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Tour operator specialising in small-group safaris in search of rare wildlife.

19/11/2022

You can’t help but have a great time on safari in Gorongosa - this elephant bull was certainly enjoying himself!

We still have spaces on our 2023 departure to Mozambique, as well as to destinations including Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, South Africa, Gabon and Guinea-Bissau. Come join us!

01/11/2022

It’s an immense privilege to lead tours where there are ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ sightings to be enjoyed every day. The highlight of our recent visit to was witnessing 35 dogs kill this young waterbuck - nature at its most raw, and a moment our clients will never forget.

21/10/2022

Final moments

Our recent visit to Gorongosa NP, Mozambique, featured a superb sighting of wild dogs successfully hunting waterbuck. We were able to stay with them as they stirred from their slumber, socialised and then began their hunt, first for warthog and then for waterbuck. Here, you can just make out the calf making an unsuccessful bid for sanctuary in a shallow channel.

Join us in Gorongosa in 2023 - there is nowhere better for dog sightings in Africa right now.

22/08/2022

Any visit to Mana Pools is always special. The light, atmosphere and wildlife combine to make this area one of our very favourites in Africa. Our client .road.runner took these lovely shots in the Chitake Springs and Nyamepi areas of the park, where they enjoyed sightings of the resident lion pride on a buffalo kill, as well as some superb elephant viewing.

Photo credit: .road.runner

16/08/2022

We were delighted to welcome our client .road.runner to Mana Pools, Zimbabwe recently, and there are some amazing photos to share!

Arguably Mana’s most famous resident, Boswell, is best known for his habit of feeding on his hind legs. Contrary to popular belief, this behaviour is observable in many locations, but there’s no doubt Mana is the best place to observe it - especially on foot!

Photo credit: .road.runner

09/08/2022

Here at Pictus Safaris, we love finding elusive mammals across Africa…but sometimes it’s great to focus on the ‘Big Five’! In fact, our team have seen this iconic quintuple in ten countries; Botswana, Chad, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Our wonderful client had the pleasure of encountering these special animals in Uganda in July this year - and saw plenty else too!

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02/08/2022

It was an absolute pleasure recently to be able to welcome to Uganda and Burundi.

Burundi is, remarkably, the 189th country our client has visited. And whilst Burundi has lost almost all of its wildlife, Uganda provided some wonderful sightings. Check out these amazing shots, including of a shoebill chick in Mabamba!

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28/07/2022

Our upcoming visit to Mana Pools has us reminiscing about our last visit. Spending time on foot with a pack of wild dogs is a mesmerising experience, and one we specialise in delivering for our clients.

20/06/2022

A visit to Zakouma is incomplete without a visit to Machtour. Each day, the channel here is filled with spur-winged geese that reluctantly make way for Kordofan giraffe to drink in great numbers. At night, this is a superb area for serval, caracal and leopard!

17/06/2022

Peekaboo! This season in Chad’s Zakouma National Park was superb for lion-viewing, including this adorable cub. We also spent time with elephant, pale fox, serval, wild cat and much more! Join us next year in what is arguably the most exciting national park in Africa.

31/03/2022

Encounters with pygmy hippo don’t come much closer than this! Our tour leader, Tom Clode, and two clients were sat under 100m away when this beauty wandered past. We couldn’t quite get a visual, although we heard every step.

Our inaugural tours to Tai National Park in Côte d’Ivoire were a huge success, recording 52 mammal species, including zebra duiker, Jentink’s duiker and Johnston’s genet.

04/01/2022

Check out this incredible video of wild dogs taken in the Badi area of Niokolo-Koba NP, Senegal - what a way to start 2022! Pictus Safaris cannot wait to be back in this magical park later this year, and we dearly hope to spot this fragile population of dogs on our visit.

Video credit to the Guides of Niokolo-Koba NP

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2 spaces remaining!

We have just two spaces remaining on our own incredible value safari to Zakouma in March 2022, at just £2,995 per person sharing. Contact us at [email protected] to book your place today.

09/08/2021

Kordofan Giraffe are found in some of Africa’s most beautiful parks. One of the most threatened subspecies of giraffe, we are lucky to see them regularly on our tours to Zakouma National Park in Chad. They are also a key target on our private and small-group tours to the beautiful Faro National Park in Cameroon, where we also regularly see giant eland, lion and leopard.

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Videos

Wild Dogs in Senegal

It is always a privilege to explore wilderness areas where you are never quite sure what is around the next corner. One such area is the wildly exciting Ishaqbini Conservancy in Eastern Kenya, perhaps best known for its wild population of the rare hirola. But there is so much more to see here - from wild dog to leucistic giraffe. On our clients' recent trip it was the highly-prized caracal that made an appearance - what a special sighting! Video credit to our client Justin Brown. #caracal #raresighting #africa #africansafari #africanwildlife #africanwildlifephotography #safari #safariphotography #kenya #kenyasafari #ishaqbini #hirola #tanariver #naturephotography #nature #travelphotography #travel #pictussafaris #catsofinstagram #africancats #cats #eastafrica #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #photooftheday #naturelovers #natgeotravel #travelinspiration #safaridestinations

We are proud to be able to give our clients the opportunity to see some of the very rarest species in Africa. This unassuming primate is the Kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji), unknown to science until its description in 2003. That's right - this animal is one of the most recent discoveries in the natural world, and is hardly ever seen. Our client, Justin Brown, took this incredibly rare footage on his recent safari with us in Tanzania. #tanzania #tanzaniasafari #safari #safariphotography #africa #africansafari #wildlifephotography #africanwildlife #naturephotography #nature #travelphotography #travel #wildlife #raresighting #primate #monkey #kipunji #pictussafaris #mtrungwe #rungwe #kitulonationalpark #wildography #wildographyandsafaris #raw_africa_ #natgeotravel #natgeoyourshot #naturesultans #thematinggame

Is there anything more special than a leopard sighting? Ruaha National Park in Tanzania is one of the best places anywhere in Africa to spot these special cats. Our client Justin Brown took this video of a stunning leopard near Jabali Ridge a few weeks ago - what fantastic luck! #leopard #bigcatsofinstagram #bigcats #bigfive #tanzania #tanzaniasafari #ruaha #ruahanationalpark #jabaliridge #pictussafaris #africa #africansafari #safariphotography #safari #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #africanwildlife #travel #travelphotography #natgeotravel #africanwildlifephotography #raw_africa_ #wildographyandsafaris #naturelovers #natgeoyourshot #animalsultans #naturesultans

Check out this incredible video taken by our client Justin Brown in Mozambique on his recent trip with us! This is the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin - and there’s a tiny baby with them! This is a shy, rarely-seen species, but we have the local knowledge to deliver incredible sightings just like this one. #raresighting #dolphin #mozambique #bazaruto #safari #safariphotography #wildlife #africanwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #travel #travelphotography #whalewatching #pictussafaris #humpbackdolphin #babyanimals #cutebaby #cute #wildographyandsafaris @wildography_and_safaris #rareanimals #endangeredspecies #natgeotravel #africa #africansafari