World to Africa Safaris - US & Europe Tour 2010

We are busy with the final arrangements for our International shows and visits for the 2010 season. The itinerary will be as follow:

16 February to 3 March - United States of America

Gary Power and I will be in the Minnesota area from the 16th to visit clients and attend the SCI Minnesota chapters annual EXPO at Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park on the 19th & 20th of February. We will have a booth and donated x3 hunts to the chapter to assist in their conservation projects. If you are in the area please come and visit us.

Gary will leave for South Africa after the Expo on the 22nd and I will leave for Phoenix on the 25th to visit a few clients.

4 - 8 March - Europe, Madrid Spain

I will attend the FICAAR show in Madrid with our European agent, Eugenio Franzoni, from 5 - 7 March. This is our 1st visit to Spain and we hope to introduce our company to the local hunters.

February - Moscow, Russian Federation

Our new partners Premium African Safari will attend 2 shows during February in Russia, they are based in Moscow and recently opened a new branch in South Africa. They have exclusive rights to market our hunts in these part of the World and we wish them all the best with the efforts!!

10 - 14 April - Italy

We will attend the annual EXA SHOW in Italy with our agent Eugenio Franzoni. Eugenio is based in Italy and a well known hunter in his Country we also plan on attending this show every year.

Together with the shows above we also expect hunters this year from Australia, Dubai and United Kingdom.

If you would like to visit us at the shows or would like to meet with us personally please contact me directly at a.nortje@icon.co.za

For more information about World to Africa Safaris please go to www.worldtoafricahunting.com

Have a great hunting season and 2010!!

Andre Nortje

If you plan to come on a hunting in South Africatrip, you will need to get a visa which will be issued at the airport. There is no cost involved. Permits and licenses must be arranged, but we will assist with that. You will need a passport that is still valid for three months on arrival. We don’t offer hunting in South Africa trips in malaria areas, although preventative treatment may be required if you plan on hunting in neighboring countries as well. It is however, a good idea to bring mosquito repellent along. To get here from Europe is not a problem as there are daily flights from international airports such as Zurich, London, and Frankfurt. There are also daily flights from New York in the USA.

Suggestion on what to bring for an African Hunting Safari:

• Neutral color hunting clothing or camo.( x3 sets should be enough)
• Casual camp wears.
• Raincoat.
• Hunting hat or cap.
• Sunglasses.
• Comfortable hunting boots.
• Warm jacket or sweater.
• Toiletries.
• Personal medications.
• Odorless sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 20.
• Binoculars.
• Camera and camcorders, remember to bring enough film and recharge equipment.
• Rifles and ammunitions, or bow and arrows.
• Rifles can be rented from outfitter on request.

Suggested Hunting Rifles and Calibers:

For plains game hunting any rifle in the .30 caliber range fitted with a scope should be adequate for all hunting conditions.

If you intend to hunt dangerous game a minimum caliber of .375 is required by law. The maximum allowed rounds of ammunitions per caliber in the country are 200.

The most important thing is for you to be comfortable with your rifle and to spend some time at the shooting range before the hunting safari.

Upon your arrival at the lodge the Professional Hunter will take you to the shooting range for assistance in sighting of the rifles and scopes.

Firearms are imported on a temporary permit called the SAP 520, we will assist you to fill out the form correctly and it can also be downloaded from the website. There are no costs involved for this permit.

Minimum recommendations for Compound Bows