Filming Big Cats in East Africa: The big cats of East Africa mainly include; lions, leopards, cheetah, servals, and the rare caracal. These are widely spread across East African countries; Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania.
Best Place to Film Big Cats in East Africa
- Filming Big Cats in Kenya:
Kenya ranks as one of the Best Place to film the film Big cats in East Africa. Big Cat Filming In Kenya is done inside national parks & reserves and also on privately owned conservancies like; Ol Pejeta conservancy.
Related: Where to Film Big Cats in Kenya.
- Filming Big cats in Uganda:
Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park are arguably the best places to film Big Cats in Uganda. Queen Elizabeth National Park is where you can find and film Tree Climbing Lions In Uganda.
Related: Filming Big Cats in Uganda.
- Filming Big Cats in Tanzania:
Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tsavo and Ruaha National Parks & reserves are the best place to film Big cats in Tanzania.
Related: Top Places to Find Lions in Tanzania.
- Filming Big Cats in Rwanda:
Akagera National park is the only place where one can search, find and Film Big cats in Rwanda.
Related: Filming Big Cats in Rwanda.
Best time to Film Big Cats in East Africa
Generally, the best time to search for, find and film the big cats of East Africa is in the dry season months of December to February or June to October. Avoid the rainy months of which March, April, May and November – the rains can be destructive to film equipment.
Requirements for Filming Big Cats in East Africa
Each of the four prime filming locations for Big Cats in East Africa; Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania or Rwanda has a varying filming requirements list. We recommend clicking on the links below for the individual requirements of each destination;
- Requirements to film Big Cats in Uganda.
- Requirements to Film Big Cats in Kenya.
- Requirements to film Big Cats in Tanzania.
- Requirements to Film Big Cats in Rwanda.
For crew specifically interested in capturing scenes of the Big cats of East Africa, a location needs to be decided, and thorough preparations ought to be made for your shoot – this is when the services of a local film fixer come in handy! Realm Africa Safaris™ has a specialized film Crew fixer arm called East Africa Film Fixers™ (sister company) that is specialised in assisting Film crew in Permit applications, Location scouting, accommodation, transport, security and Kit clearance.
