Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari Holiday

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari focuses in the mighty Masai Mara. A guided Masai Mara Photography Safari with a unique sighting of the wildebeests, the big cats and other game species. Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari is designed especially for photographers or people who just enjoy taking photographs and would like to improve their technique. Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari Focuses on Kenya’s finest wildlife area, the Masai Mara ecosystem, escorted by our wildlife Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari guides.

Guided Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari is purely based on the Great Wildebeest Migration and gives the guests a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness and photograph this amazing natural spectacle. This fantastic Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari has been designed to place our clients in one of the prime locations in the Masai Mara, at the very time of year that provides the best chances of witnessing the colossal migration herds of zebra and wildebeest crossing the crocodile infested rivers. Nothing, however, stays quite the same forever.

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari

Maasai Mara Migration Photographic Safari, immortalized by award winning nature documentaries and Hollywood alike, Maasai Mara Migration Photographic Safari needs little introduction to wildlife photographers. Masai Mara National Park offers the essence of an African wildlife photographic safari, and besides the phenomenal wildlife, one can expect to photograph some of the most breathtaking landscapes in all of Africa.

The Great Migration is one of the most spectacular events in the natural world, sometimes referred to as the greatest show on earth. The migration is a movement of 1.5 million wildebeest with 400,000 zebras and 200,000 gazelles accompanying them along the way, making a total of over 2 million migrating from the Maasai Mara into the Serengeti in Tanzania between July and October.

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari

The Maasai Mara is like no other place in Africa; the density of wildlife in the Maasai Mara is a photographer’s dream. The safaris will concentrate on the migrating wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, antelope, hippo, elephant, and of course the Maasai Mara’s famous big cats. We might even see a lion kill, a cheetah chase, or a black rhino. All in all, these safaris produce life-long memories and the images often framed by the Mara’s famous sunrises, sunsets, and dramatic vistas.

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari or Masai Mara Photography Safari is designed especially for photographers or people who just enjoy taking photographs and would like to improve their technique. Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari Package Focuses on Kenya’s finest wildlife area, the Masai Mara ecosystem, escorted by our wildlife photographer guides. Guided Masai Mara Photography Safari is purely based on the Great Wildebeest Migration and gives the guests a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness and photograph this amazing natural spectacle.

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari

Immortalized by award winning nature documentaries and Hollywood blockbusters alike, Kenya needs little introduction to wildlife photographers – the word “safari” is indeed synonymous with Kenya! This East African country offers the essence of an African wildlife photographic safari, and besides the phenomenal wildlife, one can expect to photograph some of the most breathtaking landscapes in all of Africa.

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari - Masai Mara Photography Safari

The Maasai Mara is truly a photographer’s paradise ranging from the furious pace of the crossings during the migration, the predator action to a multitude of animals. Masai Mara is home to the “Big Five” – buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhinoceros – evident throughout the year. And you can PHOTOGRAPHS the “Ugly Five” – hyena, marabou stork, warthog, vulture and the populous wildebeest. To maximize the amazing photographic opportunities, you simply need to be at the right place, in the right sport at the right time with the sun from just where you need it to be.

Masai Mara Photography Safari signals a return to a focused and inspirational wildlife photography experience with one goal in mind – to make you a better wildlife photographer. We are already at the forefront of wildlife photographic travel and in-the-field Masai Mara Photography Safari workshop is the first in a range of new courses and workshops which will, once again, change the way you see your own wildlife photography.

The Great Migration is one of the most spectacular events in the natural world, sometimes referred to as the greatest show on earth. The migration is a movement of 1.5 million wildebeest with 400,000 zebras and 200,000 gazelles accompanying them along the way, making a total of over 2 million migrating from the Maasai Mara into the Serengeti in Tanzania between July and October.

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari - Masai Mara Photography Safari

Through a combination of dedicated wildlife photography presentations, a workshop manual, small group of photographers and the exclusivity of the Luxury Mara Camp you can be assured of a photography workshop that will leave you not only inspired but filled with new knowledge, ideas and the desire to better your craft. And all of this in the Masai Mara, the greatest wildlife reserve in the world. The Mara has so much to offer, it is a very diverse landscape with great specials on offer in each area. Join Wild us for the ultimate Masai Mara wildlife photography workshop.

We host several Great Migration Photographic Safaris every year. The Maasai Mara is like no other place in Africa; the density of wildlife in the Maasai Mara is a photographer’s dream. The Masai Mara Photography Safari will concentrate on the migrating wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, antelope, hippo, elephant, and of course the Maasai Mara’s famous big cats.

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari

Photographers of all levels are welcome. Our tour leaders are full time wildlife photographers with great experience in the field as well as in guiding and photographic instruction. Each tour offers a small client-leader ratio that allows for personal attention and customized guidance on photography.

We pride ourselves on the highest level of creative wildlife photography. We’ll show you creative techniques to set your pictures apart from the rest. In addition to these we will also cover traditional techniques like portraiture, action, focusing and composition.

Our specialized safari vehicles are unique and assist you in every way to capture the perfect photograph. Our vehicles are kitted out with gimbal heads, 360-degree swivel gas chairs, power points, air-conditioning, fridges, pouch storage and first aid provisions, seating a maximum of 5 photographers this is most likely as close to photographic Nirvana as it will ever get.

All photographers are welcome. Our tour leaders are full time wildlife photographers with great experience in the field as well as in guiding and photographic instruction. Each Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari offers a small client-leader ratio that allows for personal attention and customized guidance. Our aim is for you to leave a better wildlife photographer than when you first arrived.

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari Vehicles

Our specialized safari vehicles during Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari are unique and assist you in every way to capture the perfect photograph. Our vehicles are kitted out with gimbal heads, 360-degree swivel gas chairs, power points, fridges, pouch storage and first aid provisions, seating a maximum of 2 photographers this is most likely as close to photographic Nirvana as it will ever get.

The most important facility during our Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari is the location of our Lodge. Very few places in Africa conjure up a promise of wildlife photography in abundance than Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. This iconic photo destination, famous for its annual Wildebeest and Zebra Great Migration, is so much more than just this incredible yearly event. The Mara is made up of very distinct areas including the National Park, The Mara Triangle (on the other side of the Mara River) as well as community conservancies that offer exceptional wildlife photography opportunities. The Masai Mara is, in essence, the northern tip of a larger cross border National Park divided by the Kenya/Tanzania Border and The Serengeti to the South. Unlike the wildebeest and Zebras who cross freely, it is currently not possible to simply drive across the border to the other reserve as there is no border post in the park.

The Mara’s abundant herbivores make it a paradise for predators. The large carnivores include the big cats – lion, leopard and cheetah as featured on the BBC’s Big Cat Diary, and the spotted hyena. The famous black-maned Mara lions are possibly the stars of the Mara show, but other species such as wildebeest, topi, kongoni, Thompson’s & Grant’s gazelle, waterbuck and primates are all here too, providing one of the most holistic Masai Mara Photo Safari experiences in Africa. In particular, the phenomenal cheetah of the Mara offers exceptional photographic opportunities, arguably the finest viewing of these felines anywhere!

Masai Mara Migration Photographic Safari Highlights

The wildebeest migration brings with it the possibility for seeing a crossing of one of the rivers. This indeed is one of the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on earth but a word of caution – they can be as equally brutal as they are dramatic. The crocodiles in the rivers are absolutely huge and offer no mercy. There is also a huge degree of collateral damage caused by panicked animals stampeding.

We are not, by any means, trying to cut you off coming to see the migration but we like our guests to be prepared for what they will be seeing. In actual fact, the majority of the best photo opportunities are not at the crossings but around the rest of the Mara. The guides we use in the Masai Mara are all specialist photography guides and they seek out plenty of opportunities throughout the day…you will be kept very busy! Outside of migration season, the wildlife photography is equally good with fewer vehicles to get in the way of your shots and as we mentioned before the big cats have to work harder and are more active. Aerial photography over the Mara is a must whether it be from a hot air balloon or from a helicopter.

The Masai Mara is obviously synonymous with thousands of wildebeest and zebra that arrive following the short rains in search of grasses which are flourishing after the Long Rains. There are however plenty of photo opportunities to be had in the Masai Mara throughout the year. The big cats, being territorial, do not follow the herds and it is understood that they are far more active when the herd is not in residency as they are having to work harder for a meal!

Cheetah is always a highlight whether they are posing on termite mounds, scanning the horizon, or in full flight in pursuit of a Thompson’s gazelle. Even with trees generally being so sparse there is plenty of bird-life in the Mara especially near to the rivers. Vultures are obviously plentiful. Larger birds such as Secretary birds and Grey Crowned Cranes are easily spotted on the open savannas.

Masai Mara Village Visit

For guests who enjoy portrait photography and cultural experiences then we arrange a visit to a local Masai village. Although a little contrived at times it does afford some great photo opportunities and a chance to support a local community.