Zimbabwe sport hunting has become a tremendous source of income for the country and specifically for conservation and promotion of tourism. The most popular dangerous animals hunted as part of Zimbabwe sport hunting include that of lions, leopards, elephants, and buffalo. Rhinos are not hunted as part of Zimbabwe sport hunting because of their endangered status. Hunters from the USA, Austria, France, SA, Germany, Canada and also the UK now regularly hunt in Zimbabwe during the Zimbabwe sport hunting season which starts in April and ends November. About 500 elephants and 500 leopards have become available for the hunting season. Many tour operators have already reached their quotas for the Zimbabwe sport hunting season and as such it is recommended that you book hunting in the country through professional outfitters such as WTA well in advance to ensure that you also get your chance of a trophy hunt for one of the most popular larger animals in the country.

International hunters should preferably bring their own rifles. It should be noted that hand guns as well as automatic and semi-automatic guns may not be used in hunting of animals at all. If you plan to do plains game hunting in the Free State, Limpopo or Zimbabwe, we recommend a calibre of.264 to .350 magnum. To hunt buffalo you will need at least .375 calibre which is also the same for rhinos and elephants. The medium calibre will be effective for a kill at a maximum of 200 meters while the heavy calibre will be effective in the range of up to 100 meters. When you book a game hunting safari with us, we will provide all the information required to ensure that you bring the correct rifles and bullets and will assist with the paperwork.

Malapati Safari area is situated on the western boundary of the Gonarezhou National Park in the south of Zimabwe. The African game hunting concession consists of both National Park Safari area and communal lands which allows for hunting elephant crops raiders that come out from the park. In total the hunting concession is 7000Ha of wilderness.

The Mwenezi River is the boundary with the park and has water that flows year round acting as a huge draw card for hunting of game later in the dry season. The hunting camp is situated on the banks of the Mwenezi River not far from the National Parks base camp which has an airstrip that we use for our guests should they chose to transfer by air.

In Malapati the plains game hunting as well as the big game hunting is exceptional. It is well known for its big elephant, buffalo, nyala, waterbuck and leopard. Numerous other species are also available for hunting.

We offer hunts ranging from 7 days buffalo/ plains game to the full 28 day hunt of the big four plus plainsgame. Malapati is truly a great wild area that offers an outstanding hunting experience.