Serengeti Calving Season with Darren Donovan 2027

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Serengeti Calving Season with Darren Donovan 2027

28 February 2027 - 9 March 2027

USD $10 000,00 pps / USD $12 100,00 single

This webpage offers you a glimpse of the safari. For the full details of the safari with a day to day itinerary, full logistics, details of accommodation and a comprehensive list of what is included and excluded, please download the full brochure.

SAFARI OVERVIEW

Your Guide: Darren Donovan
Group Size: Maximum 8 participants (Minimum 4 participants required)
Recommended for: Photographers of all levels who want to experience and photograph the dramatic wildlife of the Serengeti during calving season while improving their photographic skills.
Fitness level: Low to Average - You will need to climb onto and off safari vehicles and may do short walks. Terrain is unpaved, and game drives can be bumpy and dusty.
Included in costs: Please refer to our brochure for comprehensive details on costs, including what is included and excluded.

The C4 Experience: This itinerary has been curated by our highly experienced team to maximise photographic opportunities. Our guides are some of the most acclaimed wildlife photographers, guaranteeing expertise, experience, and service. We handle every detail from your arrival to the end of your safari.

HIGHLIGHTS

Safari Highlights

Experience the Serengeti during the wildebeest calving season, one of Africa’s most spectacular wildlife events.
Privately guided by Darren Donovan, a professional wildlife photographer with over 13 years of safari guiding experience.
Exclusive use of safari vehicles with only two guests per vehicle for maximum space and photographic opportunity.
Witness dramatic predator-prey interactions up close, including lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas.
Access to remote and uncrowded areas of the Serengeti, away from high tourist traffic.
Exceptional photographic opportunities with expansive plains, acacia-dotted horizons, and stunning golden-hour lighting.
Guided instruction, image review, and one-on-one support from Darren Donovan to improve your wildlife photography skills.

Photography Highlights

Photograph the dramatic wildebeest calving season and intense predator-prey interactions.
Exceptional predator photography including lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas.
Opportunity to capture vast open plains, acacia-dotted horizons, and stunning golden-hour light for landscapes.
Intimate wildlife encounters with very few other vehicles at sightings, allowing for excellent compositions.
Two private safari vehicles exclusively for your photographic group.
Daily guidance and one-on-one support from professional wildlife photographer Darren Donovan to improve your skills.

Testimonials

What C4 Photo Safaris guests say

This trip was worth every penny (or dollar) I spent! I would give it a 12 out of 10 rating for meeting my expectations. Greg was a superb host and with his help I personally sorted out quite a lot of technical issues around my photography. I would recommend this trip to anyone wanting to get to a wilderness area and really see Africa.

Christine Lamberth

This is definitely a trip that should be on your bucket list if you are a wildlife and photography enthusiast.

Paul and Barbara Voster

Absolutely brilliant! As a first timer I didnt know what to expect. Now I just want to go straight back but somehow I feel that my now heightened expectations will fall short. Weve been told that the events we witnessed were unprecedented. 6 kills (2 cheetah and 4 lion), a leopard bringing her kill into the camp, lion cubs, cheetah cubs, newborn elephant, elephant mating and a vehicle to ourselves! I would like to say that Greg and the drivers were brilliant. Dave, our driver, seemed to have x-ray vision when it came to spotting wildlife and was a very considerate driver, never cutting anybody up or positioning the vehicle in the way of others like some of the companies seemed to do. He was also very knowledgeable and anything he didnt know he was very willing to look-up and find out. Greg was also very knowledgeable and an invaluable resource as far as photography goes.