Let our expert Birding Africa guides find difficult Cape
endemics such as Cape Rockjumper, Victorin's Warbler or Agulhas Long-billed
Lark. Or let us assist you with some relaxed birding around Cape
Town.
We suggest these itineraries, which can be tailored to your
personal needs. Guided trips can last one day or up to a week. All guided day trips are private and start from from Cape Town.
Overnight loops from Cape Town:
• Tanqua Karoo:
Fairy Flycatcher Tour - 2 days
• Overberg: Denham's
Bustard Tour - 2 days
Longer tours:
• Cape Endemic Tours:
Fynbos, Karoo, Benguela Current, Overberg - 4 days or more
• Garden Route:
Knysna Turaco Tour - 4 days or more
• Namaqualand:
Birds & Flowers Tour - 4 days or more
• Bushmanland:
Red Lark Tour - 5 days or more
Why our experience and reputation sets us apart.
• 17 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 devised the Western
Cape Birding Route and published it 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 day trip on the backup day of a pelagic trip .
• We offer good value personalised private trips, which vary from relaxed to high paced, as well as group tours.
Trip Reports Please visit our trip
reports page for an idea of the style and pace of our trips
and for some photographs taken on our trips. Or have a look at this
video made by Paul Hopkins on a Birding Africa trip.
Planning your Cape day trip or two-day loop
Please contact
us to enquire about our private guided day trips.
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 car, minibus or four wheel drive vehicle.
Group Size
This depends on the specific tour.
Top birds
Fynbos endemics, Karoo endemics and raptors in a spectacular
setting
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. We combine interests in mammals, butterflies, dragonflies, botany
and other natural history aspects and will guide you to Africa's and Madagascar's
most diverse birding destinations. Our guides'
knowledge of African birds and birding areas is our greatest strength
and together we have rediscovered species, shared exciting observations
with the birding community and had a fun time exploring our home continent.
We've even written two acclaimed guide
books on where to find Southern Africa's and Madagascar's best birds.
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.
Spring
birding in the Tanqua Karoo
