Open your photography grand tour with an afternoon in Arusha National Park, where the snow-capped cone of Mount Meru provides a dramatic backdrop for portraits of black-and-white colobus monkeys and giraffe. The park's compact size makes it ideal for practising camera settings before the main safari.
Morning
Arrive Arusha, meet your guide and photography briefing. Lunch at your Arusha hotel before driving 35 km to Arusha National Park.
Afternoon
Afternoon photography drive through the Momella Lakes area and the montane forest zones. Work on colobus monkey portraits and wide-angle Mount Meru compositions.
Evening
Return to Arusha for dinner and overnight at your lodge.
WildlifeBlack-and-white colobus monkey, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, flamingo, warthog, bushbuck
SceneryMount Meru volcanic cone, Momella Lakes reflections, fig-forest canopy light
Arusha NP offers excellent light for photography in the late afternoon. The colobus monkeys in the fig forest near Ngurdoto are usually active and approachable.