Travel With Dee Ann : Testimonials
Our 2010 trip was absolutely wonderful and Dee Ann took care of every detail even getting us hot water bottles in the tent camps. Dee Ann works closely with the safari guides getting us to the national parks, the game reserves, the Maasai Villages in great light. All the while we are being educated to the rich history, the impressive ethnic, racial and cultural diversity, and the stunning beauty that is Tanzania. I would not leave home without Dee Ann's skills, her enthusiasm, and her attention to anything that might make the trip beyond the ordinary and into the extraordinary.
- Nancy Rotenberg
“Beginning well over a year ago, meticulous planning on the part of Dee Ann Pederson, (Windows of Nature, wwwwindowsofnature.com), resulted in a tour designed for serious photographers. A seasoned African photographer, Dee Ann understood well what arrangements were necessary to make a successful and enjoyable photography trip. In any tour I always look first at the work of the photographer leading the trip-Dee Ann’s work is beautiful, intelligent and mature. She has work hanging in the Smithsonian and numerous publications. Her work with several Maasai Villages spoke to me of a photographer respectful of the culture and people she photographs. The fact that Dee Ann is generous, knowledgeable, funny, easy to be with and very kind would all come later.”
- Pam L.
“The trip was absolutely fantastic! The best trip I have ever taken in my life. Every day was a new adventure and every moment was magical. The trip was so well thought out and so well run that all we had to do was focus on the photography.”
- Nancy N.
“In February 2010, I had the pleasure of traveling to Tanzania with Dee Ann Pederson and Nancy Rotenberg for Nature's Dance I. What an experience! Each day was better than the last.”
“We saw animals during what to us seemed incredible - things you see on Animal Planet- right before our eyes. Seeing animals do their thing was part of the reason for going on an African safari, but that aside, Dee Ann and Nancy made this a dream of a lifetime, truly a Nature's Dance. Their knowledge of the animals' behavior and suggestions on how to capture it in making an image were priceless.”
“Oh, did I mention that each day, the only thing we had to think about was having fun while in the pursuit of yet another day's adventure? Dee Ann and Nancy had everything very well organized. I truly don't remembering having so much fun to the point of laughing out loud each day.”
- Vita F.
“This trip to Tanzania was nothing short of magical for me. Dee Ann clearly delights in sharing her passion for this country. She managed to organize everything beautifully to maximize our time to photograph and enjoy the splendors of this magnificent country. My experience was especially enhanced by Dee Ann's knowledge of the amazing and varied birdlife in Tanzania as I am an avid birder. She patiently addressed my need to identify and photograph many of the gorgeous birds we encountered. I couldn't have asked for a more wonderful tour.”
"The variety and beauty of the birds in Northern Tanzania was one of the pleasant surprises of our safari, and our guides were very adept in spotting and identifying them for viewing and photography."
"Our safari experience was memorable and we long to return to Northern Tanzania --- vast and beautiful vistas, intimate landscapes of colorful grasses and wildflowers, an enticing variety of both elusive and abundant animals, both prey and predator in action and in repose, educational encounters with the Maasai people, and with ample opportunity to enjoy and photograph it all."
- Larry and Jeanie R.
“The experience of a private tent camp, complete in every detail from the book “Out of Africa”, was only the beginning of our incredible journey. To encounter the circle of life, beginning with the birth of a wildebeest and ending with the death of a baby wildebeest by cheetahs, in a land as vast, beautiful and at times equally as deadly, is a memory which will remain with me for life.”
“Wonderful guides, bountiful birds (to say the least), the Serengeti filled with wildlife and our morning with the Maasai children and their families…..what more could anyone ask? This Tanzania journey could not have been more perfect! Thank you Dee Ann for your exceptional ability to plan the details of trip as wonderful as this one was. I look forward to returning to Africa with you.”
- Sylvia D.