See the World’s Big Cats in One Expedition
Feat: “We know for sure that no one has gone around the world to every single big-cat ecosystem,” says Behzad Larry, founder of Voygr. You’ll travel across four countries on three continents over the course of 40 days to find them.
Where: Brazil, Chile, India, and South Africa
Prime Candidate: Your idea of a vacation is a marathon, not a sprint. You’ve also been on many safaris before—seeing wildlife isn’t about ticking animals off a list but really understanding their behavior.
What’s Involved: India’s Pench National Park—the setting for The Jungle Book—is where the mission will begin, tracking tigers. From there, a private charter will deliver you to Suján Jawai, a luxury tented camp in Rajasthan, where leopards crawl across granite boulders and through acacia scrub. Then it’s back to Delhi, where you’ll board a commercial flight (due to landing conditions) bound north to Leh in Ladakh to seek out the infamous snow leopard in the Himalayas. Next, it’s down to the Sabi Sands Game Reserve in South Africa, an area renowned for leopards, lions, and cheetahs. The plane will then head west to the Pantanal in Brazil to look for jaguars, followed by Torres del Paine in Chile, to search for pumas in the dramatic snow-capped mountains.
Skill Set: Patience. Anyone can go on safari, but few people are willing to work like Sherlock Holmes to find specific animals.
Luxury Component: The best accommodations possible in each location (Suján in Rajasthan, Lungmar, Larry’s camp in Hemis National Park, and Londolozi in South Africa) and expert guides with incomparable knowledge and tracking skills. Also, top-range scopes to view the animals, including your own personalized Swarovski binoculars.
Who Can Mastermind It: Voygr, a travel company with expertise in spotting cats, namely elusive snow leopards and tigers. For this journey, Larry will team up with another guide and conservationist. Together, they’ll seek out the seven species of cats. The nearly impossible-to-find clouded leopard in Borneo can be added on.
Price: From $345,000 per person based on double occupancy
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