Photo Safari Features

Photographic hides

Our unique photographic hides of Derek’s own design are a special feature of Shenton Safaris. These hides are guaranteed to get you close enough to the wildlife to take a whole host of stunning photos – in complete safety. We offer the following photographic hides:

• Hippo hide
• Elephant hide
• Carmine bee-eater hide
• Mwamba’s last waterhole hide
• and sometimes, additional mobile hides

Wildlife Photography

Our hides have certainly turned the heads of the professionals. We have been visited by world-renowned wildlife photographer Frans Lanting of National Geographic (multiple times, including the time when Frans and National Geographic returned for a month, cancelling all other camps in the valley to extend their stay with us again and again) , Owen Prumm of Discovery Channel, David Rogers of Africa Geographic, Lynn Johnsson of National Geographic and various independent film makers Peter Lamberti (Valley of the Golden Baboon).

The BBC used our hippo hide in the filming of the “Wild Africa Series.”