Namibia Photo Safari 2027

* In order to provide participants with the best photographic opportunities the itinerary is subject to change based on weather, lighting and other variables.

Day 1: September 8th, 2027

~ Dinner Provided

After arrival into Hosea Kutako Windhoek International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia you will be transported to and check in check in at our hotel for your overnight accommodation. Guests will rest and relax for the remainder of the day, meet for a welcome dinner and prepare for departure the following morning.

Overnight Avani Windhoek Hotel & Casino in Windhoek.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Minimum ☆☆☆ Hotel

Day 2 & 3: September 9th – 10th, 2027

~ Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Provided

After breakfast our guide will collect you from your hotel for the start of the safari. You set off south along the western side of the Kalahari Desert past Rehoboth and Mariental and then on to stay at the Quivertree Forest Rest Camp on the outskirts of Keetmanshoop for two nights. Lunch is enjoyed en-route. From here you will have the perfect base from which to photograph Quiver Trees at different light intensities, including night photography! At Quivertree Forest Rest Camp we will enjoy the wonder of nature and relax at the close-by rest camp. You will have the option to attend the cheetah feeding in the afternoon. The camp consists of eight rooms with private showers, toilets and air-conditioning along with seven fully equipped self-catering bungalows. This is the most basic of the accommodations on the itinerary, but will get us Quivertree Forest after hours access!

Sessions may include:

Sunrise photography in the local area, or at Quiver Tree Forest, followed by breakfast and cheetah photography. In the late afternoon you again photograph Quiver Trees in the afternoon light with the possible option for night photography as well.    

Quiver Tree Forest: A popular destination for photographers and boasts around 300 Quiver Trees (Aloe dichotoma), also referred to by its Afrikaans name Kokerboom. Quiver Trees are actually an aloe plant rather than a tree. These attractive succulents reach skywards with graphically forked branches, splitting into pairs, hence the name ‘dichotoma’. The Quiver Tree is one of the most interesting and characteristic plants of Namibia’s very hot and dry southern regions. The name Quivertree refers to the traditional use of the branches by Bushmen and Hottentot tribes to make quivers for their arrows. On average the trees are about 3 m to 5 m tall (reaching up to 9 m in height) and can be up to one meter in diameter at ground level. The larger trees in the forest are around 200 to 300 years old. They produce bright yellow flowers during the winter months (June and July) and their trunks are smooth and shiny with light creamy to silvery-grey bark which peels and forms intricate rectangular and diamond-shaped patterns as the tree matures. The Quivertree mostly occurs in black rock formations (dolerite), needed to anchor the plants which have a shallow spread root system.

Giants Playground: Across the road from the Quiver Tree Forest is the Giants Playground, an impressive jumble of dolerite boulders. It’s called the Giant’s Playground because of the way the massive dolerite boulders are placed on top of each other like a giant’s building blocks. Molten magma pushed its way through fissures in the underlying rock, creating dolerite dykes that have since been exposed as the surrounding sedimentary rock has eroded, leaving the harder dolerite boulders to undergo further weathering into the bizarre formations we see today. Wandering through the maze of boulders is fascinating, we will be lead by our guides to ensure we don’t become lost in the extensive rocky labyrinth.

2 Overnights at Quivertree Forest Rest Camp.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Minimum ☆☆ Hotel

Days 4 & 5: September 11th – 12th, 2027

~ Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Provided

After breakfast our journey takes you southwest towards the coast, passing through the towns of Seeheim and Aus before reaching Lüderitz. We’ll visit the Feral Horses of the Namib desert and have lunch en-route before you arrive at Nest Hotel Lüderitz where you stay for two nights. In the late afternoon, you’ll visit Kolmanskop before heading off to dinner with your guides at a restaurant in Lüderitz which specializes in fresh seafood.

Feral Horses: An intriguing feature of the Sperrgebiet is the legendary desert horses seen from the road when traveling between Lüderitz and Aus. There are several theories regarding their origin. Some considered that they were descended from farm animals that had escaped, or were horses of the stud belonging to Baron von Wolf, who built Duwiseb Castle north east of Garub and another theory is that they are descended from the German Schutztruppe who abandoned Aus during the South West African Campaign in 1915. New recent research carried out by Telané Greyling in 2005 suggests that the herd was drawn from all of the above as well as the South African army. About 100km east of Lüderitz, a signpost indicates the turn-off to Garub, a maintained water point where the wild horses can be observed and photographed as they come back to drink.

Kolmanskop Ghost Town: Namibia’s most famous ghost town, Kolmanskop, is situated in the Sperrgebiet about 10km inland from Lüderitz. It was named after a transport driver named Jani Coleman, who lived in the settlement of Aus at the turn of the century. During a severe sandstorm he was forced to abandon his ox wagon on the small incline from where Kolmanskop can be seen. It stood there for a while; giving rise to the name Colemanshuegel, which eventually became Kolmanskop. In 1908, the railway worker Zacharias Lewala found a sparkling stone amongst the sand he was shoveling away from the railway line near Kolmanskop. August Stauch, his supervisor, was convinced he had found a diamond. When this was confirmed, the news spread like wildfire, sparking a frantic diamond rush and causing fortune hunters to converge in droves on Kolmanskop. It soon became a bustling little centre with a butchery, bakery, furniture factory, soda water and lemonade plant, four-skittle alley, a public playground and even a casino and swimming pool.

The town’s development reached its pinnacle in the twenties, with approximately 300 German adults, 40 children and 800 Owambo contract workers living there. In spite of, or probably because of, the isolation and bleakness of the surrounding desert, Kolmanskop developed into a lively little haven of German culture, offering entertainment and creation to suit the requirements of the affluent colonialists for whom large, elegant houses were built. The well-equipped hospital boasted southern Africa’s first X-ray machine. However, when richer diamond deposits were discovered further south, the CDM (now Namdeb) headquarters were moved to Oranjemund in 1943, in 1950 all mining operations ceased and by 1956 the town was totally deserted. Today the ghost town’s crumbling ruins bear little resemblance to its former glory. The stately homes, their grandeur now scoured and demolished by the wind, is gradually becoming sand. In 1980, the mining company CDM restored a number of the buildings and established a museum for tourist viewing.

Lüderitz Bucht: The town of Lüderitz stands in isolation on a great frontier between the desert and ocean. Beyond the structures huddled together beside the bay and a lighthouse on the peninsula, the surroundings are much as Bartolomeu Dias found them in 1487, when his flotilla of three small ships first sailed into the uncharted anchorage. The town lands form an enclave in the ‘Sperrgebiet’, 26,000km of coastal desert rich in diamonds. The greater part of the Sperrgebiet lies to the south. Northward the dune fields of the great Sand Sea sprawl overland to the horizon and far beyond. Lüderitz was built on a windswept, rocky hillside and ridge beside the bay. Behind the town, out of sight from the sea, a black-topped road runs into the interior. Outside the town limits it passes Kolmanskop, now a ghost town, where diamonds were first mined in the Namib. Lüderitz is located on the only part of the Namibian coast with a rocky shore. A peninsula with numerous coves, locally called fjords and bays, juts out of the coast at an angle to form the bay proper. Three small islands – Penguin, Seal and Flamingo – lie within the bay. Shark Island was once also an island in the bay, but a solid causeway now joins it to the mainland. It encloses the harbor and yacht basin.

This second morning of our stay in Lüderitz you head out into the restricted diamond area, driving with our vehicles and accompanied by a local operator in order to access the restricted Diamond Area, heading for Elizabeth Bay. This region has been set aside for diamond mining. Very few visitors ever get the chance to explore these remote areas. In the late afternoon, you’ll have another chance to visit Kolmanskop before having a wonderful dinner back at your hotel or out in town with your guides at one of the popular restaurants.

Elizabeth Bay Ghost Town: Located about 30 km south of Luderitz within the Sperrgebiet National Park, Elizabeth Bay ghost town lies on the coast and has therefore eroded much faster than Kolmanskop ghost town. Battering winds and coastal fog that has crumbled the structures into fascinating skeletons of what they once were. The town was built to house mineworkers and their families. Inhabited from 1926 to 1935, it is now being recaptured by the desert and has become a windswept place of fragile ruins. Diamonds were mined off and on at Elizabeth Bay from 1911 to 1948 with major interruptions due to world wars and economic recessions. The mine was reopened nearby the ghost town in 1991 with modern infrastructure, and can be seen on the drive to Elizabeth Bay ghost town. The workforce for this new mine now lives in Lüderitz.

2 Overnights in Lüderitz.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Minimum ☆☆☆ Hotel

Day 6 – 8: September 13th – 15th, 2027

~ Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Provided

Today you continue with your journey east until you reach Aus. From Aus you head north through spectacular scenery of the Tiras Mountain Conservancy and a section of the NamibRand Nature Reserve before entering the Namib Naukluft National Park to reach Dead Valley Lodge in the late afternoon, stopping for scenic photo shoots along the way. Here you will stay for three nights whilst you explore the remarkable sights of the Namib Desert with your guides. Dead Valley Lodge is only one of two lodges that affords you prime location within the boundaries of the Namib Naukluft National Park. Our accommodations at Sossusvlei have been carefully selected to allow us the ability to enter the park at first light, before the gate opens to the general public. This will allow us to experience and photograph the beautiful landscape of Sossusvlei in golden light. Conversely we will have additional time at the end of the day when photographing sunset. These arrangements are critical in order to create the best images possible of these magnificent dunes. If there is still time today, your guides will take you to visit Sesriem Canyon, a nearby geological attraction, or explore Elim Dune. However, if you prefer, you can just relax and soak in the scenic and tranquil surroundings at the lodge.

Our first full day will be full of photography as you rise early this morning for a magical excursion into the dunes with your guides. As you are already inside the park you can get into Sossusvlei before everyone else and you would even be able to get there in time to see the sun rise to capture the dunes whilst the light is soft and shadows accentuate their towering shapes and curves. This area boasts some of the highest free-standing sand dunes in the world. Your guides will give you an insight on the formation of the Namib Desert and its myriad of fascinating creatures and plants that have adapted to survive these harsh environs. Once you have explored the area to your heart’s content you can enjoy a relaxed picnic breakfast in the shade of a camel thorn tree. Return to Dead Valley Lodge in time for lunch, stopping off to view Sesriem Canyon along the way, if you have not done so the day before. The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure (from experience, this is usually welcomed after an exhilarating morning in the dunes) with the option to head out again later in the afternoon to visit the dunes at Sossusvlei to see them whilst the shadows sharpen as the sun goes down.

Sossusvlei: This most frequently visited section of the massive 50,000km² Namib Naukluft National Park has become known as Sossusvlei, famous for its towering apricot coloured sand dunes which can be penetrated by following the Tsauchab River valley. Sossusvlei itself is actually a clay pan set amidst these star shaped dunes which stand up to 300 meters above the surrounding plains, ranking them among the tallest dunes on earth. The deathly white clay pan contrasts against the orange sands and forms the endpoint of the ephemeral Tsauchab River, within the interior of the Great Sand Sea. The river course rises south of the Naukluft Mountains in the Great Escarpment. It penetrates the sand sea for some 55km before it finally peters out at Sossusvlei, about the same distance from the Atlantic Ocean. Until the encroaching dunes blocked its course around 60,000 years ago, the Tsauchab River once reached the sea; as ephemeral rivers still do in the northern half of the Namib. Sand-locked pans to the west show where the river previously flowed to before dunes shifted its endpoint to where it currently gathers at Sossusvlei. Roughly once a decade rainfall over the catchment area is sufficient to bring the river down in flood and fill the pan. On such occasions the mirror images of dunes and camel thorn trees around the pan are reflected in the water. Sossusvlei is the biggest of four pans in the vicinity. Another, famous for its gnarled and ghostly camel thorn trees, is Deadvlei which can be reached on foot over 1km of sand. Deadvlei’s striking camel thorn trees, dead for want of water, still stand erect as they once grew. They survived until about 900 years ago when the sand sea finally blocked the river from occasionally flooding the pan.

Our second day you rise early for another excursion into the dunes with your guides for photographic opportunities. After exploring the area you indulge in a relaxed picnic breakfast under the shade of a camel thorn tree. You head back to Dead Valley Lodge in time for lunch.  The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure.  Alternatively you may wish to head out again later in the afternoon on another photographic excursion with your guides.

Dead Valley Lodge: Dead Valley Lodge is situated next to the main entrance gate inside the Namib-Naukluft National Park, between the Sesriem campsite and Elim Dune on the way to the world famous Sossusvlei and the Dead Vlei. This oasis offers a panoramic view of the Namib Desert with towering red sand dunes, rugged mountain ranges, and arid desert savannahs. Each of the 20 freestanding luxury tented chalets is climate controlled and equipped with double bed units, electric plugs, private patios, a kitchenette, and freestanding bathrooms stocked with toiletries. Guests can enjoy the top-class restaurant that serves delicious Namibian-style cuisine, relax in the picturesque bar with a cold drink after a day of activities, or cool off in the open-air swimming pool overlooking the Elim Dune. The lodge’s eco-friendly design and architecture have truly been inspired by Sossusvlei. With its own entrance into the Namib-Naukluft National Park, thus making the Dead Valley Lodge one of the closest lodges to Sossusvlei pan. The lodge offers Scenic drives in the morning and afternoon to Sossusvlei and the Sesriem Canyon.

3 Overnights in Sossusvlei.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Minimum ☆☆☆ Hotel

Day 9: September 16th, 2027

~ Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Provided

NOTE: Optional sunrise balloon flight over the Namib Naukluft National Park before you depart for Swakopmund (this is an optional extra and would include an additional cost of approximately $650 per person U.S.D.).

The fascinating drive today takes you northwest through awesome and ever changing desert landscapes of the Namib Naukluft National Park, including the impressive Gaub and Kuiseb canyons. You will meet the coast at the port town of Walvis Bay and then continue north to Swakopmund where you can enjoy the pleasant seaside location and cooler coastal air for your next two nights. There will be time this afternoon to explore the town and wander along the waterfront on foot, before heading off for dinner at a popular restaurant which specializes in locally harvested seafood.

Swakopmund: Swakopmund resembles a small, German coastal resort nestled between the desert and the sea. It boasts a charming combination of German colonial architecture blended with modern hotels, shops, restaurants, museums, craft centres, galleries and cafés. Swakopmund had its beginnings as a landing station in 1892 when the German Imperial Navy erected beacons on the site. Settlers followed and made attempts to create a harbour town by constructing a concrete Mole and then an iron jetty – which attempts were ultimately unsuccessful. The advent of World War one halted developments, and the town sank into decline until half a century later when infrastructure improved and an asphalt road opened between Windhoek and Swakopmund. This made reaching the previously isolated town quicker and easier and it prospered once again to become Namibia’s premier resort town. Although the sea is normally cold for swimming there are pleasant beaches and the cooler climate is refreshing after time spent in the desert.

1 Overnight in Swakopmund.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Minimum ☆☆☆ Hotel

Day 10 & 11: September 17th – 18th, 2027

~ Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Provided

Continuing on your safari today, the road takes you north and east into the wonderful and diverse region of Damaraland. You pass Namibia’s highest mountain, the Brandberg which peaks at 2,573 m above sea level, and take time to view game and absorb the vastness of the scenery along the way. Damaraland is typified by displays of colour, magnificent table topped mountains, rock formations and bizarre-looking vegetation. The present day landscape has been formed by the erosion of wind, water and geological forces which have formed rolling hills, dunes, gravel plains and ancient river terraces. It is the variety and loneliness of the area as well as the scenic splendour which will reward and astound you, giving one an authentic understanding of the word ‘wilderness’.   If time allows this afternoon your guide will take you to visit the nearby attractions and geological sites of the pre-historic Twyfelfontein rock engravings (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) – if not there is plenty of time to see them tomorrow.

Twyfelfontein: Strewn over a hillside amongst flat-topped mountains of red sandstone, Twyfelfontein’s boulders and slabs of red sandstone hold some 2,500 prehistoric engravings that depict wildlife, animal spoor and abstract motifs. It is perhaps the largest and finest collection of petroglyphs in Africa. The engravings show animals such as elephant, giraffe, kudu, lion, rhinoceros, springbok, zebra and ostrich that once used to drink from a fountain at the bottom of the hill. In some cases footprints were engraved instead of hooves or paws. The abstract motifs feature mainly circles. Stone tools and other artifacts found at Twyfelfontein suggest that hunter-gatherers occupied the site over a period of perhaps 7,000 years. These days a local guide accompanies visitors to showcase the rock art. The engravings lie along two circular routes, one an hour’s climb and the other 40 minutes longer. Twyfelfontein is one of Namibia’s key National Monuments and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

After an early breakfast on our first full day in Damaraland, you will be treated to an exciting 4×4 excursion along the ephemeral Aba Huab and Huab River valleys to explore this remarkable region and to search for game, including the elusive desert adapted elephants if they are in the area. Damaraland is home to a variety of desert adapted wildlife and hidden desert treasures. As the elephants are mostly active in the mornings you will normally have the best chance to see them then before returning to camp for lunch. However, if all the safari participants agree, you also have the option to take a picnic lunch and stop to enjoy that in the shade of a large Ana tree by the riverbed, ideally while watching a herd of elephant browsing nearby.

Your guide will arrange to fit in a visit to Twyfelfontein and other nearby attractions at a suitable time if you haven’t already done so the previous day. On return to camp there should be time to take a walk into the local area with your guide if desired, or simply relax and enjoy some well-deserved leisure time.

Desert Adapted Elephant: In habitats with sufficient vegetation and water an adult elephant consumes as much as 300 kg of roughage and 230 litres of water every day of its life. Consider what a herd of them would eat and drink in a week or a month or a year. Finding an African elephant in a desert?

Well, yes and not only elephant, but other large mammals as well, such as black rhinoceros and giraffe. Their ranges extend from river catchments in northern Kaokoveld as far south as the northern Namib. Apart from the Kunene River, seven river courses northwards from the Ugab provide them with possible routes across the desert, right to the Skeleton Coast. The biggest are the Hoarusib, the Hoanib, the Huab and the Ugab Rivers. Desert adapted elephant in Kaokoland and the Namib walk further for water and fodder than any other elephant in Africa.

The distances between waterholes and feeding grounds can be as great as 68 km. The typical home range of a family herd is larger than 2,000 km², or eight times as big as ranges in central Africa where rainfall is much higher. They walk and feed at night and rest during the day. To meet their nutritional and bulk requirements they browse on no fewer than 74 of the 103 plant species that grow in their range. Not a separate species or even a subspecies, they are an ecotype unique to Namibia in Africa south of the equator, behaviourally adapted to hyper-arid conditions. Elephant in Mali on the southwestern fringe of the Sahara Desert are the only others known to survive in similar conditions.

2 Overnights at Onduli Ridge.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Minimum ☆☆☆ Hotel

Day 12 & 13: September 19th – 20th, 2027

~ Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Provided

Today you set off on your journey to the Etosha Heights Game Reserve, which is situated on the southern border of Etosha National Park. You arrive in time for an afternoon game drive on the Etosha Heights Game Reserve in an open game viewer with local ranger.

Etosha Heights is one of the largest private reserves in Namibia, sharing a 65-kilometre boundary with the famous Etosha National Park. The reserve offers 60,000 hectares of unspoiled wildlife, landscapes, and tranquillity; truly a place to reconnect with nature and escape the modern stresses of life. The wildlife here rivals the best. It is as game-rich as Etosha, except without the crowds. So you’ll have undisturbed wildlife experiences, seeing lion, cheetah and many of Namibia’s fascinating desert species, but the reserve is probably most famous for its strong population of both black and white rhino. Here you’ll capture incredible sightings of these magnificent creatures, as well as an abundance of game and birdlife. The reserve is also a conservation success story, protecting the rhino and wildlife that live here. So if you love the arid wilds of Namibia, or Etosha is on your wish list, seriously consider spending time at this exceptional reserve. Our accommodations provide the perfect base to explore this wildlife Mecca, away from the hustle and bustle of the nearby national park.

Safarihoek Lodge:

Raised high above the savannah on wooden platforms, each of the 11 chalets at Safarihoek Lodge look out over the ambling zebra and romping elephant on the plains below. Take a seat on your private deck and watch wild Africa wander by, or escape inside; the view is just as spectacular wherever you choose to sit. Under the thatch roofs of the chalets, you’ll find large double or twin beds, and a small writing desk, minibar and coffee station. All bathrooms have air conditioning and are ensuite (with indoor showers), and if you can’t bear to tear your eyes away, some have outdoor showers with a view too. In the centre of camp, you’ll find a large lounge area, wine cellar, dining area, and a small curio shop all under thatch. On the chilly evenings you’ll probably eat inside, watching the wild through the large glass windows, then in the warmer nights, it’s all about the alfresco dining on the outdoor deck. There’s also a cosy outdoor seating area complete with roaring fire, and a perfect spot for keeping an eye on passing four-legged creatures. Drinks are served from the outdoor bar and can also be taken to the swimming pool, a cooling space with the same infinite views of the plains below.

2 Overnights at Safarihoek Lodge.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Minimum ☆☆☆ Hotel

Day 14 & 15: September 21st - 22nd, 2027

~ Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Provided

Today we will transfer to the exceptional Okonjima Plains Nature Reserve. We will be staying in the beautiful Okonjima Plains Camp. This camp celebrates the Okonjima cattel-farming industry of the 1920’s with its stunningly creative design. Situated in the magnificent Okonjima Reserve, this luxury Namibian safari destination offers its guest just 14 rooms (including four family rooms) – each with a private veranda, personal bar, fans to offer a respite from the heat and a charming ensuite bathroom. The main guest area, or “Barn” as it is affectionately called, boasts a dining area, sitting room, a sparkling swimming pool (perfect for soothing weary limbs after game viewing) and a boutique store. Our time will be spent primarily focusing on Leopard tracking with a local expert guide. The area is home to many large carnivores. The camp offers the  fantastic prospect of spotting game from your room as a private waterhole is just a stone’s throw away!

2 Overnights at Okonjima Plains Camp.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Minimum ☆☆☆ Hotel

Day 16: September 23rd, 2027

~ Breakfast Provided

After breakfast you will be transferred by road to Hosea Kutako Windhoek International Airport in time to check in for your evening flight with a new group of friends, wonderful experiences and memory cards loaded full of image files to remember it all by. Upon arrival at the airport you will check in for your flight home or continue on to the next destination. Bon Voyage!

Participants must arrive in Windhoek, Namibia prior to 6:00pm on September 8th, 2027!

We strongly encourage participants to purchase travelers insurance through an agency like Global Rescue so that you’ll have coverage should you unexpectedly need to cancel your trip.

Traveling in remote locations can present challenges that may require slight changes to the itinerary. We will always try to run the tour as the initial itinerary. In the event, beyond our control, such as political unrest, natural disasters, over bookings by the lodge, where a change is required, we will do our best to keep you close to the original shooting location. It is our intention for you to have the best possible experience. We will try to notify you of any changes as soon as we are made aware of them. If, however these changes cause an increase to the price, the increase will be passed on to the participant.

1. Pick up in Windhoek, Namibia
2. 16 Day / 15 Night photo safari
3. All transportation throughout the safari itinerary
4. Private safari vehicles with entire row for each guest and plenty of space for your gear
5. Deluxe accommodations for entire Safari
6. All meals provided for breakfast, lunch & dinner starting with dinner on September 8th through breakfast on September 23rd
7. Dedicated senior Guide to lead our group
8. All National Park fees, Game Reserves entrance fees, and taxes
9. Pro photographer mentoring by Nathaniel Smalley
10. Editing sessions with Nathaniel
11. Image reviews and critique with Nathaniel
12. Return to Windhoek International Airport at end of Safari.

1. International flights to and from Africa
2. Travel, evacuation or other associated insurance
3. Visas and passport fees (where applicable in preparation for your travel)
4. Any meals not listed in the itinerary and all beverages
5. Accommodations enroute or returning from Africa
6. Any additional transfers not mentioned in the Safari itinerary
7. Optional activities (balloon rides, guided walking safaris, etc.)
8. Gratuities for the guides, staff at accommodations, and airport transfers
9. Personal expenses (souvenirs, liquor, telephone calls, internet, laundry etc.)
10. Pre and post-safari tours or activities, accommodations or meals before or after the safari
11. Items of a personal nature

1. DSLR camera with manual mode capability
2. Camera lenses of your choice
3. Sturdy Tripod & Ball Head
4. Lens filters of your choice (ND, CPL, GRAD, etc.)
5. Extra batteries for your camera & charger
6. Extra memory cards and external Hard Drive for file backup
7. Laptop with latest version of Lightroom Classic and/or Photoshop
8. Beanie hat for cool morning game drives
9. Sunhat and sunscreen
10. Long pants – 3 pairs
11. Shorts and/or skirts – 2 pairs
12. Lightweight, breathable sleeved shirts to protect you from the sun
13. Underwear & socks
14. Sports bra for women. (Not all roads are well maintained and can be rough)
15. Comfortable closed-toe walking shoes
16. Light weight, warm jacket (Temps will average 45°f in the early morning and 90°f at mid-day)
17. 1 pair of Insulated Gloves (Recommended Gloves link)
18. Polarized sunglasses
19. Guests that wear contact lenses are encouraged to bring along a pair of eye glasses in case you get irritated by the dust
20. Personal toiletries
21. Medications
22. Malaria Tablets if needed (Please check with your physician first!)
23. Antihistamine tablets or eye drops for any allergies
24. Anti-nausea & anti-diarrhea medicine
25. Moisturizing cream and sunblock
26. Insect repellent
27. Tissues/’Wet Wipes’
28. Passport, applicable Visas, tickets, money etc.
29. A great attitude!

* We recommend layering with light-weight clothing. Early morning game drives can be cool. At mid-moring the sun will increase the temperature rapidly, and then cool off quickly once the sun goes down. Please avoid packing bright colors and camouflage. Due to military reasons, camouflage is not allowed in some parts of Africa.

This is an outdoor nature photography safari, so being fit and in good health will allow you to enjoy the trip more comfortably. However, our planned activities should be within the ability of most people in moderate to good shape. Conditions can be cool in the evening and hot at mid-day, so please pack appropriate clothing for both conditions. Temps will average 45°f in the early morning and 90°f at mid-day.

Participants are required to sign a standard personal indemnity and waiver of liability form. Every effort is made to keep participants safe during all stages of the safari, but each person is solely responsible for avoiding personal injury or damaging their equipment during the trip.

This cancellation policy protects our business losses and as such is strictly adhered to. Exceptions will not be made. We strongly encourage participants to purchase travelers insurance through an agency like Global Rescue so that you’ll have coverage should you unexpectedly need to cancel your trip. At his discretion, Nathaniel may lead the tour even if it does not meet the minimum number of participants required.

1). Cancel more than one year prior to the original tour start date:

Full refund, minus any initial deposit and all PayPal transaction fees. Refunds will be paid via PayPal and processed within 72 hours of the request being approved.

2). Cancel less than one year prior to the original tour start date:

A refund will only be issued if the tour is sold out and your vacated spot filled by another participant signing up. This refund would exclude your initial deposit, single supplement payments and any PayPal transaction fees.

* Should you fail to complete the payments as scheduled for this tour you will forfeit your deposit, all payments and your spot on this tour.

** You’ll be promptly notified and provided a full refund (including your deposit) should the tour be canceled by Nature Odyssey Worldwide Tours.