How Much Does it Cost to Hunt in South Africa?
Want to know how much it costs to hunt in South Africa? Our hunting packages start at $2,950 for a cull hunt. Our Hunter Starter trophy package is $4,900 for 5 days, 6 nights, including five species, accommodation, meals, and professional hunting services.
We tailor your hunting safari to meet your trophy, adventure, and hunting goals. Our packages give you a clear starting price, and we can shape each one around the animals you want to hunt and the time you would like with us.
You might already have a kudu on your wish list, or be looking forward to your first African plains game hunt. At Rocklands, near Fort Beaufort in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, we help bring those plans together with a personal quotation and a team ready to welcome you.
Here is how our package prices fit together, along with the separate expenses connected with your trip.
What do our hunting packages cost?
These four packages bring together different species and hunting periods.
| Package | Duration | Included animals | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cull Package | 5 days, 6 nights | Blue wildebeest, black wildebeest, blesbuck, impala, springbuck, and warthog, all designated cull animals | $2,950 |
| Hunter Starter | 5 days, 6 nights | Impala, springbuck, warthog, black wildebeest, and blue wildebeest | $4,900 |
| Karoo Package | 5 days, 6 nights | Red hartebeest, springbuck, kudu, black wildebeest, and blue wildebeest | $7,250 |
| PH Pick | 10 days, 11 nights | Kudu, gemsbuck, red hartebeest, black wildebeest, blue wildebeest, impala, springbuck, blesbuck, and warthog | $12,000 |
Package prices as at 2026.
Hunter Starter: Five species in one package
Our Hunter Starter brings impala, springbuck, warthog, and both wildebeest species into a 5-day, 6-night safari. You will hunt one-on-one with your professional hunter, with your accommodation and the main safari services included.
Karoo Package: Kudu on your list
The Karoo Package includes kudu alongside red hartebeest, springbuck, black wildebeest, and blue wildebeest. At $7,250 for 5 days, 6 nights, it offers another combination of species within the same hunting period.
PH Pick: More animals and more time with us
Our PH Pick includes nine species over 10 days, 11 nights, at $12,000. It combines kudu and gemsbuck with a broader plains game list, giving you more days to enjoy your hunt.
Our hunting packages also include bow hunting, spiral-horned antelope, and buffalo options. We can shape every package to accommodate your needs.
What’s included in your hunting package?
We take care of your accommodation, meals, and the team supporting you in the field. Your package includes:
- Accommodation.
- Meals, beer, wine, and soft drinks.
- Laundry.
- Transport to and from the airport.
- Your professional hunter, trackers, and skinner.
- A 4×4 hunting vehicle.
- Your hunting license.
- Field preparation of your trophies.
From your airport collection to your hunting days, our team is there to look after you. You can settle in, enjoy the company, and look forward to heading into the field with your professional hunter.
How much does a cull hunt cost?
Our Cull Package is $2,950 for 5 days, 6 nights. It includes designated cull animals from the species listed in the package table.
Cull hunting has a different purpose from trophy hunting, and cull fees apply specifically to those animals. We can explain the available opportunities and put together the arrangements for your visit.
Our article on cull hunting packages in Africa covers this type of hunt in more detail.
Can you extend or change your package?
Yes. Our packages are a starting point, and we can adapt them around your plans.
A longer stay is no problem. We can add hunting days, discuss changes to your species list, and welcome non-hunting companions too. Your quotation brings those arrangements together, with the additions clearly priced.
You will have a safari built around what you want from your time at Rocklands, with our team helping you put it together.
What is separate from the package price?
Some parts of your trip are charged separately:
- Flights and hotel stays before or after the safari.
- Additional animals outside your package.
- Firearm rental and ammunition.
- Non-hunting companions.
- Sightseeing and excursions.
- Gratuities for your professional hunter and staff.
- Taxidermy, dipping and packing, trophy export, insurance, and freight.
Wounded animals are also charged in full under our hunting terms.
We explain the inclusions and separate charges when arranging your safari, so you have a clear picture before you arrive.
Does Rocklands do taxidermy?
We prepare your trophies in the field, but we don’t provide taxidermy. Mounting and other taxidermy work are carried out by a separate provider.
Those services, along with trophy export and shipping, are outside your hunting package. Their prices reflect the trophies involved, the work selected, and where they are being sent.
Can your partner or family join you?
Absolutely. Non-hunting companions are welcome at Rocklands, and we can include their stay in your safari arrangements.
You don’t all have to spend your days the same way. While you are hunting, your companions can enjoy their stay at the lodge, and we can discuss outings and activities for them.
We will include their accommodation and any agreed extras in your quotation, making it easy to see the arrangements for everyone travelling with you.
Let us put your African hunt together
Whether your plans begin with one particular trophy or a longer list of African species, we would love to help you make them happen.
We can adapt a package or create a custom safari around your trophy, adventure, and hunting goals. You will have a clear price, a personal welcome, and a team looking forward to hunting with you.
Enquire about your hunting safari at Rocklands