Kabra Adventures has teamed up with Mokore Safaris in Zimbabwe to offer some of the very best dangerous game hunting in all of Africa. You will be hunting with some of the very finest professional hunters in the world. Barrie and Gary Duckworth have built there reputation on honesty and hard work. Hunting is done in one of two areas, Chewore in Northern Zimbabwe or the Mokore Camp in the Save valley. The Chewore area is regarded as one of the very premiere areas for cape buffalo.

Mokore is situated in the world famous Save Valley Conservancy in the south east lowveld of Zimbabwe. The Save Valley Conservancy is just under 1 million acres in size and is reported to be the largest private wildlife area in the world. The area is renowned for its large leopards and has an abundance and wide variety of plainsgame animals. There is a wide diversity of habitats including open acacia woodland, mopane woodland, thick riverine vegetation and broken granite outcrops. The Big Five occur on Mokore and could be seen during your safari there

Chewore South Hunting Concession is a very wild and remote area of the Zambezi Valley, in the north of Zimbabwe. Mokore Safaris have been operating this million acre concession for over 20 years. There is no fencing and the area is surrounded by National Parks and other hunting concessions. The Zambezi Valley is regarded as one of the prime areas in Africa for hunting dangerous game such as elephant, lion, buffalo and leopard. Chewore has its very own special and personal appeal to the experienced hunter as it is one of the last untouched and unspoilt places left in Africa..

Kazuma and Ngamo Sikumi are State Forest areas in the north west of Zimbabwe close to Hwange National Park. These areas offer exceptional elephant, buffalo and sable trophies. Hunts conducted in these areas are done in conjunction with Ngamo Safaris of the Forestry Commission.

Nhacainga Conservancy is a wildlife area that is being developed by Mokore Safaris within the Coutada 9 lease in Manica Province, Mozambique. Prior to the civil war, the Coutada was operated by Safrique and was renowned for its lion and buffalo. The area falls approximately half way between Chimoio and Tete. The hunting in Nhacainga is challenging and offers very exciting big game hunting. The habitat is very diverse with savanna woodland, tambooti forests, seasonal rivers with thick riverine vegetation and spectacular granite outcrops. As well as elephant, lion, buffalo and the common plainsgame, there is a limited quota of Lichtenstein's hartebeest, sable, red duiker, oribi, reedbuck, Samango monkey and suni.

It is possible to hire firearms, however we strongly recommend clients to bring their own rifles, shotguns and ammunition. Clients hiring weapons will be charged $30 per day, regardless of calibre or make. This does not include ammunition which will be charged separately. On arrival in Zimbabwe a temporary import permit will be issued once your firearm(s) and ammunition have been physically inspected by customs officials. It is essential that you state the exact amount of ammunition you will be bringing into the country.

Clients who transit through South Africa on their way to us will have to complete firearms forms for this country. We recommend using Air 2000 to ensure that this process goes smoothly and without incident.

For dangerous game such as elephant, buffalo and lion, calibres of .375 or bigger may be used. For soft skinned animals, any weapon in the 7mm or .38 / .300 range may be used. Sixty rounds of each calibre should be sufficient. For the heavier calibre weapons we prefer a mixture of solid and soft nosed ammunition whilst just soft nose bullets are preferred for the lighter calibre weapons. Trophy bonded, Swift A-Frame or Barnes X are good choices.

The summer months are from October to April with day time temperatures ranging from 85 - 105F in our hunting areas. The winter months are from May to September with day time temperatures ranging from 65 - 85F. Nights can be cold during this period with temperatures dropping to 35F. Our rains normally start in the middle of November and end in March.

We recommend four sets of brown, green or dark khaki lightweight safari outfits, a soft comfortable hat, good walking boots that are quiet and worn in. It is also advisable to bring sweaters and windproof jackets for the cool early mornings and evenings. Clients should bring a pair of long trousers (not blue jeans) as it is a requirement in a lot of hotels in Zimbabwe.

We recommend clients bring enough film for their cameras, binoculars, a sharp knife and a flashlight with batteries. Clients should bring as little luggage as possible because of possible air charter flights. When chartering an aircraft, soft bags are preferred as opposed to hard cases.

If a clients would like to give any gratuities to staff please could he or she bring out some small denominations in US$ cash as we do not keep this in our camps.

No matter what you are looking for in African Hunting, Kabra Safaris can put you on the animal.