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Dale Morris 
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””] A Maasai Mara Morning I have just returned from leading another wonderful Oryx photo tour in the Northern Mara Conservancy in Kenya. This patchwork of open grassy plains and wooded hills is a photographers dream due to an abundance of wildlife.We found all the usual African mega stars, from Lions, leopards and cheetah, … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The tabebuia trees of Piuval in the Northern Pantanal were in full floral display when I arrived for the first of my 2 Oryx Photo tours this year. I call them ‘the candy floss’ trees for obvious reasons. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”51350″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Their pink flowers are a spectacular sight. The scenery of Piuval, which, … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I’ve conducted photographic tours in Madagascar more than 20 times over the past decade or so, but I have never travelled there during the month of June. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”51332″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s not the high season, and birders prefer not to flock there due to the absence of migrants or specific “hard to find” … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We arrived at the Piuval Nature Reserve in Brazil’s Pantanal region just in time to witness the flowering of the yellow and pink Piuva trees. It was an amazing spectacle that made the landscape here look like it had been adorned with candy floss.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”49112″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”45374″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”49114″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We spent several … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ORYX Borneo 2023 Photo Tour: A Captivating Portfolio by ORYX Client, Hans-Peter Plott. Prepare to be enthralled by these breathtaking images. Enjoy![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”48370″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”48371″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”48372″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”48369″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”48367″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”48368″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”48366″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”48365″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”48363″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”48364″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”48361″ img_size=”full” … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] The snow leopard, or ‘Ghost Cat’ as it’s sometimes known, is arguably the most beautiful predator in the world. Fluffy, spotted, with piercing eyes and a thick woolly tail, this mountain specialist is the holy grail for wildlife photographers due to its highly elusive nature. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”48202″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “You may get lucky Dale,” said … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In February 2024 three friends and I took a private photography tour to Uganda. The trip was organised by ORYX Photo Tours. The main goal was to see Chimpanzees and Gorillas but there was a great variety other wildlife on the tour. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”47712″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We started the trip off in Mabamba Swamp … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It all starts in Argentina’s Ushuaia; the southernmost city on earth; a modern, western-style locale and the staging point for cruise liners heading down south to the Antarctic. Here, we meet in the plush Albatross hotel, shake hands with our fellow guests for the first time, and then go explore the town for a while. … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The pink and yellow flowers of the tabaua trees made the Pantanal landscapes seem as if the typically green and brown trees of the world had been replaced by brightly coloured cotton candy. They are beautiful, and made for a stunning backdrop to a menagerie of Brazilian wildlife. Herds of capybara (the world’s largest rodent) wandered … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Borneo is the world’s 3rd biggest island; an exotic and tropical destination where rainforests dominate. It’s split between three countries; Indonesia; Brunei, and Malaysia, but it is only in Sabah (Malaysia) where one can hope to find wildlife in abundance. Much of Borneo’s wild spaces have sadly been converted into palm oil plantations. But in … Read more
