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Our Zambia concession is the one ground where the dangerous game is genuinely free-range: 120,000 private acres of Zambezi bushveld with the river itself on the property, an hour from Livingstone, hunted from a thatched lodge. Cape buffalo, hippo and crocodile from the same camp, with sable, roan and Kafue lechwe in the woodland behind.
The concession is 120,000 private acres of typical Zambezi bushveld in southern Zambia, with the river itself on the property: open miombo and mopane woodland broken by dambos – the grassy drainage lines – and the floodplain edges along the Zambezi where the game comes to water. Hippo and crocodile live in the river, buffalo come down to it, and the woodland behind holds the rest. It is big, wild country, and it is walkable, which is why it hunts so well. A morning's drive and glass, a stalk into a dambo, or an afternoon of walk-and-stalk is often rewarded with a very good trophy, and the pre-sunset hunts here deliver exceptional results.
What sets it apart from our other five concessions is that nothing here is fenced. Our South African grounds are large, but they are managed reserves. Zambia is our free-range Cape buffalo choice for a reason, and the same woodland holds sable, roan and Kafue lechwe – an antelope found nowhere else in the world. Hunting free-range dangerous game is a different proposition: more walking, more tracking, and a result that is earned rather than arranged. It is the hunt most experienced dangerous-game hunters are looking for.
You hunt out of a thatched lodge on the concession itself, so there is no daily drive to the hunting ground. The suites are thatched and tented, raised on wooden decks under the trees, each with its own bathroom and air-conditioning. There is a swimming pool, a full bar and lounge, Wi-Fi, daily laundry and a chef who cooks every meal – ask about the eland T-bone. Trophies are prepared in the camp's own skinning shed, and the day ends at an open campfire. Buffalo, hippo, crocodile and plains game are all hunted from this one camp: you unpack once and we handle everything in between.
Everything begins at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport. From there a scheduled flight takes you to Livingstone in about two hours – there are daily departures – and it is then a one-hour drive by road into camp. We meet you at the airport, clear your rifle through customs and handle every transfer; extra nights in Livingstone before or after the hunt are easily arranged around your dates.
All you need to book is your international flight. Flights within Africa, firearm permits, transfers and any hotel nights are arranged by us.
Malaria. The Zambia concession is a low-risk malaria area. Prophylactics are a sensible precaution – check with your doctor before you travel.
Cape buffalo on this ground is hunted the classic way, spot-and-stalk. With your professional hunter you glass the country from the vehicle or on foot, pick out a mature dagga boy, then close the distance quietly until you are within an ethical range – about 80 yards on average, depending on the terrain. If one approach does not come together, you simply start a fresh stalk; it takes three or four stalks per buffalo on average, and success is often only a stalk or two away. In certain situations we set up over water from well-scouted blinds, or take on a walk-and-stalk, whichever suits your style.
Bring a .375 or bigger. Bring your own rifle and we handle the permits, or hire one of ours. Bowhunters are welcome: pit blinds and blinds over water for close shots, or walk-and-stalk if you would rather cover ground, with a draw weight of 70 pounds or more.
Three of the Dangerous Seven are hunted from this camp. Each one has its own page with our videos, shot placement and the questions buyers ask.
Zambia is our free-range buffalo choice. Hunted on foot along the floodplain edges – our most-filmed hunt, twelve buffalo hunts on our channel.
Hunting Cape Buffalo →
In or out of the water, depending on where you find them. The animal that kills more people than any other in Africa.
Hunting Hippo →
The Zambezi's apex predator, quoted per hunt and subject to licence. Tell us the size you are after and we send scouts ahead.
Hunting Nile Crocodile →See all of the Dangerous 7 – and ask us about elephant, leopard and lion on this ground, which are quoted per hunt and subject to licence.
This is the concession for the antelope you cannot hunt on our other grounds. Sable and roan, Kafue lechwe, puku and oribi are the signature species; Lichtenstein's hartebeest, Defassa waterbuck and Sharpe's grysbok are here too, alongside the familiar kudu, bushbuck, impala, warthog and duiker. Most buffalo hunters take five to eight of them in the same 7 to 10 days.
Elephant, leopard and lion are quoted per hunt, subject to licence availability. Ask us.
The Zambezi runs through the concession, and it is the river the tigerfish is famous for – speed, power and an explosive strike. We fish it from our own fully equipped boat. Most guests add four days on the water to the end of a hunt; some come for the fishing alone. Use your own gear or ours, and take a day at Victoria Falls while you are there.
We do not publish a price list, because no two safaris are the same and we would rather talk to you. As a guide only: a seven-day free-range buffalo hunt here comes to roughly $20,000 all in, and ten days for buffalo, hippo and crocodile roughly $40,000. Plains game is added per animal, and you are only ever billed for what you take. Tell us your dates and your wish list and you will normally have a written quote within 24 hours.
Everything below is covered by the daily rate. You pay only for the animals you take, plus the handful of items on the right.
Multiple concessions can be combined into one tailor-made safari, and that is how most of our dangerous-game hunts are built. Our Caprivi concession in Namibia lies on the far bank of the same river, and Botswana is a short hop away, so a buffalo, hippo and crocodile hunt in Zambia can be paired with elephant in Botswana or the Caprivi, or with leopard and plains game in Namibia, in one trip.
In southern Zambia, an hour by road from Livingstone airport, with the Zambezi River on the property. It is 120,000 private acres of open miombo and mopane bushveld, hunted from a thatched lodge on the ground itself.
Fly to Johannesburg, then a scheduled flight of about two hours to Livingstone – there are daily departures – and we drive you the last hour into camp. We meet you at the airport, clear your rifle and handle every transfer. You book the international flight; we arrange the rest.
Cape buffalo, hippo and Nile crocodile are the dangerous game, all from one camp. The plains game is the draw for many: sable, roan, Kafue lechwe, puku, oribi, Lichtenstein's hartebeest, Defassa waterbuck, Sharpe's grysbok, kudu, bushbuck, impala, warthog and duiker among them. Elephant, leopard and lion are quoted per hunt, subject to licence.
Yes. This is the one concession of our six where the dangerous game is genuinely free-range – no high fence. Expect more walking and more tracking than on a managed reserve, and a result that is earned.
April to October, the dry months. The country opens up as the grass goes down, and the game concentrates along the river.
Seven to ten days. A buffalo alone fits comfortably in seven days and seven nights; buffalo, hippo and crocodile together need ten. Either way there is time for five to eight plains-game species in the same trip.
We quote every hunt individually rather than publish a price list. As a rough guide, a seven-day buffalo hunt here comes to about $20,000 all in, and ten days for buffalo, hippo and crocodile about $40,000, with plains game added per animal. You are only billed for what you take. Tell us your dates and your list and you will normally have a written quote within 24 hours.
Yes. The Zambezi runs through the concession, and it is the river the tigerfish is famous for. A typical add-on is four days from our own boat, with Victoria Falls close by.
Yes, and most of our dangerous-game safaris do. The Caprivi lies on the far bank of the same river and Botswana is close, so buffalo, hippo and crocodile here pair naturally with elephant there. Tell us what you want to take and we build the trip around it.
The concession is a low-risk malaria area. Prophylactics are a sensible precaution – check with your doctor before you travel.
Dangerous game can be a first safari if you are up to it – we say the same on every dangerous-game page. Free-range country asks more of you than a reserve does, so be honest with us about your fitness and experience and we will tell you straight whether Zambia is the right first trip.
Tell us roughly when you would like to travel and what you would like to hunt. Dates on this ground are limited and the 2027 and 2028 seasons are filling, so the sooner we know, the better the choice – no obligation.