RFI – Snow Leopard Best Location (and best combination)
Hi all,
As I guess many can relate with, snow leopard is very high on my bucket list, and I hope to go look for it in April (or the beginning of May) 2027.
I went over many reports and I am having a really hard time figuring out which is the best option for seeing a snow leopard.
From what I could figure, the top candidates were China and India, and I hope someone here who’s been in both places can shed some light on the difference between the two locations – where do you see more often snow leopards, where are the observations usually more up close, where you can do it in less time or any other factor that you think is relevant
On the same topic – right now I lean more towards China (though it can obviously change based on the responses here).
If I will go to China, I plan to combine this with looking for giant pandas. I saw many reports regarding Royle Safari’s Sichuan tours, but it is both outside of my budget and its exact dates are not working for me. I was wondering if anyone here has a recommendation for a local tour operator that is excellent and can lead both the snow leopards and giant pandas sections, and that might be a bit cheaper.
Thanks a lot in advance!
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ChrisTownend
Certainly worth considering Mongolia in winter as it is the mating season and so sightings increase. If you do consider Mongolia, have a look at our recent winter trip reports (https://www.wisebirding.co.uk/trip-reports/) for the last 3 years. Whatever you choose, best of luck and hope you are successful.