Photo Tours and Safaris Worldwide
Mary and I personally conduct several photo safaris each year. We have been leading safaris to Africa since 1987, and we never do a tour or safari before we personally check it out for every aspect of a great trip.
All of our trips are tailored to your needs and
we only deal with small groups.
A very important point! The information you will find below may be a brochure or a scouting report that may not be current, or describing a forthcoming trip. Some trips fill simply via our inquiry list, and not from a formal posting or brochure. If YOU ARE INTERESTED in anything you see below, contact our office so that you will be on a 'First Contact' list when a trip is being offered. Some tours and safaris are completely filled in this fashion and are never posted or advertised, so please....
For information on our photo tours and safaris,
please choose:
Costa Rica Hummmingbirds, Wildlife,
and the Arenal Volcano
(.......) March 2-12, 2010
Costa Rica is famous for its hummingbirds, tropical wildlife, hospitality, and spectacular scenery, and we'll be enjoying all of these on this, our first photo tour to Costa Rica! We'll start our trip at Costa Rica's most famous volcano, Arenal, where we'll stay at the Arenal Observatory, providing wonderful views, day and night, of this erupting volcano. The tour will continue with a day of photography at a reptile collection, wildlife in various locations as we travel, and two different hummingbird locales where we could shoot a total of over 20 species. The trip is limited to only six participants and we'll be using three of our high speed flash setups for the hummingbird photography!
Jaguars and the Wildlife of the Pantanal
(.........) August , 2010
This trip booked full hours after being offered. We intend to do this trip again in 2010. Although there is no brochure at this time, the Trip Report will give you most of the details.
We'll be doing another trip to the world's largest wetlands, Brazil's Pantanal, devoting most of our time in searching for jaguars, the New World's largest, and the world's third largest, cat. While we will do all we can to maximize our chances for photographing wild jaguars we will also be photographing the Pantanal's other incredibly diverse wildlife. Other species we can expect include giant otters, jabiru storks at the nest, hyacinth macaws, other parrot species, a variety of song, perch, and water/wading birds, birds of prey, kingfishers - the best location in the world, pootoos, caimens, anacondas, and other reptiles, amphibians, and insects. I expect this to be one of our most exciting destinations in 2010, so if you're interested, get on to our first-contact list ASAP.
Kenya PHOTO SAFARI - Samburu, Nakuru, and the Masai Mara
(.........) October 9 - 23, 2010 and (.........) October 31 - November 18 , 2010
These are among our most popular, and difficult to get into, tours.
We'll be visiting the three best game-viewing and photography destinations in Kenya, and probably in all of Africa. Each locale is unique, with the endemic species of semi-arid Samburu -- gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, Gunther's dik-dik, and of course great elephants and a wonderful chance of leopard. Samburu's bird photography is extraordinary, too. Lake Nakuru is famous for its flamingos -- sometimes numbering in the millions, but it also has a candy-store variety of mammals, including great white rhino, Rothschild's giraffes, and baboons, vervet monkeys, leopards, various antelopes, and many species of birds. The crown jewel is the Masai Mara, and our tours are virtually the only photography tours that visit three distinct locations within this incredibly rich park. By staying at three different camps -- in the south, the west, and finally the east, we'll maximize our game-viewing with minimum driving, concentrating on the rich game of the region. Our subjects -- the best! Including wonderful cheetah opportunities, great lion prides, hyenas, jackals, leopards, all the plains game, crocs, hippos, elephants, and many species of birds, both song and birds-of-prey. Our trips are limited to 3 photographers per vehicle! Price is from Nairobi, and includes all food, lodging, fees, and ground transportation.
Fee: $8,695
Rwanda's MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
(.....) October 23-31, 2010.
Rwanda's mountain gorillas are perhaps the premiere and most spectacular wildlife encounter any wildlife photographer and wildlife lover can have.
Participants Limit: 5 Fee: TBA
Photographing the gorillas is almost a life-changing experience. It is magical, exhilarating, and extremely productive. Rwanda is a magical, scenically beautiful country that is safe, tourist-friendly, and surprisingly comfortable. Features 5 days of Mountain Gorilla permits and an extra full day for photographing the landscapes and the people.
TheGnu Birthing Season
January 29 - February 12, 2011
February 12-26, 2011
Tanzania's Serengeti is world-famous and justly so. It is a sweeping, spectacular landscape with herds of gnus and zebras, with grassy plains dotted with spectacular granite kopjes, the home of lions and cheetahs. We'll be visiting two different locations in the Serengeti, as well as the incredible Ngorongoro Crater -- a wildlife mecca that is home to extremely trusty wildlife species. Our visit is timed to be in the prime areas for witnessing the birthing of the wildebeest (gnus) and all the drama often associated with this spectacle. Contact our office for an immediate email notification when we prepare to do this trip.
Ethiopia's Mountain Mammals
(.........) November 28 - December 8, 2010 - contact our office
Ethiopian wolves, ibex, hamadryas baboons, lammagyer vultures, and spectacular landscapes. This safari will be devoted to the exotic wildlife of the incredible highlands of Ethiopia.
The Ultimate India Tiger Photo Safari
Feb. 28 - March 19, 2011
There is no better itinerary available for photographing the endangered Bengal tiger. We'll be visiting three of the best parks for tigers -- Bandhavgarh, Kanha, and Pench, with an optional extension to Satpura, and all of these parks are within a half-day's drive of one another. Once we are afield we will not lose a day to travel, and each day we'll have the chance to see and photograph tigers, as well as a variety of other species.
Limited to Ten Participants with only TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS per jeep, this trip offers the ultimate in shooting opportunities, both in our locations and in our logistics.
Torres del Paine, in the fabled land of Patagonia, the windy mountains and steppes of southern Argentina and Chile, sports some of the most spectacular landscapes on earth. The horns and towers of the the Paine masiff are almost beyond description, rising abruptly from the relatively flat steppes of Patagonia. This trip will be primarily scenics, with views of the mountain dominating our agenda, but there is a surprising amount of diversity available with wildlife, flowers, gauchos, and more.
Dates: We may be offering this trip in the fall of 2010. Price: TBA If you are interested in this tour, or of joining me on a special Puma photography expedition, contact our office.
The Best Location for Bird Photography I've ever seen! CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR THE POSSIBLIITY OF A FUTURE TRIP! We have kept our brochure up so that you will know what to expect from this very rewarding, bird photography trip.
Think about the King, Gentoo, Rockhopper, and Magellanic Penguins, the black-browed albatrosses, striated caracaras, kelp and upland geese, giant petrels, elephant seals, and more we film on these photo safaris!
Contact us by e-mail.
info@hoothollow.com
Or FAX us at: (717) 543-6423.
Photo Tours and Safaris Worldwide
Mary and I personally conduct several photo safaris each year. We have been leading safaris to Africa since 1987, and we never do a tour or safari before we personally check it out for every aspect of a great trip.
All of our trips are tailored to your needs and
we only deal with small groups.
A very important point! The information you will find below may be a brochure or a scouting report that may not be current, or describing a forthcoming trip. Some trips fill simply via our inquiry list, and not from a formal posting or brochure. If YOU ARE INTERESTED in anything you see below, contact our office so that you will be on a 'First Contact' list when a trip is being offered. Some tours and safaris are completely filled in this fashion and are never posted or advertised, so please....
For information on our photo tours and safaris,
please choose:
Costa Rica Hummmingbirds, Wildlife,
and the Arenal Volcano
(.......) March 2-12, 2010
Costa Rica is famous for its hummingbirds, tropical wildlife, hospitality, and spectacular scenery, and we'll be enjoying all of these on this, our first photo tour to Costa Rica! We'll start our trip at Costa Rica's most famous volcano, Arenal, where we'll stay at the Arenal Observatory, providing wonderful views, day and night, of this erupting volcano. The tour will continue with a day of photography at a reptile collection, wildlife in various locations as we travel, and two different hummingbird locales where we could shoot a total of over 20 species. The trip is limited to only six participants and we'll be using three of our high speed flash setups for the hummingbird photography!
Jaguars and the Wildlife of the Pantanal
(.........) August , 2010
This trip booked full hours after being offered. We intend to do this trip again in 2010. Although there is no brochure at this time, the Trip Report will give you most of the details.
We'll be doing another trip to the world's largest wetlands, Brazil's Pantanal, devoting most of our time in searching for jaguars, the New World's largest, and the world's third largest, cat. While we will do all we can to maximize our chances for photographing wild jaguars we will also be photographing the Pantanal's other incredibly diverse wildlife. Other species we can expect include giant otters, jabiru storks at the nest, hyacinth macaws, other parrot species, a variety of song, perch, and water/wading birds, birds of prey, kingfishers - the best location in the world, pootoos, caimens, anacondas, and other reptiles, amphibians, and insects. I expect this to be one of our most exciting destinations in 2010, so if you're interested, get on to our first-contact list ASAP.
Kenya PHOTO SAFARI - Samburu, Nakuru, and the Masai Mara
(.........) October 9 - 23, 2010 and (.........) October 31 - November 18 , 2010
These are among our most popular, and difficult to get into, tours.
We'll be visiting the three best game-viewing and photography destinations in Kenya, and probably in all of Africa. Each locale is unique, with the endemic species of semi-arid Samburu -- gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, Gunther's dik-dik, and of course great elephants and a wonderful chance of leopard. Samburu's bird photography is extraordinary, too. Lake Nakuru is famous for its flamingos -- sometimes numbering in the millions, but it also has a candy-store variety of mammals, including great white rhino, Rothschild's giraffes, and baboons, vervet monkeys, leopards, various antelopes, and many species of birds. The crown jewel is the Masai Mara, and our tours are virtually the only photography tours that visit three distinct locations within this incredibly rich park. By staying at three different camps -- in the south, the west, and finally the east, we'll maximize our game-viewing with minimum driving, concentrating on the rich game of the region. Our subjects -- the best! Including wonderful cheetah opportunities, great lion prides, hyenas, jackals, leopards, all the plains game, crocs, hippos, elephants, and many species of birds, both song and birds-of-prey. Our trips are limited to 3 photographers per vehicle! Price is from Nairobi, and includes all food, lodging, fees, and ground transportation.
Fee: $8,695
Rwanda's MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
(.....) October 23-31, 2010.
Rwanda's mountain gorillas are perhaps the premiere and most spectacular wildlife encounter any wildlife photographer and wildlife lover can have.
Participants Limit: 5 Fee: TBA
Photographing the gorillas is almost a life-changing experience. It is magical, exhilarating, and extremely productive. Rwanda is a magical, scenically beautiful country that is safe, tourist-friendly, and surprisingly comfortable. Features 5 days of Mountain Gorilla permits and an extra full day for photographing the landscapes and the people.
TheGnu Birthing Season
January 29 - February 12, 2011
February 12-26, 2011
Tanzania's Serengeti is world-famous and justly so. It is a sweeping, spectacular landscape with herds of gnus and zebras, with grassy plains dotted with spectacular granite kopjes, the home of lions and cheetahs. We'll be visiting two different locations in the Serengeti, as well as the incredible Ngorongoro Crater -- a wildlife mecca that is home to extremely trusty wildlife species. Our visit is timed to be in the prime areas for witnessing the birthing of the wildebeest (gnus) and all the drama often associated with this spectacle. Contact our office for an immediate email notification when we prepare to do this trip.
Ethiopia's Mountain Mammals
(.........) November 28 - December 8, 2010 - contact our office
Ethiopian wolves, ibex, hamadryas baboons, lammagyer vultures, and spectacular landscapes. This safari will be devoted to the exotic wildlife of the incredible highlands of Ethiopia.
The Ultimate India Tiger Photo Safari
Feb. 28 - March 19, 2011
There is no better itinerary available for photographing the endangered Bengal tiger. We'll be visiting three of the best parks for tigers -- Bandhavgarh, Kanha, and Pench, with an optional extension to Satpura, and all of these parks are within a half-day's drive of one another. Once we are afield we will not lose a day to travel, and each day we'll have the chance to see and photograph tigers, as well as a variety of other species.
Limited to Ten Participants with only TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS per jeep, this trip offers the ultimate in shooting opportunities, both in our locations and in our logistics.
Torres del Paine, in the fabled land of Patagonia, the windy mountains and steppes of southern Argentina and Chile, sports some of the most spectacular landscapes on earth. The horns and towers of the the Paine masiff are almost beyond description, rising abruptly from the relatively flat steppes of Patagonia. This trip will be primarily scenics, with views of the mountain dominating our agenda, but there is a surprising amount of diversity available with wildlife, flowers, gauchos, and more.
Dates: We may be offering this trip in the fall of 2010. Price: TBA If you are interested in this tour, or of joining me on a special Puma photography expedition, contact our office.
The Best Location for Bird Photography I've ever seen! CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR THE POSSIBLIITY OF A FUTURE TRIP! We have kept our brochure up so that you will know what to expect from this very rewarding, bird photography trip.
Think about the King, Gentoo, Rockhopper, and Magellanic Penguins, the black-browed albatrosses, striated caracaras, kelp and upland geese, giant petrels, elephant seals, and more we film on these photo safaris!
Contact us by e-mail.
info@hoothollow.com
Or FAX us at: (717) 543-6423.
Photo Tours and Safaris Worldwide
Photo Tours and Safaris Worldwide
Mary and I personally conduct several photo safaris each year. We have been leading safaris to Africa since 1987, and we never do a tour or safari before we personally check it out for every aspect of a great trip.
All of our trips are tailored to your needs and
we only deal with small groups.
A very important point! The information you will find below may be a brochure or a scouting report that may not be current, or describing a forthcoming trip. Some trips fill simply via our inquiry list, and not from a formal posting or brochure. If YOU ARE INTERESTED in anything you see below, contact our office so that you will be on a 'First Contact' list when a trip is being offered. Some tours and safaris are completely filled in this fashion and are never posted or advertised, so please....
Mary and I personally conduct several photo safaris each year. We have been leading safaris to Africa since 1987, and we never do a tour or safari before we personally check it out for every aspect of a great trip.
All of our trips are tailored to your needs and
we only deal with small groups.
For information on our photo tours and safaris,
please choose:
Costa Rica Hummmingbirds, Wildlife,
and the Arenal Volcano
(.......) March 2-12, 2010
Costa Rica is famous for its hummingbirds, tropical wildlife, hospitality, and spectacular scenery, and we'll be enjoying all of these on this, our first photo tour to Costa Rica! We'll start our trip at Costa Rica's most famous volcano, Arenal, where we'll stay at the Arenal Observatory, providing wonderful views, day and night, of this erupting volcano. The tour will continue with a day of photography at a reptile collection, wildlife in various locations as we travel, and two different hummingbird locales where we could shoot a total of over 20 species. The trip is limited to only six participants and we'll be using three of our high speed flash setups for the hummingbird photography!
For information on our photo tours and safaris,
please choose:
Costa Rica Hummmingbirds, Wildlife,
and the Arenal Volcano
(.......) March 2-12, 2010
Costa Rica is famous for its hummingbirds, tropical wildlife, hospitality, and spectacular scenery, and we'll be enjoying all of these on this, our first photo tour to Costa Rica! We'll start our trip at Costa Rica's most famous volcano, Arenal, where we'll stay at the Arenal Observatory, providing wonderful views, day and night, of this erupting volcano. The tour will continue with a day of photography at a reptile collection, wildlife in various locations as we travel, and two different hummingbird locales where we could shoot a total of over 20 species. The trip is limited to only six participants and we'll be using three of our high speed flash setups for the hummingbird photography!
Jaguars and the Wildlife of the Pantanal
(.........) August , 2010
This trip booked full hours after being offered. We intend to do this trip again in 2010. Although there is no brochure at this time, the Trip Report will give you most of the details.
We'll be doing another trip to the world's largest wetlands, Brazil's Pantanal, devoting most of our time in searching for jaguars, the New World's largest, and the world's third largest, cat. While we will do all we can to maximize our chances for photographing wild jaguars we will also be photographing the Pantanal's other incredibly diverse wildlife. Other species we can expect include giant otters, jabiru storks at the nest, hyacinth macaws, other parrot species, a variety of song, perch, and water/wading birds, birds of prey, kingfishers - the best location in the world, pootoos, caimens, anacondas, and other reptiles, amphibians, and insects. I expect this to be one of our most exciting destinations in 2010, so if you're interested, get on to our first-contact list ASAP.
Kenya PHOTO SAFARI - Samburu, Nakuru, and the Masai Mara
(.........) October 9 - 23, 2010 and (.........) October 31 - November 18 , 2010
These are among our most popular, and difficult to get into, tours.
We'll be visiting the three best game-viewing and photography destinations in Kenya, and probably in all of Africa. Each locale is unique, with the endemic species of semi-arid Samburu -- gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, Gunther's dik-dik, and of course great elephants and a wonderful chance of leopard. Samburu's bird photography is extraordinary, too. Lake Nakuru is famous for its flamingos -- sometimes numbering in the millions, but it also has a candy-store variety of mammals, including great white rhino, Rothschild's giraffes, and baboons, vervet monkeys, leopards, various antelopes, and many species of birds. The crown jewel is the Masai Mara, and our tours are virtually the only photography tours that visit three distinct locations within this incredibly rich park. By staying at three different camps -- in the south, the west, and finally the east, we'll maximize our game-viewing with minimum driving, concentrating on the rich game of the region. Our subjects -- the best! Including wonderful cheetah opportunities, great lion prides, hyenas, jackals, leopards, all the plains game, crocs, hippos, elephants, and many species of birds, both song and birds-of-prey. Our trips are limited to 3 photographers per vehicle! Price is from Nairobi, and includes all food, lodging, fees, and ground transportation.
Fee: $8,695
Rwanda's MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
(.....) October 23-31, 2010.
Rwanda's mountain gorillas are perhaps the premiere and most spectacular wildlife encounter any wildlife photographer and wildlife lover can have.
Participants Limit: 5 Fee: TBA
Photographing the gorillas is almost a life-changing experience. It is magical, exhilarating, and extremely productive. Rwanda is a magical, scenically beautiful country that is safe, tourist-friendly, and surprisingly comfortable. Features 5 days of Mountain Gorilla permits and an extra full day for photographing the landscapes and the people.
TheGnu Birthing Season
January 29 - February 12, 2011
February 12-26, 2011
Tanzania's Serengeti is world-famous and justly so. It is a sweeping, spectacular landscape with herds of gnus and zebras, with grassy plains dotted with spectacular granite kopjes, the home of lions and cheetahs. We'll be visiting two different locations in the Serengeti, as well as the incredible Ngorongoro Crater -- a wildlife mecca that is home to extremely trusty wildlife species. Our visit is timed to be in the prime areas for witnessing the birthing of the wildebeest (gnus) and all the drama often associated with this spectacle. Contact our office for an immediate email notification when we prepare to do this trip.
Ethiopia's Mountain Mammals
(.........) November 28 - December 8, 2010 - contact our office
Ethiopian wolves, ibex, hamadryas baboons, lammagyer vultures, and spectacular landscapes. This safari will be devoted to the exotic wildlife of the incredible highlands of Ethiopia.
The Ultimate India Tiger Photo Safari
Feb. 28 - March 19, 2011
There is no better itinerary available for photographing the endangered Bengal tiger. We'll be visiting three of the best parks for tigers -- Bandhavgarh, Kanha, and Pench, with an optional extension to Satpura, and all of these parks are within a half-day's drive of one another. Once we are afield we will not lose a day to travel, and each day we'll have the chance to see and photograph tigers, as well as a variety of other species.
Limited to Ten Participants with only TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS per jeep, this trip offers the ultimate in shooting opportunities, both in our locations and in our logistics.
TheGnu Birthing Season
January 29 - February 12, 2011
February 12-26, 2011
Tanzania's Serengeti is world-famous and justly so. It is a sweeping, spectacular landscape with herds of gnus and zebras, with grassy plains dotted with spectacular granite kopjes, the home of lions and cheetahs. We'll be visiting two different locations in the Serengeti, as well as the incredible Ngorongoro Crater -- a wildlife mecca that is home to extremely trusty wildlife species. Our visit is timed to be in the prime areas for witnessing the birthing of the wildebeest (gnus) and all the drama often associated with this spectacle. Contact our office for an immediate email notification when we prepare to do this trip.
Ethiopia's Mountain Mammals
(.........) November 28 - December 8, 2010 - contact our office
Ethiopian wolves, ibex, hamadryas baboons, lammagyer vultures, and spectacular landscapes. This safari will be devoted to the exotic wildlife of the incredible highlands of Ethiopia.
The Ultimate India Tiger Photo Safari
Feb. 28 - March 19, 2011
There is no better itinerary available for photographing the endangered Bengal tiger. We'll be visiting three of the best parks for tigers -- Bandhavgarh, Kanha, and Pench, with an optional extension to Satpura, and all of these parks are within a half-day's drive of one another. Once we are afield we will not lose a day to travel, and each day we'll have the chance to see and photograph tigers, as well as a variety of other species.
Limited to Ten Participants with only TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS per jeep, this trip offers the ultimate in shooting opportunities, both in our locations and in our logistics.
Torres del Paine, in the fabled land of Patagonia, the windy mountains and steppes of southern Argentina and Chile, sports some of the most spectacular landscapes on earth. The horns and towers of the the Paine masiff are almost beyond description, rising abruptly from the relatively flat steppes of Patagonia. This trip will be primarily scenics, with views of the mountain dominating our agenda, but there is a surprising amount of diversity available with wildlife, flowers, gauchos, and more.
Dates: We may be offering this trip in the fall of 2010. Price: TBA If you are interested in this tour, or of joining me on a special Puma photography expedition, contact our office.
The Best Location for Bird Photography I've ever seen! CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR THE POSSIBLIITY OF A FUTURE TRIP! We have kept our brochure up so that you will know what to expect from this very rewarding, bird photography trip.
Think about the King, Gentoo, Rockhopper, and Magellanic Penguins, the black-browed albatrosses, striated caracaras, kelp and upland geese, giant petrels, elephant seals, and more we film on these photo safaris!
