Leopard at Great Rift Valley

Leopards favour the rugged terrain that the Great Rift Valley provides, where escarpments & volcanic peaks give way to a mosaic of soda lakes, savannah grassland, acacia woodland & scrubby bushveld across this vast tectonic trench in Kenya. Such varied cover offers plenty of opportunity for a well-timed sighting, & October is typically the best month to plan around. Photographers joining the Wildlife of Shompole Wilderness holiday will find this dramatic landscape forms the backdrop to their search, its rift valley walls & diverse habitats framing every composition. Patience amid this terrain is rewarded with images that capture both the leopard & the extraordinary scenery it calls home.