Taxidermy was not a nightmare as long as no Warthog or CITES permit animals. I was there in July 2015 and my mounts have been on my wall for a month. I listed the fees in first post. I used Coppersmith as the importer.
Also I had no guidance about not bringing/wearing camo clothing. I wore camo as did some of the hunting party. I also wore camo in ADDO National Elephant Park without question or comment. I spent all my time in the Eastern Cape and that is where the OP is hunting.
That is good advice about a soft case for your gun. That is one big change that I would make. Take one gun instead of two and pack the gun in the soft case inside the hard case. I would rather have one gun and the soft case if there wasn't room for the second gun with the soft case in there. I took 2 pre 64 Win 70's, a 375 H&H and a 30-06 Fwt. I would be comfortable with either for the trip. I would take my 375 H&H because my 375 talked big over there!
The Eastern Cape is a large area
The Kei River Safaro hunt area is usually the coastal mountans of the Komga area
Who was the taxidermist as those prices are very inexpensive
