Rolling River Safaris, established in 1980, has its origins in the heartland of Zimbabwe. Originally set up as a family operated, ranch hunting enterprise, it has evolved into an international safari marketing company.

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Phil Oosthuysen, as the chief PH/Operator has spearheaded the growth of the company. In 2006, he relocated, with his family, to Franklin, NC, USA. The company was rebranded as a marketing consultancy, primarily focused on African safaris, although prime destinations in Australia and New Zealand are also promoted.

In Zimbabwe, Rolling River Safaris has had a close association with Threeways Safaris since 2006. Threeways is based on the Bubye River with the adjoining 700,000 ha (1,73m acre) Beitbridge East Campfire Safari Area stretching to the Limpopo River, where there is a common boundary with the Kruger National Park (KNP). This area has an abundance of Elephant and produces great Leopard trophies.

In 2020, Phil partnered with Rassie Erasmus of Rasland African Ventures, who has been successfully operating both hunting and photographic safaris in South Africa for 20 years.

Operating on a 50:50 basis, Rassie and Phil have several great hunting destinations on offer:
• South Africa – 104,000-acre Majeje Open Hunting Area; a spectacular, uniquely wild, free range safari area with exceptional Elephant and Buffalo hunting opportunities.
• Rasland Hunting Safaris Namibia (RHSN) – An under-rated wilderness destination with some species unique to the country. We are currently exclusively operating on 13 conservancies totaling 5.5m acres. Sparsely populated, these areas have low offtake percentages resulting in exceptional quality Elephant, Leopard, Lion and Plains Game species.

In June 2021, RHSN acquired a 50% ownership of Uukwaluuhdi Safari Lodge, in northern Namibia. Situated on 15,000 acres within the Uukwaluuhdi Conservancy, the lodge offers photographic opportunities locally, into Etosha National Park as well as Himba Village cultural tours. Day trips to both the Epupa and Ruancana Falls on the Kunene River are also available.

With over 41 years of experience, Phil has extensive knowledge of all aspects of the safari industry. Rolling River Safaris is your one stop shop for your next adventure safari!

Our Destinations

South Africa

South Africa is a medium-sized country, with a total land area of 1.22 million square kilometers (470,693 squ. miles), or roughly one-eighth the size of the US, twice the size of France and over three times the size of Germany. It measures some 1,600km (960 mi) from north to south, and roughly the same from east to west. The country has a population of 50.1m people with 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu.

Namibia

Namibia is probably one of the most under-rated safari hunting destinations in southern Africa. It is a country that is 318,772 square miles in size, 1.2 times the size of Texas with a population of only 2.5 million people. Apart from hunting available on private property, the country boasts a total of 82 hunting conservancies; extensive hunting areas with very limited human habitation. The country specifically addresses conservation and protection of natural resources in its constitution.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country bounded on the North by Zambia and Mozambique and the West by Botswana. Formerly the British Colony of Southern Rhodesia, the territory was unilaterally declared independent in 1965 and adopted a republican form of government in 1970. After a 15 year bush war, the territory installed a black majority government and became independent in 1980 as Zimbabwe.

Australia

Australia ranks as one of the best places to live in the world by all indices of income, human development, healthcare and civil rights. The sixth-largest country in the world by land mass, its comparatively small population is concentrated in the highly-urbanised east of the Australian continent. Aboriginal Australians, who had inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years prior to British colonization, currently make up less than 3% of Australia’s approximately 23 million people.

New Zealand

New Zealand is a wealthy Pacific nation dominated by two cultural groups: New Zealanders of European descent; and the Maori, the descendants of Polynesian settlers. It is made up of two main islands and numerous smaller ones: the North Island (known as Te Ika-a-Maui in Maori) is the more populous of the two, and is separated by the Cook Strait from the somewhat larger but much less populated South Island (or Te Waipounamu).