Fort Drummond Safaris
Fort Drummond Safaris
*Note: I have personally hunted with Justin since 2001, and stayed at Carrickmoor several times. Justin is a personal friend and an excellent PH. Nothing but 100% all the time. I have taken my family and closest friends to hunt here. You will not be disappointed.*
Your Hosts
Fort Drummond Safaris is owned and operated by Justin Phillips and his wife Nicky. This family run safari company is situated in the Tarkastad region in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, and headquartered on the home farm of Carrickmoor. The Phillips families have combined to offer 8000 acres of privately owned land with an abundance of grounds plain animals to hunt and 7 fully constructed blinds. Carrickmoor is situated only 10 min outside Tarkastad, a small farming community town, in the Eastern Cape. This Malaria free area offers a wide variety of terrain ideal for bow hunting.
Justin Phillips, a professional Hunter for the past 11 years offers excellent, personalized service, with his aim of making each and every hunt an experience of a life time. Fort Drummond Safaris prides itself on offering excellent service and top quality trophies with personal attention being paid to each client. It is important to us to ensure that the wildlife and land conservation of this area be conserved in order to preserve it for the future generations to come.
A separate Bowhunting Only Concession area is also available for our hunting purposes, with 8000acres, and 12 blinds. It also has an abundance of game available to bow hunt, and is just 50km away.
Accommodation
During you stay at Fort Drummond Safaris you will find homely accommodation, with beautiful views of the surrounding landscape. The lodge itself comprises of 5 rooms with en suite bathrooms, accommodating a maximum of 10 guests. Each room has hot blankets and a heater.
A television, stocked bar fridges and coffee making facilities also available. You will be served typically South African home cooked meals which will definitely impress your taste buds. The entertainment area with a red wood bar and fireplace creates a cozy environment for clients to relax indoors or an open air "fire pit" outdoors for clients to discuss their hunt after a long day. The well trained staff and guides are available to provide a relaxed and personal atmosphere for all our clients.
Trophy Hunts
Fort Drummond Safari offers personalized bow and gun hunting on some of the finest privately owned ranches in South Africa. The terrain varies from mountains to rolling hills, to flat, open plains. The wide variety of plains game available include, Eastern Cape Kudu, Gemsbuck, Impala, Waterbuck, Sable, Blesbuck, Springbuck, (White, Black, Common, Kalahari and Copper), Fallow Deer, Common Reedbuck, Vaal Rhebuck, Mountain Reedbuck, Black Wildebeest, Cape Eland, Bushbuck, Steenbuck, Nyala.
Due to our dry climate and high game population the area is ideal for bow hunting. The vegetation and terrain is well suited to walking and stalking, however the majority of game shot with the bow is mainly made in permanently constructed blinds at waterholes or salt licks.
Travel
All international flights land into Johannesburg or Cape Town. The connecting flight from either of these cities to East London is a short 75 min flight. Clients will be collected from the East London airport; this transportation cost will be included in the safari. All international and connecting flights are at the client's expense.
Customs clearance will be at your point of entry to South Africa. Most nationalities do not need visas to enter South Africa; however it it's important to check these details with your travel agent. All paperwork needed for the temporary import of your firearm will be supplied by Fort Drummond Safaris well before the commencement of your safari. Please ensure that all is correctly completed and all important and relevant paperwork is brought along.
