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Photographing Tigers with Penny Robartes

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A Private Tigers & Mountain Gorillas Photo Tour, Part 1   On the 21 February 2025, my repeat guests and I would embark on a photographic exploration and experience covering two endangered species; one critically so, and both as large as life.   From the 21 February to the 2 March 2025, we would be ... Read more
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Tiger Canyons with Penny Robartes

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In July 2024, sitting at a table under the night sky in Botswana, my guests and I were discussing new destinations that they wanted me to suggest for them. They were looking for something very different, a wildlife experience that perhaps they haven’t yet had. This was our second private photo tour together, and they ... Read more
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Tswalu Kalahari with Daniel Bailey

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Imagine embarking on a journey to one of the most remote and breathtaking corners of Southern Africa, where the endless dunes of red sand meet the vast sky, and every sunrise brings the promise of adventure. This is the essence of a private photo safari to Motse Lodge at Tswalu Kalahari, guided by ORYX leader ... Read more
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Ngala & MalaMala Private Game Reserves with Penny Robartes

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Part 2: MalaMala Private Game Reserve   While we had a great wildlife and photographic experience at Ngala, I was extremely excited to be back at MalaMala and to show mu guests exactly why this reserve is one of my ultimates to travel to for wildlife photography. As with Ngala that lies north of MalaMala, ... Read more
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Ngala & MalaMala Private Game Reserves with Penny Robartes

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Part 1: Ngala Private Game Reserve   It is March, and I get to welcome my regular private guests from Austria on a photo safari to two iconic wildlife areas in South Africa during a season that they have never experienced before.   Welcome to Ngala & MalaMala Private Game Reserves in South Africa during ... Read more
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Tswalu Private Game Reserve with Penny Robartes

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In May 2023, I led a couple on a private Photo Tour to Tswalu Private Game Reserve. Tswalu is a luxury eco-tourism property that was pioneered by the Oppenheimer family’s vision to restore the astounding biodiversity of the Kalahari and support sustainable conservation. It is the biggest privately protected wildlife reserve in South Africa. I ... Read more
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“The Land of Giants & Big Cats” – Mashatu Photo Safari with Daniel Bailey

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Step into the heart of the untamed wilderness, where colossal giants roam freely, and the kings and queens of the savannah reign supreme. Recently, ORYX Photo Tours embarked on a thrilling photographic safari to the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana, led by the seasoned Photo Tour Leader, Daniel Bailey. From September 5th to 10th, 2023, ... Read more
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Masai Mara’s Great Wildebeest Migration with Penny Robartes

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In August 2022, I led my Kenya – Best of the Mara Migration Photo Tour which took my guests and I to Kenya’s Masai Mara for a week of wildlife photography and a whirlwind of sightings and experiences. As calendar months go, the annual Great Migration typically reaches the plains of the Masai Mara from ... Read more
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Sabi Sabi Game Reserve with Penny Robartes

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After saying farewell to three of the four guests on my Sabi Sands: The Big 5 Photo Tour, so began my remaining guest's private photo tour where we would spend an additional night at Inyati before getting a transfer the following morning to our next location; Sabi Sabi Game Reserve. It was quite strange heading back ... Read more
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Trip Report – Madikwe: Big 5 & Hides Photo Tour 2022

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“Anything specific that you are interested in photographing?” I asked “Wild dogs!” they all replied. It’s a question I ask at the start of every photo tour and at most destinations this particular answer leaves me quite perturbed as wild dogs can be notoriously difficult to find, fortunately on ORYX's Madikwe Photo Tour, this is ... Read more
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