A safari-insider favourite, the Mara North Conservancy is one of the most densely populated wildlife conservancies in the Mara ecosystem. An added benefit of visiting this conservancy is the feeling of exclusivity and intimacy due to the limited number of visitors allowed.  The conservancy has one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in the Mara ecosystem. Aside from the highly sought after predators, there are over 450 species of birds to spot, several species of antelopes gracing the plains and a variety of animals that seem to have stepped straight out of a story book. 

We’ll be operating from a luxury bush camp in which we hav exclusive use just for our group - this means that we have free reign as to how to tackle the days ahead. Morning and afternoon drives are vital times for game viewing due to activity and best lighting conditions, but if we want to do more of a full day drive? Sure! How about incorporating a specialised night drive for nocturnal animals? Absolutely! The world is our oyster for the duration!

Making use of two 4x4 Landcruisers for our safari game drives means we can spread out more as as a group and accommodate more camera gear. Depending on the layout, we may alternate vehicles or rotate positions so that everyone has the same experience throughout - but we like to keep it relaxed and casual, with as much space and comfort as possible. The vehicles will be travelling in a loose-convoy, so there’s no threat of one vehicle seeing something that the other doesn’t.

Sam and the guides will be working to give you the best angles, positions and backdrops possible to make sure you go home with a remarkable new library of images. Sam will be talking through different processes of how to tackle different subjects and scenes - experimental and traditional whilst also offering photo editing tuition and help back at camp.

Upon arriving in Nairobi you will be met at arrivals area just outside the main airport building. You will get taken to a local Hotel (Four Points By Sheraton) where you will meet Sam and get to know everybody in your small group. Take the time to relax after your long flight before getting a good night sleep.

* Breakfast is included -  but drinks, lunch and dinner is not included in the price.

After a relaxed start to the day and and a hearty breakfast, we will then start the journey to the Mara. We will depart for the airport and proceed to fly to the Mara North conservancy, arriving late morning. 

We will immediately be picked up by our guides in 4x4 Landcruisers, and taken to our camp. It’s best to have cameas ready, as we’re now in the wild and anything could be seen whilst simply going to camp.

Upon arriving at camp, you will have time to relax and freshen up before having some lunch and then departing on your first official game drive in the mid-afternoon. Upon returning back to camp after sunset, dinner is served. 

Game drives start early in Africa. We’ll head out around sunrise to take advantage of first light and the ensuing morning golden hour. Our focus will be on finding the best photographic subjects and wildlife experiences we can get. Having two private vehicles means the world is our oyster and the utmost comfort and space and we’ll decide as a group what’s the best focus for each game drive.

After a breakfast stop in the bush, we’ll get back to camp in the late morning for some time to relax. This is also the perfect time to work with Sam on your photography and editing skills. This is your time away, so whether you wish to work on photograpy or simply relax - it’s down to you!

Our second daily game drive will see us following up any sightings or information from previous drives - making sure that we stop at sunsets for the iconic sundowners experience. Dinner will follow as usual later in the evening upon return back to camp.

We’ll head out for our final game drive and exploration of the Mara North and then head directly to the airstrip to catch our flight back to Nairobi for around noon. For those flying out late that night, there will be day-rooms organised at the local hotel so you can spend your final hours relaxed with the possibility of a spot of local shopping. You’ll head out to the airport after a bit of an early dinner and say our goodbyes at the airport.