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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As I write this, I can close my eyes and feel the cool air blowing on my face as we navigate the Cuiabá River in search of jaguars. I can smell the sweetness in the air of flowers in bloom. I can hear river otters splashing as they frolic alongside the boat. I can see … 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of the tabaua trees made the Pantanal landscapes seem as if the typically green and brown trees of the world had been replaced by brightly coloured cotton candy.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]In August 2022, I led my Kenya – Best of the Mara Migration Photo Tour which took my guests and I to Kenya’s Masai Mara for a week of wildlife photography and a whirlwind of sightings and experiences. As calendar months go, the annual Great Migration typically reaches the plains of the Masai Mara from … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After saying farewell to three of the four guests on my Sabi Sands: The Big 5 Photo Tour, so began my remaining guest’s private photo tour where we would spend an additional night at Inyati before getting a transfer the following morning to our next location; Sabi Sabi Game Reserve. It was quite strange heading back … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This new South Africa Photo Tour by ORYX could not have started on a more positive and upbeat note. Out of my small group of four guests, three were return guests with me not having seen the one gentleman since 2019. It was a happy reunion all round, and our new guest was enveloped into … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Anything specific that you are interested in photographing?” I asked “Wild dogs!” they all replied. It’s a question I ask at the start of every photo tour and at most destinations this particular answer leaves me quite perturbed as wild dogs can be notoriously difficult to find, fortunately on ORYX’s Madikwe Photo Tour, this is … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After a phenomenal last morning at MalaMala and a delicious breakfast, we departed on our shuttle to Ngala Private Game Reserve which is a private concession located in the Timbavati Game Reserve. This area too, shares an unfenced border with the legendary Kruger National Park and therefore, animal and birdlife are prolific and rich. Ngala Private … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome to one of Africa’s most celebrated wildlife areas! Marius has his guests spent 14-days on a photographic adventure to Churchill’s “Pearl of Africa” – Uganda. The Uganda Photo Tour began with an arrival day in the tropical, lakeshore town of Entebbe. Entebbe is Uganda’s former capital, and is a pleasant place with leafy gardens and … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From the 28th June until the 2nd July 2022, I hosted a private ORYX photo tour to MalaMala Game Reserve, South Africa. Once again MalaMala lived up to its reputation with great predator sightings. Over the course of four night stay we viewed, and photographed ten different leopards, two prides of lions, two male … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having joined me previously in both Botswana and Kenya, South Africa was first on my list knowing what my private guests’ photographic & preferred species of choice were. I hand picked MalaMala Game Reserve and Ngala Private Game Reserve for their 3rd photo tour with me as these two South African wildlife destinations offer near-unparalleled wildlife … Read more
