RH - Dande

PH Comment - Len Taylor

I really enjoyed hunting with RH and I'm so looking forward to our next hunt. Buffalo, hippos in Nyakasanga. I look forward to hunting with his 4 guns from Wesly Richards.

Client Comment

I thought that I’d send a few lines to thank you and your great team for our wonderful Zimbabwe safari, which saw us return to Wales around lunchtime Tuesday. This was our first foray into Zimbabwe on a hunting trip (having hunted South Africa and Namibia many times previously) and our stay at Matombo Camp in the Dande region was without fault. The level of service and facilities offered by Owen and his team was excellent, over-shadowed only by the stunning view of the Zambezi as we drunk our coffee at breakfast or sundowners in the evening. As our London to Jo’burg flight was delayed by over 2 hours, we missed our afternoon flight to Harare; just a quick WhatsApp message to Lynn and we were sorted with accommodation at Harare for the one night. Our arrival at Harare was met with another competent lady, Faith, who led us through immigration and Firearms in one smooth operation. These two ladies are worth their weight in gold, and an excellent ‘front of house’ for the CMS business. I cannot thank our Professional Hunters, and their supporting team of trackers and skinners, too much. From our arrival at the airstrip as weary travellers (46 hours from Wales!) to our departure a fortnight later, everything was truly excellent! Mark Gemmill was a great bundle of energy and an entertainer both in camp and on the hunt; Mark looked after my son and daughter for the whole period, probably showing much more patience than I ever did as a father! Without doubt Len Taylor is one of the most respected PHs that I’ve worked with, and it was indeed an honour to have been guided by him. Len and I got along very well, despite the feeling that he and Mark were probably under the cosh to deliver a safari with a client that was considered to be testing! I apologise if my emails had set a somewhat difficult or hardy scene, but I am a genuinely chilled guy, but takes no prisoners with time wasting or crap of any sorts. Both Mark and Len were on the money, absolutely! Both PHs and the supporting teams at camp looked after my whole family in a manner that I could not have asked to be better; my wife is not a hunter, but enjoys the journeys, -and the hunt from a short distance. She thoroughly enjoyed, and what we say here is that a happy wife means a happy life! To have taken a Bull Elephant, two Dagga boys, a croc, two Impala, a Bushbuck, a Zebra and a Baboon was no easy feat in 12 days! In conclusion our trip exceeded all of our expectations and we very much look forward to returning soon.