Kenya Photo Safaris & Wildlife Photography

Ontdek Kenya crafts detailed photo safaris that have quality time for serious photo exploration. We use our experience gained since '96 to arrange nature based photo tours that have maximum time in the field and minimal road transfers. We also keep you away from mass tourism in a tour that is very relaxed. Our tours are customized and we give a brief of our favorite photo areas that you can mix and match for your photo safari.

Kenya Photo Safari Masai Mara

Masai Mara is the Africa that every photographer dreams of , with elephants, buffaloes, wildebeests, lions, leopards, cheetahs, topis and hippos as main subjects for photography. To appreciate the riches of Masai Mara and to capture it in photography work you should stay here for a longer period than the 2-3 nights of standard safari packages.

There are game-filled open savannah plains, riverine forests, meandering rivers full of crocodiles and hippos, so you have to be in the field long enough to have a good photo exploration of Mara.

Wildlife viewing in Mara is an all year-round affair and not restricted to the July-Sep period of the wildebeest migration. Yes, the migration is nature's drama that is so well choreographed and very exciting to see but its timing is not a exact science - no one knows what triggers the leading animal to put its feet in water and more so when it will do so. To tie down your enjoyment of Mara to migration can be disappointing if your visit even with the best planning does not coincide with the animals crossing the river.

But the good news is that there is permanent resident population of wildebeests and plains game, always in the Mara plains throughout the year. The cats, which by nature are territorial, are also permanently there defending their corners. You will possibly see a wide variety of game in Mara outside the migration period as most animals especially elephants move out with the high stress of the wildebeest "invasion".

Break the days of vehicle game drives with a soft walk in the rolling hills and grasslands, out of the park boundaries where you will have close encounters with gazelles, zebras and giraffes. A visit to a Masai Village adds a cultural dimension to your photography.

We recommend minimum 4 -5 nights for Masai Mara photo safari. To give contrast to your photo safari combine Mara with the Rift Valley lakes.

Our preferred accommodation in Mara is Mara Leisure Tented Camp and Mara Simba Lodge.

We look forward to consulting with you for your photo safari in Mara. Email us with your request.

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