5 places to see tree climbing lions in Africa : Tree climbing lions are rare lion species which you should not miss on an African Safari, these lions are known for being able to climb trees and glancing lions in the middle of the African trees is a wonderful experience to enjoy.
Climbing lions have behaviorally adopted to climb and laze on tree branches as a way of protecting themselves from irritating insect bites on the ground. There for they climb huge fig trees to escape their annoying insect bites
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in Uganda, East Africa in the western region and is situated approximately 400 kilometers (250 miles) by road south – west of Kampala the capital city and largest city in Uganda.
Kasese city that lies to the northeast of the park and the town of Rubirizi to the east are the nearest developed areas to the park.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is famous for its big cats including the tree climbing lions found in the Ishasha sector – southern region of the park, the tree climbing lions climb the trees for proper spotting of their preys and also escape from that scorching sun.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is the only park in Africa where you can see the tree climbing lions at all time
- Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is one of the most famous wildlife parks in Africa known for the wildebeest migration, the park is located in Northern Tanzania covering an area of 14,763 square kilometers stretching to the border of Masai Mara national reserve in Kenya.
Serengeti national park has over 4,000 lions normally seen in large prides and they can be seen in the trees.
Serengeti national park is a World Heritage Site designated in 1951 and is ranked among the places for wildlife safari in Uganda.
- Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park is a famous destination for the tree climbing, the park is also known for soda ash lake – Lake Manyara that attracts thousands of pink flamingoes.
Lake Manyara national park is located in the northern part of Tanzania, 126 kilometers East of Arusha Town. The park covers an area of 330 square kilometers including the lake surface of 230 square kilometers.
Lake Manyara National Park hosts a thriving population of tree climbing lions, these lions are capable of climbing trees and they can be seen lounging on fig trees and at sunset they descend when the temperatures are cooler.
- The Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta is a unique pulsing wetland covering between 6 and 15000 square kilometers of Kalahari Desert in Northern Botswana and owes its existence to the Okavango (Kavango River) which flows from the Angolan highlands across Namibia’s Caprivi Strip and into the harsh Kalahari Desert.
The Okavango Delta is a World Heritage Site and a Sanctuary to some of the wild’s most endangered animals and birds including the tree climbing lions.
The tree climbing lions in the Okavango Delta are not a common sight but you could get lucky and see them in certain areas of the Okavango Delta such as the Duba Plains and Moremi Game Reserve up on a tree, 5 places to see tree climbing lions in Africa.
- Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is the 6th largest National Park in Tanzania covering an area of 2,600 square kilometers, this park is located slightly off the popular Northern Tanzania safari circuit and lies between the meadows of Masai Steppe to the South east and the lakes of the Great Rift Valley to the North and West.
Tarangire National Park is popular for its huge concertation of wildlife including large herds of elephants and the tree climbing lions which are commonly seen lounging on tree branches.
Tree climbing lions are rare type of lions and they are known to climb up to the trees to escape from being hunted down by other powerful mammals and also from the biting insects and scotching sun.
