Photo Tour Categories

ORYX Photo Tours has since 2010 offered luxury African photography tours with an ever growing portfolio that has expanded to cover every continent on earth. One of our strengths remains constructing the perfect custom photo tour for you! Botswana offers excellent wildlife photography and high end accommodation, and we at ORYX simply love arranging a Private African Photo Safari’s to this landlocked nation for just this reason – bespoke travel doesn’t get better, and the opportunities for a holiday of a lifetime are sensational. Ethiopia is a nation of huge variety, from both a wildlife and cultural standpoint, with high mountain moorlands home to numerous endemics, and hot, Acacia-strewn lowlands, home to some of the most unique tribes on earth. ORYX has a strong connections in Ethiopia, and a tailor made photo safari to this nation is something we do better than anyone! Kenya, the “home of the safari” is a just an amazing place to enjoy a private photo safari with its classic, heart-wrenchingly beautiful scenery, fabulous wildlife and effective travel system to allow easy access to various portions of the country such that bespoke photo tours can function seamlessly. The world’s fourth largest island is Madagascar, and we have a proud tradition of Custom photography tours to this Indian Ocean marvel. A biodiversity hotspot, a tailor made photo safari can easily incorporate the rich eastern rainforests, abode of many lemurs, herps and birds and the dry, spiny and otherworldly south, which is home to the celebrated Ring-tailed Lemur amongst others. A desert wonderland, Namibia showcases colourful, textured desert scenes with surprising amounts of wildlife and is simply perfect for a private photo tour. Aerial photography of the landscape is a must do – something we routinely arrange for tailor made African photography tours! Rwanda lies in Africa’s mountainous central highlands on the edge of the western, “Albertine” Rift and is fast becoming the perfect add-on to one of Kenya or Tanzania due to its habituated Mountain Gorillas. A Private African Photography Tour to this small, friendly nation will surely make you fall in love with the people, gorillas and lovely photo opportunities! Rounding off the southern edge of the “Dark Continent” is South Africa, and what a place for a bespoke photo tour! Home to world-class wildlife photography, wines and food, and backed by sensational accommodation, this has got to be one of the contenders for best place in Africa for a Luxury African Photography Tour! Home to the Serengeti, the world’s most famous game reserve, the stunning Ngorongoro Crater and Africa’s tallest mountain, the iconic Kilimanjaro, Tanzania is an excellent choice for a private photo safari. It is a beautiful country with superb wildlife viewing and is just marvellous for filling ones portfolio with wonderful images and mind with memories on a private photo tour. Zambia receives less attention than it really should! This central African country has a long safari tradition and is well set up to accommodate travellers on a bespoke photo tour; from Victoria Falls to game rich South Luangwa and through to the broad Busanga Plains, Zambia has the wildlife, scenery and accommodation that make it perfect for a Luxury African Safari! Sharing Victoria Falls with its northerly neighbour across the Zambezi, Zimbabwe is another world-class safari destination. Surprisingly well set up for bespoke travel, Zimbabwe protects some sizeable areas which also have incredible accommodations and wildlife, from scenic Mana Pools to rugged Hwange, this nation is an excellent place in which to enjoy a private safari.

Borneo is a tropical island that is home to an astonishingly good level of infrastructure and amazing tropical wildlife! A Custom photography tour could allow you to be photographing Orangutans in the lowland forests of Danum Valley in the morning, and sipping cocktails overlooking the South China Sea by sundown! With superb mammals, birds and macro opportunities, Borneo truly is a good candidate for a private photo tour. India really has few equals – a massive country with diverse cultures, landscapes and wildlife, it is poised to take Asian luxury travel to a new level. It has the history, iconic wildlife and dramatically luxurious accommodation to make bespoke travel a dream. ORYX has a many years of experience in this nation, and we love setting up Private photography holidays to India! Mongolia is remote, but beautiful and truly unique culturally, and is the perfect place for people willing to rough it on an adventurous custom photo tour – the rewards are huge, as will be your photographic portfolio! Nepal is synonymous with the Himalayas, although Bespoke photography Tours to this small nation are typically focussed on Kathmandu and its surrounds’ cultural photography. On clear days, one can sometimes gaze onto the planets most lofty peaks from the capital! An enormous nation, Russia has inhospitable areas that by virtue of their remoteness, are wildlife havens, such as the far north-east: just the place for a photo safari to capture iconic images of Polar Bears and other Arctic wildlife. “Land of the Thunder Dragon”, Bhutan is one of the most beautiful and pristine countries in the world. This mountain nation still retains much of its forest cover, and also has a very strong cultural identity, which is evidenced in the dress traditions of the people. Visiting a dzong, or “temple fortress” is a must on a Bespoke photo tour! Sri Lanka is a friendly country that is well suited to offering a Private photography tour. Home to a variety of Asian wildlife, it offers superb opportunities to photograph Leopard and Asian Elephant, and furthermore is an endemic hotspot, meaning that itinerant wildlife photographers will benefit immensely from a custom photo tour to this island!

Antarctica is truly a frontier of travel, but we can do a Tailor made photo safari to this outlandish place – this is bespoke travel at its most outlandish! Papua New Guinea is best known for its Birds of Paradise and wildly decorated tribes. It is an island that is covered in large tracks of tropical forest, is still fairly wild, and begging to be explored on a photo safari! Photographing mainly from hides, Finland allows excellent opportunities to photograph Eurasian wildlife such as Wolverine, Brown Bear, Golden Eagle, Black Grouse and Great Grey Owl and is place that is perfectly set up for a Private Photo Tour. Svalbard is truly the gateway to the Arctic and is the best place to photograph the iconic Polar Bear, and ORYX can arrange Bespoke Photo Tours to this fascinating archipelago. Alaska is the USA’s most sparsely populated state, but on the reverse side it has excellent wildlife areas which benefit from the low human populations. It is wild, beautiful and a place that is perfect for a photography tour. At the junction of North and South America, Panama is a rainforest clad country that is the perfect introduction to Neotropical wildlife. With a huge array of birds, amphibians and mammals and an excellent ground team, a bespoke photo tour to Panama can be arranged that will deliver superb photographic opportunities! Argentina and Chile share the sensational landscapes of Patagonia, an area that is known for its craggy mountains, ice, and Pumas, and Photo safari’s to these countries are excellent ways to enjoy these worthy photographic subjects. A Photo safari to Bolivia is a landscape photographers dream, with an incredible array of colours and textures on Salar de Uyuni and the Andes! Brazil is the undoubtedly the best wildlife destination in South America, and one that is well suited to bespoke travel. Home to the Pantanal, the best place on earth to see Jaguars, a tailor made safari to this sizeable country is sure to deliver an amazing holiday and portfolio of images! An incredible country, Colombia is now a safe and appealing travel destination with a huge cultural appeal, making it an attractive place to enjoy a Photography tour. Ecuador and its most celebrated island, the Galapagos, are products of various geographical and environmental factors, with a Private Photo tour to these areas able to offer incredible biological treasures as well as rich cultural experiences. Many people associate the high Andes with Peru, and this country is certainly home to some of the most legendary South American scenery such as around Machu Picchu, making it a must for a Tailor Made photo safari!