What are the costs involved in going on Safari?
That also is a simple question with a complicated answer. First of all there is travelThatll cost you at a minimum of $1500 per roundtrip. And thats just commercial airfare and does not include private aircraft transportation in and out of the more remote areas if needed. Second there is the cost of the hunt. Day rates can range from $500 to $2000 per day depending on whom you are hunting with, what you are hunting and where. Observer fees range between $100 and $250 per day. Generally the day rates involving dangerous game are higher. Figure on an average of $700 per day. Trophy costs also. For instance, a cape buffalo in Zimbabwe may cost $2500, in Tanzania $1000, in South Africa $4000. Trophy preparation and shipment will average $1500 and then theres taxidermy, but we wont go into that other than to say that you need to establish a good relationship with you taxidermist and work out the type of trophy preparation that fits both your desires and pocketbook.
