Workshops & expeditions
Photograph wildlife with me: abroad with Okapi Travel, in a course with Fotocademia, or on a day in the field in Costa Rica.
White rhinos grazing head to head, South Africa
How I travel and teach
Small groups
Okapi Travel expeditions are small-group trips, so there is room at every sighting and time for each photographer.
Led by photographers
The days are planned around light and wildlife, by people who photograph it themselves.
Teaching in the field
Settings, composition and reading animal behaviour, explained where it happens. In Spanish or English.
Upcoming expeditions
All expeditions on Okapi Travel-
Costa Rica · 10 days
Costa Rica Wildlife Photography Expedition
Three departures in 2027, dates to be announced See the trip on Okapi TravelPhoto: Male resplendent quetzal facing the camera, red belly and green plumage
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Zambia · 8 days
Zambia Safari Experience, South Luangwa
1–8 July 2027 · booking open See the trip on Okapi TravelPhoto: Young lion resting among wildflowers, South Africa
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Madagascar · 17 days
Madagascar Wildlife & Lemur Photography Expedition
22 September – 8 October 2027 · booking open See the trip on Okapi Travel -
Colombia · 12 days
Colombia Wildlife & Bird Photography Expedition
October and November 2027 · interest list open See the trip on Okapi TravelPhoto: Green hummingbird perched on a twig
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Kenya · 8 days
Masai Mara Photographic Safari
8–15 November 2027 · interest list open See the trip on Okapi TravelPhoto: Plains zebra, South Africa
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Vietnam · 8 days
Vietnam Bird Photography Expedition
6–13 March 2028 · interest list open See the trip on Okapi TravelPhoto: Small bird perched on a mossy twig
Dates, prices and places are confirmed by Okapi Travel on each trip page.

Costa Rica
A day in the field with me
Guided photo outings planned around what you want to photograph, like a morning at the bird feeders and the King Vulture hide in Boca Tapada.
- Tell me what you want to photograph, and when you are in Costa Rica.
- I suggest the place and the timing for the best light and the best chance of the animal.
- We spend the day in the field; I help with settings and composition as we go.
Fotocademia
Courses with Fotocademia
Before or after a trip: photography and editing courses in Spanish at Fotocademia, the academy I run.
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Fotografía Silvestre
Fotografía de vida silvestre y naturaleza: cómo anticipar el comportamiento animal y volver con la toma, no solo con la espera. US$350See it on Fotocademia -
Introducción a la Fotografía
El punto de partida real para dejar el modo automático atrás: entiende tu cámara y empieza a tomar decisiones, no solo fotos. US$196See it on Fotocademia -
Lightroom para Principiantes
Aprende a editar tus fotos con Adobe Lightroom desde cero, con un flujo de trabajo claro que puedes aplicar desde tu primera sesión de edición. US$196See it on Fotocademia
Courses are taught in Spanish. Prices in US dollars as listed on Fotocademia; format, dates and enrolment are on each course page.
Plan it with me
Tell me where you would like to go, what you want to photograph and roughly when.
Message me on WhatsApp- +506 8730-8718
- @diegocalvo.photography
- Based in
- San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica