SouthWind Destinations: Mozambique

The Locale

Inimitable Mozambique is situated in the South East of Africa. The vast wilderness areas are fairly unchanged from their reputation as Africa's greatest hunting lands. The area has not been trophy hunted for 16 years prior to its re-opening which makes the spectrum and quality of wildlife quite remarkable.

You’ll hunt in varied terrain--from grass and palm savannahs to forests and swamps. Our concessions; Coutada 11 and 12 are Official safari concessions covering 5000 square kilometers of some of the most diverse habitat and animal species found in Africa. Coutada 11 has 4 distinctive types of habitat, namely sand forests, tropical savannah, swamps and floodplains make these areas totally unique, Coutada 12 has 3 distinctive types of habitat, namely miombo, sand forests and tropical savannah. The spectrum of wildlife is quite remarkable, having 22 huntable game species from the tiny Livingstone Suni to the Elephant. Buffalo roam the open flood plains and swamps in herds of several hundred. Sable in huge herds, often nearing 100 per heard. A recent Buffalo count by WWF estimated the Buffalo in the Marromeu complex to be around 10 000 strong. These areas are of the few remaining in Africa where you can still do a Classical African Safari today. They are part of the Marromeu Complex and boarder the Mighty Zambeze River in the North.

The Accommodations

Gamehunters Africa is billed as “The Total African Experience”. And you’ll soon discover that the moniker is well-earned. We have 4 main camps within the two concessions that are sure to give you the best classic African experiance.

Coutada 11 had 2 permanent camps, the first being our original camp, Mungari Camp is a traditional East African safari tented camp with four tents featuring en-suite bathrooms with hot and cold running water. Each tent can accommodate two people per room. The camp is set in the lush tropical sand forests which hold an abundance of bird life. Camp Ngazi was an original hunting camp in the early Portuguese days brought back to life in 2007. It features two main bedrooms both with en-suite bathrooms and hot and cold water.

Coutada 12 also has 2 permanent camps - Chirondi is the main camp in Coutada 12, set in the huge Massa forest. It’s comprised of four rooms accommodating two per room, each with its own bathroom en-suite. Nhago is more rustic than the other three, although very comfortable. It sits in areas rarely hunted so you can expect some great trophies. The camp comprises of two clients rooms, both en-suite.

The Hunt

As you might expect, very few game animals are held in higher esteem as a worthy hunting adversary than the African Cape buffalo and Maz has some of the best in all of Africa. Take a mountain of muscle and attitude combined with a stare that implies you owe it something, and you’ve only begun to describe this majestic beast. You’ll stalk on foot with the largest caliber weapon you can find, adding a welcomed element of danger to the hunt. But keep your head about you, because the intelligence, agility and stealth of this animal are easily underestimated. To put it mildly--this is a hunt you’ll talk about for years. Add in a great variety of other big animals and you will see why Moz has something for everyone.

Mozambique Big Game Hunting: Itinerary & Details