A photographer with a large telephoto lens on a tripod standing on a mirror-like lake shore

Photography safaris

A safari planned around light, patience and position

Golden-hour game drives, time to wait at a sighting, and a guide who thinks about where the light is falling.

Plan My Safari

The experience

Your best wildlife photos start with timing

A photography safari in Tanzania puts you in front of some of Africa's strongest subjects: big cats on Serengeti kopjes, elephants under Tarangire's baobabs, the crater walls behind a grazing herd.

Good wildlife photographs depend on timing, patience and position more than anything. Elia plans these trips around the light, with early starts and late finishes, and with guides who understand animal behaviour and where to place the vehicle.

Plan a photography safari See example routes

Photographers in an open safari vehicle aiming long lenses across the plains

What to expect

How Elia plans this kind of safari

Guides who understand photography: Guides who think about animal movement, angles and light, and position the vehicle with your shot in mind.
Photographic vehicle on request: A safari vehicle arranged for visibility and camera gear can be requested when you plan.
Golden-hour drives: Early mornings and late afternoons are planned around the best natural light.
Built around your subject: Big cats, elephants, birds, landscapes or the migration: the route follows what you want to photograph.
Logistics handled: Lodges, routes, transfers and park fees arranged so you can concentrate on photography.