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Hunting Areas & Camps

Rungwa Ikili Game Reserve, central Tanzania

This game-rich area is located on the north side of Ruaha National Park in central Tanzania. Like the Selous, the Rungwa Ikili Game Reserve is a protected zone set aside exclusively for wildlife and protection of habitat from human encroachment; no people or villages inhabit the Rungwa ecosystem. Rungwa Ikili is best known for its exceptional lion, leopard, and trophy buffalo hunting, as well as the highly sought-after East-African antelope species such as roan, common sable, and oribi.

1,880 sq km (464,558 acres) in size
The Makwasa camp is located on the bank of the Makwasa River and within walking distance of the well-maintained airstrip.
Terrain in Ikili is generally miombo forest, open mbugas, and rolling hills. Ikili mountain - for which the area is named - offers year-round water from its underground springs, presenting excellent dry season hunting for all inhabitants of the area, especially lion, buffalo, and elephant.
A very comfortable mobile fly-camp is sometimes utilized to allow for hunting the entirety of the long-narrow concession, creating less driving time to and from the main Makwasa base camp.
Elephant are scattered throughout the Ikili concession as they travel in and out of neighboring Ruaha National Park.

Animals Available in Rungwa Ikili

Cape Buffalo
Bushpig
Elephant
Hippopotamus
Hyena - spotted
Leopard
Lion
Ostrich
Warthog
Zebra
Small cats: Caracal, Genet, Civet, Serval, and Wild Cat
Small Antelope: Dik Dik, Common Duiker, Grysbuck, Klipspringer, and Oribi.
Medium antelope: EA Bushbuck, Southern Impala, and Common Reedbuck
Large antelope: Livingston’s Eland, Greater Kudu, Lichtenstein's Hartebeest, Common Sable, Roan, and Defassa Waterbuck
Other: Baboon, Ratel (honeybadger), Jackal, Porcupine, and a variety of game bird species

Area Overview | Lake Natron South | Rungwa Ikili Game Reserve | Selous Game Reserve