Leopard

Where to see

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Wilpattu National Park leads · 36 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Leopard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~80%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~80%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~80%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
12 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~40%
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
17 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
18 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
19 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
22 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
23 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~30%
24 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Leopard?

Wilpattu National Park

In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Leopard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 36 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Leopard?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May and August in Wilpattu National Park (about 90%), July to April in Yala National Park (about 80%) and November in South Luangwa National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Leopard on a given day. Each park's Leopard page has the full month-by-month chart.