Africa Prime Hunt: your first Africa with Montefeltro

The First Safari Experience – an exclusive training journey combined with a real hunting safari, designed for those who want to return home different from when they left.

📸 PH: Luca Bogarelli

This is not just a hunting safari. It’s a step up.

If this is your first true hunting experience in Africa, you have two choices:

Go by instinct, relying only on local guides and learning over time… through trial, mistakes, and missed opportunities.
Or choose a guided, structured path with direct mentorship that allows you to compress years of experience into just a few days.

Africa Prime Hunt was created for this: limited places (maximum 6 hunters), a rigorous method, individual attention, and an approach that places awareness, ethics, and competence at the center.

This is not a hunt just to talk about.
It’s a hunt that changes the way you hunt.

Who Africa Prime Hunt is for (and who it’s not for)

✅ It’s for you if you want to:

• Experience your first Africa with clarity and control, not “blindly”
• Learn when not to shoot, as well as when to shoot
• Improve shot selection, positioning, and weapon setup
• Manage emotion, patience, and pressure in the moment
• Return home with a method that stays with you forever (even outside Africa)

❌ It’s not for you if you’re looking for:

• “Just” a trip and some photos
• An improvised experience
• A safari focused only on the number of animals, without technical growth

Why Tutorship Makes the Difference

Hunting in Africa without an experienced guide can take years to develop true awareness in the field. With Luca Bogarelli, however, every day becomes active learning.

With his tutorship, you learn to:

• Read the animal before even thinking about the shot
• Understand distances, angles, vital zones, and antelope anatomy
• Avoid common mistakes in positioning and timing
• Manage pressure and adrenaline without losing precision
• Turn every outing into a growth session

The value is in the process: daily briefings, on-field feedback, and evening debriefs to capture what normally remains “invisible” to those who hunt alone.

The Program: 2 Phases, One Continuous Path

Africa Prime Hunt combines preparation in Italy with hunting in Africa. These are not two separate experiences—they form a single, continuous journey.

PHASE 1 – African School (Pre-Safari Training in Rivergaro)

📍 Rivergaro – 2 days / 1 night
👥 Max 6 hunters – non-hunting companions allowed

Objectives:

• Prepare you for the specific challenges of African hunting
• Transfer shooting and stalking techniques to African game
• Understand antelope behavior and anatomy
• Work on shot selection and emotional control
• Build a prepared and aware hunting group

Summary Program

Day 1 (Theory – Luca Bogarelli)

• Differences between European and African hunting
• Shooting techniques for African game
• Antelope anatomy and vital zones
• Reading the animal and the terrain
• Ethical considerations in harvesting
• Social dinner

Day 2 (Practice – Luca Bogarelli)

• Weapon setup
• Realistic shooting exercises
• Simulations of African hunting situations
• Individual technical assessment
• Personalized feedback

African School Fee: €800 per person
✅ Includes: overnight stay, theoretical and practical training, 1 dinner, 1 lunch

Optional Extra (upon request): Elevated stand wild boar hunt
Useful for working on: patience, self-control, “safari-like” emotions, and practical application of guidance.

PHASE 2 – Hunting Safari in Africa (6 Days)

🌍 Destination: South Africa or Namibia
🗓️ Duration: 6 days of hunting
👥 Format: small group – maximum 6 hunters

Included Species (base package):

• 2 small antelopes from: Blesbok, Springbok, Impala
• 2 large antelopes from: Blue/Black Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Oryx, Zebra
  📌 Animal selection is made with the direct support of Luca Bogarelli, respecting hunting ethics and local conditions.

Safari Fee: €6,000 per person (flights excluded)
✅ Includes:

• 6 days of guided hunting
• Meals and accommodation in lodge
• Local organization and assistance
• Hunting of included species

Fee Summary:

• African School (Rivergaro): €800
• Africa Prime Hunt Safari: €6,000
• Optional Extra: Elevated stand wild boar hunt (upon request)
  👉 Total base program: €6,800 (flights excluded)

The Guide: Luca Bogarelli

In the Africa Prime Hunt program, Luca is not just a guide: he is the central figure who ensures consistency, continuity, and Montefeltro standards from preparation to return.

Luca Bogarelli:

• Hunting manager at Palla Montefeltro
• African big game hunting specialist
• Over 60 African safaris conducted
• Leads and supervises both the African School and the safari

What You Truly Take Home

Participants in Africa Prime Hunt:

• Return with a broader perspective on hunting
• Gain skills and tools useful even outside Africa
• Become a more aware, responsible, and prepared hunter
• Approach future safaris with real confidence and autonomy

The value is not measured by the number of animals, but by the quality of the knowledge and experience you bring home.

Limited Spots: Maximum 6 Hunters

This program is intentionally small-group:
✅ More quality
✅ More attention
✅ More learning
✅ More growth