Planning for a Tanzanian Photo Safari in 2023 or 4
A photographic safari in Tanzania is always more expensive than any other Tanzania safari because there are fewer people on a photo safari tour.
Regardless of the cost of Tanzania safari tours, you will have a great experience traveling from one place to another. You must, however, be prepared for dust during the dry season and rain during the rainy season, so bring some protective gear for your photogaphic cameras.
Our Photo safaris in Tanzania are done from a private car with like-minded folks who will not move during important periods and are also glad to be out before daybreak and returning after dusk. The safari tour is conducted by a guide who is a professional photographer and has previously escorted nature and wildlife photographers. The guide makes a tremendous difference in terms of positioning the safari jeep correctly, getting the light perfect.
You have full access to the safari jeep to ensure that there is no conflict of interest and that you are the master of your photographic destiny. On the outskirts of national parks and game reserves, where dangerous species and safety are less of a worry, it is much easier to explore and photograph on foot and at your own pace. Traveling with numerous camera bodies coupled with different lenses is an excellent idea on Tanzania photo safari tours: since it eliminates the need to change lenses, which allows dust to get inside the camera. More so, have plenty of extra memory cards, backup batteries, and a solar charger with you when you travel (because it’s difficult to try and charge batteries halfway up a volcano).
Tanzania Safari Tours - Photo Safari Equipment
For a perfect Photographic safari in Tanzania, you will require good cameras with focal lengths ranging from 200-600mm or more if you use a full-frame DSLR or mirrorless camera. If you are using a crop-sensor camera, adjust the focal lengths. There is also a wide-angle lens suitable for landscape photography and a short focal length telephoto suitable for some wildlife scenarios (for example, very close elephants and other mammals, or groups of animals). There will be very limited possibilities to use a macro lens in this case.
If you carry a high-quality bridge camera, it should have an optical zoom of 18-20x or more and a suitable wide angle at the opposite end of the zoom range. Ensure to pack plenty of extra batteries. Because dust is ubiquitous in northern Tanzania, cleaning supplies are essential. A beanbag can come in handy for wildlife photography from the automobile.
Best time for a Photographic Safari in Tanzania
The time of year you choose for your photographic safari tours is most likely the most important and difficult decision you will make. On one hand, the late dry (May to July) season provides extraordinary wildlife views and the Great Wildebeest Migration, but it also brings smoky and dusty conditions, as well as dark brown and drab grey backgrounds. During the green season (wet season) on the other hand, when the regenerated bush comes back to life, there is a profusion of color, and the clarity after the rains is second to none, but wildlife is dispersed and great sightings can be difficult to come by. This is the time of year to focus on landscape and birding photography.
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