Compare Tanzania Wildlife Photography Safaris by Expect In Africa Safari
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| Duration | 13 days |
| Price From | $ 5,860 |
| Price Per Day | $ 451 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Premium |
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| Flights & Transport | Internal airfare and ground transport included |
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12 Breakfasts, 12 Lunches and 13 Dinners Meals are provided at the hotels, lodges and camps in which you are accommodated. |
| Description |
Tanzania Photography Safari can be full of unique experience for photographers of all ages and capabilities. Whether you are a beginner learning the basics or a professional trying to get to the next level, we can work with you to plan your dream photography safari in Tanzania.The itinerary has been setup to maximize our time in the field creating images under the best circumstances possible. A long lens is not necessary the lens, uses Nikon’s 80-400mm most often in Expect in Africa Safari clients. On a crop camera body this lens is also good for birds in Tanzania. Many participants absolutely love the Sigma 150-600mm while on safari. SMALL GROUP- for the safari (6 clients) with each person guaranteed an entire row in the 4×4 safari vehicle (maximum 3 photographers per 4×4 safari vehicle) 12 nights / 13 days Private safari vehicles |
Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania stays at Arusha
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel
Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, where you'll be met by our representative. Transfer to hotel in Arusha for lunch or dinner, depending on your arrival time. Meet and greet by our staff, who will sit with you for a trip briefing for the next coming days.
Day 2: Fly to Northern Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp {Comfort Style}
Following an breakfast and transfer to Arusha airport for flight time 8:am or 10:am Kogatende to camp in the Northern Serengeti. Our flight will take approximately 1 hour to 2 hours, and will be a great way to see Tanzania from the air. Upon landing in the Serengeti, we will be greeted by our guide who will be your guides and begin our safari adventure, as we journey to our camp for lunch and ready ourselves for our first afternoon safari.
Day 3: Photo tour | North Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp {Comfort Style}
You will continue to explore the northern areas of the Serengeti, from the Mara River to the rolling hills of the northern plains we will focus on photographing the game that is unique to this area. If luck is on our side, we will also have a chance to capture a river crossing, as the wildebeest and zebra return to Tanzania from Kenya. We will be out most of these days for full days and will have a wonderful picnic lunches with us to further enjoy our surroundings. Returning in the late afternoons with plenty of time for charging batteries, image downloading, and image review in our dedicated camera tech tent, your days will be filled with excitement and photographic opportunities.
Day 4: Photo tour | North Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp {Comfort Style}
We will continue to explore the northern areas of the Serengeti, from the Mara River to the rolling hills of the northern plains we will focus on photographing the game that is unique to this area. If luck is on our side, we will also have a chance to capture a river crossing, as the wildebeest and zebra return to Tanzania from Kenya
Day 5: Drive to Central Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp {Comfort Style}
Today we say goodbye to the north and head for our second home on this safari. Located in the very central of the Serengeti, you will experience firsthand the vastness of the ‘endless plains’. The word “Serengeti” derives from the Maasai “Siringet” and has been artistically translated as “the land that flows on forever” or, as many call it, the endless plains. Serengeti National Park covers thousands of miles of pristine land and offers not only expansive vistas, but the largest migration of mammals on earth, including 1.5 million wildebeest. We will schedule our arrival just in time for lunch, settle in a bit, and get ready for our first safari in the plains of the Serengeti.
Day 6: Photo tour; Central Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp {Comfort Style}
Big herds and big cats that is what has made the Serengeti famous worldwide. Lion, leopard, and cheetah, will be our focus while in this very productive area. Again, you can expect to be up early and returning to camp in the evening, or as conditions warrant.
Day 7: Photo tour; Central Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp {Comfort Style}
You will depart the Lodge at first light with a picnic breakfast for a big day in search of the biggest herds of the great migrations. Alternatively, as usually you may choose to enjoy a more leisurely breakfast at the camp instead of a picnic breakfast and depart with picnic lunches for a full day of game drives exploring different areas of the central serengeti. Areas that will be visited are the Retima Hippo pool, maasai and sametu kopjes and plains as well as Moru and Simba kopjes.
Day 8: Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp {Comfort Style}
After an early breakfast, depart with packed lunch and descend the crater again for another tour enjoy a game drive in Ngorongoro Crater. This spectacular collapsed volcanic crater is a truly remarkable area with the densest game population in Africa on its crater floor – from big games like lions, elephants, and rhino to antelopes and gazelles. This area linking the Central and southern plains of Serengeti is a fragile habitat consisting of ethereal kopjes and short grass plains. Driving through the Gol kopjes is always a breathtaking experience with a vision of vast open plains and amazing wildlife. This is gazelle country and where there are gazelles there are always cheetahs. Continue game viewing through the gol kopjes searching for different wildlife interactions at the area and late in the afternoon drive to Ngorongoro.
Day 9: Photo tour Ngorongoro Crater
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge at Karatu
We will have a very early start and we will Collect breakfast and lunch boxes, at around 05:45 and descend into the crater for an in-depth exploration of this distinctive ecosystem. Enjoy abundant wildlife viewing set against the impressive backdrop of the Ngorongoro Crater, the heart of the conservation area. These drives provide one of the best opportunities in Africa to view black rhino, which tend to spend their time on the crater floor. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles; its magical setting and abundant wildlife never fail to enthrall visitors. Another big draw card to this picturesque Caldera, is it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, and if Lucky enough you will have chance to see the small cats like the Rare Caracal, Serval cat as well as the african wild cat which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.
Day 10: Photo tour | Lake Manyara National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge at Karatu
After breakfast, leave the lodge at Ngorongoro and proceed driving southwards enjoying the scenic drive through the villages of karatu to Lake Manyara National Park, considered a birdwatcher’s delight and world-renowned among ornithologists; extraordinary bird life includes pink flamingos and great birds of prey. You will have a full day exploring the flora and fauna of lake Manyara National park. You have an option to visit the culturally-diverse village of Mto wa Mbu set on the banks of the river of the same name, for an in-depth look at tribal life in the African bush; more than 100 different Tanzanian tribes make their homes before check in into Lake Manyara National Park. Picnic Lunch is served at Msasa Picnic site, which has got fabulous view of the Lake. around 3pm we will drive to Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 11: Lake Manyara to Tarangire National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Burunge Tented Lodge {Comfort Style}
After, breakfast, visit masai village before driving to Tarangire National Park, complete with a picnic lunch. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Maramboi Tented Lodge
Day 12: Photo tour | Tarangire National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Burunge Tented Lodge {Comfort Style}
Full day game viewing at Tarangire national park, visiting the Silalei Swamp and Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park, which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. The Silale swamp acts as a giant sponge during the green season and slowly releases water during the dry season attracting thousands of animals. In the dry season large numbers of animals congregate along the life-giving river and simply make the Tarangire River and the silale swamp serves as a place of refuge for the largest elephant population in northern Tanzania. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, Greater and lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. In addition to the animal species, the park is famous for its century-old baobab trees and over 300 species of birds.
Day 13: Departure
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Day Room Mount Meru Hotel
Around 9am we will start our journey back to Arusha. Stop at cultural heritage for lunch and an optional shopping, and then drive to the hotel for a day use room before driving to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight back home.
