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Moments from the field

Every photo here was taken on one of our own trips — no stock images. Big cats, elephants, the great migration, the Ngorongoro Crater, camp life and the sunsets that end a long game drive.

Elephant herd walking through golden grass on the Serengeti plains — Elephant herd on the plains A breeding herd moves through waist-high grass in the late afternoon.

Leopard lying on a rocky outcrop in the Serengeti — Leopard on the rocks Found late in the afternoon along a dry riverbed.

Long column of wildebeest crossing open grassland during the great migration — The migration on the move Part of the great migration, strung out across the plain.

Snow on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro — Mount Kilimanjaro

White sand and turquoise water on the Zanzibar coast — Zanzibar

Guided community visit in northern Tanzania — Cultural visit

Elephant family standing together in open Serengeti grassland — Elephants at rest Cows and calves bunched together in the heat of the day.

Close portrait of a leopard resting among rocks — Leopard portrait

Leopard walking away across a rocky riverbed — Leopard moving off

Cheetah sitting almost hidden in tall golden grass — Cheetah in the grass Cheetah hold still in cover like this for a long time before a hunt.

Cheetah mother sitting upright with two grown cubs lying beside her — Cheetah family

Three cheetah resting in the shade of a safari vehicle — Cheetah beside the vehicle They use the shade of a parked vehicle as readily as a bush.

Lioness lying on a gravel safari track looking at the camera — Lioness on the track

Young lion resting on a granite kopje among dry grass — Lion on a kopje Kopjes give lion shade, height and a view over the plains.

Lion pride lying together in long green grass — Pride at rest

Two lions feeding on a wildebeest carcass in dry grass — Lions on a kill

Lioness standing over a fresh wildebeest kill in long grass — Lioness with her kill

Guests watching a lioness on a kill from the open roof of a safari vehicle — Watching from the roof hatch Sightings like this are the reason the roof hatch stays open.

Lions resting on the grass with safari vehicles lined up behind them — Lions and game drives

Group of lionesses and a young male lying in afternoon light — Pride in the afternoon

Two lions asleep in the grass after feeding — Sleeping it off

Close side view of a lioness lying in grass — Lioness up close

Lioness sitting on burnt ground in early morning light — Lioness at sunrise First light is when the plains are busiest.

Two lion cubs sitting on a picnic table under a thatched shelter — Cubs at the picnic site A picnic site the lion had claimed for the morning.

Pair of rhino grazing on the open floor of the Ngorongoro Crater — Rhino on the crater floor Rhino sightings in the crater are never guaranteed, which is why they count.

Two rhino grazing side by side on short crater grassland — Grazing rhino

Two Masai giraffe stretching down to browse a low acacia — Giraffe browsing

Bull elephant feeding on green bush in Tanzania — Bull elephant browsing

Bull elephant with long tusks feeding among doum palms — Elephant among the palms

Elephant standing right beside the window of a safari vehicle — Elephant at the window Engine off, no one moves, and the elephant walks past.

Elephant trunk and tusk filling the window frame of a safari vehicle — Close encounter

Spotted hyena crouching to drink at the edge of a waterhole — Hyena at the water

Spotted hyena standing alert on short dry grassland — Hyena on the plains

Deep red sunset behind a single acacia tree on the plains — Sunset, lone tree The end of a long game drive.

Orange sunset through acacia trees above a safari tented camp — Sunset over camp

Safari tented camp under trees with the sun setting behind it — Tented camp at dusk Camps sit right in the bush — the plains start at the tent door.

Red sun dropping behind silhouetted acacia trees — Last light

Safari vehicle parked on a track under a burning orange sunset sky — Game drive at sunset

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