No. TG02

  Expeditions of  Southern Africa
Leopards (and Other Large Cats) Safari
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana
With Specialist Guide - Lex Hes

Guests can enjoy “Big Five” game viewing on morning and evening game drives in open vehicles, under the guidance of skilled rangers and trackers. Bird watching and bush walks are also offered and there are excellent photographic opportunities. 

Londolozi Private Game Reserve is set in the game-rich Sabi Sand Reserve and is famous for its leopard sightings.   

Londolozi Bateleur Camp is built in a thickly forested river environment and offers luxurious accommodation in 8 chalets and 4 suites with wooden decks and a plunge pool.  Each suite, decorated with hand-painted African fabrics, has an en suite bathroom with a stone-laid outdoor shower and an enormous bath that offers picturesque views of the surrounding bush.  There is a viewing deck above the Sand River and a sunken outdoor “boma” where Pan-African cuisine is served.

Duration of charter flight:      Skukuza / Pietersburg - 35 minutes
Pietersburg / Maun - 1 hour, 55 minutes
Maun / Mombo Camp - 15 minutes

(times exclude an approximate 30 minute stopover in Pietersburg and Maun)

Activities at Mombo include morning and afternoon game drives in open 4x4 Land Rovers. The game viewing in the area is excellent, and guests could see Lion, Leopard, large herds of Buffalo, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Elephant, Hyena, Giraffe, Wildebeest and Zebra. 

Access into this area is only by aircraft.

Mombo Camp and Little Mombo are situated on Mombo Island, adjoining the northern tip of Chief’s Island, and are within the Moremi Game Reserve in northern Botswana. The camp offers abundant big game, arguably the best in Botswana. The highlight here is the concentrations of plains game and all the predators – including the big cats! Leopard sightings are particularly good. 

Mombo Camp and Little Mombo have been completely rebuilt and the new camps opened in June 2000 on a new site 800m away from the old site. Mombo is built under the shade of some large shady trees and overlooks a wonderful floodplain that teems with game. Both camps jointly accommodate a total of 24 guests, but they are divided into two smaller camps – a 6 bedded and an 18 bedded.

Both camps are raised off the ground. The guest’s rooms and the walkways that connect the rooms to the living areas, are up to 2m off the ground, allowing game to wander freely through the camp – but at the same time allowing for guest safety. Facilities at Mombo Camp and Little Mombo include 9 and 3 large guest rooms respectively. These are superbly furnished, large luxury tents. All rooms are built in the same style.  The canvas rooms are spacious and well appointed and have en-suite facilities under canvas and an additional outdoor shower for those who enjoy a shower under the stars. The dining room, pub and living area overlook the open plain in front of the camp and there is a plunge pool for relaxing in the heat of the day.

Inclusive of all meals, game activities, laundry and drinks

(except imported premium brands)

Duration of light aircraft flights:      Mombo / Kasane - 1 hour, 30 minutes
Kasane / Victoria Falls - 15 minutes 
Victoria Falls / - 2 hours

(times exclude an approximate 30-minute stopover in Kasane and Victoria Falls)

Ruckomechi offers diverse game activities, including game drives in 4x4 vehicles, boats, canoes, and fishing. Daily game walks are available with an armed guide. 

Ruckomechi is situated on the western boundary of the Mana Pools National Park. It is situated in a large grove of Acacia and Mahogany trees overlooking the Zambezi River with a superb view of the mountains of Africa’s Great Rift Valley. The camp sleeps a maximum of 20 guests in 10 thatched chalets. Facilities are en-suite and include a shower, toilet and basin. There is one honeymoon suite overlooking the Zambezi River.  One of the camp’s better used facilities is an outside “bath with a view”. The central dining, pub and lounge area is under cool thatch, on the river’s edge, facing the escarpment. 

The predators including Lion, Wild Dog, Leopard, and Cheetah, are often sighted, and large concentrations of Buffalo can be found along the river’s edges. Kudu, Zebra, Impala and Waterbuck can be seen on the surrounding plains, and Elephant take advantage of the plentiful Albida trees in the area. Bird watching tends to be good, with the river attracting large numbers of waterfowl.