Namibia Photo Tour flyer PDF

No other country in Africa presents photographers with such a range of opportunities. Near Sossusvlei we find orange dunes, some an incredible 1,000 feet high, towering over groves of dead trees. In the south dunes are reclaiming the town of Kolmanscop one grain at a time, an oddly disquieting scene. Quiver Trees grow amid the ruddy wind- sculpted boulders of the Giant’s Play- ground. We’ll stay out late to capture the sunset glow on the warm-colored stone and the arc of the Milky Way over the trees at night.

An amazing array of wildlife wanders the Etosha Pan, an unforgiving flat desert dotted with life- giving waterholes that concentrate the animals. Unlike Kenya and Tanzania where one patrols the landscape searching for animals, we will wait next to irresistible water features for the animals to come to us.

We’ll work closely with captive cheetahs and other cats in a natural environment. This is a marvelous opportunity to capture unusual angles and perfect portraits while enjoying an intimacy with the animals impossible in the wild. We’ll photograph one of the most interesting and photogenic tribes, the Himba, near a large desert waterfall. The women and most of the children adorn themselves with an ochre-red dust mixed with fat, giving their skin a lustrous tone.

We decided to create the most comfortable and photo-rich tour possible, staying in the best lodges available and flying when days of rough roads would yield too few good shots. Our three days shooting captive cats and wild dogs in natural environments will produce portraits difficult to match in the wild. We booked an extra 9 passenger safari vehicle in Etosha for a total of four vehicles to avoid crowding. We planned this for the time of year for good weather and to photograph the stars and Milky Way.

ITINERARY

Day 0: June 4 or 5
Leave home.
Day 1: June 6
Arrive in Windhoek, Namibia. Rest after the long flight. We will meet for dinner and go over welcome, introductions, schedule and instruction.
Day 2: June 7
Leave Windhoek and drive to Naakuse Lodge where we photograph habituated cheetahs, caracals, baboon babies, and wild dogs.
Day 3: June 8
We drive south to the Giant’s Playground, notable for its strange rock formations and signature quiver trees. We will shoot the trees against the blazing stars and Milky Way as well as do some light painting at night.
Day 4: June 9
We drive part way to the coast with a chance of photographing wild horses in the African desert.
Day 5: June 10
We continue to Luderitz. From this base we will shoot the Kolmanscop ghost town, overrun with sand, flamingos in the lagoons, and we may see penguins.
Day 6: June 11
After a morning shoot, we travel past Namib Naukluft Park to Sossusvlei, the heart of the giant dunes.
Day 7-8: June 12 & 13
In the Dunes.
Day 9: June 14
Drive to the coastal town of Swakopmund, a civilized respite amid dramatic scenery.
Day 10: June 15
This morning we tour the local dunes where guides will show us sidewinders, the bizarre Namaqua chameleon, the Palmato gecko and other shy creatures. We fly beside the entire Skeleton Coast to Epupa Falls.
Day 11: June 16
We photograph a Himba village in the morning and fly to Etosha mid-afternoon.
Day 12: June 17
Two game drives with four vehicles in Eastern Etosha National Park.
Day 13: June 18
We drive photographing wildlife throughout the morning. Then to a lit waterhole that attracts animals for afternoon and evening shooting.
Day 14: June 19
After a morning drive to another lodge boasting an illuminated water feature for more wildlife photography.
Day 15: June 20
Visit the Cheetah Conservation Fund to photograph the cheetah run.
Day 16: June 21
Departing flights for home.

COST
Cost: of $10,500 for double (two people per room) $11,950 for single occupancy (one person per room) for 15 day/night tour. For payment by check, $10,185 double or $11,595. Deposit of $1500 reserves your space. Remaining balance is due 150 days before the tour on January 6, 2013.

Not include in the trip is airfare to and from Windhoek, Namibia.

ACCOMMODATIONS
All accommodations are included. All ground transportation is included. We have comfortable 4WD vehicles that are capable of going over rough roads to the high country.

PHOTO TOUR LIMIT
The workshop is limited to 10 participants.

QUESTIONS & INFORMATION
Please use the contact page to email Jennifer for a flyer and registration information or call (916) 690-6251.


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