Photo Safaris By Region AFRICA - Botswana Wildlife - Madagascar - Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve, Kenya ANTARCTICA - Ultimate Antarctica ASIA - Essential China—Iconic Landmarks & Landscapes - India—Rajasthan & Puskar Fair - Japan's Winter Wildlife - Laos & Vietnam - Mongolia—The Golden Eagle Festival EUROPE - Best of the Greek Isles - Eclectic Holland - Finland's Arctic Wildlife - Turkey—Continental Crossroads - Tuscany - White Horses of France's Camargue NORTH AMERICA - Alaska Overland - Aurora Borealis—Fairbanks, Alaska - Bald Eagles of the Chilkat River, Alaska - Bosque del Apache & White Sands, New Mexico - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Summer - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Autumn - Colorado Fall Colors - Denali National Park in Autumn - Exploring Lake Powell - Florida Birds—Best of the West - Grand Canyon at Havasu Falls - Great Smoky Mountains - Horses & Icons of the Wild West - Humpback Whales of Alaska's Inside Passage - Mexico's Colonial Heartland - Monument Valley & Slot Canyons - Nova Scotia—Photo Tour for Women - Olympic National Park, Washington - Predatory Animals of North America - Springtime in Callaway Gardens, Georgia - Ultimate Wolves - Ultimate Yellowstone - Washington's Palouse Country - World's Best Raptor Shoot - Yellowstone & Grand Tetons in Autumn - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw PACIFICA - Midway Atoll SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA - Galápagos - Patagonia's Mountain Landscapes - Ultimate Dolphins Wildlife Models Shoot - Wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal Photo Safaris By Date JANUARY - Ultimate Wolves - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw, Dallas, TX & Raleigh, NC - Ultimate Yellowstone FEBRUARY - Japan's Winter Wildlife MARCH - Florida Birds—Best of the West - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw, Phoenix, AZ & Boston, MA - Midway Atoll - Aurora Borealis—Fairbanks, Alaska - Monument Valley & Slot Canyons - White Horses of France's Camargue APRIL - Springtime in Callaway Gardens, Georgia - Galápagos - Finland's Arctic Wildlife - Patagonia's Mountain Landscapes - Eclectic Holland - Great Smoky Mountains - Grand Canyon at Havasu Falls - Mexico's Colonial Heartland MAY - Wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal - Turkey—Continental Crossroads - Ultimate Dolphins Wildlife Models Shoot - Best of the Greek Isles - Tuscany JUNE - Washington's Palouse Country - Predatory Animals of North America JULY - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Summer - Olympic National Park, Washington AUGUST - Washington's Palouse Country - Humpback Whales of Alaska's Inside Passage SEPTEMBER - Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve, Kenya - Denali National Park in Autumn - Alaska Overland - Essential China—Iconic Landmarks & Landscapes - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Autumn - Madagascar - Yellowstone & Grand Tetons in Autumn - Botswana Wildlife - Colorado Fall Colors - Predatory Animals of North America - Horses & Icons of the Wild West - Mongolia—The Golden Eagle Festival OCTOBER - Exploring Lake Powell - World's Best Raptor Shoot - Nova Scotia—Photo Tour for Women - India—Rajasthan & Puskar Fair NOVEMBER - Laos & Vietnam - Ultimate Antarctica - Bald Eagles of the Chilkat River, Alaska DECEMBER - Bosque del Apache & White Sands, New Mexico

		Dates August 26–September 10, 2005 Leader Jeff Vanuga and local guides Fee $6,495 from Nairobi, Kenya Deposit $400 Limit 14 Terms and Conditions Immortalized by countless wildlife films, Kenya needs little introduction. We've designed our Kenya Photo Safari to take you to the heart of the region's best photographic locations, flying between Nairobi and some of the more distant parks to ensure spending ample time in the field. We will visit three of the most exciting photo locations in the country: the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve, the picturesque Samburu Game Reserve, and the alkaline wetlands of Lake Nakuru National Park. At each location, we spend extensive time to get a real "sense of the place" and to devote the time necessary to experience the wildlife and create numerous images. At times, a million elegant flamingos feed and chatter in Lake Nakuru, making it one of the greatest bird spectacles in the world. The majestic yellow-barked acacias of Nakuru provide a photogenic backdrop for the common wildlife of the park that includes accessible rhinos and leopards. Samburu, located in the arid savannah of northern Kenya, features golden grasslands, acacia woodlands and an imposing escarpment. Well known for its mammals, Samburu is home to elephants, rare Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, oryx and dik-diks. Birds are also abundant and include colorful bee-eaters, kingfishers, Somali ostrich and vulturine guinea fowl. The Masai Mara Reserve is arguably the greatest wildlife location in all of Africa. The Mara is the northernmost corner of the Serengeti ecosystem—and is so remarkable that one cannot do justice to it in a brief description. This region is one of the continent's best locations for lions and cheetahs. We'll spend six days here focusing on the predators and their prey. Birds are always a big part of the Mara experience, as well, and everyone enjoys the brilliance of lilac-breasted rollers and saddle-billed storks, the regal demeanor of the hawks and eagles, and the excitement of a squabbling throng of vultures on a carcass. Our tour is planned for the traditional time of the great migration “crossings” of zebras and wildebeests over the Mara River! Although extremely unpredictable, we stand a reasonable chance of intercepting this remarkable wildlife phenomenon during our stay. Nearby wildlife-rich private range land owners will allow us special off-road driving privileges, not permitted in the national parks and reserves, that will further enhance our photographic success! This Photo Safari is an extraordinary opportunity to photograph three of East Africa's most phenomenal wildlife locations. With only three participants in each vehicle, a thoughtful leader experienced in both film and digital mediums, and outstanding local guides who fully understand the needs of photographers, your Kenya Photo Safari will be a productive and unforgettable photographic adventure! Day 1 Depart home. Day 2 Arrive in Nairobi, transfer to our five-star hotel. Day 3 Morning flight to Masai Mara Game Reserve, afternoon game drive. (BLD) Days 4-8 We will photograph elephants, Cape buffalo, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle, impala, topi, zebra, wildebeest and Coke's hartebeest. Giraffe, eland, bushbuck, serval and the big cats—lion, cheetah and leopard—all live permanently within the reserve. We'll capture the range of light from sunrise to sunset. (BLD) Days 9-11 We journey overland to Nakuru National Park, migratory stopover of more than a million lesser flamingos. It is a reserve for both black and white rhinos. East Africa's most dense leopard population dwells here, plus Rothschild’s giraffes, Defassa waterbucks, reedbucks and unwary warthogs. (BLD) Days 12-14 Drive north to the Samburu and the Buffalo Springs Game Reserves where a sizable population of elephants plus Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, Somali ostrich, impala, waterbuck, dik-dik, vervet monkey, hyrax, baboon and oryx round out the photo subjects. (BLD) Day 15 We fly back to Nairobi, have a dayroom in our hotel and depart in late evening for home. (BLD) Day 16 Arrive home.

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