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THIS PHOTOGRAPHY SAFARI IS PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AUSTRALIA'S LEADING AFRICAN SAFARI SPECIALIST, ENCOMPASS AFRICA

Are you ready to take off on the ultimate photographic safari experience?

With just six guests, a private mobile tented camp and custom built 4x4 game vehicle, you’re guaranteed an unmatched level of exclusivity!
 

 

Botswana sunset

We’ve partnered with arguably the very best mobile safari operator in Botswana to create a true photographic adventure that offers a wonderful close to nature wilderness experience.

Apart form a tailor-made Botswana photography safari, taking you to the most amazing locations and wildlife sightings, Professional and passionate Photographer Michael Snedic will be there throughout the safari to make sure you achieve the best possible images from your safari.

We will seek out elephants, lions, endangered African wild dogs, hippos, giraffes, cheetahs, leopards to name a few. In the Chobe region we photograph from the comfort of boats on ay one and game vehicles throughout. When we move into the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Okavango Delta it’s 4x4 game drives, a walking safari and mokoro.

We’re not providing the most luxurious tents dripping in fancy furnishings. Our ethos is all about the safari experience and guiding. You can expect an exclusive mobile camp and team providing personal service, lovely food and all the creature comforts you need for a great time!

There’s something simplistic about spending time in our own private and small, low impact camp in the heart of Botswana’s wilderness. We photograph wilderness and wildlife at sunrise, day time, sunset and night time. Each evening we will fall asleep to the sound of grunting hippo, roaring lions and under a canopy of stars, but inside your wonderful canvas tent - home for the duration. Our private guide is passionate, knowledgeable and we have him all to ourselves for the entire trip!

We are not bound by the constraints of an organised lodge safari - so there’s greater flexibility in lingering longer at sightings we want to photograph.

Accommodation is in canvas tents with ample standing room, camp beds and mattresses, bed side tables and gauze windows. To the rear of each tent is an open ensuite bathroom with chemical toilet, bucket shower and hot water.

A camp fire area and dining tent are set up for our social area.

We are fortunate to have access to such amazing, photogenic places and we should be using those gifts to help us sell travel, support local communities, and protect the wild spaces and the wondrous inhabitants that mean so much to all of us.

Our team is committed to continuously pushing the envelope, listening to your feedback and responding to your needs.

We hope you will join us on this journey.

Botswana aerial view

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Contact Michael Snedic directly
on +61 408 941 965

Inclusions:

  • Shared road transfer from Kasane airport to accommodation in Kasane.
  • 1 night dinner and breakfast at The Old House with afternoon boating safari (must arrive prior to 3pm)
  • 9 night Exclusive Mobile Camping Photographic Safari adventure staying in spacious and comfortable tented accommodation, including beds, bed linen and towels, with a private ensuite bathroom complete with eco toilet and bucket shower (hot and cold water)
  • Services of a professional guide, safari chef and camp assistants, complete with a supply vehicle.
  • Game drives and local transfers in customised safari vehicles.
  • Exclusive camping in private campsites within the national parks and reserves.
  • All entrance and camping fees within the national parks and reserves.
  • All meals and drinks (mineral water, soft drinks, beer, wine and G&T) whilst in camp.

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Exclusions:

  • International and regional flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Visas
  • Lunch on your first and last day
  • Drinks at Kasane property
  • Optional safari extensions and activities
  • Tipping
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Shopping

Hippo

Itinerary & Details

For a detailed itinerary and other details regarding this stunning African Photography Safari, please click on the button below:

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August 1 and 2

Arrive into Kasane. Clear immigration, meet our driver and transfer to your accommodation.
The Old House
1 Night

August 2 to 5

After breakfast, be ready at 08h30 for a morning boat cruise along the Chobe River before our private guide then drives you through Chobe National Park to our camp site in Central Chobe. Chobe
Letaka Tented Camp

Vehicle Following Lion

August 5 to 8

After breakfast, we pack up and head south to Khwai. We see evidence of Paleo-Lake Makgadikgadi and cross the Magwikwe Sand ridge that formed the shoreline from this massive inland sea. Today anything could happen as we pas through a range of habitats and excellent lion country and cheetah. Elephant occur throughout the drive and birding will be rewarding today! Arrive in camp, sundowners and evening photography. Khwai Community Area

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August 6 to 11

August 6 - 7
Photographic safari activities include game drives, walking safaris, night drives and mokoro excursions. We spend our time between the dry-land habitats of the leadwood and camel-thorn woodlands and savannahs and the riverside and marshy back-waters of the Khwai. Expect to see excellent elephant numbers, lion, leopard, buffalo, red lechwe, wildebeest, giraffe, kudu, sable, roan and impala. If we're lucky we may see wild dog and cheetah. Leopard are very elusive. This is a mecca for birding, particularly Bat-Hawks, Cuckoo Hawk, Eagles galore and waterbirds.
August 8 - 11
Today we pack up and game drive to Moremi along the Manuchira Channel. We will weave from the riverside and floodplains into mopane veld and woodlands so it's a truly beautiful scenic day. We pass Dombo Hippo Pools and stop to photograph hippo. Onwards to camp photographing whenever we wish to stop! Moremi Game Reserve
August 9 - 10
Photographic safari in Moremi. Habitats here range from wide-open floodplains, marshes, lagoons, papyrus fringed channels, vast reed-beds of Miscanthus and Phragmites, woodland and savannah. As a result of the extremely variable habitat the diversity of both wildlife and birdlife is excellent.
August 11
Following breakfast and early morning game drive, you'll be transferred to Maun where arrangements end.

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Bookings and Contact:

Get in touch today to book your place on this very unique photographic safari. Contact Danica Wilson from Encompass Africa via email or call her on +61 (0)7 3390 3744

        If you have any questions regarding the photographic component of this safari, please contact Michael

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NB - COMPREHENSIVE TRAVEL INSURANCE IS A NECESSITY WHEN BOOKING THIS PHOTO TOUR

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