There is always the question,“What is the difference?”

The answer to that is there is a huge difference!

Something I observed over the years is that most safari companies only cater for the big bus groups and day visitors that are limited on time. Now most of these tourists only have from a few hours to 2 days’ time to spend in the park. What this boils down to is that the guide is pressured to deliver big 5 sightings daily because most of these guests would visit the park for only one day. This means that guides mostly have 9 guests on their vehicle who are only interested seeing the big 5, take a selfie, tick it off the list and move on.

This however means that you might find the big 5 in day, however the sightings are usually of poor quality and most of all, your average photographer never gets the opportunity to take a decent photo or wait for a better photographic opportunity because the guide rushes off after 3 or 4 minutes to find the next animal. Yes, you might see a big variety of animals in a relative short period of time, but you will never be able to get very good photos or to even experience and enjoy the behaviour side of the animals.

For me, this is not ideal, however I know that sometimes you just don’t have the time to do a safari for a longer period. Day trips can however be amazing as well. Having good quality guide can enhance the experience and you will have the time of your life.

This is where the difference between a Photo Safari and a regular safari comes in.

On our Photo Safaris we will start off by discussing what our mission for our safari is, for example do the photographers want to photograph big cats, birds, landscapes, general subjects and according to that we will approach our day accordingly. Each subject will have a different approach for example photographing birds will be completely different than photographing big cats. This helps the guide to know what to look and stop for and increases the chances for guests to get the sightings they are looking for.

What makes us different from the normal safari operator in the Kruger National Park

• We want to give you an experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life. It will be a story fitting to tell while viewing your amazing photos.
• Attention to detail and flexibility to take our clients needs into account.
• We do not have a fixed schedule because we believe that in order to get that special photograph you need to be patient and that means we do sit on a sighting for hours to wait for that special moment.
• Our focus is to get you those photographs you have always dreamt of, thus catering to our clients specific needs.
• Your professional photographic guide will provide you with tips and advise on the vehicle while photographing. Your guide has extensive knowledge of the African bush and the behaviour of the animals that inhabit it thus he will be able to get you ready and tell when the animal is going to do something spectacular
• We advice you on the best times to visit the park depending on what your mission is, for example the best time for cats is from June to October where as birds are best to photograph from November to April.
• We limit guests to 3 photographers per vehicle however we can increase that upon request from group.