Gary Hopkins has (1) leopard still available for '15 in Gokwe North in the Zambezi Valley. Prime dates are available between 10 and 27 May to take advantage of the dark moon phase. The leopard can be combined with buffalo or tuskless making for a great two week safari. This is an excellent price on a leopard with a perfect early season date.

Pricing and area description below:


GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF HUNTING AREA
Klipkraal Safaris has entered into an Exclusive Marketing Agreement, for the year 2015 in the Gokwe North Hunting Concession.
Gokwe North is a CAMPFIRE area, (COMMUNAL AREAS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR INDIGENOUS RESOURCES) which means that the local people that inhabit this area benefit from opportunities generated through funds from Safari Hunting via Safari Operators and Local Rural District Councils.
The Gokwe North area is situated in Northern Central part of Zimbabwe, forming part of the Central Zambezi Valley. The area is bordered by the Omay Hunting area to the North and the Gache Gache Hunting area to the East. To the West, it is bordered by the Binga Hunting area along the Sengwa River and the Chizarira National Park and the Chirisa Safari Area. To the South is the Gokwe South Concession.
The area can be accessed via both Bulawayo and Harare via air charter as there is an airstrip within the concession, and this service can be organized at a client’s request. Prices of air charter companies will be provided. There is also road transfer of roughly 6 hours from Bulawayo at no charge.
The Safaris camp is situated on the banks of the UMI River which drains into Lake Kariba. The camp is fully serviced with comfortable fixed structures both hot and cold running water.
With regards to wildlife, both buffalo and elephant are resident within the hunting area. Buffalo can be found both in herds and resident Dagga boys. Trophies expected can be hard headed from mid thirties upwards. Elephant hunts in these areas for trophy bulls will produce ivory from around 30-35 pounds per side upwards; tuskless elephant hunting is very good in this area. Both species can be physically demanding due to the terrain and a decent amount of walking on tracks will be required.
Leopard hunting is good as it is legal to hunt leopard at night with an artificial light. Preferred hunting method is bait blind.
Plains game is in decent numbers along the UMI River, with good trophies of Bushbuck, Kudu, Impala and Warthog. In the outlying rocky terrain, there is some fantastic Klipspringer hunting.
At Gokwe, we have the unique opportunity of being able to offer very good hippo and crocodile hunting in the adjacent Binga Concession. The reason for this quality is it has access to Lake Kariba shoreline. This is done by a simple 2-hour drive from the Gokwe Base camp down to the lake.

Pricing:

THESE DAILY RATES ARE ABOUT 60% OF WHAT MANY OPERATORS ARE CHARGING FOR SIMILAR SAFARIS

1X1 14 day leopard/PG $850 per day

1x1 15 leopard/tuskless/PG $850 per day

1x1 leopard/buff/PG $900 per day

TROPHY FEES
Baboon USD$80.00
Buffalo (F) USD$1 000.00
Buffalo (M) USD$4 000.00
Bushbuck USD$950.00
Bush pig USD$350.00
Civet USD$350.00
Crocodile USD$3 750.0
Hippo USD$3 750.00
Ducks/Geese USD$6.00
Duiker USD$250.00
Eland (M) USD$1 500.00
Elephant USD$10 500.00
Tuskless Ele USD$4 000.00
Genet USD$350.00
Grysbuck USD$250.00
Guinea Fowl USD$6.00
Impala (F) USD$100.00
Impala (M) USD$200.00
Jackal USD$200.00
Klipspringer USD$850.00
Kudu (F) USD$450.00
Kudu (M) USD$1 200.00
Leopard USD$5 000.00
Lion (M) USD$7 000.00
Sable USD$4 500.00
Sand grouse USD$6.00
Hyena USD$450.00
Warthog USD$350.00
Waterbuck USD$2 000.00
Zebra USD$1 200.00

INCLUDED IN DAILY RATE
Laundry, meals, local beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks
Four wheel drive vehicle transport while hunting.
Services of a licensed Professional Hunter & safari staff
Field preparation of trophies & transport to the Local Taxidermist and shipper
Airport pick-up and drop off

NOT INCLUDED IN DAILY RATE
INSURANCE OF ANY KIND
International travel
Accommodation and tours before, during and after the safari.
Taxidermy services, levies, fees on taxidermy work and shipping of trophies from Zimbabwe to your destination
All Trophy fees on animals killed, wounded and lost in the field.
OBSERVER FEE USD $250.00 PER DAY PER PERSON
CITIES TAG ELEPHANT, LEOPARD, CROCODILE USD$ 200.00 PER ANIMAL
2% GOVERNMENT LEVY ON TOTAL DAILY RATES.
4% GOVERNMENT LEVY ON TOTAL TROPHY FEES – to be determined at the completion of safari
Gratuities

Contact me anytime with your questions.

Mark

I shot a great Leopard with Phillip Smith(see my thread on this section) on the Gokwe North concession on Aug 1 of this year . Saw tracks for 4 large male Leopards while we were hunting . Old dugga boys with good bosses while we were there .