The best places to see wild dogs in Africa

If you ask first-time safari-goers what they are most looking forward to seeing in the wild, their answers are inevitably very similar. Lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, rhinos and “if we are lucky, the elusive leopard”. Frankly, who can argue with that. It’s like asking someone on their first trip to France what they want to see. It would be downright stupid not to expect to hear the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysées and Sacré Cœur from popping up.

When you ask more seasoned safari-goers what they are hoping to see, often the list is very different. It is true that the words “elusive” and “leopard” go together like “bread” and “butter” in safari circles, however, in the grand scheme of things leopards are not really that elusive. While it is always a treat to see leopard in the wild, for many regulars the ultimate predator sighting is a pack of wild dogs!

More than any other large predator in Africa, wild dogs need space….