Mbuyu Safaris is able to offer you trophy and cull hunts at various breathtaking locations. We hunt mainly is South Africa, Limpopo and North West Provinces ongoing game management contributes to make great hunting possible on our combined concessions of approximately 65,000 ha. As a well established outfitter for the last 18 years Mbuyu Safaris cater for rifle and bow hunters. A well populated game area of 18 000 ha is mainly dedicated for bow hunting. We mostly make use of established hides (elevated & pit blinds ) as walk & stalk may be a option for the experienced bow hunter.
Our Tours during or after the hunt is very popular by non-hunters, experience game viewing or a photographic safari in some of the best places in the world like Vic Falls, Chobe and Kruger Park. This could be tailor made to each group and combined with other activities on offer.
Mbuyu Safaris is situated in the Limpopo Province, 100km East of Ellisras/Lephalale and only 20km away from the magnificent Waterberg Mountains biosphere. Only 3 hours drive from Pretoria, this Malaria free area is ideal if you need to spend time in Africa. This animal paradise is made up of over 30 species of antelope, more than 400 listed bird species, Hippo and the famous Nile crocodile. Scarce predators like Cheetah, Leopard and Brown Hyena also tread our bush. We comprise of over 65,000 hectares of concessions with spectacular African Bushveld and various concessions in the Mpumalanga, North West, Free State and Gauteng provinces.
Mbuyu Safaris is in partnership with a concession area in Mozambique, Tete Province where we offer great big game hunts on free range areas of 550 000 ha
We, the Mbuyu Safaris team, pride ourselves on offering a private, cherished, and unique tourist experience….and to create a lifetime of memories for all our clients.
Being obsessed with service has become a benchmark with Mbuyu Safaris strive for excellence. Our staff is handpicked, dedicated and professional in their conduct, combined with knowledge of Professional Hunting for decades.
We do cater for the disabled hunter with lodging, hides and hunting vehicles suited for his / her specific needs. A “meet and greet “ between clients and a well known taxidermist will be arranged if possible to discuss the specific needs and is highly recommended.
We offer different types of accommodation for a variety of needs. That will vary from one hunting area to another. Most of the lodges got rooms with en suite bathrooms and are well decorated in warm tones and true African style to blend in with their natural surroundings.
Delicious meals, will be served in the dinning room or in barbecue style around a majestic African campfire in an open boma, all depending on the weather of course. For the serious hunter who doesn’t want to come back for brunch, we also provide tasty lunchboxes to enjoy while hunting.
Mbuyu Safaris offers a variety of private lodges, each created with passion to ensure treats, pleasures and privacy in a setting that you have only imagined before. . .
Mbuyu Safaris is a family business owned by H.P. and Wanda Oosthuizen. We both being nature lovers and HP being an avid hunter for the last 30 years decided to share his love for the African bush with people equal in their passion for nature.
At the age of 7 H.P. already took his first “RW” and after many years spent on tracks of numerous animals H.P. become a very experienced Professional Hunter. The sole purpose of Mbuyu Safaris is giving our clients an unbelievable African hunting experience and to welcome them back as friends.
About our name……
The name Mbuyu is the Swahili name for the Baobab tree (Latin name: Adansonia digitata). This well known “Big Tree” of Africa which can be found in the Savannas of the African continent and the Limpopo Province in South Africa, grows up to a height of 20 meters and carbon dating indicates that they may live to be 3000 years old.
Apart from the fact that the tree creates its own unique ecosystem, as its supports the lives of countless creatures, it has plenty uses. To name only a few: the fruit is rich in vit. C, the bark is pounded to make ropes, clothes and paper and glue can be made from the pollen.
The branches of the Baobab tree rather look like roots, as if it has been planted upside-down. There is various native legends around this feature….. like the one of the Bushmen that tells a story of a god that didn’t like the tree growing in his garden and throwing it out. The tree landed upside-down but continued to grow strong and tall. Certain tribes therefore believe that if you wash your baby boy in water soaked in the bark of a baobab, they will grow up to be mighty and strong…yes, just like the Giant of Africa…..The Baobab tree.