12 Days Tanzania Photographic safari
12 Days Tanzania Photographic safari
$ 16,400
$ 11,000
- Adult
- Child
Embark on a 12 Days Tanzania Photographic Safari tailored for photography enthusiasts who crave adventure and stunning wildlife encounters. Unlike conventional African safaris, our programs allow ample time for game viewing and capturing breathtaking moments. We often leave early in the morning and stay out late, ensuring you don’t miss any photographic opportunities. Our expert guides, trained in geography, wildlife ecology, and tourism, possess extensive safari experience. They know where to find the animals and the best times to see them, always ready to provide valuable wildlife photography tips.
To enhance your experience, we recommend small groups of 2-4 people per safari vehicle. This arrangement ensures more space and mobility, allowing you to stabilize your camera on the roof or windows. Our safari vehicles are spacious 4×4 Toyota Land Cruisers, designed for comfort with 5 or 7 window seats and raised roof hatches. Each vehicle caters specifically to a high-quality photographic safari experience.
Whether you’re a seasoned photography enthusiast with top-notch gear or a casual smartphone photographer, capturing memorable moments on this safari is a must. Preserve the stunning landscapes of East Africa, vibrant sunsets, and the wildlife in their natural habitats. With your guide’s expertise in getting you to the right locations at the right times, you’ll come away with spectacular shots.
Explore the breathtaking Serengeti National Park, the lush Ngorongoro Crater, and the diverse wildlife of Tarangire National Park.
Join us for this unforgettable adventure and create lasting memories!
Duration
12 Days
11 Nights
Tour Type
Extra Luxury
Language
English, Germany, Spanish
Highlights
- Search for the Big Five on private game drives in northern Tanzania's best-known reserves.
- Guided Safari walks
- Serengeti, the endless plains, home of the great migration, higher concentration of large mammals and large predators than any place on the face of the earth.
- Home of the black maned lions and the threatened rhino.
- Great photographic opportunities
- Mto wa Mbu cultural tour
- Arusha National Park walking safari
Popular Features
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Extreme adventurers
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Travel Itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival Day
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you’ll be met by your transfer driver who will drive you for about 90 minutes to your hotel in Arusha. Look out for iconic views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru out of your right-hand window on the way. If you arrive early, there will be time for you to spend the afternoon bird watching in the garden, enjoy a coffee tasting tour in a nearby estate, visit a market in town or simply relax by the pool. After a tasty dinner in your hotel, you will spend your first night in Tanzania relaxing before heading off on your safari the following morning. Dinner and overnight at Arusha Coffee lodge
- 4 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Day 2
Arusha National Park & Coffee Estate Tour
after breakfast go for your first day adventure at Arusha national Park, along with a trip briefing about the game drive and walking safari. Arusha National Park is the closest park to Arusha town and the Kilimanjaro International Airport. It is famous for its beautiful white colobus monkeys, the colorful Momela Lakes, and the Ngurdoto Crater, which is 3 km wide and was formed about 15 million years ago. After arriving in the park, you will start a few hours of game drives followed by a two- to three-hour walking safari accompanied by an armed ranger as safety is our priority. We will break for lunch at the picnic site in the park, with a few more hours to visit the Momela Lakes and the Ngurdoto Crater. Later, we drive back to Arusha in the evening for Dinner and overnight at Arusha Coffee Lodge
- 5 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Day 3 - 4
Explore Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at your hotel you will begin your journey to Tarangire National Park. You will then drive southwest, through rural Tanzania until you reach the park gate. From here it is game driving all the way to the lodge. You will then spend the next two days exploring the unique landscapes of Tarangire National Park with all the luxury and flexibility that having your own private vehicle and guide. Enjoy photographing the animals, landscape, and vegetation of the park. Enjoy a game drive in the park. Dinner and Overnight at Tarangire Ndovu tented Camp
- 8 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park
After a hearty breakfast, you’ll begin your transfer journey to Lake Manyara and stop en-route to visit a local Maasai market, local farming village of Mto Wa Mbu and have lunch at a banana plantation. in the Afternoon go into Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive, the Park is rich variety of natural habitats are set around the soda lake, itself a haven for clouds of flamingos and other waterbirds. This is a paradise for birding enthusiasts! The forested valleys and open savannah plains support a large elephant population as well as giraffe, buffalo and many antelope species. There are fewer predators but topping the list are Lake Manyara's lions, famous for their habit of climbing trees. Experiencing this ancient culture with some fantastic photographic opportunities. Dinner and Overnight at Gibb's Farm
- 8 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro is a place of rare wonders as its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site confers. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption, the world’s largest intact and un-flooded caldera provides a year-round home to an astonishing 25,000 large mammals including black rhino, wildebeest and zebra along with Africa’s densest concentrations of lion. The Crater's forests shelter elephant and buffalo, its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos while hyena, wild dog, leopard and cheetah make up the full range of predators. After a leisurely breakfast from your hotel, drive into the Ngorongoro highlands and descend into the crater, one of the few places in Africa where the Big 5 can be seen in a single game drive! After a full day of safari and a delicious picnic lunch on the crater plains, Dinner and Overnight at The Highland Ngorongoro
- 6 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Day 7
Explore Ngorongoro
After breakfast go for walking at Olmoti Crater tak your camera with you and follow an old Maasai cattle trail through mountain forests, across grasslands and over rocky outcrops. Spot birds and butterflies along the trail. At the top, you’ll be rewarded by a magnificent view of the crater below. Letter in the afternoon spend time with the Maasai in a neighboring village to learn about their traditional ways of life. Visit a market to support local traders or walk with the herders as they bring their cattle back to the boma for the night.
- 8 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Day 8
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast game drive across Ngorongoro takes you to the rolling grasslands known to the local Maasai as Siringet - ‘a vast land that runs forever, where endless plains meet the sky’ - and Tanzania's first game reserve, the Serengeti National Park. One of the oldest ecosystems on Earth. An excellent all-year-round game-viewing destination, the Serengeti is of course the setting for the great wildebeest migration. Sweeping across the Serengeti grasslands between November and July, the wildebeest herds create a spectacle that attracts predators from near and far. You are guaranteed heart-in-mouth game viewing, not least during the notorious June and July river crossings. Dinner and Overnight at Roving Bushtops
- 8 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Day 9
Rhino Day in Moru Serengeti
For photographers, African wildlife remain some of the most iconic subject matter to add to your collection. Our guides are specially trained to place you in the best position for that once-in-a-lifetime shot.
To day you will get the chance to visit the black rhino is one of the most scarce, endangered and elusive beasts of the Bush, making a sighting a particularly special occasion. It takes around one hour to reach the black rhinos from either your accommodation. On arrival we hand you over to our Tanapa ranger friends who promise a truly moving experience in the company of such iconic animals.
- 6 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
10 - 11
Game drive in Serengeti
A full day on safari gives you the best chance of unforgettable moments, ranging from a kill to an amorous liaison, spotting the big five or encountering a fascinating cast of lesser-known creatures. Each excursion departs at around 7am after a pre-breakfast snack, with your 4×4 setting out to discover the day’s unique dramas, unfolding across the plains.
- 8 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Day 12
Bid Farewell to Tanzania
Today after breakfast transfer to airstrip for your flight to Arusha's Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward travel plans will begin. Recount the incredible adventure as you reflect on unforgettable memories made and friendships formed. Come again soon!
- 3 Hours
- Breakfast , Lunch
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When and where does the tour end?
Your tour Ends at Arusha Airport/hotel .
When and where does the tour start?
Day 1 of this tour is an arrival day, and it will involve a pick up at Kilimanjaro airport and drop off to your hotel in Arusha.
Do you arrange airport transfers?
We definitely have airport pick up and drop up services available for our clients who have booked our full packages tour. We are also pleased to inform you that we don’t charge for the pick up and drop off services. Actually it’s free of cost. But for this you need to provide the arrival time and date.
What about the local language? Do we need guide services everywhere?
We provide English speaking chauffeurs for individual tours. For group tours, English speaking tour escorts would accompany the groups. During sightseeing involving historically important places or monuments, we provide English speaking local guides who are well knowledged in history and culture. We could even provide guides who speak French, German and Japanese but only on advanced booking.
Is tipping included in the tour cost? If not how much should it be for the trip?
Tipping is not included in any of our packages and it is left the discretion of the travellers. Though not compulsory, tipping is expected by one and all involved in the service industry. We would recommend carrying small change in your pocket. Tips to Guides or other services rendered (Highly recommended)
Tour Terms & Conditions
- All rates are subject to availability and may change without notice.
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Single supplements may apply.
- Request a quote or speak to one of our African Safari Experts for the best, most current rates available.
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Our rates are per person sharing unless we note differently. Please treat all pricing as a guide only
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Required to pay 30% upon confirmation which is fully refunded if the booking is cancelled 61 days prior to arrival.
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The remaining balance of 70% to be paid 45 days prior to arrival.
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Funds can be paid through Credit Cards and bank Transfers