1st Safari please help

[Nuclear Worker]

Looking at hunting with Omujeve safaris. Looking at the Caprivi strip in Northern Namibia. In June. Will be me and my wife’s first safari. Would love to shoot a Buffalo but $ says probably won’t happen. So we’re looking at Gemsbok,Kudu,Sable,Nyala,Eland, wart hog. Has anyone hunted with them or in the area before? They also have another camp called Verdwaal which is a concession. It’s cheaper but I’m afraid I won’t get the experience of Africa that we’re looking for in a concession. Your suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Fatback]

I hunted buffalo with them in 2022 out of their Ivory Camp in the Caprivi. Had a fantastic hunt. I was able to take some nice plains game as well. It is wild Africa there on the river. Lions, elephants, hippos, crocs, etc….

Some of the plains game you mentioned won’t be in that area. Lots of waterbuck and lechwe for sure. I did see some nice kudu on my hunt as well.

Feel free to send me a PM if you’d like to exchange numbers, I’ll be glad to answer any questions you might have and discuss my experience there. Congrats on planning your first safari.

 

[rookhawk]

I know nothing of your outfitter but I congratulate you on going to the right kind of place. The Caprivi is storied grounds. You'll certainly have an authentic safari.

 

[375Fox]

They hold two very good concessions in Caprivi. Mashi Conservancy and Bwabwata East Park. I think you have an incorrect idea in your mind though. A concession is a large government or community area usually with dangerous game like in Caprivi. A farm is private land with plains game that is less expensive. One of the best deals in Africa is an own use non-exportable buffalo especially in a place like bwabwata east. That area would fit every description of Africa you have in mind. If you hunt on farms/ranches in Namibia stick to native game for that region like kudu, gemsbok, hartebeest, Hartmann zebra, springbok, warthog, eland, etc. Skip the Nyala and Sable. Nyala are only native along the Indian Ocean coastline in Mozambique and South Africa. Sable are native to Caprivi but not central Namibia but are very expensive in Caprivi. Hunting farms in central Namibia is a very good experience. Huge amount of space.