5 Best Wilderness destinations to see African leopard

Long known as The Place of Plenty, Mombo boasts enormous concentrations of plains game and predators, and is considered to be one of the best areas for game viewing in Africa – Botswana’s Okavango Delta. It is also renowned for its high density of leopards.

The eight spacious suites deliver sweeping views over a floodplain teeming with wildlife. The sitting room, separate bedroom and bathroom, indoor and outdoor showers, and bathtub with copper and brass fittings all contribute to the Wilderness ideal of responsible luxury.

Perched on Magashi Peninsula, Wilderness Magashi looks out over the picturesque Lake Rwanyakazinga, towards the Mutumba Mountains in the west. Intimate (just six suites) and relaxed, but luxurious, the camp is warm and welcoming – and set in the only exclusive-use area in Akagera National Park, allowing for private safaris facilitated by expert guides for Wilderness guests only.

The area is famous for its unique fishing leopards that hunt catfish along the shores of Lake Rwanyakazinga, while other big game such as lions, Eastern black rhinos, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, zebras and hippos roam across the habitats – open plains, woodlands, lakes, swamps, and grassy low mountains. 

In the centre of a wild, sweeping landscape, where a wetland marsh dominates the views and Botswana’s Mababe Depression stretches into the horizon, Mokete delivers an intense and authentic Botswana safari. It offers some of the region’s finest opportunities to witness large herd movements and thrilling predator activity. The solar powered tented camp, minimalist yet comfortable, places only canvas between guests and the wild – for an exhilarating (but safe) experience. Thanks to its exceptional location in an exclusive protected area east of the Okavango Delta and south of Chobe National Park, wildlife is abundant, with frequent sightings of leopard.

At 15,000 square kilometres, Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is one of the seven Natural Wonders of Africa. It is home to the Great Migration, where two million wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelles circulate through the park, providing an abundant food source for a variety of predators including leopard, lions, hyenas and crocodiles.

In close proximity to the migratory herds but set away from the high-density tourist spots, the striking architecture and mindful design of Wilderness Usawa Serengeti tented camp offers guests a refreshingly remote and private East African experience. The flexibility of the camp allows us to move at short notice, so guests are sure to be at the heart of the drama and in the best locations to experience the migration.