FAQ

ABSOLUTELY! Our tours are for anyone with a camera and with the power of Instagram means we often do tours with clients now who use only their cell phones. People joining our tours range from NON-PHOTOGRAPHER TRAVEL PARTNERS to ‘CELLPHONEOGRAPHERS’ to THOSE WANTING TO LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY to PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS whose we tour groups we host. 

Our tours are led by LOCAL PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS who are also HIGHLY QUALIFIED GUIDES  so you get the best of everything. A Photography Teacher, a Local Photographer who knows locations intimately  and a Qualified Guide who has passed theoretical and practical tests for the region. Our knowledge of Cape Town locations is second to none, we’ve been doing this since 2010 so can adapt our tours and locations anytime to suit the weather or your preferences. If you don’t like a spot, we can take you to another, if you love a location and want to stay longer, no problem. Our tours are private so that we can offer you this flexibility

For our Safari and Bird Photo Tours, James is a highly qualified Safari Guide who has worked at some of the very best Safari Lodges in Africa and hosted Safari Tours for the very best Safari Operators in Africa too.

The beauty of photography is that every weather condition offers a unique photo perspective, many award winning photos have been captured in the rain. For our multi day photo tours we work with the weather, trying to capture those award winning photos. Of course light will be affected and we’ll have to protect gear from the wet but this allows you to learn how to use these conditions to your advantage, working the overcast conditions like a giant diffuser, softening the light for wildlife or outdoor portraits or close up macro of flowers and insects. Then of course there are those MOMENTS WHEN THE SUN PEAKS OUT against a stormy grey sky that makes for exceptionally imagery!

For our Cape Town day tours if the forecast is for really heavy rains, if possible we postpone your tour to another day, if not we offer post processing training in Lightroom/Photoshop while we wait for the weather to clear, if it doesn’t we teach for the equivalent time of a half day tour. 

For our Private Photo Tours there is no age restriction, we have hosted families with small children.
For our Photo Walks minimum age is 12 years

PRIVATE GROUP SIZE: We can cater for any group size, largest to date was a group of 12 photographers from Dubai.
PHOTO WALKS:  Up to 12 Participants
SAFARI AND BIRD PHOTO TOURS: To maximize everyone’s photo opportunities we prefer to keep these groups small. Min 2 | Max 6 

The beauty of private photo tours is that we can tailor it to preferences, as a general we tend to use  locations that relatively easy walking, if not. we do our best to provide an alternative place to wait while the rest of group photographers that specific spot. For those who wish to access lesser known locations and have the fitness to hike, we’re happy to take you.

For our Safari and Bird Photo Tours  a lot of the photography is done from a vehicle, boat or a hide (blind). For walking trips segments some degree of fitness will be required if you are carrying a large tripod and heavy camera but of course that is optional, many of our clients, also use smaller lens like 100-400mm or 200-600mm and handheld them.   

For our Cape Town Day Tours a qualified local English speaking specialist photography guide, a comfortable vehicle with space for your equipment, parking fees, toll roads, entrances fees as per each itinerary and bottled waters. For our multi day photo tours, please see each specific tour page includes/excludes section.

Meals, drinks, tips for the guides and any items of a purely personal nature

You can use our contact form or call us (Whatsapp) +27760332343 so we can assist you further.
Email info@photographytours.co.za

We only have credit card facilities to pay on the day, not online. There is a 4% surcharge.

EFT – Payments can be made into our bank account, the details of which can be emailed through to interested parties.
CREDIT CARD – Transaction can be conducted with the guide before the tour starts. There is a 4% surcharge
CASH PAYMENTS – Payments be made with the guide before the tour starts. 
PAYPAL – Payments can be made  i to our PayPal account however as it is an international  transaction, to cover PayPal’s 5% fee, there is an additional 5% surcharge.

CAPE TOWN DAY TOURS
Cancellations 30 days+ before the tour full refund (minus transaction fees) 
Cancellations 21-30 days before the tour 75% refund
Cancellations 11-20 days before the tour are required to pay the full tour price 50% refund 
Cancellations 10 days or less before the tour are required to pay the full tour price

SAFARI AND BIRD + PHOTO JOURNEYS
Due to the nature of these trips with advanced bookings paid to secure accommodation, guides and activities.
There is no refund option, however you can find someone to take your place or if its possible reschedule to a different date  
If it highly recommended to take travel insurance to cover your trip costs in the event of an unforeseen circumstance.