15-Days Photo Expedition - Ndutu - Serengeti Untamed Tour

Package Overview

Step into the raw, unfiltered beauty of Tanzania with Rustic Safari's 15-day photographic adventure through the legendary Ndutu plains and the boundless Serengeti. This journey is designed to ignite your lens with stories, of life beginning, of predators watching, and of ancient landscapes alive with motion.
For one week, lose yourself in the Ndutu region, where off-road freedom means intimate proximity to wildlife action. Then shift into the dynamic terrain of Central Serengeti, where iconic big cat territory and golden plains elevate every frame.
This is not just a safari, it’s your visual narrative waiting to unfold.

Why Rustic Safari for Photographers?
Wildlife-savvy photographic guides
Flexible private vehicle access with off-road freedom in Ndutu
Creative pacing for maximum light and behavior
Lodge comfort designed for editing and gear care
Quiet support team with deep local insight

Your next award-winning image is waiting. Let the wild frame it with Rustic Safari.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Into the Wild – Arrival & Introduction to Ndutu

  Touch down at Seronera Airstrip and meet your dedicated photo guide. After a warm welcome, your photographic safari begins immediately as you travel through game-rich terrain toward the Ndutu region. Along the way, you may encounter giraffes, zebras, and even your first pride of lions. Arrive at Ndutu Safari Lodge, nestled in the heart of the ecosystem, just in time for golden hour.
  Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 2 : Dawn Chases & Dusty Drama

  As the sun crests the horizon, be ready for the magic hour. Today is all about drama and movement—lions on the prowl, cheetahs poised in the grass, herds stirring the dust. The morning light reveals powerful compositions, while the afternoon is perfect for close-ups of birds and textures in the savannah. Evening clouds and backlit silhouettes offer a painterly finish to your day.
  Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 3 : Calving Season Wonders

  Wake to a landscape alive with birth. Thousands of wildebeest and zebra have arrived to give birth, creating a natural theatre of survival. Watch as calves take their first steps and predators respond to opportunity. Your lens will tell the story of beginnings and balance—fragile, fleeting, and fierce. Every moment is raw, every frame a discovery.
  Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 4 : Cat Trails – On the Track of Predators

  Today, your guide takes you on specialized routes to seek out the stealthy hunters of Ndutu. Cheetahs, lions, and even leopards may emerge from the brush. The open plains, woodland edges, and acacia-dotted tracks offer opportunities to shoot both intimate portraits and environmental storytelling shots. The thrill of the chase is real, whether it unfolds before your lens or lingers just out of view.
  Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 5 : Light, Water & Shadows

  Shift focus to mood and form, Lake Ndutu’s calm waters provide a canvas for silhouettes and soft reflections. Elephants lumber through soft haze, birds dive into mirrored waters, and giraffes stretch skyward. A slower pace means more time for creative experimentation, from long lenses to abstracts. A perfect day to elevate your artistic portfolio.
  Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 6 : Plains & Perspectives

  Venture into open grasslands to capture wildlife within vast, cinematic backdrops. Zebras and gazelles appear like brushstrokes across the land. Climb nearby kopjes for panoramic views and layered shots, ideal for storytelling. Light varies fast across the plains, this is the moment to practice patience, composition, and timing.
  Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 7 : Fleeting Moments – Cheetahs of the Grasslands

  Start before sunrise and let your instincts guide you. Today’s focus is on cheetahs, masters of stealth and speed. A sighting is never promised, but the tension in the search, the patterns of their habitat, and the surprise of sudden movement all offer gripping visual material. Close the Ndutu chapter with your lens full and your spirit stirred.
  Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 8 : Journey North – Changing Horizons

  After breakfast, embark on a scenic transfer into the heart of Serengeti National Park. As the terrain transitions from woodland to open plains, the wildlife shifts too. Capture scenes of elephant herds, trotting jackals, and perhaps the first glimpses of the migrating columns. Arrival at Conserve Safari Camp comes just in time for an afternoon golden-hour drive.
  Overnight: Conserve Safari Camp, Central Serengeti

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 9 : Signature Serengeti

  This is the Serengeti you’ve seen in films: vast, teeming, eternal. Document lions basking on kopjes, giraffes striding through heatwaves, and hyenas combing the grass for leftovers. The skies often deliver epic backdrops, dramatic clouds, shafts of light, or even a distant storm perfect for layered compositions.
  Overnight: Conserve Safari Camp

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 10 : Predator vs Prey – The Eternal Struggle

  From first light, follow signs of predator movement. Tension builds slowly: the cautious advance, the frozen stares, the split-second sprint. Your day may include a full hunt, or only the moments of silence before and after. This is a story of nature’s intensity told through patience and perspective.
  Overnight: Conserve Safari Camp

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 11 : Story in Scale – Wide-Angle Wonders

  Step back and widen your view. Capture the Serengeti’s grandeur, wildebeest herds stretched to the horizon, lone elephants crossing open fields, or topis standing sentinel on small hills. Let the frame breathe. This is your chance to craft visual poems of space, scale, and silence.
  Overnight: Conserve Safari Camp

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 12 : Water & Light

  Follow the water, rivers, pools, and springs are lifelines that draw all manner of life. Shoot reflections of buffalo, warthogs rolling in the shallows, and predator tracks crossing damp clay. Afternoon light here can be mystical, especially when thunderclouds gather. Wait. Watch. Shoot.
  Overnight: Conserve Safari Camp

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 13 : Walking Giants

  Giraffes and elephants dominate today’s narrative. Track them through acacia forests and open plains, capturing everything from tight textures to full-body profiles. Let their majesty dictate your framing. Include the dust, the birds, the trees, these giants are part of a much larger canvas.
  Overnight: Conserve Safari Camp

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 14 : Your Final Frame

  Return to your favorite spot or trust your guide to reveal a hidden gem. This final day is your creative encore, experiment, slow down, chase one more dream shot. The bush always offers one last surprise for those who wait.
  Overnight: Conserve Safari Camp

  • Themes Game Drives
• Day 15 : Departure – One Last Click

  Greet the dawn with your camera in hand. A last herd crossing, a lion yawn, a burst of birds in the morning light, capture it. Then transfer to Seronera Airstrip, departing with cards full, hearts fuller, and stories forever etched in pixels.

  • Themes Game Drives

Inclusions

• CP (Room + Breakfast)

Package Start From

• Arusha, Tanzania, Africa

Terms & Conditions

This Tour is Offered by

• Kijiji Ikrevi Kata ya Oltroto, Sanawari ya Juu, Arusha, Tanzania
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