WILD ABOUT BIG CATS & DOGS
Many guests venturing into Africa have one or more of the big cats on their bucket list and it is usually leopard that takes top place. It is no wonder and this majestic, often elusive creature is best seen at dawn or dusk.
Our top locations to experience this beautiful feline are either Okuti Camp or Camp Xakanaxa that are both found in the heart of Moremi Game Reserve or Mashatu Camp in the Tuli area of Botswana. Lamai Serengeti in Tanzania’s northern Serengeti, built on top of a rocky hill, not only has superb vistas but is also a wonderful leopard hideaway.
Cheetah usually prefer open savanna plains and like most cats, do not like water. So, head down to Botswana’s Kalahari area to see these high-speed animals. Tarangire National Park – we love Kuro Tarangire – and the Northern Serengeti – our choice is the light mobile camp, Serengeti Safari Camp – are two Tanzanian locations for regular cheetah encounters.
We are so fortunate in Botswana to have healthy populations of the African wild dog, which are fairly regularly sighted when staying at Desert & Delta’s Camp Moremi in the Moremi Game Reserve and Wilderness Safaris’ Qorokwe Camp in south-eastern Okavango Delta. Nyamatusi Camp, a brand new camp in a remote corner of Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, is also where you will find active packs of these painted beauties.
