Photographic Workshop
£3250
7 Nights
If you are at all interested in photography this is a great safari for you. Imagine - spend a week with likeminded people, all interested in both photography and wildlife (big and small); and all wanting to improve their photographic skills. All talents and skill levels are welcome - just bring your own digital camera and laptop. It does not need to be a top-of-the-range model but one good enough to benefit from David's tips. Bring your own camera!
Detailed Itinerary
Itinerary
7 nights combining Nkwali 4 nights &Nsefu 3 nights The Luangwa Valley, which marks the end of the Great Rift Valley, is one of the last unspoilt wilderness areas and possibly the finest wildlife sanctuary in Africa. It covers an area of over 9000 sq. km. through which the meandering Luangwa River runs. The oxbow lagoons, woodland and plains of the valley host huge concentrations of game - including elephant, buffalo, leopard, lion, giraffe, hippo - and over 400 species of birds.
Join David Rogers, the well known wildlife photographer, for a photographic workshop you will never forget. David is the author of several books, including the new Zambia Safari in Style. David will accompany you on all game drives, give advice, analyze results, and also look at how best to use Adobe Lightroom. In addition to wildlife, you will also look at landscapes, macro work, birds, insects, and people. This is a unique opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of a leading wildlife photographer and see the South Luangwa at its most colourful. Bring your own digital camera!!!!!!

Day 1 to 3
After meeting you at the airport your guide will drive you to Nkwali Camp through colourful local scenes of villages, agriculture as well as bush. Nkwali Camp overlooks a wide bend of the Luangwa River into the South Luangwa National Park and is ideally situated for the start of your safari. All rooms have a view of the river and open air bathrooms. The game in this area is excellent - and includes many family herds of elephants and the endemic Thornicroft Giraffe.
David likes to get his troops up before dawn so you're in the park in time for the fantastic dawn light - luckily Nkwali has access to the park by boat ride so it takes only a few swift minutes. You'll maximise your time in the park finding many subjects to photograph from the very small to the very big. After enjoying a delicious lunch by the lagoon you can choose to relax during siesta or sort through your photographs and come to grips with Adobe Lightroom. After a refreshing cup of tea or coffee and scrumptious cake you go back to the park to find even more in the afternoon and evening, returning to Nkwali for dinner around 20h30. Most evenings there will be a slideshow where David will illustrate some of the points he made throughout the day, and you'll also have a chance to show off your best shots.

Day 4 to 6
Your transfer to Nsefu is achieved by boat exploring flooding lagoons and visiting the heronry on your way up river. There is much to see and there will often be animals on the river bank watching the water float by. Light in the Emerald Season is much softer than in the drier months and gentle rays falling through ebony groves makes for some stunning photographs. While you are at Nsefu you will explore the park on foot and by boat - a visit to the huge yellow-billed stork colony is an excellent adventure.

Day 7
On your last day of the workshop you'll return to Nkwali in the morning, exploring the flooded lagoons on the way.οΎ  The afternoon will be spent preparing for the evening's slideshow of everyone's best photographs.

Day 8
After breakfast you will transfer to Mfuwe Airport for your flight to Lusaka to meet your connecting flight.

Included :
International Flights
Internal flights Lusaka/Lusaka
all safari costs

Not included :Visas and airport taxes
Rates £3,250 per person
Tour Pricing
Each of our tours is individually priced at the time of your enquiry to ensure that you benefit from the most current special offer airfares and accommodation rates. Please contact us either by e-mail or telephone quoting the tour and your preferred travel dates and we will respond with our most competitive quote.
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Accommodation For Photographic Workshop
Nkwali Camp
Nkwali Camp
Nkwali is located on Robin's private land, overlooking the National Park. The area surrounding Nkwali is superb game viewing country, with a beautiful area of ebony woodland and open grasslands. We have put driving loops in this area and often see as much behind camp as in the park - including leopard, lion and occasionally wild dog. This area is particularly good for elephants and Thorneycroft giraffe (an endemic species) Elephants also regularly cross the Luangwa, seen from the bar, or come to the waterhole near the thatched dining room. The chalets are large, cool and spacious, with a great view of the river. The front of the room is open during the day and then closed by a grill doors at night. The en-suite bathroom has double sinks and showers, which are open to the skies during the dry season. The bar area, right on the edge of the Luangwa banks, is built around a huge ebony tree with fantastic views of the river and across to the park. The open deck is wonderful for moonlit dinners. The dining room is a simple thatched structure, by the lagoon but we rarely eat meals there - they are served under the trees by the lagoon or the river, on the deck, or in the bush! Although the camp is outside the national park we access the park by either by boat (2 minutes) or our nearby pontoon (10 minutes). And of course the main bridge is only 15 minutes away - giving us 3 options for entry. We therefore easily cover a large game viewing area from Nkwali. This central area of the park is accessible all year and so the game is very relaxed and used to the vehicles. This gives great photographic opportunities as the game allows the vehicles to get close. more...
Nsefu Camp
Nsefu Camp
Located on a sweeping bend of the river, 12 kilometres north of Tena Tena and in the heart of the South Luangwa National Park, lies Nsefu. This was the first photographic safari camp in Zambia and dates back to the early fifties. The bar and sitting room, tucked in beside a huge extinct termite mound, overlooks a waterhole that is very productive for game. The original rondavels have been extended, with a spacious bathroom added. The furnishings and fittings are in keeping with an old fashioned feel. As one guest put it - Nsefu is "understated elegance". Each room has a clear view of the river, through both the large windows and from the wooden verandas. The dining room has a superb view of the river and throughout the heat of the day, elephants come to drink and then cross the river. The camp lies in the heart of the undeveloped Nsefu sector and so offers charm and total comfort in remoteness and seclusion. more...