About Cape Tours

Let our local expert guides find difficult Cape endemis such as Hottentot Buttonquail or Agulhas Long-billed Lark. Or let us assist you with relaxed birding in Cape Town's scenic surrounds.

We suggest these itineraries, tailored to your private needs. Trips can last one day or several weeks. Some trips are private, others are open to individual or group bookings.

Day trips
•  The Cape Peninsula: African Penguin Tour - 1 day or more
•  Hottentots Holland: Cape Rockjumper Tour - 1 day or more
• :West Coast Black KorhaanTour - 1 day or more

Overnight loops or weekends:
•  Tanqua Karoo: Fairy Flycatcher Tour - 2 days or more
•  Overberg: Denham's Bustard Tour - 2 days or more

Long weekends:
•  Garden Route: Knysna Turaco Tour - 4 days or more
•  Bushmanland: Red Lark Tour - 5 days or more

Longer tours:
•  Kalahari (from Cape Town or Upington): Kalahari Tour - varied length
•  Endemic Tours: Fynbos, Karoo or Benguela Current - varied length
•  Pelagic trips: donating all profits to seabird conservation! - 1 day

Why our experience and reputation sets us apart.
•  12 years in operation, the longest of any Cape bird guiding company.
•  Based in Cape Town, we know the birds and sites intimately.
•  We've authored two where to watch birds books:
   "Essential Birding - Western South Africa: Key birding routes from Cape    Town to the Kalahari."
   "Southern African Birdfinder: where to find 1400 bird species in    Southern Africa and Madagascar"
•  We've established the original Western Cape Birding Route. and    published this online.
•  Our success rate at finding local endemics is unrivalled, with 100s of    satisfied clients. Read about our guides and clients' comments.
•  We can lead a Cape tour on the backup day of a pelagic trip .
•  We provide free trip planning advice to independent birders.
•  We offer good value personalised and group trips.

Planning your Cape day trip or two-day loop
Please contact us if you would like to join a trip on a particular date, or if you would like us to arrange some private guiding.


Karoo scene on the Tanqua Karoo and Cape Endemics Tours © Callan Cohen

Cinnamon-breased Warbler seen on an Endemics Tour © Callan Cohen


Blue Crane seen on an Endemics Tour © Callan Cohen


See this on a Cape Rockjumper Tour © Mike Buckham

Practical tour information: Cape Tours

Focus	Our Cape tours and day trips are aimed at keen birders and nature enthusiasts. They have been designed to see as many endemic birds as possible. While on the walks, we spend a lot of time looking for other aspects of wildlife such as mammals, chameleons, geckos, butterflies and interesting plants. We can also customise any itinerary to suit to the keen birder, the wildlife enthusiast or both.
Photography	Many participants on our tours and day trips are amateur wildlife photographers. And when we get excellent views of a bird or mammal, some time is usually spent watching and photographing it. However, this is not a photographic tour and once the majority of the people have felt that they have absorbed the animal or bird to their satisfaction, then we move on in search of the next encounter. Thus, while the photographic opportunities are very good, the group will only occasionally wait for somebody who wants to spend even longer getting better photos.
Fitness	Only a low level of fitness is required.
Timing	Throughout the year.
Climate	Moderate; can be warm in summer and chilly in winter.
Comfort	A good standard of accommodation in guest houses, lodges and small hotels.
Transport	We travel by minibus or four wheel drive vehicle.
Group Size	This depends on the specific tour. Please enquire.
Top birds	Fynbos endemics, Karoo endemics and raptors in a spectacular setting
Top mammals	whales, dolphins, Cape Grysbok, Chacma Baboon, Caracal, Grey Mongoose, Cape Fox, Bat-eared Fox, Cape Zebra, Bontebok, Porcupine, Eland
Booking	Please email us if you wish to book. You will receive the booking form and conditions and a tour information pack.

About Birding Africa

Birding Africa is a specialist birding tour company customising tours for both world listers and more relaxed holiday birders, and combining interests in mammals, butterflies, dragonflies, plants and other natural history. Our guides know the continents birds like few others; we've written two acclaimed guide books on where to find Southern Africa's and Madagascar's best birds and will guide you to Africa's and Madagascar's most diverse birding destinations. Birding is more than our passion, it's our lifestyle and we are dedicated to making professional best value trips filled with endemic species and unique wildlife experiences. Since 1997, we've run bird watching tours in South Africa and further into Africa for individual birders, small birding groups and top international tour companies. We've run Conservation Tours in association with the African Bird Club and work with and consult for a number of other top international tour companies and the BBC Natural History Unit.

For feedback from our guests, please see our tour information pages. For trip reports, please see our Trip Reports page.