10-Day Ultimate Wildlife Photography Expedition
Designed for photographers seeking dramatic predator-prey interactions and perfect Big Five portraits, with optimal lighting conditions and expert positioning.
Day 1: Arrive in Arusha. Gear check and briefing with your photography guide. Sunset theory session on safari photography techniques at your lodge.
Day 2: Early departure to Tarangire. Full-day photography session focusing on elephant herds and baobab silhouettes. Afternoon light workshop on panning techniques for moving subjects.
Day 3: Sunrise shoot at Tarangire's Silale Swamp for birdlife and reflections. Midday editing session. Evening golden hour focusing on predator movement near the Tarangire River.
Day 4: Transfer to Lake Manyara. Full day capturing tree-climbing lions and flamingo flocks. Special session on using teleconverters for distant subjects and creative foreground framing.
Day 5: Pre-dawn entry into Ngorongoro Crater. Spend 10 hours in the crater with packed lunches, tracking rhinos in morning mist and lions hunting in afternoon light. Low-light photography techniques covered.
Day 6: Second Ngorongoro day focusing on hyena dens and jackal behavior. Afternoon critique session reviewing your best shots with professional feedback.
Day 7: Enter Serengeti via Ndutu. Three days dedicated to cheetah hunts and lion pride dynamics. Evening lectures on sequencing wildlife behavior.
Day 8: Full day in Central Serengeti. Sunrise at Moru Kopjes for lion portraits. Midday break for editing. Afternoon tracking leopards in riverine forests.
Day 9: Focus on predator interactions. Capture jackals stealing kills, vultures descending, and cub play sessions. Night photography session (where permitted).
Day 10: Final morning shoot focusing on abstract wildlife patterns and textures. Return flight from Seronera with portfolio review en route to Arusha.
12-Day Great Migration & Landscapes Masterclass
An intensive program timed for river crossings and vast savanna scenes, combining aerial perspectives with ground-level action photography.
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha. Evening workshop on preparing gear for dust and humidity. Sensor cleaning demonstration.
Day 2: Fly directly to Northern Serengeti. Afternoon orientation along Mara River. Scout crossing points and practice panning shots with zebra herds.
Day 3-5: Three full days stationed at prime crossing points. Pre-dawn to post-sunset shoots capturing wildebeest massing, crossing chaos, and crocodile attacks. Midday breaks for image backups and private editing tutorials.
Day 6: Hot air balloon safari at dawn for aerial migration patterns. Ground shots of balloon shadows moving across herds. Afternoon focus on hippo pools and riverscapes.
Day 7: Transfer to Central Serengeti. Concentrate on abstract compositions - dust spirals, hoof patterns, and minimalist wildebeest silhouettes against storm clouds.
Day 8: Full-day predator focus. Follow lions and hyenas exploiting migration weaknesses. Session on shooting through grass for layered compositions.
Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater descent. Capture the crater's microcosm - flamingo pink against jade waters, golden jackals in morning mist. Workshop on panoramic stitching.
Day 10: Lake Manyara's alkaline shores. Experiment with high-key flamingo formations and reflective abstracts. Evening session on intentional camera movement techniques.
Day 11: Tarangire's elephant concentrations. Focus on tight portraits using prime lenses and environmental compositions with ancient baobabs.
Day 12: Final portfolio review. Select 10 strongest images for professional retouching demonstration before departure.
14-Day Complete Tanzania Photo Safari
The definitive photography journey covering wildlife, indigenous cultures, and tropical seascapes - with daily coaching from resident photo professionals.
Day 1-3: Tarangire immersion. Master elephant portraiture at waterholes. Night photography of aardvarks and genets (IR camera available). Baobab astrophotography workshop.
Day 4-5: Lake Manyara's unique ecosystems. Canopy shots of blue monkeys. Macro session on butterflies and dragonflies. Golden hour reflections in soda lakes.
Day 6-7: Ngorongoro Crater intensive. Two full days documenting the complete ecosystem from dung beetles to black-maned lions. Cultural portrait session with Maasai warriors.
Day 8-10: Serengeti predator university. Track cheetah hunts at dawn. Capture leopard cubs at play. Storm light photography when afternoon thunderstorms create dramatic backlighting.
Day 11: Fly to Zanzibar. Sunset dhow cruise for silhouette photography. Evening workflow session culling and organizing your safari images.
Day 12: Stone Town cultural day. Street photography in winding alleys. Fish market action shots. Portrait workshop with local spice vendors.
Day 13: East coast seascapes. Long exposures of dhows at dawn. Underwater housing available for reef photography. Flying sand patterns at low tide.
Day 14: Final portfolio review and professional retouching demonstration of selected images. Departure with edited master files.
