Big game hunting in Tanzania, Cape Buffalo & Plains Game
Booking Season: 2025
Hunt Difficulty: Difficult
Designed by Hunters, for Hunters
*** Observers welcome at US$ 590 per day per person
A hunting safari in Tanzania is regarded by many international hunters as one of Africa’s most sought-after game hunting experiences. Tanzania, is a country with extraordinary landscapes, covering an area of more than 350 000 square miles, from the savannas of the Serengeti to the famous peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Famous hunting legends who traversed and hunted these incredible landscape include “Teddy” Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway. Till today, Tanzania continues to maintain this legacy and offers international hunters true “free-range, fair chase” quality big game hunting safaris.
Tanzania has a network of game reserves and national parks, all carefully managed to protect Tanzania’s rich biodiversity. These diverse and wildlife habitats make hunting in Tanzania one of Africa’s unique opportunities to harvest and hunt many coveted and endemic trophies. Maasailand is also well known for its cultural significance as local Maaisai people have for centuries co-existed with wildlife.
Well known for their distinctive attire (bright red robes) and vibrant culture, the Maasai people are semi-nomadic and live pastoral lifestyles. Traditionally, hunting a Lion was passage for young man to become a warrior.
Maasailand is known for unique and endemic species, a favorite hunting area for collectors and serious hunters. Hunters travel from far to hunt species such as Grants Gazelle, Fringe-Eared Oryx, Gerenuk, Thomson’s Gazelle, Cokes Hartebeest, East Africa Impala, Chandlers Mountain Reedbuck and White Bearded Wildebeest.
Pierre has been been providing dangerous and plains game hunts in South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania for more than twenty years, offering personalized game hunting safaris.
These hunting safaris are conducted following the “Old School” ethos of honesty and integrity. In Tanzania, safaris in the Selous are tailored for dangerous game hunts, and in Maasailand, for specialty animals such as Striped Hyena, Gerenuk, White Bearded Wildebeest and Thomson’s Gazelle. Pierre and team know how to deliver 5 star safaris with a history of delivering quality trophies.
The East African country of Tanzania is regarded as one of the finest game hunting destinations in Africa, offering a diverse variety of game under license. Known for its vast areas of wilderness and wildlife, Tanzania offers hunters the opportunity to hunt trophy “Big Five” animals and a variety of exotic plains game.
Many hunting concessions are almost untouched by humans, offering international hunters the chance of a traditional “old-East African” hunting safari. In Tanzania, the safari hunting industry is well managed and regulated by government, with the emphasis on “fair chase”, sustainable and ethical hunting practices.
Traveling to Tanzania’s Maasailand for hunting is an incredible adventure, especially for hunters looking to pursue rare species such as the Lesser Kudu, Grant’s Gazelle, Thompson’s Gazelle, and Gerenuk. The majestic landscapes of the Great Rift Valley provide a stunning backdrop for these incredible safaris, and the journey to the Maasailand is as rewarding as the hunt itself.
The first step is to book a flight to Tanzania. The primary international gateway is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) in Dar es Salaam. From there, you will take a domestic flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). The transfer from Kilimanjaro Airport to Maasailand hunting concession will be road.
They hunting lodge is beautifully designed using a combination of indigenous local materials to ensure absolute comfort throughout the safari.
Featuring a large wooden raised platform and facilities, the lodge provides exceptional views of the Tanzania landscape. Cuisine provided by your personal chef will be excellent, following traditional East African themes, combine seafood and game (venison) hunted on the safari.
Firearm applications must be applied for before commencement of the hunting safari so that it is ready and available for collection at the airport on your arrival. If not ready, your firearms will not be allowed to leave the airport.
Firearm applications will be made on your behalf by the outfitter. Fees associated with rifles permits are U$ 350.
The official hunting season in Tanzania runs from July 1st to December 31st. The best time for a hunting safari in Tanzania is the dry season, which is from late June to October. The rainy season in the west starts in November, so late season hunts will be concentrated on the northern blocks.
Masailand in Tanzania is a malaria area. Your general practitioner will prescribe preventative measures such as Doxycycline, Mefloquine, or Atovaquone. There are no compulsory vaccinations when hunting in Tanzania, except for the routine vaccinations you would have received for Measles, Hepatitis, Polio, and Typhoid.
On any African hunting safari, it is suggested to ensure that you have received your “shots” in the last 10 years for the likes of Rabies and Tetanus. While Pierre has a general first aid available, remember personal effects such as contact lens solution, prescription medication, sunblock etc.
Dip & Pack as it is commonly referred to is the minimum processing requirement that a trophy must undergo to prepare for export and shipping. All “body parts” of the animal, including bones, skull, teeth should be dry and free of any “undried” pieces of hide. Hides must be dried to the extent that they look brittle enough to crack when bent and Buffalo trophies must be packed immediately after treatment.
This safari is an opportunity for serious hunters and collectors to hunt in Maasailand at a great price, with one of Africa’s most experienced outfitters.
If additional information is required regarding this Hunt in Tanzania, contact the team at Game Hunting Safaris, or message Pierre directly using the message icons. If you would like to check availability, insert dates in ” Request to Book” and Pierre and team will revert.
Please note that terms, conditions and price are subject to change without notice and rates at the time of the hunt will apply
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