BIG CAT CLOSE UP
WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS STEVE WINTER AND SHARON GUYNUP
COUNTRY: Kenya PHOTO TYPE: Wildlife TRIP LENGHT: 8 days DATES: February 1 – 8, 2025 GROUP SIZE: 6-8 guests
Join me on a trip to Kenya and Masai Mara Game Reserve for an exclusive photo adventure. We will photograph lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, and other spectacular wildlife from specially outfitted Jeeps.
Steve Winter
In February 2025, join legendary National Geographic wildlife photographer Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup, photographer and National Geographic Explorer, on an exclusive, unique photo trip to Masai Mara. Explore Masai Mara and its amazing wildlife in specially designed safari vehicles jeeps that allow participants to shoot low—at eye-level with animals—and shoot through an open roof. In these Jeeps, and dawn-to-dusk daily safaris, you will have extraordinary photo opportunities.
Masai Mara National Reserve is Kenya’s best and most famous park, home to the African Big 5. Sightings of, huge lion prides, cheetahs, leopards, and troops of baboons, as well as large herds of elephants, African buffalo, giraffes, wildebeest, antelope, and zebras. common. We will also encounter other predators: cheetahs, bat-eared foxes, black-backed jackals, spotted hyenas. This is a birding paradise, with more than 470 avian species including mighty birds of prey.
Join world famous wildlife photographer Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup in the field and have the opportunity to make exclusive images of Masai Mara’s amazing wealth of wildlife., then this is the right trip for you!
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Hundreds of wildlife species in the Masai Mara.
- The chance to photograph the “Big Five”.
- Africa’s largest lion prides and elephants herds.
- Custom-built photography jeeps that provide exceptional possibilities to make great pictures, photographing from eye-level.
- Full-day safaris from sunrise to sunset.
- Opportunities to photograph hunting predators.
- Photo tips and editing advice from Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup during the entire trip
BIG CAT CLOSE UP
WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS STEVE WINTER AND SHARON GUYNUP
COUNTRY: Kenya PHOTO TYPE: Wildlife TRIP LENGHT: 8 days DATES: February 1 – 8, 2025 GROUP SIZE: 6-8 guests
Join me on a trip to Kenya and Masai Mara Game Reserve for an exclusive photo adventure. We will photograph lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, and other spectacular wildlife from specially outfitted Jeeps.
Steve Winter
In February 2025, join legendary National Geographic wildlife photographer Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup, photographer and National Geographic Explorer, on an exclusive, unique photo trip to Masai Mara. Explore Masai Mara and its amazing wildlife in specially designed safari vehicles jeeps that allow participants to shoot low—at eye-level with animals—and shoot through an open roof. In these Jeeps, which will have off-road permits and dawn-to-dusk daily safaris, you will have extraordinary photo opportunities.
Masai Mara National Reserve is Kenya’s best and most famous park, home to the African Big 5. Sightings of, huge lion prides, cheetahs, leopards, and troops of baboons, as well as large herds of elephants, African buffalo, giraffes, wildebeest, antelope, and zebras. common. We will also encounter other predators: cheetahs, bat-eared foxes, black-backed jackals, spotted hyenas. This is a birding paradise, with more than 470 avian species including mighty birds of prey.
Join world famous wildlife photographer Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup in the field and have the opportunity to make exclusive images of Masai Mara’s amazing wealth of wildlife, then this is the right trip for you!
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Hundreds of wildlife species in the Masai Mara.
- The chance to photograph the “Big Five”.
- Africa’s largest lion prides and elephants herds.
- Custom-built photography jeeps that provide exceptional possibilities to make great pictures, photographing from eye-level..
- Full-day safaris from sunrise to sunset.
- Opportunities to photograph hunting predators.
- Photo tips and editing advice from Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup during
MASAI MARA
MASAI MARA
Masai Mara, in southwest Kenya, is the country most famous national park. These huge, stunningly beautiful grasslands are divided by the Mara and the Talek Rivers, which is why hundreds of species thrive here. Africa’s largest lion prides and elephant hers roam here, along with leopards, cheetahs. From the Jeep, you will encounter hyenas, jackals, giraffes, ibex, gazelles, to various antelope species, baboons, some 470 bird species and much more. In addition to the hippos and crocodiles that inhabit the rivers, you’ll see a wealth of wildlife drawn to the water’s edge.
PHOTOJEEPS, & FULL DAY GAME DRIVE
PHOTOGRAPHY JEEPS
Our vehicles are four-wheel drive Toyota Land Cruiser jeeps modified for photography expeditions. These spacious vehicles seat eight—with six “window seats” But we will book no more than five in each Jeep to offer the best photo opportunities.
Our vehicles have large open sides, a low ”photo slot”, and the roof can be folded up if you want to stand up to photograph. These modifications provide extraordinary, rarely available perspectives that will allow you to capture exceptional, distinctive images. we can remove seats, which makes it possible to sit or lie on hick rubber mats covering the floor to photograph animals at eye level. The car is also outfitted with small and large bean bags and six 230-volt electrical outlets to charge batteries for cameras and computers. Given the design of the Jeep, it is also easy to use a tripod, monopod, and bean bags.
FULL-DAY GAME DRIVE
With full-day game drives in the park, we will have as much field time as possible and can follow the animals all day. We will eat breakfast and lunch out on the savannah.
TOUR ITINERARY
TOUR ITINERARY
FEBRUARY 1-8 2025
Throughout your Masai Mara week, Steve and Sharon will offer shooting tips and will look at your images to offer editing advice if desired.
DAY 1, (FEB. 1) – ARRIVAL AT MASAI MARA
Steve, Sharon and a driver will greet you at Nairobi International Airport at 07:00 for the five-hour ride to Oltepesi Tented Safari Camp in Masai Mara. After check-in, we’ll share lunch. Then, we’ll set off on our first game drive. Dinner will be served back at camp. (L, D)
DAY 2-7, (FEB. 2-7) – FULL DAY IN THE PARK
On full-day game drives—with breakfast and lunch served in the savanna, we will explore the Masai Mara with knowledgeable Masai guides and a naturalist driver, under the guidance of award-winning photographer Steve Winter and photographer and writer Sharon Guynup, who will alternate between the jeeps. There will be ample opportunities for conversation, personal guidance, and advice and photo tips.
To provide maximum photo opportunities—including golden-hour shooting––we set off before sunrise and return after sunset to capture images of the 100-plus mammal species and some 470 bird species. Back at the camp, we have dinner by the campfire, sometimes accompanied by a talk from Steve or Sharon and photo editing if desired. (B, L, D)
DAY 8, (FEB. 8) – RETURN HOME
This day too will have a game drive before we return to camp for lunch. From here, the bus departs towards Nairobi International Airport for onward flight home.
FEBRUARY 1-8 2025
Throughout your Masai Mara week, Steve and Sharon will offer shooting tips and will look at your images to offer editing advice if desired.
DAY 1, (FEB. 1) – ARRIVAL AT MASAI MARA
Steve, Sharon and a driver will greet you at Nairobi International Airport at 07:00 for the five-hour ride to Oltepesi Tented Safari Camp in Masai Mara. After check-in, we’ll share lunch. Then, we’ll set off on our first game drive. Dinner will be served back at camp. (L, D)
DAY 2-7, (FEB. 2-7) – FULL DAY IN THE PARK
On full-day game drives—with breakfast and lunch served in the savanna, we will explore the Masai Mara with knowledgeable Masai guides and a naturalist driver, under the guidance of award-winning photographer Steve Winter and photographer and writer Sharon Guynup, who will alternate between the jeeps. There will be ample opportunities for conversation, personal guidance, and advice and photo tips.
To provide maximum photo opportunities—including golden-hour shooting––we set off before sunrise and return after sunset to capture images of the 100-plus mammal species and some 470 bird species. Back at the camp, we have dinner by the campfire, sometimes accompanied by a talk from Steve or Sharon and photo editing if desired. (B, L, D)
DAY 8, (FEB. 8) – RETURN HOME
This day too will have a game drive before we return to camp for lunch. From here, the bus departs towards Nairobi International Airport for onward flight home.
PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTOGRAPHERS
STEVE WINTER – Award-winning National Geographic photographer
Steve Winter is one of the world’s leading wildlife photographers, with a specialty in big cats. As photographer for National Geographic for over 25 years, he has received top honors as BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year, Best Nature Story awards from World Press Photo, and Pictures of the Year International’s Global Vision Award, among other awards. He has also produced three wildlife films for National Geographic TV and is a Nat Geo Explorer. Steve feels that he has a great responsibility not only to show and excite readers about wildlife and the natural world, but about the people who live beside these animals and work to protect them. His goal: to share the majesty and secret behaviors of these animals that inspire people to care about the natural world. He also strives to provide a front row seat to people who join him in the field for the adventure.
SHARON GUYNUP – Journalist, Photographer
STEVE WINTER – Award-winning National Geographic photographer
Steve Winter is one of the world’s leading wildlife photographers, with a specialty in big cats. As photographer for National Geographic for over 25 years, he has received top honors as BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year, Best Nature Story awards from World Press Photo, and Pictures of the Year International’s Global Vision Award, among other awards. He has also produced three wildlife films for National Geographic TV and is a Nat Geo Explorer. Steve feels that he has a great responsibility not only to show and excite readers about wildlife and the natural world, but about the people who live beside these animals and work to protect them. His goal: to share the majesty and secret behaviors of these animals that inspire people to care about the natural world. He also strives to provide a front row seat to people who join him in the field for the adventure.
SHARON GUYNUP – Journalist, Photographer
Sharon Guynup is a journalist, author, photographer who photographs, writes, and speaks on environmental issues. She’s traveled widely through Asia, Latin America, and Africa to cover wildlife, ecosystems, and conservation. She lived for a year in Turkey on a Fulbright Fellowship, is a National Geographic Explorer, a global fellow at the Smithsonian Institution’s Wilson Center, and was named a Changemaker by New York University in 2023. With Steve, she co-founded their nonprofit, Big Cat Voices.
ACCOMODATIONS
PRICE, FACTS & BOOKING
PRICE, FACTS & BOOKING
PRICE
Price per person: £ 4 460 or USD 5 525
Included:
- Accommodation in shared double room.
- Meals according to itinerary: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner.
- Daily game drives.
- Special photo Jeeps.
- Participation in workshops by Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup.
- Local rangers and naturalist drivers who share wildlife information during all game drives.
- A tour leader from Zoom Photo Tours.
- Hotel taxes and other local fees.
- Travel documents and other travel information
Excluded:
- Single room supplement. £575 or $695
- International flights to Kenya.
- Personal expenses: drinks, laundry etc.
- Tips to rangers. Approximately USD $15-$20 / day.
- Cancellation & travel insurance. For more details, click here.
- Anything else not listed as included
FLIGHTS
You should arrive in Nairobi no later than 07:00 on February 1 and do not plan your return trip earlier than 20:00 on February 8.
If you wish, we are more than happy to help you with your flight arrangements. Just send an email to info@zoomphototours.com and we will respond with flight suggestions and prices.
INFORMATION
Target group: photographers interested in developing their skills in animal and nature photography.
Physical challenge: Level 1 of 5
Min/max number of participants: 6/8
Other: for more information about Zoom Photo Expeditions, delivery conditions, etc. see our web under ”other”.
GROUP SIZE
In order to for you to get personal photo guidance and the best experience with our photographer our groups are always small. On this tour the minimum and maximum number of guests are 6 / 8.
PHOTO GEAR
- A DSLR Camera
- Telephoto lenses, at least 300mm and up
- Wide-angle lens, like a 24-70mm
- A monopod – easy to have in the jeep
- A Laptop computer with any of the Photoshop or Lightroom software.
- Extra batteries, chargers,
TOUR LEADER
Apart from an award winning photographer, our tours are always accompanied by a tour leader from Zoom with good photo knowledge. Our tour leader will handle all logistics and general matters and make sure you having the best possible experience.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
For more information about Terms & Conditionsclick here.
BOOKING
You can book the trip by clicking on the button below. You are also welcome to call us on the phone +46 470 466 40 or email us at info@zoomphototours.com
Photos: Steve Winter
PRICE
Price per person: £ 4 460 or USD 5 525
Included:
- Accommodation in shared double room.
- Meals according to itinerary: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner.
- Daily game drives.
- Special photo Jeeps.
- Participation in workshops by Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup.
- Local rangers and naturalist drivers who share wildlife information during all game drives.
- A tour leader from Zoom Photo Tours.
- Hotel taxes and other local fees.
- Travel documents and other travel information
Excluded:
- Single room supplement. £575 or $695
- International flights to Kenya.
- Personal expenses: drinks, laundry etc.
- Tips to rangers. Approximately USD $15-$20 / day.
- Cancellation & travel insurance. For more details, click here.
- Anything else not listed as included
FLIGHTS
You should arrive in Nairobi no later than 07:00 on February 1 and do not plan your return trip earlier than 20:00 on February 8.
If you wish, we are more than happy to help you with your flight arrangements. Just send an email to info@zoomphototours.com and we will respond with flight suggestions and prices.
INFORMATION
Target group: photographers interested in developing their skills in animal and nature photography.
Physical challenge: Level 1 of 5
Min/max number of participants: 6/8
Other: for more information about Zoom Photo Expeditions, delivery conditions, etc. see our web under ”other”.
GROUP SIZE
In order to for you to get personal photo guidance and the best experience with our photographer our groups are always small. On this tour the minimum and maximum number of guests are 6 / 8.
PHOTO GEAR
- A DSLR Camera
- Telephoto lenses, at least 300mm and up
- Wide-angle lens, like a 24-70mm
- A monopod – easy to have in the jeep
- A Laptop computer with any of the Photoshop or Lightroom software.
- Extra batteries, chargers,
TOUR LEADER
Apart from an award winning photographer, our tours are always accompanied by a tour leader from Zoom with good photo knowledge. Our tour leader will handle all logistics and general matters and make sure you having the best possible experience.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
For more information about Terms & Conditionsclick here.
BOOKING
You can book the trip by clicking on the button below. You are also welcome to call us on the phon
Photos: Steve Winter
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Photo: Serkan Gunes
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Phone: +46(0) 470 – 466 40
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Foto: Hans Strand