Half Day Safari Park Photography Experience
Overview
Learn more about your camera and some of the world’s wild animals on a half-day photography session at Knowsley or Woburn Safari Park, and follow your guide on an afternoon of discovery with this Half Day Safari Photography Workshop for one.
Safari parks are always great places for some creature photography, getting closer to some animals that you might never see in the wild. Your guide will lead you through all the techniques needed to capture the best pictures possible.
At Knowsley you’ll meet giraffes, bush dogs, rhinos and more, while at Woburn there’s monkeys, wildebeest, zebra and lemurs. Your photography session includes entry to your chosen park for the day, so feel free to spend the morning meeting the residents before refreshments and your Land Rover photo safari!
- SKU
- PPHHSP
- Locations
- 2 in the UK
- People
- For 1
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.7 (36)
What's Included
- An afternoon photography course at Knowsley or Woburn Safari Park
- Gain an exclusive look at some wild and exotic animals through your camera lens
- Learn tips and tricks on camera handling from a nature photography expert
- Welcome tea/coffee and briefing
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On arrival at your chosen park, you’ll have an entry ticket so you can spend the morning taking in the park at your leisure.
At 13.00, you’ll meet up with your guide for the afternoon at the entrance to the park, before heading to the waiting area for refreshments and a briefing on getting the best from your pictures. Then it’s time to hop in your guide-driven Land Rover for an off-road series of animal close ups, where you’ll see a variety of species including rhinos, zebras and giraffes.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 14 (under 16s need to be accompanied by a paying adult)
- The experience requires no qualifications and is suitable for all interested guests
- You will need to bring your own camera. Please discuss when making your booking if you have any queries
- Disabled access is available at all parks but please call Wild Arena for further information
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary according to location
Availability
The experience is available on selected dates throughout the year with weekends and half term dates only available from November to March. Please note the parks are shut on weekdays from November to March so guests cannot stay in the park after the event.
Please note that availability is very limited for 2021. 2022 dates will be released in November.
We recommend you book at least four weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow 3 hours 30 minutes for the experience.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
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Emily
18/09/2021
Fantastic experience
Fantastic experience, friendly staff and got some incredible photos!
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Andrew
15/09/2021
Really great experience
A really great experience gave me the chance to use my camera and get close up to the animals, David are guide imparted some good tips about the camera I have which I appreciated greatly, and I had a brilliant time.
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Keith Jones
19/09/2020
Fantastic Big Cat Photography Experience
Went to Knowsley Park, Liverpool for this experience - spent over an hour among the lion pride with David constantly moving the car to get the best lighting and views. He gave helpful advice and was really knowledgeable. We then went behind the scenes to photograph tigers. Loved the whole experience - it was a memorable day!!!
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Jess
30/11/2019
Awesome day, very close to the animals
I really enjoyed this experience at Woburn Safari Park. We went around the safari section in small group and got super close to everything - including all the carnivores! We were allowed to open our windows a crack so we could get some clear shots. We were also driven off the track I’m order to get the best shots. The guides knew what they were talking about and everyone was lovely. I will definitely be doing this again :D
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Jenny
15/09/2019
Great opportunity to get up close
Had a great day and got some lovely shots. Friendly and helpful staff, plenty of space in the vehicles, opportunities to move around. September meant the park was quiet so few other vehicles getting in the back of shots etc.
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Mike birch
20/07/2019
The most fantastic photography experience ever
The experience was amazing with the Woburn park as the venue with the staff so helpful to get so close to the animals Harvey our ranger host was so fantastic I would recommend this course
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Terence Pope
21/06/2019
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I really enjoyed the safari experience,David was very knowledgable I got some great pictures and would highly recommend this experience.
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Jack
11/05/2019
An amazing experience
Loved every second, added bonus of feeding the giraffes and would definitely do this again
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Roger Thomas
30/04/2019
Truly amazing afternoon
on receiving this as a birthday gift, I was initially a little dubious about whether i would like the afternoon. This only because i am a very amateur photographer. My concerns were very quickly overcome due to the very warm welcome and support of the staff and the truly amazing opportunity to photograph some amazing creatures. I took over 1200 photographs and am extremely pleased with well 0ver half of them. We had plenty of time to concentrate on the pictures. excellent experience.
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Peter Wigg
27/04/2019
Woburn Photography Workshop
A great afternoon with guides that really know their business. It was a real joy.
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Frank
27/04/2019
Excellent trip
Really good day, the team went to great effort to put us in places to take good pictures. Will definitely book to do it again.
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Amy Waples
19/11/2018
Amazing Experience!!
Super pleased with this half day photography experience, the team were really friendly, on time and keen to get us out on the safari to get shooting and make the most of our day. They positioned us in great spots to get the most incredible shots and were full of really interesting information about the animals we were photographing. Highly recommended and would definitely come back, what an experience!!
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Dave
18/10/2018
Great Day @ Woburn Safari Park with Wild Arena
Off road and very close to big cats, bears, wolves and so much more.
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Kevin
20/07/2018
Wonderful experience
Being a very keen photographer it was such a wonderful experience to go off road and be placed in the best possible places for the perfect photograph. The guides were full of information. I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to take that perfect shot and be so close to all the animals.
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Emily Bower
18/07/2018
Best day ever!.....so far!
I would highly recommend this experience for anyone whether you like photography pr not. To be so close to the animals was amazing. A big thank you to Dave and Harvey for helping me overcome my autism and anxiety. Im so glad i managed to do ti because i loved every minute.
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Nick Gomez
09/05/2018
Amazing
Enthusiastic staff. Great camera knowledge and a great experience!
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Colin
09/05/2018
A fantastic day out
I was given a half day safari photography experience and as wildlife photography is a hoby that I am developing, was really looking forward to the opportunity to get close to the animals in Woburn Safari Park. The day was brilliantly organised and the guides were very accommodating, making sure everyone got the photos they wanted. The group's were small and everyone got great attention and support from the guides enabling the best positioning for great pictures.
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Paul
24/04/2018
Fantastic Day
With excellent, knowledgeable guides and a superb venue, we had a great day photographing the animals up close and personal. Many thanks to all concerned
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Neil
18/04/2018
Photography at Woburn Safari Park
A really good day out and and well organised. The staff were really good and accommodating, making sure we got to see what we wanted. They ensured that all in the vehicles had a chance to photograph and manoeuvred the vehicle accordingly. Thanks to all the staff.
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Robert Staughton
18/04/2018
Amazing wild life
Guides were brilliant and to be able to get close to the animals was great. Recommend to any one who likes to photograph wild animals
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Rachel
26/02/2018
Fantastic!
Although it was very cold(not your fault) me and my daughter had a fantastic time with David and Janet our guides at Knowsley and were able to take lots of wonderful pictures. Would definately recommend this experience to others.
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Wyatt Harvey
23/10/2017
Best photography day ever!!
It was an awesome day! Loved it. Our guide David was a great help to me explaining all the different settings and other technical aspects around the camera that I was using! Thanks to him for getting close to all the animals and providing a friendly feel to the arrangement. Thanks again!
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Corinne
22/10/2017
amazing day
My day was truly amazing, just couldnt believe how close we got to the animals, got some truly amazing photos
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Peter
16/10/2017
Safari park photo opportunity
An excellent day with plenty of photo opportunities not available if you were in your car. Only negative aspect was that one of the party did not keep relatively still in back of Land Rover, kept moving from side to side, hence some long lens shots have got camera shake.
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Sam
19/09/2017
Brilliant Experience !
Would highly recommend ! Loved photographing the animals especially interacting with the tapiers - fabulous animals and a very informative guide for the day - David was a really nice chap
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Jayne D
18/07/2017
Surpassed all expectations !
Our guide was very informative regarding the animals and extremely helpful with ANY camera issues. Nothing was a problem. Being up close and personal with the animals was such a privilege and it was a fantastic experience all round. The photographs are stunning ( share later) and I'd repeat it in a heart beat.
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Liam
27/08/2021
Amazing would recommend it
What a brilliant day that was ! Reply ok some really good photos on my Canon 1200D and my new iPhone that I got for my 18th. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Sue
22/10/2019
Good day out
I didn’t know what to expect but had a great day with access to areas not normally available to the general public. Ideally I would have liked more technical guidance on camera settings though
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Gill
15/10/2019
Tigers and bears
Good opportunities to see and photograph the animals at close range, but there was very little photography tuition. I had expected to learn more about photographic techniques.
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Robert Redpath
01/05/2019
Good day
Basically a good day with access to areas of the safari park not normally available to visitors. Friendly guides and Safari Park staff. The only thing which could have improved the experience would have been a short session giving technical advice on the best way to photograph animals in the prevailing conditions.
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Mark Johnson
07/06/2018
A great day out
A great day very friendly staff
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Mike
19/04/2018
Photo day
All in all it was a reasonable couple of hours being driven around Woburn Safari Park. I suppose I was expecting a more closer contact with some of the animals but as they were mainly of the 'dangerous' kind this was not to be. I have been on other 'wildlife' experiences where we were taken into the enclosures and given camera/photo instruction on how to get the best animal shots. I believe that of the area we covered I could have driven 90% of it myself by using the 'public' roads.
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Hannah
27/02/2018
Photography experience
Brilliant experience with Wild Arena at Knowsley Safari Park, learnt a lot and enjoyed so much!
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Deborah
16/09/2019
Huge disappointment
When buying this experience for me, my family were careful to make sure that I would get photography tuition and advice on how to get good photos with my DSLR camera, as I am a novice photographer. Although we had excellent access to the animals, there was very little help or advice on photography and use of our cameras. The refreshments included turned out to be a voucher for one drink. Overall, the day was a disappointment and I didn't get the experience I had hoped for.
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Nigel
28/07/2019
Safari Photo Experience
My experience was a birthday present. It was chosen based on 'Whats included'. I have taken photographs of wildlife during walks/holidays etc. and felt this session would provide technical tips/ tricks to improve my pictures. On reflection the content did not match the description. Perhaps open to interpretation. The drive across the park in the 4x4's was good, I got lot of photos, but felt I didn't learn anymore about how to get better photos.
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Bob
12/05/2019
Pot luck
It's pot luck as to what the animals at doing and what you see. I found the most interesting part was the knowledge imparted by the 2 drivers especially Hayden, the stories about each character the animal has, what they have been up to recently, he could go on tour as a speaker, Hayden seemed to absolutely love what he did and it showed. This was a gift and I personally felt a bit overpriced.
Locations
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North West
- Prescot, Merseyside
South East
- Woburn, Bedfordshire