Mozambique - Elephant Hunt

Local area: Cabo Delgado Province

Outfitter : Negomano Safaris

Agent: Portugal Hunting

Dates: September - October 2010

Normal Price: 21 days – 29 000 euros plus trophy fees (total 56 000 euros for 70 pounds elephant)

Discount price : 35 000 euros
The price includes:
18 days hunt 1X1
1 Elephant any size trophy fee and government fee (average trophies at the area 60-75 pounds)
• Lodging in complete pension in houses built in local material or luxury safari tents;
• Daily laundry support;
• The accompaniment of the Professional Hunter;
• Encampment auxiliary Staff;
• Guides, Trackers and Skinners for treatment of trophies in the place of hunt;
• Transport in 4x4 cars between all encampments;
• Water, beer, cooling and non-alcoholic drinks.

Note: Any other type of costs or expenses here not mentioned are not included on daily rates and must be considered extras and paid separately.

Not include: international and domestic airfares, charters, dipping and packing, veterinary licenses, Cites licenses fees, transport of the trophies to Maputo.


It’s hard to believe this hunt is still open, and it has been greatly reduced in price! The Cabo Delgado region lays Niassa reserve and produces in my opinion, some of the very best elephants available in today's Africa. If you are still looking for a fabulous Elephant hunt, at a great price, this is the ONE!!This area have produce some amazing trophies during the last years some over 100 pounds. More than 1800 elephants have been count, this year, by the Niassa Reserve Management at this 400.000 hectares hunting area .Leopard, Lion, buffalo, and loads of plains game will also be available. Including some of the excellent Sable the region is famed for!
Please contact me for any additional details.

Thank you,

Paulo Oliveira
portugalhunting@viagensdelmar.pt
www.viagensdelmar.pt
+351919361383

end of season for elephant package.

quote:

Originally posted by Paulo Oliveira:

Discount price : 35 000 euros
The price includes: non-alcoholic drinks.

It’s hard to believe this hunt is still open.

Hello Paulo

With all do respect, if my math is correct 35K E = $49,000 after tax U.S. dollars (and the trophy fee has been paid in advance). And then you won't even buy me a bourbon at the end of the day.

If this is right, then it is not, at all, hard for me to believe that the hunt has not sold.

Yes, I also have heard that the U.S. recession has been over for 15 months , but..........

quote:

Yes, I also have heard that the U.S. recession has been over for 15 months , but..........

Heard yes...felt no!

Recession still in progress in Bridgeport. Not a good deal for USA. Can you bring ivory from Moz to USA now?

Brain - No.

Larry Sellers
SCI Life Member

quote:

Originally posted by Brain1:
Recession still in progress in Bridgeport. Not a good deal for USA. Can you bring ivory from Moz to USA now?

I am afraid to ask what the non-discounted price might have been...

Good Luck with the most expensive hunt posted here all year, especially if someone else gets the ivory.

regards,

Rich
DRSS

Guys,

I don't know Paulo from Adam but I can tell you the price is not really out of line if your looking for a really big elephant. Put a pencil on the pricing for the top producers in Botswana and Tanzania and you'll see what I'm talking about. Our own prices in Masailand start in the $70,000's before you pull the trigger. As far as importation of ivory is concerned from Mozambique you have to realize that many countries have no problem with Mozambique ivory and AR has memebers from all over the world.

I think you guys are bashing Paulo's ad without really understanding what he's offering and what the market pricing really is.

Mark

quote:

Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
Guys,

I don't know Paulo from Adam but I can tell you the price is not really out of line if your looking for a really big elephant. Put a pencil on the pricing for the top producers in Botswana and Tanzania and you'll see what I'm talking about. Our own prices in Masailand start in the $70,000's before you pull the trigger. As far as importation of ivory is concerned from Mozambique you have to realize that many countries have no problem with Mozambique ivory and AR has memebers from all over the world.

I think you guys are bashing Paulo's ad without really understanding what he's offering and what the market pricing really is.

Mark

Mark:

If the trophy fee is refundable (should the elephant not be taken), and the ivory is yours to take home (should you be successful), the price would be attractive.

As far as the American client is concerned, and given that Mozambican ivory still appears to be a restricted importation to the USA, it could be a somewhat costly "photographic trophy safari" and may not appeal to most.

Mark,
I would not dispute your points. However, this is listed under discount hunts. Where is the discount?

This forum is Outfitters Offered and Discounted Hunts so he can offer at full price or not. Paulo's hunt IS a discount when you compare his example of a a 70 pounder at 56,000 euros normal price or this discounted hunt for any size ele at 35,000 euros. 21,000 euros more than compensates for the 3 days shorter hunting time don't you think?

Mark

quote:

Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
This forum is Outfitters Offered and Discounted Hunts so he can offer at full price or not. Paulo's hunt IS a discount when you compare his example of a a 70 pounder at 56,000 euros normal price or this discounted hunt for any size ele at 35,000 euros. 21,000 euros more than compensates for the 3 days shorter hunting time don't you think?

Mark

I agree with Mark. I like to see these hunts posted. If you don't want it, don't buy it.

As for recession, it has made all kinds of things a lot less expensive. In PHX, now is the time to stash up on rental property - could pay your way to fine hunting for years to come.

This is not a bad price for an Ele hunt in the "Niassa area" where it is not uncommon to shoot 80lbs Ele with some over 100lbs taken each season. But if I was looking for this type of hunt there are other blocks that would interest me more.