Safari styles

Photography safaris

Built around light, angle and patience rather than a checklist of species.

Private guide & vehicle

Never shared with strangers

Park fees in the price

Line-by-line proforma

Real camp availability

Checked before we quote

50% deposit secures it

Balance paid closer to travel

Photographers need different things from a safari: the vehicle empty enough to shoot from both sides, a guide who will sit with a subject for an hour, and permission to leave the road.

We plan around conservancies for exactly that reason. Off-road driving, night drives and pre-dawn departures are allowed there, and vehicle numbers at a sighting are capped.

01

The vehicle matters most

Every photographic itinerary we quote is privately chartered.

  • Maximum four guests, so each has a full row and two windows
  • Beanbags, charging points and a roof that fully opens
  • Low-angle or cut-away vehicles where camps operate them
  • Guide briefed on your focal lengths and preferred shooting side

02

Where and when

July to October for migration river crossings and dust light. January and February for big cat cubs and clean green backgrounds in the Mara and Ndutu. Amboseli in the dry months for elephants against Kilimanjaro.

03

Hides and specialist access

Ground-level hides at waterholes in Laikipia and Tsavo, plus balloon and helicopter options in the Mara. We book these ahead; they sell out long before the camps do.

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Photographic journeys

Maasai Mara Luxury: Big Cats & Bush Sundowners — 5 Days luxury safari in Maasai Mara, Kenya
Bestseller
Maasai Mara 5 Days

Maasai Mara Luxury: Big Cats & Bush Sundowners

  • ✦ Big Five game drives in the legendary Mara
  • ✦ Stay in a luxury tented camp with butler service
  • ✦ Optional sunrise hot-air balloon safari

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From

$2,450

Amboseli: Elephants Beneath Kilimanjaro — 3 Days luxury safari in Amboseli, Kenya
Amboseli 3 Days

Amboseli: Elephants Beneath Kilimanjaro

  • ✦ Iconic Kilimanjaro backdrop
  • ✦ Massive multi-generational elephant herds
  • ✦ Sundowners on Observation Hill

Ready to book

From

$1,180

Serengeti Migration: Follow the Herds to the Crater — 7 Days luxury safari in Serengeti, Tanzania
Migration
Serengeti 7 Days

Serengeti Migration: Follow the Herds to the Crater

  • ✦ Time your trip with the Mara River crossings
  • ✦ Mobile luxury camp follows the herds
  • ✦ Predator-rich plains: lion, cheetah, leopard

Ready to book

From

$4,200

Northern Tanzania: Baobabs, Big Cats & the Crater — 10 Days luxury safari in Tanzania, Tanzania
Premium
Tanzania 10 Days

Northern Tanzania: Baobabs, Big Cats & the Crater

  • ✦ Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro
  • ✦ Private guide & vehicle throughout
  • ✦ Top-tier lodges and tented camps

Ready to book

From

$5,890

Serengeti to Zanzibar: Savannah Days & Island Nights — 10 Days luxury safari in Tanzania + Coast, Tanzania + Coast
Bestseller
Tanzania + Coast 10 Days

Serengeti to Zanzibar: Savannah Days & Island Nights

  • ✦ Bush and beach perfection
  • ✦ Serengeti migration game drives
  • ✦ Stone Town & Mnemba Atoll

Ready to book

From

$5,200

East Africa Through Your Lens: A Wildlife Photography Safari — 8 Days luxury safari in Kenya, Kenya
Kenya 8 Days

East Africa Through Your Lens: A Wildlife Photography Safari

  • ✦ Specialist photographic vehicles with bean bags
  • ✦ Pro photographer guide
  • ✦ Prime golden-hour positioning

Ready to book

From

$6,200

East Africa by Air: A Journey Across the Wild — 14 Days luxury safari in Kenya & Tanzania, Kenya + Tanzania
Flagship
Kenya & Tanzania 14 Days

East Africa by Air: A Journey Across the Wild

  • ✦ Private light-aircraft charter between every camp — no long road transfers
  • ✦ Laikipia rhino tracking, Mara big cats, Serengeti plains and the Ngorongoro Crater
  • ✦ Private vehicle and a senior silver-level guide with you for all 14 days

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From

$18,500

Great Migration: On the Trail of the River Crossings — 9 Days luxury safari in Serengeti & Maasai Mara, Kenya + Tanzania
July – October
Serengeti & Maasai Mara 9 Days

Great Migration: On the Trail of the River Crossings

  • ✦ Both banks of the Mara River — Tanzania's Kogatende and Kenya's Mara Triangle
  • ✦ Crossing-point strategy set each morning by radio with spotter vehicles
  • ✦ Full-day permits so you can hold a crossing point from dawn to dusk

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From

$9,800

Ruaha & Nyerere: Big Cats, Bush Walks & River Sunsets — 7 Days luxury safari in Southern Tanzania, Tanzania
Bush
Southern Tanzania 7 Days

Ruaha & Nyerere: Big Cats, Bush Walks & River Sunsets

  • ✦ Tanzania's two largest wildernesses in one circuit
  • ✦ Boat safaris on the Rufiji River channels
  • ✦ Ten percent of the world's remaining lions in Ruaha

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From

$5,250

Why settle for a brochure safari

Plan photography safaris with a team that plans it around you

  • Private guide and vehicle
  • Named stays and itemised costs
  • Availability checked before confirmation

Simple, no obligation

How planning photography safaris works

  1. 1

    Tell us the basics

    Dates, who is travelling, budget and what you most want to see. Two minutes in the planner or a short message.

  2. 2

    Get a costed itinerary

    A day-by-day route with named camps, flights, park fees and a clear total — plus alternatives if dates are tight.

  3. 3

    Refine, then secure

    Change anything until it feels right. A 50% deposit holds your camps; nothing is booked until you say so.

Questions about photography safaris

Is the itinerary really free?

Yes. You receive a costed, day-by-day itinerary with no payment and no obligation. You only pay once you decide to secure the trip.

What does the quoted price include?

Accommodation, meals as listed, your private guide and vehicle, park and conservancy fees and the transfers or flights shown. Every inclusion and exclusion is listed line by line on your proforma.

How do I secure my safari?

A 50% deposit holds your camps and flights. The balance is due closer to departure, and we send reminders well ahead of the due date.

Can I change the itinerary?

Anything can change before you book: camps, number of nights, the order of parks, adding a beach finish or switching between luxury and ultra-luxury.

Is it a group tour?

No. Every journey is private — your own guide and vehicle, leaving when you are ready and stopping when you want.

Every Perch Africa journey is built from scratch.

Tell us your dates, your travelling party and your budget and we will come back with a costed itinerary, real camp availability and a clear price — no templates.

Not every safari company. The safari company.

Planned around you. Priced in the open. Built to end on a high.

Anyone can send you a brochure. We build your journey with named stays, verified availability and every cost shown before you commit — then save the finest sighting for your final golden hour.

Build my free itinerary
  1. 01

    Built around you, never pulled from a template

    Your dates, pace, interests and budget shape the route. We order every stop logically and keep the strongest experience for the finish.

  2. 02

    A private guide and vehicle

    Your safari is not a shared departure. Leave when you are ready, stay longer at a sighting and adjust each day with your guide.

  3. 03

    Named stays and a costed day-by-day plan

    You see the proposed camps, transfers, flights, park fees, inclusions and exclusions before you decide—not just a headline price.

  4. 04

    Availability checked before we call it confirmed

    Suggested stays remain suggestions until checked. We verify the space for your dates before issuing the booking offer.

  5. 05

    Refine the trip before you commit

    Change the route, number of nights, camp level or transport until the journey fits. Nothing is booked until you approve it.

  6. 06

    One clear path from idea to departure

    The itinerary, quote and booking details stay aligned. A 50% deposit secures the approved trip, with the balance paid closer to travel.