Your safari begins at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport where you are met and transferred to the domestic Wilson Airport. A scheduled flight of only an hour then takes you to a private landing strip where you are met by a guide and vehicle from Kichwa Tembo Tented camp. It is a 30-minute drive to camp when no doubt you will begin your game-viewing experience. Then it is time to settle into your accommodation – a Superior Tent complete with veranda, day-bed and en suite bathroom with shower and a ‘loo with a view’.

For the next four days the Masai Mara is yours to explore through the lens of your supplied camera. You have an enviable range of equipment to choose from – the lenses provided are the Nikon 600mm F4.0, 500mm F4.0 and the 400mm F2.8 with 1.4 and 2.0 x teleconverters – and you have the expertise of a photographic guide to help develop your own skills. You also enjoy advice and assistance with editing and are presented with a disc with all your images on to take home.

Morning and afternoon game drives are the main focus, led by experienced, sharp-eyed wildlife guides. Each vehicle takes four guests only (a fifth by request) which means a window seat with unrestricted views for everyone and a suitable arrangement for one-to-one tuition from the photography guide. Photographic subjects present themselves as the drive progresses: massed wildebeest herds, big cats, elephants, giraffe, birds, hippos and lurking crocodiles. The scenery is magnificent too… think classic Out of Africa rolling savannah with big skies and iconic flat-topped acacia trees.

There is plenty to do in between game drives when you are back at camp. Partly set under forest, Kichwa Tembo attracts a wealth of birdlife and the savannah views are spectacular, especially from the camp’s famous rim-flow pool. There is Wi-Fi in the main areas of the lodge as well as in your tent, and if you feel like treating yourself, you can book a massage at Kichwa Tembo’s treatment room. You sit down to delicious Pan-African cuisine, generally served outside but also in the privacy of your suite if requested.

After breakfast at Kichwa Tembo you are driven back to the airstrip for the return flight by light aircraft to Nairobi. There is time for some game viewing on the way before the short flight to Wilson Airport and your onward travel arrangements.