{"id":10259,"date":"2019-10-16T10:10:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T10:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/AFRICAtime\/?p=10259"},"modified":"2020-07-06T13:01:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T12:01:43","slug":"5-places-to-see-big-cats-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/5-places-to-see-big-cats-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"5 places to see Big Cats around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The big cat family represents some of the most majestic animals on Earth, but they are no gentle purring felines! With their grace and killer instinct, they are incredibly alluring!<\/p>\n

Whether its watching a cheetah stalk its prey, or hearing the mighty roar of a lion, seeing them in their natural habitat is an incredible and truly memorable experience and one that should be added to your travel radar.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the best places in the world to see them.<\/p>\n

Tigers in India<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Tigers

Strong and powerful<\/p><\/div>\n

Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength. India is one of the best places to see the majestic Bengal tigers in the wild as\u00a0seventy per cent of the world\u2019s tigers live in over 50 tiger reserves, established since the 1970s.<\/p>\n

The best way to increase your chances of seeing tigers in one of India\u2019s National Parks is with the help of expert local guides, who have years of experience, and we recommend spending at least 3-4 days in the National Park.<\/p>\n

Some of the best places to see the tigers are\u00a0Ranthambhore National Park,\u00a0Kanha National Park,
\nBandhavgarh National Park and Pench National Park. You can combine a tiger safari with our itineraries.<\/p>\n

Suggested itinerary:\u00a0https:\/\/www.somak.com\/india\/suggested-itineraries\/the_golden_triangle_plus_tiger_safari<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lions in Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Lioni

Fabulous lion<\/p><\/div>\n

Known for their earth shattering roars, giant paws and majestic manes, lions are often a sign of strength and power. Individually, they usually are quite imposing. Collectively though, they are a species in trouble.<\/em>\u00a0Gary E. Knell, president and CEO, National Geographic Society.<\/p>\n

The lion is the second largest big cat and Kenya is home to a good number of African lion prides.\u00a0Lions are very social animals. The best time to visit Kenya to see lions is between July and October to coincide with the wildebeest migration.<\/p>\n

You will be lucky enough to spot some of the other big cats in Kenya too, such as the cheetah and leopard.<\/p>\n

Find out more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.somak.com\/kenya-safari<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Leopards in Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leopards\u00a0are the least social of the big cats. They usually keep to themselves, lurking in dense riverine. Sri Lanka\u2019s Yala National Park is considered to be the best place to see the leopard in the wild as it\u00a0has the highest density of leopards anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

Suggested itinerary: https:\/\/www.somak.com\/sri_lanka\/suggested-itineraries\/best_of_sri_lanka_-_superior_option<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

Cheetahs in Botswana<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Cheetah

Beautiful face of a cheetah<\/p><\/div>\n

Cheetahs are incredible animals, that can accelerate faster than a Ferrari, tearing up the ground from 0-75 mph in just 3 seconds. While they\u00a0hold their position as the world\u2019s fastest land mammal, they are also Africa\u2019s most endangered feline.<\/p>\n

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Botswana\u00a0is a remaining stronghold for\u00a0cheetahs, providing a home for approximately 30% of earth’s remaining 7,100\u00a0cheetahs, it is the only country where their population remains stable.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Find out more: https:\/\/www.somak.com\/botswana-holidays<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Snow Leopards in Ladakh<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Snow Leopard is the rarest and the most mysterious of all big cats, and is found in one of the world\u2019s most inhospitable environments \u2014 the high altitude mountain ranges of Central Asia. It is so rarely seen that it is known as the \u201cghost of the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The best place to see them is in\u00a0Hemis National Park\u00a0in the eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir states in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Find out more about our India itineraries here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.somak.com\/india<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Inspired to visit one of these stunning destinations to see the Big Cats?<\/p>\n

Call us on 020 8423 3000 or complete an\u00a0enquiry form\u00a0to receive a quotation from our booking experts.<\/p>\n

You can also find out more on our website:\u00a0https:\/\/www.somak.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":8436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,575,11,576,493,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-botswana","category-india","category-kenya","category-sri-lanka","category-travel-tips","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMAGE-12.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10259"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10849,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10259\/revisions\/10849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}