Does a comprehensive safari company, agent, travel agent directory exist in book or CD ROM form?

If it does not, what would you think about having a directory, much like most industries, that consists of the following-

1. Safari Companies by Country - list services provided, game, area, contact info, website address, map

2. Agents listed alphabetically detailing companies represented, contact info, website address, comments, specialties, whatever...

3. PH's that are registered by country and type of classification, years experience, safari company, speciality, areas

4. Travel agents that specialize in safari travel

5. Taxidermists - location, contacts, specialties

6. Equipment suppliers - contacts, services offered, location, contacts

All of the above could be sorted by country, game desired, agent country of origin, whatever else you think is important. This would be a "phone book" for hunters to use in selecting a safari company or area.

A second idea takes a different tact. Create a detailed guidebook that would be a "Paris for Dummies" or Fodor's type of guidebook. This would include all kinds of travel and trip info for the various Safari companies that operated in a country. This would include recommendations on types of safaris, places that have access to particularly good game or a game area.

I know that there are several books out there on how to plan a safari and general discussions on places to go, but I have not seen one with a the detail that could be included.

This would be put together by an independent group of travel/hunt/facility specialists that can truly help you in planning a trip.

What do you think?

I'm not aware of any book/website service that covers those things you mentioned. To create would be pretty tough, and then to maintain as places went out of business, booking agents chagned, etc.. I know the NAHC offered a listing of guides in North America many years ago, but it wasn't complete. I could only imagine Africa being even more difficult to put together.

Nice idea, let us know how it goes should you pursue.

This is a large popular forum on African hunting and all things pertaining to the shooting sports. Perhaps this site needs another category or two. Consultants and safari companies are the ones that come to mind for me. All the information you ask for in book or CD form could be handled here with a simple form which would require periodic upates to be listed here along with pro and con reports from any member who cared to voice his opinion.

I found Wendell Reich of Hunters Quest on this site, and have booked my first safari through him because of the way other members of AR spoke of his ethics and the content and manner of his posts on many topics.

Dogcat, this would great information to have for hunts all over the world. It would be nice to have the various companies begging for a listing on AR.

There is an outfit in Namibia that is doing a similar thing.



It has hunting/rifle info, Safari Cos., Namibia Phs, Taxidermist, freight services, etc. Lots of good info and its free. I think it will be at Dallas and Reno.
Its a good place to start.