Overview

Join award-winning wildlife photographer Diana Andersen on an unforgettable Botswana Photography Safari in 2024. This tour is an African adventure, experiencing the magic of Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana and the Chobe.

Tour Details

This tour is suitable for photographers of all levels.

Tour dates: 23rd July – 3rd August 2024

Tour length:  11nights/12 days with optional two or three additional days in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Location: Botswana – Mashatu Game Reserve (private game reserve) and The Chobe (National Park). The tour begins/concludes in Johannesburg.

Led by: Diana Andersen

Maximum guests: 6

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Pace: Very easy and comfortable. From pick up at Tambo Airport to drop off, you’ll be transferred from all locations on this tour.

Tour Highlights

MASHATU GAME RESERVE

We will experience six nights in the legendary Mashatu Game Reserve. Mashatu is a private wildlife conservation area protecting this region’s substantial biodiversity of fauna and flora, so the camps are small and exclusive. Vehicles are open with a maximum of six people, allowing everyone an unobstructed view. As it is a private reserve, off-road viewing will enable us to manoeuvre into the best position for photos without negative impacts on the wildlife. Mashatu is famous for its big cats, with excellent sightings of leopards, cheetahs and lions, large herds of elephants and 350 species of birds.

Our accommodation will include three days at Tent Camp, the ultimate African bush experience. The tents are spacious, comfortable and large enough that adults need not duck to move around in. Each is mounted on a concrete platform with private outdoor en-suite facilities, including W.C. and a shower. Following our stay in Tent Camp, we will transfer to the beautiful Tuli Safari Lodge on the banks of the Limpopo River for another three days. To view details explore the full itinerary below.

We will also experience the famous Matebole Hide, which allows for ground-level viewing and photography of many species that come to the waterhole to drink.

CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

The second part of our tour will be in the Chobe National Park, where we will spend three nights at the famous Pangolin Hotel. Our activities will be predominantly on the river utilising Pangolin’s photo boats. These boats are designed for photographers and are fitted with gimbals allowing for incredible photographic opportunities close to the water level. The Pangolin Hotel also has an editing room, and there will be an optional Lightroom editing session to help you improve your editing skills.

VICTORIA FALLS (OPTIONAL ADDITION)

After three nights at Chobe, you can add an extra two or three nights in the famous Victoria Falls, just an hour and a half’s drive from Chobe, or you can leave the tour here and fly back to Johannesburg and home from there.

The accommodation in Victoria Falls is at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, overlooking a private waterhole on the edge of the National Park. Unlike many other lodges, it is outside the noisy tourist helicopter fly zone. The additional two days, should you choose to do them, includes a tour of the Falls and a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. There is also the option to add an early morning birding safari on the Zambezi River or a Helicopter ride over the Falls.

In addition, the Safari Lodge hosts a Vulture Restaurant experience where you can get a close-up view of several of Africa’s endangered Vulture species that fly in to feed at 1 pm each day. The option is also to visit Siduli Hide at the waterhole below the lodge for an additional charge.

View the Itinerary and Pricing Below >