Serengeti Never Sleeps

All travellers to arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (direct flights from Schiphol, Amsterdam). There will be a meet and greet service upon your arrival and a transfer organised to take you to Rivertrees Lodge, Arusha (40 minute drive) where we will be spending the first night. A chance for the group to meet, have a swim, dinner and a drink before heading ‘in to the bush’.

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Early breakfast and a short drive to Arusha Airport for our scenic flight to Serengeti South Airstrip (approx 1.5 hour flight time). Here we will meet our guide for our time at Ubuntu Migration Camp and enjoy a game drive to camp in time to check in to our rooms before lunch under the acacia trees in camp. An afternoon game drive to remind ourselves how our camera kit works followed by our first evening around the camp fire.

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Full days following the wildebeest herds, either with a break for lunch in camp and some editing classes or staying out all day to make the most of the action. With the herds there is always a chance of a hunt at any time of day as opportunistic cheetah take a chance while lions rest, and if clouds draw in as they often do in March we could be in for a real treat.

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A short morning game drive to reach the airstrip and catch our flight over to Seronera Airstrip, where we will meet our guides for our time at Namiri Plains and drive the hour or so back to camp. As we did at Ubuntu we will check in, enjoy lunch in the shade and get ready to go in search of lions, leopard and cheetah. Namiri Plains is known for its abundance of predators, particularly its rock climbing lions and cheetah and so it is on these that we will focus.

Our days will be dictated by two things; big cat behaviour and weather patterns. March is traditionally the pre cursor to the long rains in East Africa. Huge storm clouds build over head, temperatures drop a little ensuring the lions seek the warmth of the rock kopjes - ideal for us - and the odd African storm provides sensational entertainment. We will plan each day based on cats and clouds, following the action and the weather to ensure we get the most interesting images possible. When not out on safari there will be daily editing classes available, ensuring you get the best out of the images you are creating. These will be both 1-to-1 and group sessions - the latter often providing some of the most insightful moments of the trip and really pushes your photography to the next level.

Sadly all good things come to an end and following a game drive back towards Seronera Airstrip it will be time to catch our flight back to Arusha. Form here we will transfer by road across to Kilimanjaro Airport and catch our flights back home. Depending on your flight time a day room at Rivertrees can be arranged for you.

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