About this experience
What to expect.
Lodges with a structured photographic programme. Curated by our specialists from properties built for serious wildlife photography.
How we built this list
The properties below are the ones our specialists return to when a guest's brief calls for serious wildlife photography. Each has built a programme around the discipline: dedicated photographic vehicles with camera mounts and bean-bag rests, sunken or underground hides for eye-level work, photographer-in-residence programmes, or guides whose own portfolios speak for themselves. Specific kit, cost and availability sit on each lodge's page.
Every safari camp in Africa says it offers great photography. Our specialists' judgement is what separates a lodge built for the work from one that simply has wildlife to point a camera at.
Specialists' shortlist
Specialists' shortlist for photographic.
Hand-picked itineraries our specialists return to for this kind of trip. Up to twenty shown. Refine the filter below to see what fits where.
Most requested · 5 days
5-Day MalaMala and Timbavati Luxury Safari
All meals · All activities · All flights & transfers
- 2 nights at Simbavati River Lodge in the Timbavati Reserve
- 2 nights at MalaMala Camp in the renowned MalaMala Game Reserve
- Twice-daily game drives in open 4x4 vehicles with expert rangers
- Big Five tracking across two of South Africa's top private reserves
From
R 97 870
per person, complete package
≈ R 195 740 for two · international flights excluded
Most requested · 9 days · South Africa
9-Day Victoria Falls, Cape Town, MalaMala Camp Ultra-Luxury Safari
Most meals · Most activities · All flights & transfers
- 2 nights at Victoria Falls Safari Club, 3 at Victoria & Alfred Hotel, 3 at MalaMala Camp
- Guided tour of Victoria Falls and sunset cruise on the Zambezi
- Private Cape Peninsula tour to Cape Point and Boulders Beach penguins
- Full-day Winelands excursion through Stellenbosch and Franschhoek
From
$9,015
per person, complete package
≈ $18,030 for two · international flights excluded
Most requested · 9 days
9 Day Kruger & KwaZulu Fly-Drive Explorer
Most meals · Most activities · All flights & transfers
- 3 nights at Rhino Post Safari Lodge in Kruger National Park
- Day and night open-vehicle game drives across a 170km traversing area
- 2 nights at Zimbali Lodge on the Indian Ocean coast at Ballito
- 3 nights at Phinda Zuka Lodge tracking the Big 5, cheetah and wild dog
Special offer available
From
R 89 010 normally R 98 840
per person, complete package
≈ R 178 030 for two · international flights excluded
10 days · South Africa
10-Day Kruger to Cape Luxury Safari
Most meals · All activities · All flights & transfers
- 3 nights at Kings Camp in Timbavati, then 2 at Leopard Hills in Sabi Sand
- Twice-daily open-vehicle game drives with optional walking safaris
- Big Five viewing including Sabi Sand's renowned leopard sightings
- Ultimate Elephant Experience at Elephant Whispers with bush picnic
Special offer available
From
R 143 430 normally R 151 830
per person, complete package
≈ R 286 860 for two · international flights excluded
7 days · South Africa
7 Day Sumptuous Timbavati And Sabi Sand Safari
All meals · All activities · All flights & transfers
- 3 nights at Kings Camp in Timbavati, then 3 at Leopard Hills in Sabi Sand
- Twice-daily open-vehicle game drives with ranger and tracker
- Big Five viewing with chance of Timbavati's famous white lions
- Optional walking safaris with an armed ranger in both reserves
From
R 148 220
per person, complete package
≈ R 296 450 for two · international flights excluded
11 days · Botswana
11 Day Botswana Luxury Safari
All meals · All activities · All flights & transfers
- 2 nights each at Chobe Game Lodge, Savute Safari Lodge, Camp Moremi, Camp Okavango and Leroo La Tau
- Sundowner cruise on the Chobe River amongst its famous elephant herds
- Game drives in Savute's predator territory and across Moremi Game Reserve
- Boat and mokoro excursions through the Okavango Delta from Camp Okavango
From
$9,985
per person, complete package
≈ $19,970 for two · international flights excluded
9 days · Botswana
9-Day Desert and Delta Ultra-Lux Safari
All meals · All activities · All flights & transfers
- 2 nights each at Camp Xakanaxa, Camp Okavango, Leroo La Tau and Chobe Game Lodge
- Game drives and boat cruise in Moremi Game Reserve
- Mokoro and motorboat safaris through the Okavango Delta
- Track zebra and wildebeest migrations along the Boteti River
From
$8,385
per person, complete package
≈ $16,770 for two · international flights excluded
7 days · South Africa
7-Day Ultra-Lux Cape Town and Londolozi Combo
Most meals · Most activities · All flights & transfers
- 3 nights at One&Only Cape Town with Table Mountain views
- Optional Table Mountain hike, Cape Winelands visit, or sea adventures
- 3 nights at Londolozi Varty Camp in the Sabi Sand
- Twice-daily game drives in open Land Rovers with expert rangers
From
R 145 260
per person, complete package
≈ R 290 520 for two · international flights excluded
11 days · South Africa
11 Day Premier Cape Town & Kruger Safari
Most meals · Most activities · All flights & transfers
- 4 nights at One&Only Cape Town on the V&A Waterfront
- Optional add-ons: Table Mountain, Boulders Beach penguins, Cape Winelands
- 3 nights at Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp in the Big Five Sabi Sand
- 3 nights at andBeyond Ngala Tented Camp in Timbavati, home of the white lions
Special offer available
From
R 195 820 normally R 207 190
per person, complete package
≈ R 391 640 for two · international flights excluded
8 days · Kenya
8-Day All-Inclusive Fly-In Samburu to Masai Mara Safari
All meals · All activities · All flights & transfers
- 4 nights at Soroi Larsens Camp in Samburu, then 3 at Soroi Luxury Migration Camp in the Mara
- Twice-daily shared game drives in custom 4x4 vehicles
- Track the Samburu Special 5: Grevy's zebra, gerenuk, Beisa oryx, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe
- Sundowner on a raised viewing platform above the Koitogo Hills
Special offer available
From
$6,765 normally $7,405
per person, complete package
≈ $13,535 for two · international flights excluded
8 days · South Africa
8-Day Cape Town to KwaZulu Natal Fly-In Safari
Most meals · All activities · All flights & transfers
- 3 nights at Clarendon Bantry Bay with Atlantic Ocean views
- Free days in Cape Town for Table Mountain, the Winelands or Robben Island
- 4 nights at &Beyond Phinda Zuka Lodge in KwaZulu-Natal
- Guided game drives with Swarovski binoculars and armed walking safaris
Special offer available
From
R 108 090 normally R 122 910
per person, complete package
≈ R 216 190 for two · international flights excluded
9 days
9-Day Opulent Cape Town & Sabi Sand Safari
Most meals · All activities · All flights & transfers
- 4 nights at Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel in Cape Town
- Full-day Cape Peninsula tour with Boulders Beach penguins and Cape Point
- 4 nights at Cheetah Plains in the Sabi Sand on a fully inclusive basis
- Twice-daily Big Five game drives in private zero-emission vehicles
Special offer available
From
R 254 750 normally R 304 620
per person, complete package
≈ R 509 500 for two · international flights excluded
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Specialists' shortlist
Specialists' shortlist of photographic lodges.
Hand-picked by our safari specialists, with properties that genuinely deliver on this. Up to twenty shown. Filter by destination to narrow further.
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Chobe Safari Lodge
Established in 1959 as Botswana's first safari lodge, Chobe Safari Lodge sits on the Chobe riverfront in Kasane, a 10-minute drive from the Chobe National Park entrance and Kasane International Airport. The property combines river and bush rooms, suites and a campsite with daily boat safaris, game drives and easy day trips to Victoria Falls.
From $600 per person · night
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Lux Masai MaraAngama Mara
Inspired by the Swahili word meaning "suspended in mid-air," Angama Mara is a remarkable safari lodge perched high above the floor of Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Overlooking the breathtaking Maasai Mara—often regarded as one of Africa’s most beautiful game reserves—this luxurious lodge blends contemporary design with classic safari elegance, offering unforgettable wildlife encounters and world-class hospitality.
From $2,750 per person · night
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MalaMala Camp
MalaMala Camp is a haven of understated luxury combining warm comfort and superb service with unrivalled views of the Sand River and surrounding bushveld. The camp is an unfenced oasis in the middle of the bush.
From R 27 600 per person · night
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Kings Camp
Kings Camp is nestled within the private 53,392-hectare Timbavati Game Reserve, situated to the north and west of the renowned Kruger National Park and Sabi Sands. The Timbavati Game Reserve is famous for its stunning white lions, as well as the other members of the Big Five.
From R 18 500 per person · night
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Baobab Ridge Private Lodge
Baobab Ridge is a small, family-run lodge in the unfenced Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, sharing open boundaries with Kruger National Park. Seven private suites sleep a maximum of 16 guests, with the option of exclusive-use bookings. Game drives in open vehicles deliver Big Five sightings across one of the Greater Kruger's most productive traversing areas.
From R 10 840 per person · night
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MalaMala Rattray's Camp
MalaMala Rattrays Camp is the epitome of classic style and good taste. Each luxurious, freestanding and spacious suite offers an atmosphere of lush seclusion and boasts spectacular views of the Sand River
From R 42 800 per person · night
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MalaMala Sable Camp
The luxurious MalaMala-Sable Camp epitomizes the design and sensual opulence of this area's colonial history - a well-appointed and comfortable luxury camp in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.
From R 30 150 per person · night
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Tuningi Safari Lodge
Situated only four and half hours drive from Johannesburg and in the heart of one of South Africa’s most pristine reserves, Tuningi Safari Lodge offers exclusive accommodation surrounded by the 75,000 hectares of tranquil wilderness which makes up the Madikwe Game Reserve.
From R 6 850 per person · night · normally R 13 700
Special offer available
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Included
Complimentary travel insurance. On trips booked and deposited by 25th August 2026.
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