SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Limpopo, Limcroma Safaris

[Adipose]

Thank you for a great report. You took some good animals but that zebra is just over the moon! Bet you will be counting the days until it arrives from the taxidermist.

You mentioned a group of bow-hunters with whom you had shared the camp. Other than the equipment problems, how did the group dynamic work out? I talked with the Limcroma reps several years ago but have been hesitant about booking due to concerns for the size and composition of the other group(s) of hunters who might be in camp. Group dynamics could go either way, and you won't know until you get there.

If I may ad my 2cents. The best people I have met in my life are around a campfire at hunting camp. Anyone else that is in camp you get to see for just a short while at night at dinner or around a fire, you spend all day hunting never seeing another hunter, and the time around the fire at night hearing the stories is one of the best parts of the day.
I have been in camp with A CEO of A major tech company, a Billionaire, a construction guy and just an average joe retailer like me. I felt like we were all the same. I have been in camp with gun hunters and bow hunters, one year a spear hunter, we were all the same. To this day I feel they are all still my friends, even though we spent just a couple weeks together around a fire.
I never had anyone tell me what their pronouns were, or that a joke was offensive, I could go on, but please believe me, people in camp from all over the world are one of the highlights of the trip. We are all the same and share the same joy and values. Don't ever pass up a time to go to Africa hunting in fear of others in camp. They will become lifelong friends.

 

[Tgood1]

Absolutely awesome zebra, congratulations

 

[enysse]

Congratulations! Great sunsets and memories!

 

[Flipper Dude]

Super trip and a great write up! I’ve never hunted with Limcroma, but had lunch at the camp there one day with Hannes’s mom and his kids. We were hunting next door on his brother Rainer’s cattle ranch with a family friend. I really like that area along the river there. Classic Africa.

“Go to the banks of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

 

[Limcroma Safaris]

I talked with the Limcroma reps several years ago but have been hesitant about booking due to concerns for the size and composition of the other group(s) of hunters who might be in camp.

Hello Sir,

Just to quickly address your concerns, at Limcroma we have 3 different, fully staffed camps all on our own private properties and all about 8 miles within each other's locations as the crow flies... The Three Rivers camp is our original lodge. The Sable Valley camp is a bit more moderns style camp with private villas as opposed to the old Africa style thatched roof chalets at the Three Rivers camp. The Sable Valley camp also has our spa and a few more amenities geared toward the comfort of the many couples & families that we host. The Sable Valley camp would be our "G-rated" camp that is very spouse and youth friendly!

As Sgt-Zim mentioned, we also have our Buffalo Bush Lodge which is a bit more remote, and we use it mainly to accommodate guests who have their own group or any guests who wish to have the entire camp to themselves. Suffice to say, with nearly 240,000 acres of land to hunt, 3 lodges with all the amenities, and miles of river frontage, we can very comfortably and easily accommodate all needs and desires regardless of the number of guests. Please feel free to contact me anytime with questions or concerns. It would be my sincere pleasure to answer your questions and provide any additional details that you may require to make the best-informed decision possible!

 

[Moe324]

If I may ad my 2cents. The best people I have met in my life are around a campfire at hunting camp. Anyone else that is in camp you get to see for just a short while at night at dinner or around a fire, you spend all day hunting never seeing another hunter, and the time around the fire at night hearing the stories is one of the best parts of the day.
I have been in camp with A CEO of A major tech company, a Billionaire, a construction guy and just an average joe retailer like me. I felt like we were all the same. I have been in camp with gun hunters and bow hunters, one year a spear hunter, we were all the same. To this day I feel they are all still my friends, even though we spent just a couple weeks together around a fire.
I never had anyone tell me what their pronouns were, or that a joke was offensive, I could go on, but please believe me, people in camp from all over the world are one of the highlights of the trip. We are all the same and share the same joy and values. Don't ever pass up a time to go to Africa hunting in fear of others in camp. They will become lifelong friends.

That's exactly how I feel. I always find it strange when I read guys saying they want to be the only ones in camp. The pH needs a break too while your talking to the other hunters.

 

[Hunt anything]

That's exactly how I feel. I always find it strange when I read guys saying they want to be the only ones in camp. The pH needs a break too while your talking to the other hunters.

Understandable, but I shared a camp in Texas with a guy that was a total blow hard, talked constantly about the things he had done even though no one ever asked. Finally one of the guides just finally excused himself as I did. For the next two nights I missed the fire and stayed in my cabin. The guy really wasn’t all that experienced.
I was a guest of the ranch owner and just hunting javelina, not a paying customer so in truth it wasn’t a big deal, if I would have been a paying customer it could’ve been a problem.