Collection · 4 stories

Big Cat Country

Lions, leopards and cheetahs: where to find them and how to watch them well.

Publisher Wildside Expeditions
Updated 11 Oct

Big Cat Country

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In the publisher's order
1
A maned male lion sitting in golden grass in the Serengeti
Guide
8 min
4.0 out of 5

Serengeti: Big Cat Country

The central Serengeti is the most reliable place in Africa to see all three big cats in a single game drive. Here is how to make the most of it.
Publisher Wildside Expeditions
2
A leopard walking through green grass in Kruger National Park
Guide
10 min
2.7 out of 5

Kruger on Your Own: A Self-Drive Guide

Kruger is one of the few great parks you can explore in a rental car. Here is how to plan routes, book rest camps and find the Big Five yourself.
Publisher Wildside Expeditions
3
Canvas safari tents on raised wooden decks beside a lake in the bush
Stay
5.0 out of 5

Olkeri Mara Camp: Our Review

A small, owner-run tented camp in one of the Mara's conservancies, with no more than eight tents and some of the best guiding we have found in Kenya.
Publisher Wildside Expeditions
4
Wildebeest pouring down the bank of the Mara River behind a line of zebras already wading across
Guide
11 minBe the first to review

The Great Migration River Crossings

Two million animals, one muddy river and a lot of waiting: our field guide to seeing a Mara River crossing without joining a traffic jam.
Publisher Wildside Expeditions

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