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Namibia or South Africa: Thormahlen & Cochran, 7-Day Safari #1
Currency:USD
Category:Hunting / Africa
Start Price:1.00 USD
Estimated At:NA
NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER), HIGH BID WAS
1.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2015 Feb 28 @ 17:30UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Peter and Anso Thormahlen of Thormahlen & Cochran are donating 7 days of accommodation, meals and services of their professional hunter, vehicle, skinners and field preparation, as well as a credit of $1000 towards any trophies of your choice. They have no hidden costs and pick up and drop off is included in our donations. The donation can be taken up in 2015 or 2016 (March through December) in either Namibia or in South Africa.
Side trips are available at additional costs. VAT taxes, airfare and accommodations before and after the scheduled hunt are not included.
Valued at $6,500.
Thormahlen & Cochran Safaris is a dynamic, experienced safari company, operating for more than a decade on a various concessions, tailored for our clients’ safari needs. We are fully outfitted in South Africa and Namibia for dangerous game and plains game. On request and for special trophy needs, we also accompany our clients to Cameroon and Zimbabwe for elephant and leopard/buffalo combinations. Our camps are fully equipped, comfortable and our well-trained chefs will spoil you with true African cuisine and hospitality. Besides the outstanding quality of trophy hunting, we entertain our hunters and families on sightseeing and touring destinations close to the concessions.
Below is a brief overview of our concessions and touring/sightseeing opportunities:
SOUTH AFRICA:
We mostly hunt in the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga province but cater for all possible trophy needs in South Africa. The mountainous private reserve in Mpumalanga provides an exciting and challenging hunting experience with a variety of plains game and dangerous game. It is also close to the famous Kruger National Park and Panorama route – providing an excellent opportunity for us to entertain our observers/non-hunters and families on a guided sightseeing tour!
Popular Touring/Sightseeing destinations include:
- Cape Town, its vineyards and peninsula, Table Mountain; Hermanus and Whale watching;
- Mpumalanga: Various cultural villages/tribal dancing (Swazi, Zulu & Shangaan); Scenic Panorama Route (Blyde River Canyon, God’s Window, Potholes, Graskop); Kruger National Park; Elephant back safaris, shark-diving, quad bike routes, horse riding, aerial cable trail, zip lines and famous golf courses.
NAMIBIA:
T&C Safaris Namibia (legally registered with the Namibian Tourism Board as a Trophy Hunting Operation) operate on huge Government and Communal free range Conservancies, as well as various Private Properties, enabling us to offer our clients a complete range of all possible trophy species in Namibia.
Free Range Kaokoland Conservancy concessions, on the western side of Etosha National Park, include Ehirovipuka, Anabeb, Orupupa and Otuzemba Conservancy, totaling more than 2million acres of pristine, breath-taking, un-spoilt, unfenced Africa. The conservancies are tribal land, owned and inhabited by native Tribes.
The Mahango Concession in the Caprivi district of Namibia offers a true wilderness feel. It is located in the north east of Namibia on the Botswana border. Year round water ensures an abundance of game such as trophy elephant, buffalo, hippo, crocodile, roan, sable, lechwe, Burchell zebra, blue wildebeest, kudu, warthog, giraffe, duiker and impala. Elephants migrate between Angola and the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Over 400 bird species have been recorded in the Mahango Reserve.
Western Kavango and Mangetti Concession have a beautiful environment and variety of game. Rare species of game like the black and white rhino and wild dog populations occur in the concession. Mangetti National Park is situated 100 km from Rundu and clients can take a connection flight from Windhoek to Rundu. The hunting quota consists of elephant, leopard, spotted hyena, eland, duiker, blue wildebeest and steenbuck.
Besides trophy hunting, we offer sightseeing opportunities to our clients – most popular destinations and activities include:
- the Namib Desert and its dunes, and dune boarding,
- The desolate Skeleton Coast and West Coast fishing,
- The wildlife of Etosha National Park,
- The Fish River Canyon and and the unique star shaped dune mountains in Sossusvlei,
- Native and Diverse cultures: San/Bushman, Himbas, Portuguese and German influences
- The historic German towns, Lüderitz and Swakopmund.
For more information on their operation, visit their website: www.africatrophyhunting.com, or email Peter at: peter@africatrophyhunting.com, or Anso at: anso@africatrophyhunting.com (or anso.thormahlen@gmail.com).
Auction Location:
Hilton Hotel, 17620 International Blvd, Seattle, Washington, 98188, United States
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