Safari Tour: 8-Day Photography Safari Adventure. - Tanzania Safari Tour

Arrive at Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport, where you’ll be welcomed and transferred to your lodge. Settle into your serene surroundings and enjoy a briefing on photography techniques, best vantage points, and wildlife etiquette. The evening offers a gentle walk in the lodge gardens, perfect for capturing Tanzania’s first light.

Main Destination: Arusha

Accommodation: African Tulip

Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner Included

We will pick you up from your hotel at 8:00am and take you to a very Tarangire National Park. Begin your photography adventure, focusing on golden hour light, wildlife portraits, and scenic landscapes.

Tarangire National Park is renowned for its rich biodiversity and large elephant populations. Its varied landscapes range from seasonal swamps to open savannah, with the Tarangire River flowing through the park. You might witness a lion stalking its prey or spot leopards lounging in the branches above.

Highlights:

● Game drives with photography-focused guidance

● Capture elephants, giraffes, lions, and baobab silhouettes

● Sunset photography session over the Tarangire River

You will enjoy a picnic lunch at a scenic viewpoint overlooking the river, where there is often an excellent chance of witnessing wildlife activity while you dine.

By 5:00 PM, your game drive will come to an end, and you’ll drive to your lodge for dinner, relaxation, and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Tarangire National Park

Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included

Journey to Lake Manyara National Park, where tree-climbing lions, flocks of flamingos, and forested trails offer endless photography opportunities. Focus on diverse wildlife, reflective lake shots, and forest light play.

Located at the base of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is renowned for its diverse landscapes and abundant wildlife. The Park is especially famous for its tree-climbing lions, as well as sightings of elephants, giraffes, and a wide variety of birdlife drawn to the alkaline waters of Lake Manyara. You will enjoy a rewarding photography through lush groundwater forests, open plains, and lakeshore habitats.

Highlights:

● Morning and afternoon game drives with photography tips

● Bird photography: flamingos, kingfishers, and herons

● Optional cultural shots in nearby villages

After photography, you will return to your accommodation, where dinner and a restful overnight stay await.

Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park

Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge (alt)

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included

After breakfast, ascend toward the remarkable Ngorongoro Highlands. Capture the scenic crater rim and surrounding landscapes.

Descend 600 meters into the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater a UNESCO World Heritage Site for intimate wildlife photography often referred to as the “Garden of Eden.” Enjoy a full-day game drive in this natural amphitheater, home to an outstanding density of wildlife including lions, elephants, buffalo, hyenas, black rhinos, and flocks of flamingos shimmering on Lake Magadi. A picnic lunch on the crater floor completes the experience before ascending the crater wall.

Highlights:

● Crater rim and floor photography sessions

● Focus on wildlife portraits and landscapes

● Sunset reflections over the crater rim

Later, you will drive to Serengeti National Park to your accommodation, where dinner and a restful night await.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater

Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included

At 6:30 AM, after breakfast, you will set off for legendary Serengeti, the ultimate canvas for wildlife photography provides opportunities to capture predators, migratory herds, and sweeping landscapes.

Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti is renowned for offering some of the finest wildlife-viewing experiences in Africa, with vast populations of buffalo, wildebeest, elephants, giraffes, eland, impalas, and Grant’s gazelles. Predators such as

lions and leopards are also frequently spotted. You will enjoy a game drive, stop for a picnic lunch, and then continue exploring the park.

Highlights:

● Scenic drives with photography-focused guidance

● Capture lions, cheetahs, elephants, and wildebeest in their natural habitat

● Sundowner photo session on the plains

Later, you’ll head to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included

Rise early for a sunrise photography session, capturing the Serengeti in golden light. Full-day game drives focus on wildlife interactions, predator-prey moments, and migratory herds, perfect for both action and landscape shots.

The Serengeti is home to abundant wildlife, including impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo. However, it is most renowned for its great migrating herds: 250,000 zebra, 1.5 million wildebeest, and 500,000 antelope. The animals' trek is determined by the rainfall and varies each year. Besides the migrating herds, we may encounter predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions.

Highlights:

● Sunrise and sunset photography sessions

● Tracking wildlife for dynamic action shots

● Optional aerial photography from a small aircraft (extra cost).

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included

After breakfast, you will set out for a full-day adventure in the Serengeti. Carrying a packed picnic lunch allows you to explore at your own pace and fully appreciate the park’s breathtaking landscapes.

The Serengeti is among the world’s premier destinations for viewing wildlife such as lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and many other species that continue to roam freely as they have for millennia. You may even encounter the iconic Great Migration, where vast herds of wildebeest and zebra travel crossing the Mara river. The sweeping grasslands and expansive

horizons make this park truly extraordinary.

In the late afternoon, you will return to your camp in the heart of the Serengeti to unwind. Enjoy a delicious dinner and spend the night surrounded by the tranquil sounds of the wilderness.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included

After breakfast, enjoy a final morning photography walk or wildlife session before transferring to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport. Depart with a collection of Africa’s most vivid landscapes and wildlife captured forever.

Highlights:

● Final morning photography session

● Leisurely breakfast and reflections on the journey

● Airport transfer for onward departure.

Main Destination: Arusha

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included