Tanzania Safari Photography by Christian Del Rosario

WILD AFRICA - SERENGETI

August 27 - SEPTEMBER 5, 2025

An amazing 10-days PHOTO & SAFARI ADVENTURE

WITH CHRISTIAN DEL ROSARIO  

renowed TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER/ARTIST

THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE africa THROUGH THE LENS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER CHRISTIAN DEL ROSARIO, WHOSE UNIQUE EYE AND SPECIAL TALENT FOR FINDING THE PERFECT PHOTO MEANs YOU WILL TAKE HOME AMAZING PHOTOS OF YOUR VACATION, EXPERIENCE A NEW CULTURE, AND OF COURSE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN PRACTICAL SAFARI PHOTOGRAPHY FROM CHRISTIAN HIMSELF! Not interested in learning photography? not a problem, You'll come home with super amazing photos of YOU on your vacation taken by christian himself! please read the daily itinerary below. From the moment you arrive at the KILIMANJARO airport, we will take care of everything, impressive accommodations, curated meals, and the best daily safari tours Christian picked himself! ALL PHOTOS YOU SEE ON THIS PAGE WERE TAKEN BY CHRISTIAN ON THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS YOU WILL SEE DURING THIS TRIP. 

THIS TOUR IS OPEN TO 10-15 PARTICIPANTS ONLY PER GROUP. SO RESERVE QUICKLY.

CURRENT ITINERARY

( MAYBE SUBJECT TO MINOR CHANGES )

DAY 1 - GUEST arrivals & transfer to Tarangire National Park

Your Safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania. Upon arrival, you will proceed to the friendly Tanzania customs and immigration clearance. Then you will be met by Christian and our tour representative upon immigration exit. YOU ARE NOW IN AFRICA !!!!

From the airport, you will get the time to enjoy breakfast and freshen up at a lodge in Arusha. Here you will receive a short briefing and get to meet your guide for the whole week.

Before noon, we will drive north of Arusha to Tarangire National Park where you will have your first sightings of wildlife. We will arrive at our next safari lodge for dinner and overnight.

On this night we will stay in our first camp/lodge inside Tarangire National Park (1 night).

* Flight arrival at JRO Airport should be on the morning of Day 1. It is also possible to arrive on an earlier day(s) and we can assist you with booking accommodation for the additional night(s) in Arusha.

Photography by Christian Del Rosario

DAY 2 - Tarangire National Park & Coffee plantation

Start the day with a delicious breakfast at the lodge/camp. After we pack our bags and load the car, we will go on a morning game drive to see more wild animals within the Tarangire National Park. During the game drive, we will also slowly head out of the national park on to our next lodge in the Ngorongoro Highlands. Our next lodge will be at a charming coffee plantation, where you will also get the chance to learn more about the coffee-making process and enjoy delicious coffee from the plantation straight into your cup! We will stay at this lodge for one night.

Photography by Christian Del Rosario

DAY 3- EXPLORING THE NGORONGORO CRATER

DAY 3 - After an early breakfast at the lodge, we will drive and  descend into the crater for an in-depth exploration of this distinctive eco-system. Enjoy abundant wildlife viewing set against the impressive backdrop of the Ngorongoro Crater, the heart of the conservation area. These drives provide one of the best opportunities in Africa to view the Black Rhino, which tend to spend their time on the crater floor. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles; its magical setting and abundant wildlife never fail to enthrall visitors. Another big draw card to this picturesque caldera is it's dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, and if lucky enough you will have chance to see the small cats like the Rare Caracal, Serval Cat, and as well as the African Wild Cat which requires a trained eye to spot.

After our picnic lunch somewhere on the crater floor, we will proceed and drive to the Central East Plain of Serengeti via the Gol Kopjes. We will arrive in our first camp inside the Serengeti just right after sunset and enjoy our first dinner in the Serengeti. ( 3 nights ).

DAY 4 & 5 & 6- EXPLORING THE CENTRAL & EASTERN PLAIN OF SERENGETI

Kopjes are stacks of ancient rocks that jut out of the more recent soil. The soils of the Serengeti consist of volcanic rock and ash. Below it, you’ll find an even older layer of metamorphic rock. If you have watched the “Lion King”, you have seen Pride Rock. Pride Rock is basically a huge kopje that sticks out majestically from the surrounding flat grassland.

This area linking the Southern plain of Serengeti and Central Serengeti is a fragile habitat consisting of ethereal Kopjes and short grass plains. Driving through the Gol Kopjes is always a breathtaking experience with a vision of vast open plains and amazing wildlife. This is gazelle country -- and where there are gazelles -- there are always Cheetahs!

We will continue our game viewing through the Gol Kopjes searching for different wildlife interactions at the area.

Photography by Christian Del Rosario

We will spend each day game viewing around the Central Serengeti plains.

We will depart the lodge before sunrise with a picnic breakfast for a big day in search of the biggest herds of the great Wildebeest migrations. The early morning drive through the Central Serengeti will soak you in the beautiful golden light of an African sunrise.

Among the areas we will visit are the Retima Hippo pool, Maasai and Sametu Kopjes and plains as well as Moru and Gol Kopjes, where we will search for special wildlife interactions and photographic opportunities.

The Central Serengeti and Seronera River valley is home to a great diversity of wildlife due to its unique ecological niches as a transition zone to two distinctly different habitats, where the plain and the woodlands merge and various species of wildlife from both habitats actually coexist.

On day six , we will spend the morning doing another game drive around the Central Serengeti plains before making our way to the Northern park of the park. ( 3 nights )

DAY 7,8, 9 - EXPLORING THE NORTHERN SERENGETI

These next three days and nights will be spent at our northen Serengeti camp. Brace yourself for what would be the pinnacle of our safari trip. We are now in the northern part of the Serengeti which is home to a huge number of resident animals including Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Elephants, Buffalos, Elands, Black Rhinos, and where occasionally African Wild Dogs are even spotted.

After breakfast each day, we will drive through and around Northern Serengeti searching for wildlife interactions.

We will explore the Lobo Valley Kopjes as well as the Bologonja area before getting to Kogatende where the Mara River is situated. This is also a wonderful time of year to witness one of three significant events that happened during the Wildebeest Great Migrations – the annual river crossings! This is one of the top highlights of this trip.

Our days will be made up of a combination of looking for good river crossings and other wildlife interactions along the Mara River, Wogakuria Kopjes as well as the Lamai triangle (A triangular shaped area just north of the Mara River).

We will end each day back in our camp just in time for our delicious dinner and optional campfire gatherings.

DAY 9 - Morning game drive & BUSH FLIGHT FROM Lamai to ARUSHA

Early breakfast at the camp and then leave the camp for Lamai Airstrip with game drives en route. Bush flight from Kogatende to Arusha.

We will make a stop at the cultural heritage for lunch and an optional shopping opportunity for crafts and souvenirs.

You will be transported to our last lodge where you will have dinner and we will have time for debriefing and relaxation.

DAY 10 - Fly back home from Kilimanjaro Airport

This will be our last day, reserved for goodbyes and finalizing your trip. You will be transported from the lodge to the Kilimanjaro Airport according to your booked flight itinerary.

Photography by Christian Del Rosario

Photography by Christian Del Rosario

Photography by Christian Del Rosario

Photography by Christian Del Rosario

DETAILS

TRIP Price: $9300 per person (based on double occupancy)

w/ optional $1000 Single Supplement ( Single room of your own )

Admin fee (when paying by credit card) $326

Tour Price Includes

• Hotel Accommodation - 9 nights room accommodations are provided at the camps and lodges indicated on this itinerary. Accommodations are per person, based on two persons sharing a twin-bedded room or king room with a private bath

• Tours and Sightseeing - by private, safari windowed vehicles (4×4 Extended Toyota Land Cruiser) with highly knowledgable guide(s).

• Private airport transfers and transfers between hotels and lodges.

• All breakfasts, lunches, and dinners

• Professional photos taken by Christian. A private gallery web page will be available for all guests after the trip, where all high-resolution digital copies of the photos will be available for download and use by all guests. Photos will be in digital format. Prints are not included.

• Hands-on photography coaching throughout the tour by Christian and his assistants.

• Shared and limited use of some of Christian’s camera equipment so you can take some super awesome photos!

• Bottled water on hotels/lodges and our vehicle daily.

• Snacks (both healthy and not so healthy but super yummy!) on the vehicle during our safari game drives daily.

• Taxes - all local taxes and hotel taxes are included in the cost of the tour

• All National Park Fees, Concession fees & Reserve Entrance Fees

• All Fuel Costs

• Unlimited Game Drive & Mileage

• Unlimited Beverages such as drinking bottled-water, soft drinks, domestic beer, tea & coffee are provided in the mini-refrigerator installed in the safari vehicle

• Safari Wildlife & Birding Books provided in the vehicle

• Full-time Support from our ground operation team in Tanzania.

• Professional, Certified, Fluent-English Speaking Naturalist Guide with 8 to 15 years of experience

• Internal Airfare / Bush flight from Serengeti back to Arusha

• Temporary Flying Doctors Membership Card for Emergency Evacuation.

• Visa documentation costs and application assistance

Tour Price Does Not Include

• Gratuities to local guides are not included. Guide tips of $350 in cash per guest will be added. To be collected by Christian while in Tanzania.

• Travel insurance

• Excess baggage charges

• Camp/lodge beverages, except water, unless noted above

• Laundry or any other item of a personal nature not specifically mentioned herein.

• Roundtrip Airfare to Tanzania (Kilimanjaro Airport)

PAYMENTS & Cancellation

• AN INITIAL DEPOSIT OF $2500 IS REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY RESERVE AND SECURE A SPOT . THERE ARE ONLY 10-15 SPOTS AVAILABLE.

• THIS DEPOSIT IS FULLY REFUNDABLE IF CANCELLED ON OR BEFORE NOV 15, 2024. AFTER NOV 15, 2024, THIS DEPOSIT IS NOT REFUNDABLE.

• FULL PAYMENT IS REQUIRED ON OR BEFORE JAN 31, 2025. Plus $293 admin fee if paying by credit card.

• PREFERRED PAYMENT METHOD IS DIRECT BANK TRANSFER TO CHRISTIAN’S BUSINESS BANK ACCOUNT.

• GUESTS CANCELING PRIOR TO FEB 28, 2025 WILL RECEIVE A FULL REFUND LESS THE INITIAL $2500 DEPOSIT

• GUESTS CANCELING PRIOR TO MAR 31, 2025 WILL RECEIVE A 50% REFUND OF ALL MONIES ABOVE THE INITIAL DEPOSIT

• NO REFUND ON OR AFTER MARCH 31, 2025 ( EXCEPT IF TRAVEL BANS due to disasters like Covid 19 are put in place. In this case, all monies paid will be 100% refundable. Such was the case in 2020 when all monies were returned to all guests.)

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

All travelers need a passport valid for at least six months AFTER the date of entering Tanzania.

Your passport MUST BE VALID through at least MARCH 2026 or you must renew before travel. Please note that this rule is enforced by TANZANIA.

Got a question?

Please contact Christian via FB Messenger or via email at tripswithxtian@gmail.com

ABOVE: Actual Camps/Lodges photos we have used during our safari. Actual accommodations during your tour may be different but will be very similar in quality.

Christian’s commitment to giving back to help animals

As many of you know, I am very passionate about animals. This opportunity to bring my friends to Africa and experience the joy that animals can bring to our lives brings so much joy to my heart. As my way of giving back to what Africa has given me, I have committed to give back 10% of any profits made from this tour to my chosen animal conservation causes all over Africa. This will include but not limited to donations to Elephant and Rhino protection programs to help stop poaching and killing of these animals. I will also donate to help educational programs around Africa that aid in helping educate African communities to promote harmonious existence between their communities and the animals. By being a participant in these tours, you are also in turn a participant in helping me protect these beautiful animals and the people that live amongst them. So THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

I can’t wait to share with you this amazing experience!!! See you in Africa!!!

THIS TOUR IS OPEN TO 12 PARTICIPANTS ONLY PER GROUP. SO RESERVE QUICKLY.