Ruaha Photographer’s Special (Private) — 5 Days / 4 Nights
Overview
Route: Zanzibar ✈️ Ruaha ✈️ Zanzibar
Accommodation Style: Photographer-friendly lodge with charging stations & flexible meal times
Meal Plan: All-inclusive (most beverages)
Price Guidance: From $7,000–$10,000 pp sharing (includes private vehicle & support)
Included/Exclude
- All domestic scheduled flights per route (soft luggage 15–20 kg incl. hand luggage)
- Airstrip and lodge transfers with VIP assistance where available
- Private or semi-private 4x4 game drives as noted
- Activities listed (boat/walking where permitted); curated sundowners & bush picnics
- Park & concession fees; government taxes
- All meals and most beverages (house wines/spirits; exact policy varies by camp)
- Laundry service (most high-end camps)
- Emergency medical evacuation (not full insurance)
- Added experiences where stated (e.g., balloon, private vehicle)
- International flights; visas
- Comprehensive travel & medical insurance
- Top-shelf/ultra-premium beverages beyond camp selection
- Spa treatments unless specified
- Private charters not listed in the route
- Personal items and gratuities
Tour Plan
Fly to Ruaha; private guide meets you at the airstrip. Afternoon orientation drive; photography briefing and beanbag setup.
Private vehicle grants full flexibility; linger at sightings, wait for behavior, and choose light angles freely. Packed brunch and late lunch back at camp.
Optional morning hide session near water sources. Afternoon scouting for backlit elephant or dust-laden lion portraits at sunset.
Short guided walk for macro/abstract opportunities; optional night drive to practice spotlight techniques (where permitted).
Early start for last images; midday flight to Zanzibar. Image review with guide before departure.
