African Photo Safari

African Photo Safari Experiences

Hosted by professional wildlife photographers, our African photo safari experiences will take you on a journey to some of Tanzania’s most prolific wildlife areas. Tanzania is viewed as one of the best wildlife viewing destinations in Africa and is famous for its annual great migration, the big five and big cats–with countless lions, leopards, and cheetahs.

During our unique wildlife expeditions, you will get a chance to photograph and discover the diverse wildlife and vivid landscapes of Serengeti, Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater. Our meticulously created photographic safaris promise almost daily encounters with the African big cats. Certainly, you will have the opportunity to capture the raw emotions of these powerful felines.

Photograph every move of the lions as they stalk their prey while the fastest animal on the land, the remarkable cheetah, chases down its meal of the day at top speed. As everything unfolds in suspense before your eyes and camera lenses, you will have the professional guidance on where to focus to get the best shots of your life with the help of our experienced wildlife photographers.

Everyone is welcome to join our African Photo Safari Experiences

Whether you are just getting started with photography, a wildlife enthusiast, or a professional photographer seeking new adventures, our tailor-made Africa photo safaris are suitable for all levels of photographic experience. You will be encouraged to ask questions, try out different techniques, experiment with dramatic lighting and learn from each other. Above all, your professional photography host/leader and our seasoned safari guides will ensure you have the perfect vehicle position and the right distance from the subject so you can get the greatest wildlife photos to date!

What to expect from your African photo safari experience

Some of the tour highlights include:

Explore the vast Serengeti—home to the Great Wildebeest Migration
Stay in an amazing selection of intimate tented safari camps and well-appointed lodges that are strategically positioned in the best wildlife viewing areas
Enjoy uninterrupted wildlife viewing and photographic opportunities
Have an opportunity to walk and explore outside the vehicle
Fly the long stretches and enjoy scenic vehicle transfers inside the parks
Enjoy the incredible diversity of wildlife, landscape and culture

What parks will you visit during your African photo safari experience in Tanzania?

There are many national parks to choose from, with the most famous being Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Here’s why we love them: Read More

Serengeti is one of the world’s most celebrated wilderness areas that offers the best bucket list African photo safari experience. It is renowned for its epic, annual Great Wildebeest Migration, when an estimated two million wildebeests cross the vast plains of the Serengeti into the Masai Mara of Kenya.

A descent into Ngorongoro Crater, which all year round, is teeming with resident wildlife including the Big Five African animals (elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards and lions), will ensure that all of your interests and the highlights of a Tanzania safari are experienced during your African photo safari!

Then of course you have other amazing national parks such as:

Tarangire National Park (which has one of the largest numbers of elephants across all of Africa)
Lake Manyara National Park (known for its tree-climbing lions)
Mahale Mountains National Park (a rainforest heaven filled with the world’s last remaining wild chimpanzees)
Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve (Africa’s largest game reserve and unspoiled wilderness filled with a variety of wildlife and the big 5 safari animals).
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park (Africa’s highest mountain and one of the world’s tallest free-standing mountains)

The list goes on, and on!

Since Tanzania is not just our passion but our home country – we have been there and done that. Consequently, in having us plan your trip for you, we can provide you with more realistic expectations than trying to figure out everything by yourself based on suggestions from booking engines or worse, from big off-the-shelf packaged companies that have never been to Africa.

Why book your African photo safari with us?

Unlike most travel companies, we only offer fully customized, private-guided African photo safaris that allow you to have full control of your experience and all the flexibility you need to plan your daily game drives with your private driver, exclusive safari vehicle, and an English-speaking safari guide. As a result, you can choose exactly what you’d like to do, when you would like to start your private safari trip and where you’d like to go.

Lucky for you, when we are in charge of your safari planning, you will never have to worry about how to obtain your visa, which flight route is the best, what to prepare, or how to pack for your African photo safari (what to wear)!

Wito Africa Photo Safaris

Our photographic African safaris will maximize your time in the field viewing and photographing wildlife, with photographic tips provided during game drives and also back at camp. In order to provide you with a spacious game viewing experience, each vehicle will be limited to just four guests, plus host and you will be provided with custom-made photographic vehicles from start to finish.

Whether you join one of our group departures or we customize an African photo safari just for you and your companions, you will be invited into some of the most stunning wildlife viewing opportunities that Tanzania has to offer.

◾️ TRIP with a PURPOSE – Join us on a mission to conserve and protect Africa’s wildlife & natural world!

It’s been a tough year for Africa, which relies heavily on tourism to support both communities and conservation. As a result, we will be donating 2% of our trip proceeds to help support a project of our choice. You can learn more about the projects we endorse here.

◾️ PRINTS with a PURPOSE – We also encourage all our host photographers to donate a portion of the funds from the sale of their amazing wildlife prints to help support a conservation project of their choice. Additionally, once the host photographer has opted in to participate in our PRINTS with a PURPOSE program, we will include the details in the host’s itinerary and bio!

Meet Your Photo Safari Hosts

Originally from Sweden, Karolina Norée is a professional wildlife photographer who fell in love with the African wilderness. Following her dreams, Karolina is now living in South Africa where she’s able to spend quality time in the bush, photographing amazing wildlife at Kruger National Park.

Having an endless passion for photography, Karolina is very excited to be hosting you in some of the most pristine wildlife areas like the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. During the trip, Karolina will be assisting you with your photography and post processing, so that you can get the most out of your photo safari adventure with us.

We hope you will join Karolina on an exciting African photo safari in Tanzania!

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Jenna is a professional animal caregiver that is based in New York which was always her dream job growing up.

However, photography has also been a passion of hers since childhood which grew with every new camera and new destination. There’s nothing she loves more than exploring and photographing new places but her heart will always remain in Africa; specifically Tanzania. She is incredibly honored to be able to return to Tanzania and help make your Tanzanian safari life changing, just like it was to her.

Through her photography, she hopes to inspire people to save wildlife and wild places around the world. She’s also happy to be able to donate a portion of her proceeds from her print sales to support wildlife conservation around the globe.

We can’t wait for you to join Jenna on an exciting wildlife safari and beach experience in Tanzania!

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Roxy Furman is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer with a passion for documenting stories about animals, conservation, and the natural world.

After obtaining a First Class degree in BSc Zoology, she went on to receive an MA in Wildlife Filmmaking, then dove straight into a career in filmmaking with Silverback Film’s Earthshot Prize.

Later, she transitioned to working freelance where she collaborated with brands such as Jack Wolfskin, Canon, Rolex, LUMIX, WWT, RSPB, and more.

Through her work, she aims to raise awareness about the threats that our planet is facing, and provide hope that we can overcome these issues and take action for a greener, cleaner, and more biodiverse future.

Roxy is keen to shine a light on plant-based diets as a means of sustaining a better future for the environment. Be sure to request our delicious plant-based meals on this trip as a way to pay it forward. By doing so, you will help reduce your carbon footprint and water consumption whilst supporting habitat preservation.

Roxy will exclusively host a group of like-minded guests on an exciting wildlife photography and conservation experience in Tanzania in May 2023. Limited seats are available for this experience, so reserve yours today!

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Based in Miami, Kate has been working as a photographer for the last 10 years. Kate is a graduate of the University of Central Florida, where she majored in Hospitality Management and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.

When not photographing families and events in Miami, Kate can be found traveling the world, she has been to 23 countries (and counting)! In addition to working as a photographer, Kate serves as the Program Director for a reputable private school for children with special needs located in Miami.

Kate is very excited to share her passion for wildlife photography with you, we hope you will join her today!

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Based in Colorado, Joanne Matson’s wildlife photography journey began in Kenya over ten years ago. Seeing the country through the eye of a lens brought Africa to a new light and has given her the opportunity to share it with others.

In 2019, Joanne’s bison image from Yellowstone National Park came in second place in a photography contest through the National Wildlife Federation and American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is currently on display in Washington DC along with 49 photos from the last 48 years. What a proud moment!

Joanne has been fortunate to capture amazing images in Botswana, Morocco, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. To say the least, Jo’s love for photography continues to grow as well as her interests in conservation and protection of wildlife along with travel and hiking.

“I have traveled the world, but my heart will always remain in Africa”

~ Joanne Matson, Colorado USA

Jo is looking forward to sharing her passion for photography and her love for Tanzania with you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does an African photo safari cost?

When it comes to planning a private safari in Tanzania for our guests, we find that everyone’s travel style, expectations and budget are different, so we offer a range of accommodation options to suit each individual’s personal preferences.

While our all-inclusive African safari experiences start from $499 USD per person, per day, it’s worth noting that, depending on your itinerary, your lodge cost will make up about 75–85% of your total safari trip cost.

In short, the total cost of your private-guided safari to Africa will vary depending on many variable factors including the particular season that you intend to travel, your group size, travel style and other specific travel arrangements.

What is included in my African photo safari?

Accommodation as detailed;
All food – breakfasts, packed lunches and evening meals during safari;
Bottled drinking water, coffee, tea, and breakfast juices are included at all locations;
Dedicated private, professional English-speaking safari guide and exclusive use of spacious, customized photographic safari Land Cruisers 4×4 (enclosed with pop-up roof/roll up canvas for game viewing) from start to finish;
Services of qualified local English-speaking guides, drivers, rangers;
Entrance fees for sightseeing, national park concession fees, camping fees (all national parks);
Bean bags for camera support;
Free Wi-Fi wherever available, charging stations and a stocked fridge in your Land Cruiser;
All government and airport taxes and fees;
Emergency evacuation insurance;

What is NOT included in my African photo safari?

International and domestic flights;
Travel and personal accident insurance;
Visa, passport, vaccinations, medicines;
Gratuities for airport transfer drivers, safari guide, hotel and camp staff;
Expenditure on personal bar bills, souvenirs, personal items;
Optional excursions/activities not detailed in itinerary;
Any additional services requested;
Free Wi-Fi wherever available, charging stations and a stocked fridge in your Land Cruiser;
All government and airport taxes and fees;
Emergency evacuation insurance;

What is the best month to go on an African safari?

The best time to visit Tanzania is during the main dry season, from June to October, when good weather conditions can be expected across the country and wildlife viewing should be spectacular.

Another major highlight is the migration calving season in Serengeti (December – March), which coincides with good trekking conditions on Kilimanjaro and fair weather down on the coast too. Additionally, this season is perfect for birding as most of the migrant bird species from Europe and Asia tend to escape the winter and fly all the way to Africa to enjoy the tropical climate.

What is the best country for African safari?

According to a recent destination survey, Tanzania and Botswana have both come neck-and-neck in the race to number #1.

Tanzania is an unparalleled safari destination, setting aside a generous quarter of its surface area for conservation and wildlife protection. The endless plains of the iconic Serengeti National Park, the world renowned, Ngorongoro Caldera “wildlife fishbowl” and the vast Selous Game Reserve are vital sanctuaries that collectively harbor an estimated 20 percent of Africa’s large mammal population including some members of the Big Five safari animals such as elephants, buffaloes and black rhinoceros.