Hop on a Photographic Safari Adventure this Summer
Join a hosted group this July for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to photograph incredible wildlife in East Africa. There are only two spaces left!
Photos courtesy of andBeyond
We are excited to let you know that two last-minute spaces have become available on an unforgettable small-group itinerary to Tanzania and Kenya this July. Hosted by Barry and Cathy Beck, who have hosted numerous safaris over the past 22 years, this trip is a photographer’s dream. The group size for this trip is limited to 12 people, so you’ll have plenty of space and no large crowds to contend with on this dreamy East African safari.
This photographic safari encompassing Kenya and Tanzania is a Beck favorite and will provide a superb combination of incredible game viewing and safari camps in East Africa.
We have custom-crafted this departure to include four of the best appointed camps in East Africa—Kenya’s Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp, Tanzania’s Serengeti Under Canvas, Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, and concluding the trip is the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, one of the most architecturally spectacular safari properties in Africa. Each location provides a distinctive, contrasting African experience and provides insight into the unique flora and fauna found in these regions.
If you are up for this adventure of a lifetime, simply contact us. We will provide all the finer details of the trip to set you on your way. The below overview should provide enough to get you daydreaming.
Wednesday, July 20
Upon arrival at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, our local representative will meet you in the Arrivals Hall and transfer you to Ole Sereni Hotel.
Accommodation: Ole Sereni Hotel - Deluxe Room
Thursday, July 21
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Nairobi Wilson Airport for a short flight to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip. Upon arrival, a representative will meet you and transfer you to andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp.
Accommodation: andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp - Superior Tented Room
Friday, July 22 – Sunday, July 24
Enjoy three full days of game viewing in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. Covering an area of 858 square miles, the Masai Mara is a land of breathtaking vistas, abundant wildlife, and endless plains. The reserve is a photographer’s and naturalist’s paradise with abundant elephants, buffalo, giraffes, lions, and cheetahs, along with the migratory wildebeest and zebras. Leopards are frequently encountered, endangered black rhino find retreat in dense thickets, and pods of hippo and large crocodiles are found in the Mara River. The Mara is also home to over 450 bird species. A hot air balloon safari is optional for the morning of July 23 at an additional cost.
Monday, July 25
Today, you will be transferred to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip for a short flight to the Migori Airstrip. Upon arrival, you will be met and driven across the border to Tarime Airstrip (approximately 1.5-hour drive), where you will clear Tanzania Customs and Immigration Services in time for the flight to Kogatende Airstrip. When you arrive, a representative from Serengeti Under Canvas will greet you and transfer you to camp.
Accommodation: andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas - Bedouin Style Tented Room
Tuesday, July 26 – Thursday, July 28
Enjoy three full days of game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. Famed for its vast treeless grasslands and excellent wildlife sightings, the endless open plains of Tanzania’s magnificent Serengeti National Park boast 35 species of plains-dwelling game and prolific birdlife. The annual movement of wildebeest and other herbivores across East Africa’s Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is one of the greatest spectacles in the natural world. Over two million animals participate in this Great Migration, with some 200,000 zebras ahead of and 500,000 Thomson’s gazelle behind the main players: one and a half million wildebeest. The wildebeest spend the wet season on the southeastern Tanzanian plains and the Serengeti’s dry season on the plains of Kenya’s Masai Mara. The andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas camps follow the Great Migration, bringing you as close as possible to all the action.
Friday, July 29
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Kogatende Airstrip for a 2-hour flight to Manyara Airstrip.
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Lake Manyara Tree Lodge (drive time is approximately 3.5 hours and can also be a game drive).
Accommodation: andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge - Treehouse
Saturday, July 30
Enjoy a game drive today in Lake Manyara National Park and then an additional game drive this evening to observe nocturnal wildlife.
Sunday, July 31
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Manyara via a scenic game drive (game drive is approximately 3.5 hours). Upon arrival at Manyara, switch vehicles and continue to the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge (drive time is approximately 1.5 hours).
Accommodation: andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge - Suite
Monday, August 1
Depart at first light on a game drive down into the Ngorongoro Crater. Afterwards, you will be treated to a delicious lunch prepared by expert chefs. Complete with elegant chair covers, white tablecloth, crystal glasses, and red long-stemmed roses, a team of butlers is also on hand to offer world-class service. A grand dining table will be set up in a scenic spot within a striking fever tree forest.
Tuesday, August 2
Today, you will be met at the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge and transferred to Manyara Airstrip (drive time is approximately 1.5 hours) for a flight back to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Ole Sereni Hotel, located near the international airport.
Accommodation: Ole Sereni Hotel - Deluxe Room
Wednesday, August 3
At the appropriate time, you will be transferred to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and assisted to check-in for your international flight back home. We can reserve a dayroom on your behalf at an additional cost, if you’d prefer a more comfortable place to rest and relax while you wait for your departure flight.
About Your Hosts
Longtime trip hosts and photographers, the Barry and Cathy Beck travel far and wide to follow their love for fly-fishing and nature photography. Based in Pennsylvania, Barry and Cathy write books, host fly-fishing departures, lead African photo safaris, and operate a stock photography business. The Becks are well-known in the fishing, photography, and travel industries, and possess a stellar reputation for their skill, knowledge, and expertise.
Their books include Cathy Beck’s Fly-Fishing Handbook, now in its third edition, and Fly Waters Near and Far, a coffee table book of photographs from around the world.
If you would like to snag the two spots left on this trip for yourself, contact us. We will provide a detailed quote with timings, inclusions, and more to get you ready to Go Away.