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How to Contact Us and Book Your Hunting Safari
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Booking and Payment
- No deposit required – payment is made at the end of your hunt, typically by card. All major credit cards are accepted.
- Dates are confirmed by email, and bookings are immediate once agreed.
- Airline reservations:
- For bookings made more than eight months in advance, flight confirmation is needed around the eight-month mark.
- For bookings made within eight months of the safari, airline reservations must be confirmed within 2–3 weeks to secure your dates.
- Package hunts run for eight days, excluding arrival and departure days. Bookings are typically scheduled in three monthly blocks:
- 1–10
- 11–20
- 21–30
(Exact dates may vary slightly depending on availability.)
Travel Information
- Connecting flight Johannesburg – Port Elizabeth
- If traveling with rifles, we recommend the 10:30 am Airlink flight from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth, arriving around noon. Use the same mid-morning flight for your return.
- If not carrying rifles, you may choose any airline with a similar mid-morning arrival time.
- Travel assistance
- We recommend Gracy Travel, specialists in hunting travel to Africa. They handle flights, rifle permit paperwork, and all logistics.
- Overnight in Johannesburg
- If an overnight stay is required, we suggest City Lodge, located just 300m from International Arrivals at OR Tambo International Airport.
- Rifle permits
- If Gracy Travel is not assisting with your rifle permits, we recommend Henry Durheim, who ensures all permits are in order for your hunt.
- Email: henry@riflepermits.com
- Website: www.riflepermits.com
Additional Resources
See our guide for planning and preparing for your first African Hunting Safari.
Contact Information
Contact us via email at info@bowkerafricanhunts.com or fill in the form below.
If you would like, you can contact us via phone or WhatsApp on + 420 777 589 209 or +27 72 939 7902
Contact us via Email or using the Booking Form
All safari inquiries and bookings on this website are managed by Bowker African Hunts (Pty) Ltd, owned by Robert Bowker.
Through Bowker African Hunts, Robert handles client services and booking arrangements for both Nick Bowker Hunting (co-owned by Robert & Nick Bowker) and Bowker Safaris (owned by Meyrick Bowker).
This ensures every safari is professionally coordinated and seamlessly arranged.
Our Address
Registered Physical Address
Hopewell Lodge Olivefountain Ranch Bedford 5780 Eastern Cape South Africa
Registered Postal Address
Nick Bowker Hunting (Pty) Ltd 24 Hope street Bedford 5780 Eastern Cape South Africa
We are looking forward to welcoming you to South Africa!
Contact us for references from previous clients.
Why Bowker Hunting?
Nick Bowker, your outfitter, and guide will be with you every waking minute of the day.
Nick conducts free-range hunting in a low-fenced environment with over 30 species. He has 25 years of experience guiding and outfitting and has been very successful with first-time African hunters.
Your first day
You will fly into Johannesburg and catch a connecting flight to Port Elizabeth, where Nick will meet you. A two-hour drive to Hopewell lodge, where you will spend the rest of the hunting safari.
On arrival at the lodge, we have a light lunch, and rifles will be checked for zero. Later in the afternoon, we will set off for the first hunting excursion.
A typical days hunting
- Up at dawn for a cup of coffee and a snack.
- Set off to our hunting area for the targeted species.
- All hunting areas are within half an hour’s drive.
- Generally, we will target the brush-dwelling animals such as the spiral horns in the very early mornings and late evenings when they come out to graze.
- We would target Plains Game animals during the day as they are easier to find.
- Many hours are spent glassing animals before mounting a stalk on a selected quarry, so a high-quality pair of binoculars is a must.
- Typically, we find an elevated position and glass the surrounding valleys in search of a Trophy.
- We would then set up a plan and begin our stalk.
- Alternatively, we may try and set up an ambush.
- Generally, return for a big brunch around 11h30.
- Sometimes we will take packed lunch and be gone for the whole day.
- Out again in the afternoon hunting.
- We have dinner around a fire, discussing the days hunting and making plans for the next day.
