Limpopo · South Africa
Hunt with Jacques.
If you love hunting, you will be at home here. Hard work, fair chase and the old Afrikaans way of the veld, with one party in camp at a time and every detail of the journey handled, from charters to visas.
Jacques takes on a handful of safaris a year and hosts every one himself. One party in camp, start to finish. Those weeks are few, most of them kept by guests who come back every year, and they start with a conversation, not a booking form.
1
group in camp at a time
3
private lodges
40+
plains game species
20
years of professional hunting
Why JVZ
The safari the big operations cannot offer
One group at a time
When you hunt with JVZ, you are the only client in camp. The lodge, the professional hunter, the trackers and the staff work for your party alone. No shared blinds, no strangers at dinner, no waiting your turn.
Hosted by Jacques, personally
Every safari is hosted by Jacques van Zyl himself. Two decades as a professional hunter, from Cameroon to Zambia, Namibia and Mozambique, and twelve years running his own big game concessions. He hunts the way he was raised: hard work, fair chase, the way of the Boer, handed down for nearly four centuries.
Every detail handled
From the moment you land at OR Tambo, the logistics are ours: airport meet, road or charter transfer to camp, visa support, rifle paperwork or a hired rifle waiting in camp, and field preparation of your trophies.
A camp that ends the day well
Private chef, en suite rooms, daily laundry, WiFi, swimming pools and quality local wine and spirits. The fire is lit when you come off the veld.
The Hunt
Big game. Plains game. Properly guided.
Big game
Cape buffalo, crocodile and hippo on private concessions, guided one on one by a PH who spent a career on dangerous game.
Plains game
More than forty species: sable, roan, kudu, eland, nyala, gemsbok and the full sweep of the bushveld, in one safari.
No two safaris are the same. Every hunt is built around what you want to take, how you like to hunt, and who is travelling with you. See how a JVZ hunt works
Three private lodges
The camp is yours, from the first sundowner
Tunda and Hoogland in the Waterberg. Mogwele outside Thabazimbi. Each lodge hosts your party alone, fully inclusive.
Tour the lodgesAfter the hunt
Evenings worth flying for
Travel & concierge
You board the flight. We do the rest.
- Met at OR Tambo International and transferred by road, or by charter flight direct to the concession.
- Visa support for you and your travelling party, handled before you fly.
- Rifle paperwork assistance, or a hired rifle sighted in and waiting at camp.
- Trophies field-prepared in camp; taxidermy and shipping coordinated with trusted partners.
From the book
“The quality of animals and the best quality lodging in Limpopo Province. I came back the very next April.”
Scott Nelson · USA · hunted 2022, returned 2023
Africa is one message away
Tell Jacques who you are, what you want to hunt and when you can travel. If the fit is right, he will come back to you personally with dates. A few safaris a year, the right guests rather than the most.