Magnificent Maasai Mara Photographic Safari
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Trust us to find you the rarest animals, the most spectacular wildlife events, the remotest landscapes and deeply meaningful cultural encounters!
For this Maasai Mara safari, your small team will benefit from a specially modified photographer’s vehicle and enjoy the company of guides who live in and understand the Maasai Mara ecosystem intimately – giving you the best chance to obtain those unique photos have have us all green with envy.
Your basecamp – Oltepesi Tented Safari Camp – is in a Maasai village, offering a unique and authentic insight into the traditional lives of these pastoralists. This unique safari offers genuine empowerment for local people and helps conserve the greater Serengeti/Maasai Mara ecosystem. There are no fences between the park and the community land, and wildlife roams throughout the area.
Length: 9 days / 8 nights
Group Size: 4
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Departure Dates:
24 Oct-01 Nov 2025
Highlights:
Guided game drives by an experienced Maasai guide and award-winning photographer in a specially modified photo vehicle, accommodation in a Maasai village
from US$ 7,605 per person sharing (9 days)
Price Includes:
Meet and greet in Nairobi. Transfer to hotel in Nairobi on day 1. Overnight in Nairobi on a bed and breakfast basis at Tamarind Tree Hotel. Transfer to Wilson airport. Return flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mara Olkiombo Airstrip, extra baggage allowance (30 kg per person checked-in baggage and hand luggage), return transfers between the camp and Mara Olkiombo Airstrip, accommodation in shared safari tents as described, all meals and drinks starting with lunch on arrival day, and ending with lunch on departure day. All game drives by guide John Siololo, personal photography and instruction from award-winning wildlife photographer Arnfinn Johansen, all entry into and transport in the Mara, daily use of specially modified safari vehicle for low angle wildlife photography, 24/7 office support.
Price Excludes:
Flights to Nairobi, travel insurance and cancellation insurance, tips and gratuities (recommended 10 USD per guest/day to the Maasai guide and 5 USD per guest/day to the camp staff). any costs of a personal nature and other costs not specified as included, visas (should your country require one), excess baggage charges.
Maasai Mara is renowned for the large numbers of resident big cats, and the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Whether you see the big migrating herds or not there is plenty of resident wildlife and your day will be packed with epic encounters. Your guides will ensure that you get up close and personal with Mara’s amazing wildlife, and find those unique angles and light conditions that make the difference between good photos and truly amazing photos.
ITINERARY INCLUDES/EXCLUDES
- Meet in Nairobi
- Drive to hotel (Day 1)
- Stay at Tamarind Tree (bed & breakfast)
- Drive to Wilson Airport
- Fly to Mara Olkiombo (return)
- 30 kg baggage per person
- Camp-airstrip rides (return)
- Stay in safari tents
- Meals and drinks
- Game drives with guide John Siololo
- Photo tips by Arnfinn Johansen
- Park fees and rides in Mara
- Safari car for low shots
- 24/7 help
- Flights to Nairobi
- Travel and cancellation insurance
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Any items not listed as included
- Visas (if required)
- Extra baggage charges
Tour Plan
Tour Amenities
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met by an Africa Geographic representative and transferred to Tamarind Tree Hotel Hotel in Nairobi. Should you wish to explore any of Nairobi’s popular attractions or dining venues, contact us and we will gladly arrange a programme that is tailored to your needs.
Overnight at Tamarind Tree Hotel.
Day 2: Fly to the Mara and first game drive
Shortly after breakfast you will be collected and transferred to Wilson Airport (Nairobi’s domestic airport). From here it is a one-hour flight to Mara Olkiombo Airstrip in the middle of the Maasai Mara where your professional photographer guide Arnfinn Johansen will meet you. Your adventure starts as soon as you land, so have your camera ready because you will encounter plenty of wildlife during the drive to camp in a community area near the park boundary. Lunch will be served on arrival in Oltepesi Tented Safari Camp, followed by your first outing in the custom-built game drive vehicle that will take you to all corners of this vast wilderness during the coming week. Dinner that night will be in camp, under a million stars.
Day 3 - 8: At play in the Mara.
Your days will be spent exploring Maasai Mara's vast open plains and forested river banks, with the help of a highly skilled and experienced Maasai guide and driver - John Siololo. Award-winning photographer Arnfinn Johansen will be on hand to provide photographic tips and assistance, and there will be ample time to learn from his vast experience. To take advantage of the light and the best possible photo opportunities, each day starts before sunrise and ends after sunset. With over 100 mammal species and 570 bird species, the photo opportunities are endless, and the flat landscape means you will get close to animals. The adapted game drive vehicle gives you the opportunity to shoot from a low angle – at eye level with the animals. Your group will have packed breakfast and lunch, which will be enjoyed out on the savannah, in spectacular settings. Back at the camp in the evenings you will enjoy cold drinks at the campfire while discussing that day’s photographic adventures, before a wholesome dinner in the dining tent.
Day 9: Last game drive and departure
Your group will again start the day early, as you search for your last special encounters in the best morning light. After another amazing morning you will return to camp for lunch, followed by a leisurely game drive transfer to airstrip in the park, for your afternoon flight back to Nairobi. On arrival an Africa Geographic representative will meet you at Wilson airport and transfer you to JKIA for your outbound flight. Should you wish to stay in NBO that night, please let us know and we will arrange alternative transfer arrangements.
