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Costa Rica – Coast to Cloud Forest Photo Tour

Costa Rica is a relatively small tropical country, a tiny slice of forested paradise of just 51,000 km², nestled between Panama to the south and Nicaragua to the north. It measures less than 300 kilometers in length and barely 150 kilometers at its widest, and therefore you could fit almost 14 Costa Ricas into the ... Read more
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Kenya – A Journey Through Conservation, Community, and Connection

By Marius Coetzee, ORYX Photo Tours   Few places on Earth stir the soul like Kenya. It’s a land where vast savannas meet dramatic skies, where wildlife roams in harmony with communities, and where photography becomes not just a creative pursuit, but a celebration of life itself.   In October 2025, I had the privilege ... Read more
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Chasing Giants – A Dream Fulfilled in Amboseli

After several safaris and many hopeful attempts, I finally stood before Craig, Amboseli’s legendary big tusker. The moment was surreal — years of anticipation condensed into one breathtaking encounter on the shimmering dry lakebed, completely alone with this gentle giant.   Our journey through Kenya was intense, rewarding, and perfectly orchestrated. Under the expert guidance ... Read more
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Into the Heart of South Sudan: A Modern-Day Adventure with ORYX 

There’s something timeless about the call of adventure — that irresistible pull toward the unknown. It’s the same spirit that drives explorers to distant lands and photographers to chase moments that words can’t quite capture.   For two of our intrepid travellers, that spirit led them deep into South Sudan, alongside ORYX Photo Tours’ CEO ... Read more
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Borneo & Komodo by Dale Morris

Every one of my 15 previous ORYX Photo Tour trips to this magical island has produced something spectacular. Whether it was an especially close and personal encounter with an orangutan and her dependent baby, or a river full of pygmy elephants splashing around like children in a swimming pool, it’s always been wonderful doing photo ... Read more
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Antarctica, Falkland Islands & South Georgia with Dale Morris

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
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Antarctica, Falkland Islands & South Georgia with Penny Robartes

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more. - Lord Byron Going far back into history and historic accounts, it seems that we ... Read more
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Botswana – Savute & Khwai with Penny Robartes

It always produces feelings of excitement and anticipation when I welcome my guests to possibly their first time to the country, region or even just on a photo tour with me. The possibilities of what we will experience, see and photograph together are right before everyone's eyes as we greet each and meet those who ... Read more
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Sabi Sabi Game Reserve with Penny Robartes

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