Evelyn African Safaris

Evelyn African Safaris Evelyn African Safaris offers a personalized African Hunting experience. Our specialization is in hunting and we have been in the industry for over 15 years.

Our luxurious accommodation at Siyabonga Lodge is located in the Limpopo valley of South Africa, close to the Botswana border. We offer a personalized African hunting experience for the whole family, including activities such as game drives, hiking, bird watching and photography. We will make every effort to exceed your expectations by providing a personalized hunting experience whilst also payin

g attention to detail making your safari unforgettable. Your outfitter and professional hunters are the owners and they will personally assist you from the initiation of the planning of your safari until the end. This will ensure a safe, hassle free and memorable hunting experience for hunters, couples, bigger groups or families.

There's a particular cold to a Limpopo winter morning - dry, sharp, the kind that wakes you fully in a single breath. La...
26/08/2026

There's a particular cold to a Limpopo winter morning - dry, sharp, the kind that wakes you fully in a single breath. Last night's fire is now just embers. You can smell the coffee.

This is the hour hunters love most and talk about least. Before the tracking, before the stalk, before any of it - just the dark thinning to grey over the baobabs, breath fogging, and your PH running through the day's plan with everyone.

Nobody rushes. The bush sets the pace here, and it always has, since 1988.

Then the first francolin calls. The light lifts. And you step out through the gate into 20 000 acres of wild Limpopo, with a whole day ahead of you and no idea yet what it holds.

That's the part we can't put in a brochure. You have to come and feel it.

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The eland is the largest antelope in Africa, and by rights it should be easy to find. It isn't. A herd can cover twenty ...
13/08/2026

The eland is the largest antelope in Africa, and by rights it should be easy to find. It isn't. A herd can cover twenty kilometres in a day, drifting through the mopane like grey ghosts, here at first light and gone by the time the sun clears the kopjes. Old bulls turn solitary and cunning, their heavy dewlaps swinging, a soft click in the tendons of their legs the only sound they make.

Hunting eland is a hunt of the feet and of patience. You walk. You read the wind. You trust your tracker when he lifts a hand and stops, long before you've seen anything at all.

On our 20 000 acres in the Limpopo Valley, the eland move as they always have. When you finally close the distance on a mature blue bull, you understand why hunters speak of them the way they do - with respect, and a little disbelief.

If an eland belongs in your next hunting season, speak to us.

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Every wild hectare in here exists because someone is paying to keep it that way. That's the truth most people outside hu...
13/07/2026

Every wild hectare in here exists because someone is paying to keep it that way. That's the truth most people outside hunting don't understand. The mopane thickets, the granite kopjes, the dry riverbeds where leopards still hunt at dusk - none of it survives by accident. It survives because regulated, ethical, fair-chase hunting puts a value on keeping the land wild.

At Evelyn African Safaris, that's not a marketing line. It's the founding principle Quintis and Loanda Richter built this place on in 1988, and the one Werner carries on today.
Every safari we run helps fund anti-poaching, water provision in the dry months, habitat management, and the salaries of the people who live with and love this land.

Hunt with us, and you don't just leave with a trophy. You leave knowing the wilderness you walked through is still there for someone else and for the next generation of African wildlife.

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The best stories never start over a desk. They start around a fire, after a long day in the bush, with the dust still on...
21/06/2026

The best stories never start over a desk. They start around a fire, after a long day in the bush, with the dust still on your boots and a glass of South African red in your hand.

The bushveld at night smells different, warmer, somehow, like the land is exhaling. Cicadas give way to nightjars. A jackal calls, far off, then nothing.

At Siyabonga Lodge, the fire is lit before you walk back through the gate. Dinner is venison from the field, gourmet plates that taste of where you've been. Your PH joins you.

So does the next morning's plan.

You don't realise it then, but these are the moments most hunters tell us they remember best. Not the shot. The fire.

We'd love to welcome you to ours.

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Hunting Cape buffalo is unlike anything else in Africa. Where the kudu rewards patience, the buffalo demands respect - a...
09/06/2026

Hunting Cape buffalo is unlike anything else in Africa. Where the kudu rewards patience, the buffalo demands respect - and a steady hand.

At over 1 500 pounds (680kg), with a boss of horn forged like armour and a memory that holds grudges, an old dagga boy doesn't tolerate mistakes. He moves through the mopane in a herd of forty, or alone in the deepest thickets. The shot is rarely the hard part. Finding him on his terms is.

A buffalo hunt at Evelyn African Safaris is a hunt on foot, in close cover, where every decision matters and every step is read by your tracker before yours touches the ground. It is the kind of hunt you replay for years afterwards.

If a Cape buffalo is on your wish list for 2026 or 2027, speak to us early. Quality dagga boy hunts are limited and they go quickly.
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Not everyone in your group needs to carry a rifle to fall in love with the Limpopo Valley. While the hunters are out in ...
14/05/2026

Not everyone in your group needs to carry a rifle to fall in love with the Limpopo Valley. While the hunters are out in the field at dawn, the rest of the group can spend their morning watching the sun rise over ancient baobabs, a coffee in hand. Spend the afternoon birding in one of the richest avian landscapes in Southern Africa. Take a day trip to Mapungubwe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site just 40 minutes away - or explore Kruger National Park, only 90 minutes from our gate.

Back at Siyabonga Lodge, there's a rim-flow pool, a shaded lapa, gourmet meals, South African wine by the fire, and skies so full of stars at night that you'll stop counting.

Africa has a way of getting under everyone's skin — hunter or not. Bring the whole family. We'll take care of the rest.
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This year's hunting season is open and somewhere on our over 20 000 hectares in the northern Limpopo, a buffalo is movin...
05/05/2026

This year's hunting season is open and somewhere on our over 20 000 hectares in the northern Limpopo, a buffalo is moving through the mopane. A kudu bull is stepping into the open just before last light. An eland is grazing in the shadow of a granite kopje.

The question is - will you be there?

Evelyn African Safaris offers fully tailored trophy hunts for rifle and bow-hunters, guided by a professional team with decades of experience.
We offer ethical hunting, fair chase in iconic African wilderness terrain - and a world-class lodge to come home to at the end of the day.

Dates are limited. Don't let someone else take yours. Enquire today!
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A great hunt isn't just about the land or the game. It's about who walks beside you.At Evelyn African Safaris, our team ...
17/04/2026

A great hunt isn't just about the land or the game. It's about who walks beside you.

At Evelyn African Safaris, our team has been reading this bush for decades. Thomas, Piet, Frans, and Enos - our trackers - carry knowledge that can't be learned from a book. A bent blade of grass. A scuff in the dust. The way the wind shifts over a dry riverbed. They don't just find tracks. They tell stories.

Werner Swart (in the photos, also with his wife Tania), professional hunter and the heart behind Evelyn African Safaris, makes every effort to ensure that guests not only succeed in the field, but leave with something harder to name - a deep, lasting connection to this wild corner of Africa.

When you book with us, you're not just booking a hunt. You're joining a family that has called this land home since 1988.
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07/04/2026

There's a particular quiet in the Limpopo Valley at the turn of April. The summer rains are fading, but the bush is still green and full of life. Its just the air that has started to cool. The first hint of the dry season creeping in. The grass is pulling back. The game is beginning to move differently. And somewhere out there on our 20 000 acres, the kudu, the wildebeest, zebra and many other game antelope are stepping out of the shadows.

This is our favourite time of year. The land feels like it's holding its breath before the season begins.

If you've been thinking about your 2026 hunt — this is your sign. A few prime dates are still available. Speak to us
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Are you dreaming of an authentic African hunting experience that exceeds expectations? At Evelyn African Safaris, we pro...
18/03/2026

Are you dreaming of an authentic African hunting experience that exceeds expectations? At Evelyn African Safaris, we provide a turnkey service for our international guests - from paperwork for bringing your own rifle to trophy export documentation.

Experience the true spirit of African hunting with us. Each of our guided hunt is rooted in ethical hunting, with fair chase principles at its core. Our 20,000 acre hunting area is most spectacular, dotted with ancient baobab trees, scattered granite kopjes, and dry riverbeds lined with palms.

Here, bushcraft and tracking take the lead. With years of experience, our professional guides bring you to magnificent game that has endured everything the African wilderness demands. It’s a true test of skill, patience, and respect for the land.

Come and experience it for yourself. Visit www.evelynafricansafaris.co.za for more info or book your next hunt at [email protected]

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