On September 18, a new wildlife documentary, “Big Cats 24/7,” will debut on PBS, following individual lions, cheetahs and leopards for six months over two seasons, showing their battle to survive in an increasingly challenging world.
Safari expert Yellow Zebra is expecting the series to inspire viewers to learn more about the conservation efforts to protect them via a trip to Africa. With this in mind, Yellow Zebra has created new itineraries across four camps and destinations. From white lions to black leopards, some itineraries offer rare species sightings, while others are based at the very location of filming, for those viewers who want to replicate the scenes they’re seeing on screen.
The new itineraries are as follows:
- “Big Cats 24/7” - Walk in the film crew’s footsteps – The new series follows the animals across Botswana, specifically the Okavango Delta. The film crew based themselves at Mokolwane Camp, and this itinerary allows guests to stay in that very camp. Mokolwane is the only camp in its 444,790-acre concession, so any stay here is the height of exclusivity, and is perfectly paired with Meno-a-Kwena, based on the Boteti River in Makgadikgadi Pans. Natural Selection is offering savings on a paired trip, with six nights for the price of four at Mokolwane when combined with Meno-a-Kwena or Hyena Pan, including May, June and September flood season months. Yellow Zebra is offering six nights in Botswana with Natural Selection’s camps, including two nights at Meno-a-Kwena and four nights at Mokolwane.
- Spot rare white lions in South Africa – Guests can make the most of exclusive low camp and vehicle density, combined with extremely high standards of guiding, pairing three nights in the Sabi Sands with three nights in Timbavati. At Mala Mala Game Reserve, guests have a 95 percent chance of seeing lion and a 98 percent chance of seeing leopard, while staying at MalaMala Sable, one of only three camps across the 15,000 hectare reserve. AndBeyond Ngala Tented Camp is within Ngala Private Game Reserve, which has exclusive traversing rights within 14,700 hectares and is home to an extremely rare and low population of white lions, known as the Birmingham Pride. Yellow Zebra is offering six nights in South Africa, including three nights at Mala Mala Sable and three nights at andBeyond Ngala Tented Camp.
- Stay at the site of “Serengeti” Series in Tanzania – This itinerary combines Plantation Lodge at Ngorongoro Crater and Wayo Serengeti Green Camp, which moves between two locations depending on the season, and one which facilitated the “Serengeti” IMAX as well as “Nomads of the Serengeti.” Additionally, Ngorongoro Crater is known for hosting the highest density of lions in Africa, making it perfect for those inspired by the scenes they’ve witnessed on “Big Cats 24/7.” Further, Wayo follows the wildebeest migration herds, attracting high populations of predators, across the Northern and Southern Serengeti, depending on the season. Yellow Zebra is offering six nights in Tanzania, including two nights at Plantation Lodge and four nights at Wayo Serengeti Green.
- Find black leopards roaming in Kenya – The Laikipia region in Northern Kenya is renowned for five black leopards who roam the region with the Laikipia Wilderness camp having reported the most frequent sightings. It is known to be the birthplace of some of the top guides in Africa, meaning guests will be able to make the most of the best guiding when tracking these rare sightings. This itinerary also includes Governors Main in the Masai Mara, which has been home to several wildlife filmmakers over the years. Yellow Zebra is offering six nights in Kenya including three nights at Laikipia Wilderness and three nights at Governors Main.
All itineraries include international flights, internal flights and transfers, all meals, select alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, scheduled safari activities and daily laundry.
For more information, visit www.yellowzebrasafaris.com/us.
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