Afrika Mashariki: Adventures

  • Serengeti Photography Guide: Best Animals, Light & Safari Camera Settings

    The Serengeti is one of the world’s great wildlife photography destinations. The landscape is enormous, the wildlife is extraordinary, and the quality of light can change dramatically within minutes. One moment you may be photographing a lion resting beneath an acacia tree. A few hours later, you could be watching elephants cross the plains, cheetahs…

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  • Best Photography Spots in Zanzibar: Stone Town, Nungwi & the Coast

    Zanzibar is one of the easiest places in East Africa to photograph. Within a relatively small area, you can photograph historic architecture, narrow streets, fishing boats, tropical beaches, traditional dhows, palm trees, coral reefs, colorful markets, sunsets, and everyday island life. For first-time visitors, however, the challenge isn’t finding something beautiful to photograph. It’s knowing…

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  • Best Places to Photograph Kilimanjaro: Sunrise, Viewpoints & Camera Tips

    Mount Kilimanjaro is one of Africa’s most recognizable landscapes. At 5,895 meters, Africa’s highest mountain rises dramatically above northern Tanzania, with its snow and ice-covered summit contrasting against the surrounding plains. For photographers, however, seeing Kilimanjaro is not always as simple as finding the mountain on a map. Clouds can cover the summit. The mountain…

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  • Serengeti vs Masai Mara: Migration, Wildlife, Price & Travel Logistics

    Choosing between the Serengeti vs Masai Mara is one of the biggest decisions you can make when planning a first African safari. Both destinations are world-famous for spectacular wildlife, big cats, open savannahs, and the annual Great Migration. They are also part of the same larger ecosystem, separated by the Kenya-Tanzania border. But the safari…

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