Travel Report, August 2026:
We meet our clients at OR Tambo Airport and continue our journey together to Pemba, Mozambique. After an overnight stay, we fly the next morning with a charter flight to the Niassa hunting area. We will be hunting in Block R8 for leopard, lion, crocodile, Cape buffalo, and plains game. We have our own rifles with us: Winchester .375 H & H and Heim .548 as backup.
The trip is well prepared, with visas and invitation letters in hand, and so we arrive without any problems in Lipilichi, where we set up at the Main Camp.
Main Camp, Lipilichi, Chipanje Chetu, Niassa
The team there has done good preliminary work – the pre-baiting for leopard and lion is underway, and we inspect the baits after our arrival and check the camera photos. One of the baits is delivering promising photos of a strong male leopard, so we set out to hunt plains game for replenishing the bait. We successfully stalk a waterbuck, restock the bait, and set up a hide in short distance to the bait.
Hide of our Leopard hunt
After our hide is built, we recharge at a rest spot a bit away before moving into our hide and waiting for darkness to fall. Even before the darkness sets in, we hear a group of elephants approaching us. With a clearly audible hiss and growl, the leopard makes itself known and drives the elephants away from the bait. Now we know, it’s already nearby. It shouldn’t be long before it jumps elegantly onto the branch of the tree where our bait is hanging. It’s still bright enough that we can aim well at the male and take our shot. The bullet flies, and the leopard falls, fatally hit. We wait a few more minutes and then head to the bait site – a magnificent specimen lies before us, What an amazing hunting experience! This is something we’ll all remember for a long time! Waidmannsheil!
Male Leopard
In the following days, we focus on controlling the hounds for the lion hunt while successfully hunting plains game and Cape buffalo in the meantime: Lichtensteins Hartebeest, Roosevelt Sable, Crocodile and Cape Buffalo.
Lichtensteins Hartebeest
Roosevelt Sable
Kaffern-Büffel
Krokodil
Until the last day of our 21-day safari, we try for the lions. Three times we set out to call at assumed bait sites at night – unfortunately, the male lions are always too young. So, sadly, that one hunt remains unfulfilled. We end the safari with an overnight stay together in Johannesburg and a visit to the Apartheid Museum before the next day takes us back to South Africa – and our guests back to Europe.
In summary: Hunting over 650,000 ha was a challenge. Long drives, extensive tracking, breathtaking insights into Mozambique’s wild fauna and flora – we take home many impressive insights and experiences! Definitely one of the best hunting areas in the world for leopards, who were numerous at the baits! Lions are rather difficult due to the very large area, which is hard to cover. Abundant: Niassa waterbuck, warthog, Crawshay’s zebra, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest, Roosevelt sable, spotted Hyena, Cape Buffalo, Crocodile, Common Reedbuck and Leopard.
This isn’t Jörg’s first safari in South Africa – this time, lynx and bushbuck are on his bucket list, and he’s here to prepare for the buffalo hunt with his group next year. The weather couldn’t be better as we start tracking with the hounds. At nightfall, we call it a day and wait for the hunter handler’s call – and sure enough, he arrives around 8 a.m.; the lynx is sitting in a tree. We head out with lunch in our packs, making our way through the thickest bush until we can hear the hounds. The cat is high up in the branches but fairly easy to aim at – and so Jörg is able to take the shot with his shotgun. A magnificent lynx that makes the trip completely worthwhile! We retrieve it and take our photos before heading back to the lodge.
Next day, we first stalk two male bushbucks, but are quitting as we’re looking for a really impressive trophy for Jörg. We keep seeing them, but we can’t get close enough – the wind changes. Having a cozy evening with good food and after a good night’s rest, we go back out on the hunt, refreshed and ready for another stalk! In the afternoon, we then have a strong buck 120 meters in front of us, the bullet flies, and we can clearly see the buck taking it. A second shot then brings him down safely! In the fading darkness, we manage to take a few nice fotos and then seal another successful day of hunting.
Now we can take it slower and focus on spotting our buffalo for the group hunt next year. We manage to see several groups and stalk a group of bulls that look very promising. Amongst them are three mature Dagga Boys, which Jörg immediately classifies as what they are looking for – beautiful character bosses and nice horn drops 🙂 We are looking forward to hosting his group in 2027 at NGIRI Wildgame Reserve!
A long-held, shared dream was this safari of two German hunting friends from Central Hesse, Germany. Planned and prepared many months in advance, the experienced hunters traveled to us on the east coast of South Africa in November 25 to embark on their joint hunting adventure for Cape buffalo and plains game.
They planned to hunt with their own weapons, so we assisted with the import and customs regulations and organized safe transportation. The weather was kind to us, and over the 9 hunting days, we managed to achieve an impressive hunt – the two will have plenty to talk about for a long time and are already planning their next visit!
On the recommendation of friends who had already been on safari with us, Judith, Petra, and Uli came to us in August 25 for a 7-day safari targeting plains game. They wanted to hunt for a week and then get to know the country and its people.
Even during the sighting in at our shooting range, it was clear that amateurs were not in the picture – all three had excellent shooting results, so the loan guns were quickly chosen and we were ready to go.
Uli had requested species such as Blue Duiker, Cape Grey Rhebok, and Mountain Reedbuck, which required a division into two hunting groups. Petra and Judith stalked together with their hunting guide, while Uli went on safari alone with his professional hunter.
The hunt was extremely successful, and the days flew by before the three finally set out to explore the Garden Route. This certainly won’t be their last visit to NGIRI, that much is certain!
A joint hunting trip to the Cape East – with this idea, Ute and Lars came to me at the trade fair booth at “Hunting and Dog 2025.” Said and done, in July 2025 it was time, and the two planned with us a combination of safari on plains game and a trip along the Garden Route.
The beauty and diversity of South African nature quickly captivated them and sparked African hunting fever. We hunted together in the early morning hours and during late afternoon drives.
Both had good success, and our taxidermy team was pleased with the numerous impressive trophies, which we sent after proper preliminary preparation.
The days at NGIRI went by far too quickly in retrospect, but every single day was an adventure and an unforgettable experience. Thank you for your visit, you two! We look forward to seeing you again soon at the NGIRI Game Reserve!
Franz & Ralf visited us at NGIRI to hunt plains game. It was their first African hunt, and we had planned their safari months in advance, as they were really looking forward to it. Both of them traveled without their own weapons and used our high-quality equipment from Germany. We hunted plains game with our Blaser R 93 rifle using 30.06 and 9.3 x 62 calibers, as well as our Zeiss and Schmidt + Bender riflescopes.
While stalking, we spotted Impala, Blesbok, Eland, Plains Zebra, Kudu, Nyala, Sable Antelope, Cape Buffalo, Steenbok, Grey Duiker, Gemsbok, and Giraffe. Weather permitting, we also spotted warthogs.
Their bucket list included: Warthog, Blesbok, Impala, Plains Zebra, Kudu, Oryx, and Baboon.
Both proved to be good, reliable shooters and see yourself – happy faces all over:
For his 60th birthday, Willi had only one wish from his family and friends: a financial contribution for his lifetime buffalo, which he planned to hunt with his family in South Africa as part of a family hunting safari.
Said and done, the Schüller family set off for their hunting safari at Muller Hunting & Safaris base in the Eastern Cape of South Africa right after the Christmas holidays in December 2024, where they were planning on spending an exciting and eventful 10 days at NGIRI Wildgame Reserve.
It was supposed to be a buffalo stalk with the whole family – and that’s exactly what happened. A beautifull free roaming Dagga Boy (later measured at 43 inches) was shot after two days of stalking over hill and dale. Thanks to Willi’s good first shot placement, the kill shot wasn’t actually necessary – but it did bring immediate relief. Congratulations to this magnificent and exceptional trophy bull!
After this major goal was achieved, the other family members (all hunters, including the two daughters) also got their due, and Willi finally treated himself to a springbok.
We also visited the Addo Elephant Park together and paid a visit to our taxidermy in Somerset East. It was a pleasure having you with us, and we look forward to seeing you all again soon at NGIRI Wildgame Reserve!
Our first hunting trip for only female hunters in November/December 2024 was a great experience.
Our participants didn’t know each other beforehand (except for two who booked together) – but in the end, they formed new friendships that will perhaps last! Thank you all very much for working together, fostering a great sense of camaraderie, and making these days so special!
We’re already planning the next chapter – look out for it!
Anja Muller
Professional hunter/outfitter & owner of Muller Hunting & Safari SA
We visited Bernd and Anja at NGIRI last November and were looking forward to seeing them again. This time, too, the time passed far too quickly. We had chosen a night hunt for bush pig and steenbok. Eland, Oryx, and Nyala were also on the agenda. It was wonderful again, and we’re already planning our next hunting trip to NGIRI.
Klaus & Helene Sellinghof, November 24 (Germany)
Following the recommendation of hunting friends, we contacted Anja to learn more about her private hunting in South Africa. Anja invited us to visit her booth at the Jagd & Hund trade fair in 2023, and we liked her idea of sustainable, ethical hunting in South Africa so much that we decided to go for it and booked a family safari on NGIRI for September 2024.
We were not disappointed – our week on NGIRI was an adventure just the way we wanted it. An enormous game population with exceptional diversity met excellent cuisine and wonderful hospitality. The hunting success was also impressive, and we ended up with a massive lynx (hunted with a pack of dogs), an abnormal nyala bull, a bushbuck, and a steenbok. The trip concluded with a deep-sea fishing trip in Port Elizabeth before we unfortunately had to head home.
Thanks to Anja and her team for a fantastic time and wonderful hospitality; we felt completely at home!
Thorsten, Denis, and Franz Klar (Germany), September 2024
