The ultimate hunting challenge on earth
What is the Dangerous 7? These are the African animals that will go out of their way to kill you…. These animals are the ultimate hunt on the planet and have challenged the toughest hunters since the 1830’s. This is the ultimate pursuit, the ultimate hunting challenge on earth. The Dangerous 7 consist of the Big 5, (African Lion, Cape Buffalo, African Elephant, African Leopard & Rhino), with a Hippo and Nile Crocodile added to the list.
At Kaiwhai Safaris we offer our clients the opportunity to hunt the Dangerous 7 in various areas in their natural habitat. We have been hunting Africa’s Dangerous Game for over 25 years in Southern Africa and our concessions in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia include areas where we can hunt all of these species. Every hunt for every species is planned meticulously to ensure the best possible outcome. Our experience is key – we know where to find the best trophy animals and carefully plan your safari around that.
With our world class concessions, we offer each of these animals to our clients on a legal hunt with the legal paperwork to do so. Here is more info about these animals and how we prefer to hunt them.
Syncerus caffer
The Cape buffalo is the number one bucket-list animal for most hunters coming to Africa, and the most dangerous of the Dangerous 7.
12 hunts on film
Read more about hunting Cape Buffalo →
Loxodonta africana
We have hundreds of free-roaming elephant on our concessions in Botswana and the Caprivi, and the legal rights and permits to hunt them in both.
2 hunts on film
Read more about hunting African Elephant →
Ceratotherium simum / Diceros bicornis
Hunting white rhino is completely legal when it is done with the correct paperwork and permits – which we hold.
Read more about hunting Rhino →
Panthera leo
We hold the legal rights and permits to hunt lion in South Africa, and South Africa is the only country we hunt lion in.
4 hunts on film
Read more about hunting African Lion →
Panthera pardus
The key to hunting leopard is patience – they patrol huge areas, and baiting several locations at once gets results faster.
Read more about hunting African Leopard →
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippo can be hunted in or outside the water, depending on where you find them.
2 hunts on film
Read more about hunting Hippo →
Crocodylus niloticus
You never shoot a crocodile in the water – unlike a hippo it will not float. The shot has to be taken on the bank.
4 hunts on film
Read more about hunting Nile Crocodile →Every one of these is our own footage, filmed on our concessions for our show, Getaway To Africa.
More on our channel: Getaway To Africa on YouTube
The Dangerous 7 are the Big 5 – African lion, Cape buffalo, African elephant, African leopard and rhino – with hippo and Nile crocodile added to the list. They are the African animals that will go out of their way to kill you, and they have challenged the toughest hunters since the 1830s.
Our concessions are in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia, and between them they cover areas where all seven species can be hunted in their natural habitat. In Zambia we hunt Cape buffalo, hippo and Nile crocodile.
Yes. Every animal we offer is hunted on a legal hunt with the legal paperwork to do so. We hold the rights and permits ourselves, and we handle that side before you travel.
Yes – we have taken Cape buffalo with a bow, and bow hunting is offered alongside rifle hunting. Speak to us first, because the country, the species and the permit conditions all affect what is possible.
Send us a message with the species you have in mind and roughly when you would like to travel. We will come back to you with what is available, what it involves and what the paperwork requires.
Tell us roughly when you would like to travel and what you would like to hunt. We will come back to you with what is available, what it involves and what the paperwork needs – no obligation.