Tanzania is the quintessential African destination; this country’s world famous parks and abounding wildlife provide for the ultimate photographic and travel experience.

Oryx’s 2013 Tanzania Migration and Wildebeest Calving Photographic Safari is specifically timed for one of the greatest shows on Earth, the calving of huge numbers of Wildebeest on the Serengeti Plains. Our tour also takes in the fabulous Ngorongoro Crater, home to the world’s highest density of large predators.

Oryx leader Elliott Neep, who successfully led our 2011 and 2012 Tanzania Migration and Wildebeest Calving Photographic safaris, captured April’s Image of the Month. This heart-warming image shows two Cheetah cubs playing at Ndutu in the southern Serengeti, Elliott’s favorite location in Tanzania.

“We'd had a couple of amazing days with the big cats already, so I asked my clients how they would feel about spending the entire day just following one Cheetah family - to gain more of an insight into their fragile lives. They jumped at the chance! The Cheetah that we focused our attention on was a mother and three young cubs that we'd seen the day before. The cubs raced around their mother at break-neck speed - tripping, leaping, fighting, and pouncing. All good training for their hunting skills. These two cubs in particular were really active, repeatedly chasing and tackling one another. I tracked this pair in the viewfinder and photographed them with bursts of 2-3 frames as they were airborne or scrapping.”

We invite you to join Elliot on Oryx’s 2013 Tanzania Migration and Wildebeest Calving Photographic Safari and experience for yourself the unbeatable photographic opportunities that Tanzania has to offer. Our next Tanzania Migration tour is scheduled to run from 12 to 22 February 2013.

Camera: Nikon D3s
Lens: Nikon 600mm f/4 VRII
Exposure: 1/1000th at f/5.6 on ISO800
Support: Beanbag on vehicle door