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1. Visa requirements/inoculations:
No visa is required by USA citizens for entry into Namibia. You will need only your passport.
No inoculations are required.
We advise clients to see to it that their tetanus shots are up to date.
We are hunting in the Northern regions of Namibia so please ensure that you see your doctor for a anti-malaria prescription. (Tip - ask him about the once a week pill).
We carry first aid equipment, so you do not need to bring any. Obviously, should you require special medication, bring that with you.
Make sure you have ample sun lotion with you.
2. Clearing Immigration in Namibia
At the Immigration desk in Namibia you will be required to hand in a completed Arrival form. Most of the questions
are straight forward, but they will want to know where you will be staying while in the country. Use the following address:
African Days
8 Spitskop Street
Windhoek
Namibia
3. Rifle imports:
Namibia is one of the most hunter friendly countries in Africa.
You are allowed to bring as many rifles as you wish, with an allowance of a maximum of 80 rounds of ammo per rifle.
If you do bring a shotgun, don't hassle with ammo. We will supply plenty.
A rifle in the 300 Magnum range (300WinMag, 338, etc) will be plenty for everything up to Eland.
You will be required to fill out a Rifle Import/Export Application, which must be handed to the police at the airport.
Download and print your Rifle Import Application by clicking
here. (You will need Microsoft Word on your computer to use this). Have it filled out and ready when you arrive in Namibia.
At the bottom of this form there is a table to be filled out. Some of the questions are a little confusing, so here is an example of what they require:
| Firearm particulars |
Ammunition particulars
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| Type |
Caliber |
Serial no |
Type |
Caliber |
Quantity |
| Rifle |
300 WinMag |
B 142675 |
Rifle |
300WinMag |
80 |
| Shotgun |
12 Gauge |
338975 |
Shotgun |
12 Gauge |
0 |
It is extremely important that you contact your local Customs office BEFORE you leave the United States.
They require that you obtain a form declaring which rifles you are taking out of the country.
Not important on the way out - but extremely important when you come back.
4. Clothing requirements:
Most important is a pair of well broken in, ankle length boots.
Bring a broad rimmed hat to protect neck and ears against the sun.
Bring something warm for the evenings and early mornings, especially during our winter (June, July, August). It gets cold at night!
We prefer our clients to hunt in long pants and long sleeved shirts. Both as sun protection and general protection. Most of our bushes
have thorns!
Make sure you pack no bright colors - khaki and/or faded blue, green, etc will be best.
Although we can use camo in the bush, public use is reserved for police and military. My advice would be to forget
about camo -
blue jeans and
neutrally colored shirts will do fine.
Above all, travel light! We have daily laundry service in all our camps, which means yesterday's clothes will be available tomorrow.
Three changes of
clothes will do it.
5. Cameras, etc:
Our power supply is 220volt. If you will require recharging, make sure you bring an inverter.
The same is true for any electrical device (hair dryers, etc.).
Make sure your camera bag is dust proof.
6. Camps:
Eland Pro Safaris can handle groups of up to eight people, with a maximum of six hunters in the group.
All of the camps have hot and cold running water. Bathrooms are all equipped with flush toilets, so you
won't have to rough it too much.
7. Specie availability:
Not all species are available in all camps. Best is to let us have your wishlist and leave the camp decision to us.
8. Costs:
When you calculate costs according to our pricelist, you can rest assured that there will be NO hidden costs.
This is an African Days guarantee. What you see is what you will pay.
9. Where to Hunt:
African Days has several concessions spread throughout the country. We can offer hunts in the South (Kalahari), Central and
North of Namibia.
Where ever you end up hunting, your guide will be from the area (most often he will actually own the land you
will be hunting). Local knowledge ensures a maximum experience for you.
Because not all the concessions have all our species available, your specie wish list will determine on where we are going to take you.
Best would be to tell us what it is you want to shoot and then to leave the camp decision up to us. If your wish list makes it necessary
to change camps
somewhere during your hunt, we will give you the option of chartering a plane to cover the vast distances.
Between our Kalahari camp and our Northern
camp would take seventeen hours by road!
Our Kalahari concession is near a town called Aranos.
The Central concession is near Okahandja.
Our Northern concessions is near the Etosha National Park, both to the north and east.
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