Ngoro Ngoro and Serengeti Photography Safari
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The Ngoro Ngoro Crater, known as the "8th natural wonder of the world" and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an unparalleled destination for wildlife photography. Over the last decade, we have explored its photographic potential, and now, we invite you talk tours tours to capture this breathtaking landscape. The Crater, a massive caldera with 600m high walls, houses an extraordinary ecosystem with elephants, big cats, rhinos, and various birds and plains game. This unique environment, often overlooked by photographers, offers dramatic lighting and expansive views ideal for capturing wildlife in its natural habitat.
The safari is tailored for photographers, providing access to the Crater when it's least crowded. With a focus on predator-prey interactions, you’ll have plenty of opportunities for dynamic shots.
The second leg of the tour takes you to the Serengeti, where you'll explore a lesser-visited corner of the park. Known for its vast landscapes and iconic lion sightings on granite outcrops, the Serengeti offers authentic, wild African experiences.
Accommodation on this exclusive Tanzania photo safari is luxurious, with camps positioned on the edge of the Ngoro Ngoro Crater and within the remote Serengeti plains. This tour avoids the usual tourist crowds, offering the best of Tanzania’s wildlife and scenery for photographers.
The Safari Highlights
- Enjoy a romantic Sunset dinner
- Take Balloon safari over the beautiful savannah of Serengeti/Ngoro Ngoro crater
- Enjoy the sunrise with champagne Bush breakfast
- Comprehensive game drives Ngoro Ngoro/Serengeti National Park
- Enjoy the authentic African culture and great culinary experience
- Enjoy the predator prey interactions in the Serengeti
- Enjoy luxury and premium accommodation in the Serengeti and Ngoro Ngoro
- If you’re lucky and depending on your arrival, you will get to enjoy the great migration
- The breathtaking views of the Ngoro Ngoro awaits
- Enjoy Wildlife photography which is the main objective of this trip
- Cost of Package
Summary of Accommodation Location Cost of package (Per person sharing based on 2 Pax)
01 Nights Arusha Coffee House similar Arusha 03 Nights & Beyond Ngoro Ngoro Crater Lodge or similar Ngoro Ngoro From as low as Usd.12,450 05 Singita Grumeti Lodge or similar Serengeti
Included/Excluded
- Arusha airport arrival and transfer as per the itinerary.
- Complimentary drinking water during the safari
- All domestic flights as per the itinerary.
- All airstrip transfers as per the itinerary.
- All accommodation in perfectly positioned luxurious camps
- Pre tour overnight accommodation in Arusha in a small intimate boutique outside of the town
- Meals, laundry & house drinks
- Park fees and conservation fees
- Photographic tuition and guiding services of professional African Wildlife photographer
- Private safari game drives
- Charitable giving through Vista Charitable cares.
- Free Wi-Fi in cars and lodges where available
- Highest standard safety protocols.
- 01 Masai village visit in the course of your safari
- 24/7 customer support team.
- Extra activities and excursions
- International air ticket
- Balloon safari experience at us$ 550 per person.
- Visa where applicable (we can assist with processing)
- Personal equipment
- Any other items not captured in the inclusions above.
Tour Plan
Day 1: Karibu Arusha, Tanzania
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), where you will be greeted by your guide and transferred to your accommodation in Arusha. The Vista Journeys Solutions will be waiting at the Lobby to assist with the luggage and to direct you to the vehicle for transfer to your Arusha hotel for overnight.
Accommodation: Arusha Coffee Lodge or similar).
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 2: Ngoro Ngoro Crater photo safari commences
Your will meet with your driver/guide over breakfast before embarking on our thrilling drive up to the Ngoro ngoro Crater’s rim. Since there are no internal flights on this Tanzania photography tour, feel free to bring all your gear! A 500mm lens or similar is ideal for capturing the Crater, but don't forget your wide-angle lenses too.
This isn’t just another Tanzania photo safari; you’ll have the chance to capture unique, stunning images that will impress even the most experienced wildlife photographers. It's not just about the location, but also the timing.
You’ll be visiting during a less crowded season when the weather is dramatic and the light is perfect. The Crater’s floor is a photographer’s dream, and this is the only tour focused entirely on making the Ngoro Ngoro Crater a standout destination, rather than just a brief stop as seen in most other safaris.
Later in the evening Relax and prepare for the adventure ahead. If time permits, you could explore the local culture, or have a pre-safari briefing with your guide.
Day 3 & 4 Enjoy full day photography in Ngoro Ngoro
Your day begins in the best possible way as you are woken with a steaming cup of coffee or tea brought to you in bed.
We depart camp each morning at 06h00, in the dark. We will wind our way along the rim and then down the decent road and to the crater floor where we will capture sublimely moody and mysterious images. With our camp having been carefully selected on this Ngoro Ngoro Crater photo safari to allow us quick access into the crater, we will be down at the bottom at sunrise.
For successful wildlife photography one needs not only great subjects but also great angles and backgrounds. There is no off-road driving allowed in the crater which means that we are not, like on so many other safaris, parked on top of our subjects. This means that our angles are superior and that we can compose our subjects within our frames. But wait, there is more: not only do we have better angles and room for composition but we have perfect backgrounds throughout the day. The steep crater walls offer magnificent green and blue hued backgrounds that eliminate the usual dynamic range issues, and which allow you to create breathtakingly beautiful fine art imagery.
Accommodation: & Beyond Ngoro Ngoro Crater Lodge or similar
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 5, 6 & 7 Serengeti photo safari commences
You enjoy a breathtakingly beautiful and scenic drive down the crater highlands and onto the vast and endless plains of what has been voted Africa’s top safari park. The Serengeti really needs no introduction and for this one-of-a-kind safari I have selected one of the remotest safari camps in the park, one that is located in the most scenic part of the Serengeti. Your camp is located right away from the usual photo tourist traps and in a part of the Serengeti that is so beautiful that it defies description. Umbrella-shaped Acacia trees, rocky outcrops, hidden valleys and 360-degree views of endless plains are the order of the day on this special Serengeti photo safari.
Accommodation: Singita Grumeti Lodge or similar
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 8: Arusha and Outbound
Return to Arusha
Your epic photo safari officially ends on this day with a farewell during your breakfast before being transferred to the airport to catch your flight back to Arusha.
A last safari drive into the heart of the park will see you taking a short 40 minute flight back to Arusha for your onward travel home. A day room can be booked for you upon request. If there is time, we will enjoy one last meal together at a restaurant in a leafy suburb of Arusha.
If you not ready to say goodbye to the Serengeti you can continue to the opposite side of the Serengeti for 3 nights where the great migration is in full blown. This will then undoubtedly be the ‘best Serengeti photo safari’ you can do.
Accommodation: Extra night stay rates Available on request
Mel Plan: Breakfast only
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