Africa Wildlife Extreme Safari 2028

Helicopter, night, low angle, hide photography, and black leopard

Embark on the most thrilling photographic experience of a lifetime. This African wildlife photo safari promises to deliver on all fronts! Over-the-top unique wildlife photography experiences include night hide photography, helicopter photography, night photography, low-angle photography, and searching for Giza, the black leopard.  You will return home not just having furthered your personal photographic skills but with an extreme variety of images and experiences not offered in ANY other safari. 

Hide photography – day and night

Gazing into the darkness, filled with anticipation for the wildlife that will grace our presence, is nothing short of exhilarating. Our exclusive camp features two stunning ground-level hides, offering a unique and intimate view of the animals, perfectly illuminated at night for dramatic shots. One hide is set in the bush, while the other overlooks the vast savanna, each providing its own distinctive experience and photographic potential. With exclusive access to these hides and the entire lodge, you’ll have an unforgettable, private safari adventure.

Helicopter Photography

Deep in the heart of the Great Southern Rift Valley, surrounded by the staggering beauty of the Olkeramatian conservancy, beyond the volcanic lunar landscape is the soda lakes of Madadi and Lake Natron, full of flamingos. The perfect setting for aerial photography!  You will fly over the wildlife conservancy on the way to the lakes.  You will have two separate 1-hour helicopter flights. 

Night wildlife photography

Night photography is becoming very popular! Predators begin to become active in the late afternoon/evening. We try our best to locate the big cats before sunset to follow them into the evening when they become most active. We then try to set up for side/back light for the opportunity of unique and dramatic images. 

Searching for the black leopard

We will be taking a private charter to a special reserve that is host to Giza the most famous cat and black leopard. We continue to hope she will flourish, but this is nature, and anything can happen to her between now and then. However, the regular spotty leopard sightings are excellent and there are new cubs one month old at the time of writing this. This conservancy is also ultra-exclusive with only one small main camp and even smaller sister camp. It is also located in the North, so it has all the exotic species of the north such as the grevy zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx, gerenuk, vulturine guine fowl, and wild dogs. 

Low angle photography

We fly by private charter to our last location which puts us perfectly positioned in one of the best Mara conservancies with a high density of lions. In this location we will have custom photographic vehicles with special low-level doors to be eye to eye with the predators.  We will have off-road access for the best position and the vehicle density is low in this private conservancy so you can use a wide angle and not have any other vehicles in the background of your images. 

Luxury camps and Exclusive

Most of our accommodations are reserved exclusively for our group. Our luxury tent camps have a traditional African style reminiscent of the days of Ernest Hemingway and incorporate a high eco-standard. 

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  • Participants: 8
Trip Leader: Piper Mackay

Accommodations

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