Safari
Africa Wildlife Extreme Photo Safari (Piper Mackay)
Outside protected areasby Piper Mackay Photography
A 10-night Kenya photo safari led by Piper Mackay combining exclusive ground-level day and night hides at a tented camp on the Ewaso Ngiro in the South Rift, two one-hour helicopter flights over lakes Magadi and Natron for flamingo abstracts, a northern conservancy search for the black leopard Giza, and low-door vehicles in a Mara conservancy.
Details
- Feeding not stated
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Piper Mackay
- Route
- Starts and ends in Nairobi
- Visits
- Nairobi (Karen), South Rift (Ewaso Ngiro), Lake Magadi, Lake Natron, Laikipia and Mara conservancy
- Length
- 11 days
- Group size
- Up to 8 people
- Language
- English
Months
- January, open
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Jan
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Nairobi time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| JanIn season | 06:40– | 18:18– | 12h 11m12 h 11 min | 70° |
| Feb | 06:46– | 18:23– | 12h 9m12 h 9 min | 79° |
| Mar | 06:42– | 18:18– | 12h 7m12 h 7 min | 89° |
| Apr | 06:34– | 18:07– | 12h 5m12 h 5 min | 79° |
| May | 06:31– | 18:02– | 12h 4m12 h 4 min | 70° |
| Jun | 06:35– | 18:05– | 12h 3m12 h 3 min | 65° |
| Jul | 06:41– | 18:11– | 12h 3m12 h 3 min | 67° |
| Aug | 06:39– | 18:11– | 12h 4m12 h 4 min | 75° |
| Sep | 06:28– | 18:04– | 12h 6m12 h 6 min | 86° |
| Oct | 06:18– | 17:55– | 12h 8m12 h 8 min | 83° |
| Nov | 06:16– | 17:54– | 12h 11m12 h 11 min | 73° |
| Dec | 06:25– | 18:04– | 12h 12m12 h 12 min | 68° |