Tanzania and Amboseli

Great Migration. Birthing Season. Super Tuskers.

Discover the crown jewels of East Africa in the heart of the Maasai homelands on the Serengeti.

Combine up to three epic experiences…you can start with Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda!

SERENGETI: The Great Migration

The air is thick with dust and tension as millions of wildebeest call out to each other in frantic voices. The green grass is waiting on the other side, and we must get there! Who will be the first to charge down the cliff and dare to cross the Mara River, where huge and hungry crocodiles wait patiently for a misstep? Your front row seat is calling you. Join Blackwood Safaris for this July/August Big 5 photography trip highlighting the greatest spectacle on earth–the Great Migration.

SERENGETI: Birthing Season

Bright green grass on the Serengeti and swollen bellies call the zebra and wildebeest back across the Mara River each February for birthing season. Lions, leopards and cheetah, especially those with cubs who must learn to hunt, wait for an opportunity to ambush. This is a chance to immerse in the miraculous cycle of nature on a Blackwood Safaris Big 5 photography trip highlighting new life on the Serengeti.

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AMBOSELI: The Big Tuskers and Super Tuskers of East Africa

These giants have roamed the Kilimanjaro region between Kenya and Tanzania for centuries–the Big Tuskers, bull elephants whose tusks weigh over 100 lbs each, and Super Tuskers whose huge tusks reach the ground. Unfortunately, they are still hunted as trophies, so spending time watching and photographing these icons is a special experience only a few people may yet get to enjoy before they are just a memory. You’ll be participating in conservation photography at its finest. By highlighting that these icons are worth more alive as trophy images for photographers than as bragging rights for big-game hunters, we can make a difference. Join Blackwood Safaris on this stand-alone photography trip, or add it as an extension to a Birthing Season or Great Migration safari for a back-to-back safari discount.