Tanzania Wild Lens: 7-Day Filming Safari
7 Days of Filming & Photography for Filmmakers, Content Creators, Documentary Makers and YouTubers, by NS Camera
Empakaai Crater: Halidtz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flamingos at Lake Natron: Christoph Strässler, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Flamingos on Lake Natron: Richard Mortel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · Ol Doinyo Lengai: Clem23, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lioness in a tree at Lake Manyara: Wolves201, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Business licence required for filming
Every client who wants to film must hold their own business licence. TANAPA requires it before it grants permission to film in the national parks.
Quick Expedition Facts
Trip Overview
A seven-day filming and photography safari by Tanzania Wild Lens (NS Camera) and Strenger African Safaris, for filmmakers, content creators, documentary makers and YouTubers. It covers the Serengeti at golden hour, an early descent into Ngorongoro Crater, the Olmoti to Empakaai hike, Lake Natron, Lake Manyara and Materuni Waterfall or Chemka Hot Springs. Two rates: content creators, and commercial film crews. The filming permit and the drone permit are paid separately and we help you apply.
Strenger African Safaris routes this journey through the celebrated wildlife reserves of Northern Tanzania. Travelling by 4x4 safari vehicle with your guide, you will watch lion prides, elephant herds and sweeping landscapes at close range.
Highlights of this Journey:
- Content creator rate: film with a phone, GoPro or small camera, no Film Board permit needed
- Sunrise golden hour in the Serengeti: lions and migration
- Early morning descent into Ngorongoro Crater at 6 AM: Big Five and black rhino
- Hiking, crater lake, flamingos and Maasai boma filming at Olmoti and Empakaai
- Ol Doinyo Lengai, the flamingo colony and a waterfall at Lake Natron
- Tree-climbing lions at Lake Manyara, a cultural village, Materuni Waterfall or Chemka Hot Springs
- We help you apply for your filming and drone permits
- Park fees and conservation fees
- Guide
- Camping and lodges, named in the itinerary
- Meals
- 4x4 vehicle
- Help with your drone permit application
- •Filming permit (not included; we help you apply)
- •Commercial film crews: Film Board permit (USD 1,000), NCAA filming fee (USD 300 per day) and TANAPA filming fee (USD 300 per day in the Serengeti, USD 250 per day in other parks), paid separately
- •Drone permit (from USD 5,000), paid separately
- •Flights
- •Tips
Reserve Your Safari
Call our Arusha operations office directly at +255 658 220 802
