I was wondering, how are trophy fees set in Tanzania?

Are they fixed by the government, or priced variably by each outfitter?

Both.

There is a set of government fees, and there is what the outfitter charges. Some will mark them up %100, some 20% some will selectively mark up high ticket animals like Lion, Leopard, Bufffalo, Elephant etc. SOme will charge srtaight government trophy fees.

It all comes out in the wash one way or another. Look at the bootom line of any hunt in Tanzania. Add up your daily rates and trophy fees and compare bottom lines when shopping around.

Some have more attractive daily rates with higher trophy fees, some ask for super high trophy fees and charge the government rate for trophy fees.

Wendell



Thanks for the reply. I was told there is mandatory trophy fee which is set by the government and marking that up is not actually permitted eg cape buffalo is US$600 or thereabouts.



This does not seem to be the usual practice on the net and with what I have seen advertised. Just wondering - looking for clarification - on which is the true situation.

That is right. First Buffalo is $600 2nd is $720.

Most everyone marks their fees up to some extent. Not sure if it is not supposed to be permitted or not. Interesting. I have never heard that rule.

those buffalo fees are on a 16 day hunt only or a 21 day hunt I assume...They are more on a 7 or 10 day safari...

All in all Tanzania has the least expensive trophy fees of any country, and by a good deal...elephant are $5400. Buffalo run about $600 to $800 on a 16 or 21 day and $1600. on a 7 or 10 day for the second buff, the first being included int he package, Lions and Leopard are about $2500, Eland a $1000, Croc $970, Hippo $950, Roan $1000, Sable $1450, waterbuck $550 are some examples...

Daily rates are higher in Tanzania for the most part at about $1000 to $1500 per day...

One has to sit down and put the pencil to work anytime he goes on safari if cost is an issue and it usually is......

As Wendell says, the trophy fees are set by the government per animal irrespective of whether the same animal is part of a 7 day hunt or 21 day hunt; i.e. 1st buffalo is $600 whether on 7 or 21 day license and so on. Outfitters often add a "mark up" which often refers to the amount that a client will pay on top of the Government trophy fee. In most cases, this is used to finance community development projects and anti-poaching activities.

As far as its legality this is the first time I hear that it might not be legal! I will try to find out through the authorities but as just about every outfitter prints their marked up trophy fees in their literature I would think they would have looked into the legality aspect beforehand.

By the way, these will most certainly go up next year and the rumor is by about 20 - 30%!