Lalapa Safaris - finest african trophy hunting in South Africa

CLIMATE AND SEASON

The Eastern Cape of South Africa is a healthy Malaria and Bilharzia free area. No precautions need to be taken.

This summer rainfall area (November - March) has an annual rainfall of 17 inches a year. These rains fall mainly in the form of thundershowers. Very seldom do we have rain in our colder winter months, which make up our main hunting season. In the warm summer month’s temperatures can vary from 50°F - 105°F in the heat of the day. Average day temperatures of around 80°F. During winter months, the temperature can drop below freezing at night or early morning, but warms up during the day to an average temperature of around 60°F. Warm clothing for the early mornings is advisable. Our cooler months of April-September, which incorporates our fall, winter and spring, are the main hunting months. This is a natural choice for hunters.

TRAVEL

Lalapa Safaris clients are met at the East London Airport, 1.5 hours drive from base camp. East London Airport is serviced daily from Johannesburg and Cape Town international airports. Flying time from these cities to East London is 1 hour 15 minutes.
Travel documents needed are: Valid Passport, entry visa, US customs form registering your weapon in the US, SAP 520 supplied by outfitter for temporary import of firearm, motivation letter, Invitation letter from outfitter etc. These travel documents will be issued to you on confirmation of a booking.

Customs clearance will be at your port of entry to SA. You will be issued with a temporary import/export permit for you firearm at this point. No permit is required for a bow. Most clients bring their own firearms, though these can be hired from Lalapa Safaris.

INSURANCE

While all possible precautions are taken to protect you against accident, sickness or other loss, no liability can be accepted in this regard. You are required to arrange your own personal, travel, all-risks hunting and medical insurance.

HEALTH

The Professional hunter who will accompany you on your hunt carries a first aid kit. More sophisticated medical facilities are available within a radius of 60 miles of our hunting area.

NO inoculation or Malaria medicine is required to hunt or visit the Eastern Cape.