Canonical URL: https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-august/ # What You Should Be Photographing in August Published on July 11, 2026 [![A Lion Silhouetted By The Rising Sun Behind Photographed During A Natureslens Photography Holiday To Photograph The Wildlife Of The Maasai Mara](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/a-lion-silhouetted-by-the-rising-sun-behind-photographed-during-a-natureslens-photography-holiday-to-photograph-the-wildlife-of-the-maasai-mara-1024x683.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/a-lion-silhouetted-by-the-rising-sun-behind-photographed-during-a-natureslens-photography-holiday-to-photograph-the-wildlife-of-the-maasai-mara.jpg) ### Article brief Editorial article Published July 11, 2026 August is our quietest month for scheduled departures, which makes it a genuinely good month to plan ahead rather than travel. Here’s what’s actually on, & why the quiet spell is worth using well. ## What’s the one trip running in August? [The Mara, Without the Crowds – African Wildlife of the Lemek Conservancy](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/kenya/african-wildlife-of-the-lemek-conservancy/) is our single August departure, giving you the Maasai Mara ecosystem’s [civets](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/african-civet/) & big cats without the crowds of the main reserve. It’s a genuinely different way to experience the same landscape most people only see at its busiest. ### Experience the Mara ecosystem without the crowds [Lemek Conservancy](https://natureslens.co.uk/specific-location/lemek-conservancy/) gives you the same landscape & wildlife as the main Maasai Mara reserve, with a fraction of the vehicle traffic. [Explore our Lemek Conservancy photography holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/kenya/african-wildlife-of-the-lemek-conservancy/) ## Why does NaturesLens run so few trips in August? August sits between our main European & Arctic season & the start of East [Africa](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/africa/)’s peak months, so it’s naturally a quieter point in the calendar. Rather than schedule trips for the sake of it, we’ve kept August deliberately light & used it instead as the best month to plan ahead. ## What should I do with a quiet August? Book ahead. September’s [Maasai Mara](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/africa/kenya/) season & the run of East [African](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/africa/) trips that follow fill quickly, & August is exactly the right amount of notice to secure a place before the best dates go. It’s also a sensible month to plan a first trip for the following year if a specific species or season is the priority. A quiet month by design rather than accident, & the best time in our calendar to plan your next one. In this articleJump to section 1. [What's the one trip running in August?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-august/#whats-the-one-trip-running-in-august) 1. [Why does NaturesLens run so few trips in August?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-august/#why-does-natureslens-run-so-few-trips-in-august) 1. 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[What's the one trip running in August?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-august/#whats-the-one-trip-running-in-august) 1. [Experience the Mara ecosystem without the crowds](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-august/#experience-the-mara-ecosystem-without-the-crowds) 1. [Why does NaturesLens run so few trips in August?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-august/#why-does-natureslens-run-so-few-trips-in-august) 1. 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