My 2013 trip the cost for taxidermy, shipping and insurance was $2200 for Cape buffalo, red hartebeest, waterbuck and warthog and all the back skins. I had a friend chase them through US Wild Life and importers for me and there was no cost for that.
My 2016 trip will be considered a vacation, obtw I'm taking a rifle and will shoot a half dozen animals on the eastern cape. Bringing back memories and electrons.
We Americans are too used to having to bring back proof that we shot something.