New Tanzania Fees

[bpnclark]

I have seen the new fees posted in a couple other places so I guess they’re finalized. These are the new Tanzania Concession and Trophy Fees.

FEES PAYABLE IN TOURIST HUNTING FOR THE YEAR 2008

1 Elephant - 15kg (33Lbs) / 1.5m 7,500
Elephant - 27kg (60 Lbs) 12,000
Elephant - 32kg (80 Lbs) 20,000
2 Baboon 110
3 Buffalo 1,900
4 Bushbuck 600
5 Bushpig 420
6 Caracal 150
7 Civet Cat 200
8 Crocodile 1,700
9 Dik Dik 250
10 Duiker Abbot's 280
11 Duiker Common 280
12 Eland 1,700
13 Fox 250
14 Genet 250
15 Gerenuk 2,500
16 Grant's Gazelle 450
17 Greater Kudu 2,200
18 Grysbok 350
19 Hartebeest 650
20 Hippopotamus 1,500
21 Hyena 550
22 Impala 390
23 Jackal 250
24 Klipspringer 1,200
25 Leopard 3,500
26 Lesser Kudu 2,600
27 Lion 4,900
28 Oribi 250
29 Oryx 2,800
30 Ostrich 1,200
31 Porcupine 150
32 Puku 800
33 Ratel ( Honey Badger) 300
34 Reedbuck Southern 450
35 Reedbuck Bohor 450
36 Roan 2,550
37 Sable 2,550
38 Serval Cat 300
39 Sitatunga 2,000
40 Steinbuck 250
41 Thompson's Gazelle 500
42 Topi 800
43 Warthog 450
44 Waterbuck 800
45 Wild Cat 250
46 Wildebeest 650
47 Zebra 1,200
48 Zorilla 150

[bpnclark]

Here are the other fees. SCI says it’s about a 50% increase on the concession fees and a 15% increase on trophy fees.

OTHER FEES PAYABLE IN TOURIST HUNTING FOR THE YEAR 2008

1 Block fees $ 27,000 per hunting season

2 Permit fee $ 950 for 10 days safaris packages
$ 1,250 for more than 10 days safari packages

3 Conservation fee $ 150 for hunting client per day
$ 100 for observer per day

4 PH examination fee $ 100 for Tanzanians
$ 500 for Non – Tanzanians

5 PH licence fee $ 1,000 for Tanzanians
$ 3,000 for Non – Tanzanians

6 Trophy handling fee $ 400 for 10 days safaris packages
$ 500 for more than 10 days safari packages

Minimum safari package is now 10 days from previous 7 days.
14 Days safari is now extended to 16 days.

[Gray Ghost Safaris]

Unfortunately, this put Tanz out of reach for many Hunters. The Tanz newspaper recently reported how much revenue the Gov't is losing due to the high increases. Maybe time will teach them, but it is hard to teach those that see only $$$$ when they close their eyes.