Still dreaming of a buffalo safari, so I was wondering if buffaloes are all the same throughout Africa?
body size, trophy size, behavior, aggressiveness, etc.
There are at least four subspecies.
Cape Buffalo
Nile Buffalo
Dwarf forest buffalo
Western savanna buffalo.
I would argue, collecting all of them would be more difficult effort, then collecting standard "big 5".
The last three subspecies of buffalo would lead you to much less beaten path, to African countries not often visited by hunters, much smaller number of available outfitters, possible trophy export difficulties, and higher pricing. Also, not necessarily all the hunts would be with 100% chance of success. I imagine dwarf forest buffalo would be most difficult to find, and could ask to repeat the hunt.
If you never hunted in Africa, or buffalo: focus for cape buffalo.
South Africa
Namibia
Tanzania
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
South Africa is most economic, and you can expect most likely to hunt managed buffalo in fenced area.
Other countries, are hunts in wild safari area, with no fences, and higher costs. Habitats vary from bush, tall grass savanna, mopane forests or swamps, etc...