History
Paul Phelan Safaris is a family business owned and run by passionate wildlife enthusiasts and hunters. Its members are all qualified in wildlife management and collectively have 60 years of experience to bring to your hunt.
Paul grew up in the African bush in Swaziland and began his career as a Game Ranger in Zululand, gaining much experience in wildlife management and big game control and capture. During this period he gained his B. Sc Honours degree in Wildlife Management at Natal and Pretoria Universities. He obtained his Professional Hunter licence in 1980 and Outfitters licence in 1989.
Paul is a member of the African Professional Hunters Association (APHA) of South Africa P.H.A.S.A., since 1989, serving on the EXCO for 8 years. He is also a long time member of the Namibian Professional Hunters Association (NAPHA) and Game Rangers Association of Africa since 1972 (which he chaired for 8 years).
Paul is a Founding Member of the Rowland Wards’ Guild of Honourable Sportsmen.
Paul Phelan’s knowledge and experience of Wildlife and conducting Hunting Safaris enables him to deliver an unforgettable adventure in hunting or photographic safaris. We arrange Taylor Made Safaris to suite the individuals needs.
We have had years of expierence in eithical walk and stalk hunting of plains game and the Big 5. We offer hunting in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania and Botswana. Our safaris are custom designed to your requirements.
Following his Game Department career he managed Rooipoort Safaris for De Beers for 13 years before starting out on his own in 2002.
Photographic Tours
Stalking and walking with wild animals in the bush with a camera is an unforgettable experience. Contact us to arrange this special service for you.
Accommodation and cuisine are of the highest possible standard, and can vary in style from tented camps to luxury lodges. 220 Volt power is available in most areas. Camps are located in safe, scenic areas. To enable us to cater effectively for your needs, specific dietary requirements should be advised well ahead of time. A daily laundry service is provided where possible.
The majority of our concessions are malaria-free and if your hunt is planned for an area that has any risk of Malaria you will be advised well in advance to enable you to take the relevant prophylactic. Please consult with us in this regard and we will obtain the most up to date advice from local experts.
Southern Africa is a country of great diversity,scenically, mountains to the sea, wonderful national parks, historically and population wise.
We work together with highly qualified touring guides who are masters in their fields, be they guiding tours around the Anglo – Boer War Battle fields or the Anglo Zulu battle fields. They provide highly informed and entertaining addresses. Similarly we have very qualified guides who specialize in Wildlife tours to the National Parks, or specific Birding tours for those Ornithological tickers or twitchers.
We can arrange wonderful and exclusive overland 4×4 desert safaris. The peace and quiet and the fantastic and vast vistas is a life changing experience. Our coast line provides the marine tourist with Shark Diving in the Southern Cape or Coral Diving in the warm waters of our north east coast from Sodwana to Kozi Bay. We enjoy coupling our hunting safaris with post safari touring to these destinations or the Southern Capes’ wine land and mountain splendour. We delight in Taylor Making a Photo Tour to suite your needs with or without attachment to a Hunting safari. We will connect you to the world famous Luxury Rovos Rail safaris catering for tourin , bird or game shooting , and golfing safaris. There can be no finer way to tour in relaxed comfort with five star service.
If you wish to tour in safety, comfort, excellent service and attention to detail,