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LIFESTYLE

HOW ABOUT GOING ON A

PHOTOGRAPHIC

SAFARI?

By Albert Roos

f you enjoy nature as much as I do, you your photography skills, it may be just the a private lodge or villa for four nights, staff
undoubtedly strive to spend as much trip for you – even if you make it a once- gratuities, eight game drives in a dedicated
Itime as you can in the wild. Over the in-a-lifetime event. The experience of a vehicle with a field guide and only six
past 10 to 15 years, an increasing number personalised photographic encounter can guests, and a photographic guide to help
of people have been using large cameras add enormous value to your photography with camera settings and to offer advice on
and lenses on their safari getaways. You skill set. photographic techniques.
may belong to this group.
Photographic safaris to Madikwe and Compare these costs with your stay in a
Whether you’ve been a photographer Entabeni are still available for 2023, with Kruger chalet with two game drives per
for a while or you’re just getting started, prices averaging R12 600 per person day as well as conservation fees. Bear in
we all have a common goal: everybody sharing for four nights. This is a self- mind, though, that the photographic safari
wants to shoot better pictures. A variety catering safari package that includes is a specialised trip, different from a Kruger
of elements go into capturing a photo entrance and conservation fees, lodging in getaway.
perfectly. Opportunity is the most crucial
one.

Many of us visit the Kruger National
Park to observe and enjoy the fauna and
flora. We love it! While Kruger can deliver
opportunities for some great wildlife
shots, there is an alternative option:
consider going on a photographic safari
to a private lodge or game reserve, with a
photographic guide to assist you.

This type of safari can be excessively
pricey, but if you’re keen on improving

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