2023 South Africa & Botswana Photography Safari | Wildlife Photography Workshop
Dates: January 5 – 23 January, 2023 (19 days/18 nights)
Tour size: Cindy plus 7
Locations: South Africa, Botswana
Cost: $23,314.86 (less $612 for Bank Transfer) per person – Double Occupancy.
Deposit Due within 10 days of Confirming your spot: $7,254.29
Final Payment Due: 60 days prior to travel
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Join Cindy in South Africa and Botswana for an epic 18-night adventure. The wildlife, nature, and the people of southern Africa will change your life. Be inspired, motivated, and challenged to improve all aspects of your photographic skills. Learn how to determine and control every technical, artistic, and physical element of your photograph. You are guaranteed to return home with incredible action shots of the wild creatures who call Africa home.
The Itinerary has been crafted especially for photographers. We have chartered bush planes and paid for extra seats to allow each person a 77 lbs total luggage/gear allowance (as opposed to the standard 32lb) At each camp we will have private use of two safari vehicles for just the eight of us. This means complete freedom and spontaneity to do and see more. It also means that each person will have unobstructed views and a bench seat to themself.
For those of you who may be concerned that Cindy will have you working from sunup to sundown, please take note. A typical day on safari goes like this: You will be awakened about an hour before sunrise and shortly thereafter escorted to the main lodge for a light breakfast. Just before dawn we will load into our safari vehicles for our first game drive of the day. We will generally have a spot of tea and a snack while in the savannah, and depending on the wildlife activity, we will return to the lodge around noon for a delicious brunch. We will then have until 4:00 to download, swim, read, take a siesta, or work on something with Cindy. High Tea happens at 4:00 with all kinds of nibbles and beverage choices. Then off for our second game drive that will last until the sunset which often includes a “sundowner” (yes, more drinks and nibbles) as we relax in the wild and watch the magic as the sun disappears before returning to camp for a delicious dinner. There will be times we also take a night drive after dinner. There is a rhythm to safaris that you will embrace as we roam and engage with the incredible landscape and its inhabitants.
Cindy is partnering with Mark Smith of andBeyond for this safari. He will handle your deposit and final payment. He will provide us with 24/7 safari support starting now and throughout our journey. He can also assist with flight reservations and extensions.
Tour Price Includes: 18 nights lodging as specified. All meals, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic, excluding premium brands) limited laundry and private game activities at Phinda Zuka, Mashatu, and Little Vumbura Camps. Fantastic breakfast at The Residence Boutique Hotel two mornings. Meet and greet plus private transfer from OR Tambo to The Residence Boutique Hotel, Johannesburg. Private transfer from The Residence Boutique Hotel to OR Tambo Airport to board our charter flight to Phinda. Charter flight from Phinda to Mashatu Lodge. Charter flight from Mashatu to Maun Airport. Charter flight from Maun Airport to Little Vumbura. Charter flight from The Little Vumbura to Maun Airport. Commercial flight from Maun Airport to OR Tambo Airport (Johannesburg).
Tour Price Does NOT Include: Flights to/from your home to OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg). Lodging/meals before or after the workshop. Excess baggage fees for the commercial flight from Maun Airport to OR Tambo (paid direct at airport) Dinner and lunch at The Residence Boutique Hotel. Visas, passports, travel insurance, personal purchases,immunizations, medications, etc. Gratuities for drivers, guides and camp staff. We estimate this will total $650.00 from each of us for the entire trip.
Deposit non-refundable. Trip insurance highly recommended.
DETAILS:
Day 1 – Thursday January 5, 2023
Plan to arrive in OR Tambo Airport (Johannesburg) this afternoon or evening. Meet & Greet Assist and private transfer to The Residence Boutique Hotel. Luxury rooms, includes breakfast. Relax and unwind.
Day 2 – Friday January 6, 2023
Enjoy a fantastic breakfast at the hotel and then stroll the gardens, relax by the pool, have a massage, whatever you like as you recover from jetlag, meet your travel companions and prepare for safari life.
2:00 pm meet in the hotel board room for orientation, equipment check, and photographic lecture.
7:00 pm We can head out as a group together for dinner in Johannesburg.
Day 3– Saturday January 7, 2023
AM Transfer from The Residence hotel to OR Tambo Airport to board our charter flight to Phinda Zuka Lodge – spend 4 nights in classic South African Thatched Cottages. Our small group will have sole-use of this lodge (with 2 vehicles).
Day 7 – Wednesday January 11, 2023
AM Fly from Phinda Zuka Lodge, South Africa to Mashatu Lodge, Botswana.
Spend 8 nights in Luxury Suites.
Day 15 – Thursday January 19, 2023
AM fly from Mashatu to Maun and then on to Little Vumbura.
Spend 4 nights in Tented Rooms.
This is THE best lodge for wildlife viewing in the Okavango Delta!
Day 19 – Monday January 23, 2023
Am Fly from Little Vumbura to Maun Airport, depart Maun airport at 14:30 pm arrive OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) at 16:10. Workshop ends.
To reserve your spot please email Cindy.
Reviews from 2022 Photography Safari:
"Words are inadequate to describe Cindy’s photo tour in Africa. How can you express that everything was perfect and exceeded expectations beyond imagination? To experience Africa is amazing in every way, but to do it with a world class photographer that maximised every moment and during a pandemic to boot was incredible. I am so grateful that I had this once in a lifetime photo journey….now I’m trying to figure out how to make it more than once.”
Kim Gall
Charlottesville, Virgina
"Kristen and I traveled with Cindy on Safari in South Africa and Botswana in February 2022 and we truly had a trip of a lifetime. All aspects of the trip exceeded our expectations. The photographic opportunities were amazing! Cindy limits numbers in each vehicle which allows each photographer to photograph from both sides of the vehicle, super important for a great experience. The lodges and camps were first-class, and the trip went off like a fine oiled machine. Cindy puts a tremendous amount of work and care in designing a world class experience for her clients. Every aspect of the trip is carefully thought out and planned. If you have ever contemplated taking a photographic safari to Africa, reserve a spot with Cindy now, you will not regret your decision."
Tim & Kristen Micklos
Salt Lake City, Utah
