7 Days Kenya Photographic Safari
7 Days Kenya Photographic Safari : Embark on a photographic safari to Masai Mara’s private and exclusive conservancies in Kenya. Masai Mara and its private conservancies and its quality of animal sights offer amazing photographic opportunities second to none, this is because of the abundant wildlife and appropriate guides as well as the ability to go “off-road”.
Masai Mara National Reserve is an iconic photographic destination in Africa, the reserve forms the northern tip of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. It lies in the Great Rift Valley, a fault line which stretches approximately 5,600 km from Ethiopia’s Red Sea through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and into Mozambique. The reserve hosts several habitats including beautiful open rolling grassland, riverine forest, acacia woodland, swamps, non-deciduous thickets, boulder-strewn escarpments and scrubs.
These habitats host a great concentration of large herbivores and their attendant predators. The extraordinary annual migration of some two million wildebeests and over 200,000 plain zebras and gazelles. This impressive annual migration is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and one of the unmissable wildlife event to photograph.
Highlights of 7 Days Kenya Photographic Safari
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi, Kenya
Day 2: Fly to Masai Mara
Day 3-6: Photography Experience in the Vast Plains of Masai Mara
Day 7: Morning game drive, afternoon flight to Nairobi and Departure.
Detailed itinerary of 8 Days Kenya Photographic Safari
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi, Kenya
Welcome to Kenya – the birthplace of Safari. On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representatives and transfer you to your already booked hotel in Nairobi. The drive to your hotel will give you a perfect introduction to this beautiful vibrant city with scenic sights of skyscrapers.
Depending on your arrival time, you will have a chance to explore Nairobi City visit the Giraffe Centre where you will take close up shots of the Rothschild Giraffe as well as feeding and Nairobi National Park, where you will see several animals including rhinos, zebras, and lions among others against the city skyscrapers as back ground.
Overnight at Nairobi Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Fly to Masai Mara
After breakfast at your hotel, we head to Wilson Airport for an early morning flight directly to the heart of the Mara Conservancies. The 45-minute flight to Mara provides great scenery to start your Kenya Photogenic Safari Adventure, on arrival at the airstrip you will be picked up by custom-built 4WD Vehicles built for photography safaris and embark on a short transfer to your tented camp or safari lodge where the staff will be waiting for you and help you settle in.
After lunch, we will go for our first afternoon game drive in the exclusive Mara Conservancies to discover some of the prolific wildlife that inhabits this are. Your first game drive will end with sundowners looking across the plains.
Overnight at Kicheche Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Day 3-6: Photography Experience in the Vast Plains of Masai Mara
Your days in Masai Mara usually start early, with tea, coffee, hot water and biscuits at your tent around 5 am. One of the grand benefits of staying within the conservancies is that game drives start right from camp and we can be in position on the plains by first light. For photographers, this means the all-important golden hour is always maximized.
Depending on the movement of the game and tips from the bush telegraphy, drives can a moveable feast. Some days in Masai Mara, we may find ourselves on a full-day safari (approximately 13 hours) while other days might be broken into morning and afternoon drives. Your team of guides and rangers will try to make good calls when it comes to sightings and will always aim to be in the best position for viewing. They will be trying their hardest to ensure that photographic opportunities are frequent, but they will not be dashing around ticking off species like mainstream safari companies.
Early starts are the order of the day, and we normally find shade for picnic lunch in a beautiful spot and to relax. Unless, that is, we come across a migration crossing or hunting cheetah. These drives are not endurance tests but a full day out in the endless plains of Masai Mara can be quite tiring. Also, they involves patience, as a hungry cheetah will often wait many hours before making their move.
Meal times at your Camp are always a delight under the stars or in the mess tent that is if the weather is bad. It is the game and scenery that make this area so fascinating. Camp can often have a lion pride nearby, and their call accompanied by a hyena cackle is an occasional night-time companion. The camp is very relaxing for those hours in the middle of the day between game drives and the haute cuisine and hot showers are a big bonus.
Overnight at Kicheche Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Morning game drive, afternoon flight to Nairobi and Departure.
This day is the last day of your 7 Days Kenya Photographic Safari, we enjoy a final game drive in the wilderness of Masai Mara followed by lunch back at the camp, before packing up and taking a late afternoon flight back to Nairobi where your Kenya Photographic Safari ends.
Note: Speak to your Tour Consultants regarding the timing of internal flights. It is possible to book post-tour accommodation in Nairobi if required.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch.
End of 7 Days Kenya Photographic Safari
What’s Included?
- All breakfasts, six lunches and six dinners
- All accommodation
- Named tour leader, chosen for their experience and great customer feedback
- Internal flights to/from the Mara Conservancies
- All transport and listed activities
What’s Not Included?
- Single accommodation (available on request)
- Travel insurance
- Visas or vaccinations
