far tougher hunting than places like Tanzania or Botswana. So you need to be fit. Terrain in the Zambezi Valley is much more challenging, bush tends to be a lot thicker which makes it even more exciting if you have to go and pull something big and pissed off out of the thick stuff and boy, if you go at the wrong time of the year is it hot!!..... it's not unusual to have up to 6 guys along with you just to carry the water..... The Valley is also one of THE places to go for MONSTER flatdogs....but I wouldn't recommend eating their meat as you never know who they have eaten!

The Zambezi delta can offer some good hunting if you don't mind getting your ass wet from time to time. If you do hunt in Mozambique it's a good idea to have a proper bilharzia check when you go home as the disease is very common here, you should also know that the hunting areas are stiff (and boy, do I mean stiff!) with tsetse flies in the day and mosquitos at night, so take plenty of repellant ....wherever you go in Mozambique you should only consider it as a DG destination.... plains game hunts there are a waste of time and money.

Having said all that don't be put off, if you go at the right time of year to the right area you'll have a great hunt. I reckon it's still one of the best places for Elephant hunting if you're prepared to work for your trophy..... there's also lot's more chances of taking a crop raider than other places in Africa...... hence cheap Elephant hunting.

The down side is that the entire country is no-where near as organised as most of the other destinations. Poaching can also be more of a problem than Tanzania or Botswana etc and recent refugees from Zim haven't made this situation any better and as someone has already said, camps are not generally as comfortable... but let's face it guys, that's why the hunting is cheaper. If the client has a good hunting area and understands the comfort level is lower then it should be no problem.

Most clients who book our Mozambican areas tend to be ordinary working joe's looking for a less expensive start to hunting DG, and those that can afford to go elsewhere tend to book Tanzania or Botswana..... one thing that is VERY important here is to be ultra cautious who you book with and which area you book as there are a lot of dodgy people offering hunting they don't have.

For those of you who (like me) like to fish or are silly enough to get your kicks out of putting your head underwater and trying to breath

then Mozambique also offers some of the finest fishing and diving to be found anywhere in Africa. The beaches are to die for and despite the poverty there, the people don't give you any hassle at all.

All in All, although it's not the best country or the easiest country to hunt in, it's a reasonably good and inexpensive option for someone who wants a first DG hunt and isn't afraid to get hot, dirty and footsore.

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Steve "Shakari" Robinson
Kuduland Safaris (Africa) Ltd
info@kuduland.com
www.kuduland.com

Edited by shakari (27/01/04 05:46 AM)

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