Ground we return to.

01

India · Bengal tiger · Feb — Jun

Bandhavgarh Madhya Pradesh

Sal forest and open meadow at the foot of a fort. The highest density of tigers we work anywhere.

23.6987° N, 81.0289° E 2 expeditions Details

02

India · Snow leopard · Jan — Mar

Ulley Ladakh

A side valley above the Indus, worked on foot from a village homestay with local spotters.

34.2996° N, 77.2000° E 1 expedition Details

03

India · Indian leopard · Nov — Apr

Jawai Rajasthan

Leopards living on bare granite beside a working village. The animal is usually above you.

25.1000° N, 73.4000° E 1 expedition Details

04

India · Asian elephant · Mar — Jun

Kabini Karnataka

Backwater and deciduous forest. Elephant herds in dense shade rather than on open plains.

11.9800° N, 76.3800° E 0 expeditions Details

05

African Safaris · Elephant, leopard · Jun — Oct

South Luangwa Zambia

Where the walking safari was invented. Dust, backlight and close range on foot.

13.0833° S, 31.7500° E 1 expeditionUnconfirmed Details

06

India · Bengal tiger

Panna Madhya Pradesh

Forest, grassland and riverine country on the Ken, worked from the Madla gate. Tiger, leopard, sloth bear and crocodile.

24.7200° N, 80.0100° E 1 expedition Details

07

African Safaris · Cheetah, wildebeest · Jul — Oct

Liuwa Plain Zambia

Open floodplain and the second largest wildebeest migration in Africa, with almost no vehicles.

14.6500° S, 22.6500° E 0 expeditionsUnconfirmed Details

08

Polar Expeditions · Polar bear · Jun — Aug

Svalbard Norway

Pack ice and tidewater glaciers, worked from a small vessel. Opens 2028.

78.2232° N, 15.6267° E Opens 2028Unconfirmed Details

09

Polar Expeditions · Penguin, leopard seal · Nov — Feb

Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica

Ice, light and colonies at close quarters. Opens 2028.

64.7500° S, 62.5000° W Opens 2028Unconfirmed Details

No destinations in that region yet.

Coordinates are the park gate or the working village, not the camp. Season is when the photography is worth the airfare, not when the park is open.