TRAVEL WITH PASSION 2015

TANZANIAINTO THE WILDOCTOBER 18-25 2015

BETTER MOMENTS

TANZANIA

INTO THE WILD OCTOBER 18 - 25 2015

Photo: Steve Bloom

INTO THE WILD

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TOBER 18 - 25 2015

INTO THE WILD OCTOBER 18 - 25 2015

Photo: Steve Bloom

teve Bloom is one of the most acclaimed wildlife photog-raphers in the world. He has

won several international awards for his work, including The Power of Photography Award, The Golden Eye of Russia, and Lucie Awards. Explore a magnificent part of Africa with him.

Tanzania is sheer wilderness, stun-ning landscapes and the land of sa-faris where the wildebeets migrate along the infinite savannah. Hun-dres of hippos, massive elephant herds, snoozing crocodiles and red-shawled Maasai warriors.

There is probably nowhere else in the world like the Serengeti or the historic Ngorongoro Crater for an intense wildlife experience on a vast scale.

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EXPLORE WITH STEVE BLOOM

INTO THE WILD OCTOBER 18 - 25 2015

Photo: Steve Bloom

ITINERARY

DAY 1: MOSHIUpon arrival at the Kilimanjaro Airport you will be met by staff from Better Moments. We will take you to a cozy hotel in the town of Moshi, which offers views of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Af-rica. We will spend the day exploring the town, visit-ing the local market, which can be something of a cauldron/boiling pot. There will be plenty of great photo opportunities. After dinner we will enjoy an entertaining lecture by Steve Bloom.

DAY 2+3: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARKFrom Moshi we will drive towards the land of the Maasai and Tarangire National Park. We will make frequent stops on our way for photography. The area consists primarily of acacia with thorn bushes and baobab trees the epitome of the African bush. It also features dense forest, a lush paradise for all living things.The wildlife is impressive year-round.

The avifauna/bird life is most spectacular from Oc-tober to May. Ostriches strut around amongst the game and the forests contain various species of hornbills, the endemic yellow-collared lovebird, and sunbirds. Along the river, quite distinct and equal-ly enormous Hamerkop nests can be seen. After Tarangire we drive to the Highlands area of Karatu.

DAY 4: NGORONGORO SAFARI We start the day with a game drive in one of the world’s most renowned wildlife sanctuaries, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and we travel into the Ngorongoro Crater. The 260 square kilo-metre base of the crater is a vast, flat circular area of grassy savannah, forest, and the beautiful lake Makat, which is home to thousands of flamingos. Approximately 20,000 mammals live within the caldera. We expect to see buffalos, zebras, klip-springers, gazelles and various species of antelopes. Furthermore, there’s a good chance we will see elephants, rhinoceros, the rare spotted hyena, jack-

INTO THE WILD OCTOBER 18 - 25 2015

Photo: Steve Bloom

Photo: Steve Bloom

als, lions, warthogs, and wildebeest. If we are lucky we may spot a leopard or two. We won’t see giraffes down here, as their long legs cannot traverse the steep slopes of the crater. During the morning Steve Bloom will guide us to the best locations for wild life photography. Our 4x4 vehicles are configured so we have superb con-ditions for picture shooting, enabling us to get as close to the animals as reasonable. From here we continue on to one of the world’s best Safari areas. We drive up the steep western slope to the green, lush, and very beautiful Mbulu plateau. Early evening we reach the majestic savan-nah of the Serengeti where the Better Moments Wild Camp is situated. We will stay in a classic safari camp (tents of 14m2 with bed, bath and

toilet) and enjoy the ultimate safari experience in the heart of the savannah. After dinner, we focus on landscape photography with slow shutter speeds and animal photography.

DAY 5: SERENGETI SAFARIThe Serengeti National Reserve is known among the Maasai as the endless plains – and is possibly the best place in the world to find big game. This enor-mous reserve consists of 14,763 square kilometers of savanna, and continues north into the equally fa-mous Masai Mara in Kenya. It is the habitat of giant herds of wildebeest, zebras, antelopes, hartebeest and topis. Every year, over two million herbivores consisting mainly of wildebeest migrate in search of greener pastures – a hazardous journey of approxi-

mately 800 kilometers per year. For bird lovers, an extra bonus is the 535 bird species living here. Be-fore dinner at our Better Moments Wild Camp, we hike into the wild, for evening photography.

DAY 6: SERENGETI SAFARIWe have another full day on the savannah and at the plains of Serengeti.The diversity and density of wildlife ensures that you constantly experience something new. No two game drives are the same in this, Africa’s most renowned safari area. During a day of shooting we will follow the wild animals, such as lions and elephants, in our vehicles, as well as hiking with local wildlife guides and Steve Bloom.

After dinner we will attend a workshop and enjoy the sunset from our Better Moments Wild Camp.

DAY 7: SERENGETI, KARATU AND MAASAI VILLAGEWe slowly leave Serengeti in the most spectacu-lar way – with a game drive through the beautiful Serengeti the Ndutu areas. From here we drive up from the Ngorongoro crater to Karatu and High-view, where we have time to photograph. Along the way we will visit a Maasai village, where we will learn how the proud people preserve their culture and customs, whilst also adapting to the de-veloping world around them. An exciting look into a very different traditional way of life. Here you will be able to make authentic portrait photography in a genuine Maasai village. We will enjoy a great farewell dinner, celebrating the end of our tour in this part of East Africa.

DAY 8: EARLY MORNING PHOTOGRAPHYAfter an early start from Karatu we move out into the bush with our cameras. Under cover of darkness we will try to get the best shots of wild animals and birds that are getting ready for the day’s hunt for food and water. From Karatu we drive to Kiliman-jaro Airport and begin our journey homeward.

EXPERT: STEVE BLOOM

INTO THE WILD OCTOBER 18 - 25 2015Photo: Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom has won several in-ternational awards for his work, including The Power of Photog-raphy Award, The Golden Eye of Russia, and Lucie Awards. Numerous magazine publishes such as Life, Time, National Geo-graphic etc. His own books have been published internationally in over seventy editions

In the early nineties, during a safari holiday, Steve Bloom be-gan photographing animals, and within a short time he had swapped his established city ca-reer for the precarious life of an international travelling photog-rapher. Steve Bloom’s concern for the environment is strongly evident in his wildlife images.

He strives to capture the ani-mal’s spirit, and blur the lines separating different species. His photographs of people reveal a compassionate understanding of his subjects, evident in his books Living Africa and Trading Places: The Merchants of Nairobi.

STEVE BLOOM

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