19/05/2026
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL; a stunner of a sighting to wind up yet another successful travel season at East Quest here in India
A melanistic leopard cub ( commonly known as Black Panther) up on a tree late in the evening. Not the best image we understand( especially because the light had fallen drastically in addition to the fact that we were not carrying our DSLR equipments, and was only relying on point & shoot shutters), yet one of our rare captures at East Quest of the few melanistic leopard sightings we've had in the wild in the last few years, interestingly all of them in different parts of India's dense, quiet, largely untouched forests of the North East.
Meanwhile, for those who are interested in traveling with us in India ( & Nepal and Srilanka for safari tours) for the next season, feel free to get in touch with us and inquire with us. The more in advance you inquire,block dates and book with us, the more it can help us in curating tailor-made detailed tours to the specific interest you're looking for. Our general peak travel and safari season including India, Nepal and Srilanka starts from around mid September to the third week of May every year.