23 Jan 2026 - 28 Jan 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - No Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD1,962 * GBP1,567 * EUR1,882 * AUD3,157
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD149 * GBP119 * EUR143 * AUD239
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) I 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD88 * GBP70 * EUR84 * AUD141
13 Feb 2026 - 18 Feb 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD1,962 * GBP1,567 * EUR1,882 * AUD3,157
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD149 * GBP119 * EUR143 * AUD239
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) II 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD88 * GBP70 * EUR84 * AUD141
06 Mar 2026 - 11 Mar 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - 2 Spaces Available
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD1,962 * GBP1,567 * EUR1,882 * AUD3,157
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD149 * GBP119 * EUR143 * AUD239
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) III 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD88 * GBP70 * EUR84 * AUD141
18 Sep 2026 - 23 Sep 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Gregory de Klerk
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD1,962 * GBP1,567 * EUR1,882 * AUD3,157
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD149 * GBP119 * EUR143 * AUD239
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) IV 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD88 * GBP70 * EUR84 * AUD141
23 Oct 2026 - 28 Oct 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD1,962 * GBP1,567 * EUR1,882 * AUD3,157
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD149 * GBP119 * EUR143 * AUD239
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) V 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD88 * GBP70 * EUR84 * AUD141
Those who decide to do the Cape Extension will be treated to a feast of endemics and the remarkable beauty of the south-western Cape. The Mother City, Cape Town, widely considered one of the world’s most beautiful cities, will be our base for part of the extension. From here we will range out to explore the varied ecosystems conveniently accessible from our comfortable accommodations. We will then make our way up the west coast where we will explore the dry country riches of the Tanqua Karoo to round off this unbeatable South African adventure.
Please note: these prices are subject to foreign exchange fluctuations.
Cape Rockjumper; Cape Sugarbird; Cape Bulbul; Cape Siskin; Protea, Forest, Cape & Black-headed Canaries; Orange-breasted, Malachite & Southern Double-collared Sunbirds; African Penguin; African Oystercatcher; Crowned, Bank & Cape Cormorants; Hartlaub’s Gull; Black Harrier; Southern Black & Karoo Korhaans; Ludwig’s Bustard; Cape Spurfowl; Bokmakierie; Victorin’s, Namaqua, Rufous-eared, Cinnamon-breasted & Layard’s Warblers; Karoo Eremomela; Cape Penduline Tit; White-backed Mousebird; Karoo & Tractrac Chats; Karoo Scrub Robin; Southern Boubou; Fiscal & Fairy Flycatchers; Cape Batis; Cape Grassbird; Karoo Lark; Grey Tit; Grey-winged Francolin; Karoo & Olive Thrushes; South African Shelduck; Cape Shoveler; Cape Gannet.
Afro-Australian Fur Seal; Southern Right Whale; Common Eland; Blesbok (Bontebok); (Cape) Mountain Zebra; Hartebeest; Cape Grey Mongoose; Klipspringer; Springbok; Steenbok; Cape Grysbok (rare); Grey Rhebok; Chacma Baboon; Rock Hyrax; Meerkat.
Mountains, semi-desert, fynbos, coastal and pelagic waters, wetlands
Subtropical with occasional rain, can be cold in winter
5 with 1 Rockjumper leader / 8 with 1 Rockjumper leader
UNDEMANDING: This tour is ideal for birders and wildlife enthusiasts of all experience levels. It’s suitable for most mobility levels and offers a relaxed pace, ensuring an enjoyable experience for everyone.
Moderate. Suitable for all birding / wildlife interest levels and most mobility capabilities. Can be a little tiring due to travel distances.
Good to comfortable.
Undemanding, most species provide good visuals. A small number of scarce/rare species.
+-200
Tanqua-Karoo, Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula, great food & wine
Good to very good.
As a guide myself for more than 10 years (starting back in the early 90s), I believe I can give a sincere and realistic review of Greg de Klerk's performance during our nearly 2 weeks in Eastern South Africa. With this in mind, I can say that Greg did an excellent of maintaining and overseeing all aspects of our trip from start to finish. I particularly felt that his capacity for maintaining the various and sometimes complex logistics was impressive and well above average. Whether it was making sure that everyone's accommodations were comfortable, or helping us find a restroom during one challenging afternoon, when the restaurant we were eating in randomly closed their bathrooms down, Greg was always "on top of his game." This is not to mention his excellent abilities in the field as well. As a professional wildlife biologist, I was very impressed with Greg's abilities "beyond " just identifying species, so to speak. ln other words, Greg gave impressive, in-depth natural history descriptions of nearly every species of wildlife we recorded.
The tour was fantastic. Julian Parsons is an excellent guide. Outstanding with both birds and people. Several times he was required to troubleshoot problems and issues and did so without distracting from the trip in any way. Our driver was also fantastic. Two flat tires, but he quickly changed out to the spare and arranged to have both fixed, after hours! He was very personable and incredibly safe driver. We always arrived on time (or early) without incident, including when we had the flat tires.
Great tour with amazing birds to see. Greg and Ward did a terrific job of finding the birds and making sure we saw everything. Kruger National Park was spectacular and we had unbelievable views of the animals. Loved the safari vehicle through the park and would recommend using it on future tours. The van was good as we all had window seats. Unfortunately there were issues with opening a couple of the windows along with electrical issues with the refrigerator and charging units at each seat but the guides adjusted to the situation as needed to make the experience a good one. The trip had a lot of time inside the van and sighting/seeing birds from the van. I would have liked more walking maybe on the roads when possible but I understand we were trying to see as many birds as possible. Overall a remarkable trip lead by professional, experienced guides and a great group of birders made this trip memorable.
Hi. Glen and Julian were great guides. I really enjoyed spending time with them. The trip was great, lodging was great. The wineries were amazing, as were the bird and animal sightings. I would travel with Glen or Julian again any time!
I am still absorbing the wonderful trip that I took to South Africa. It was amazing. the guides, Glen Valentine and Riaan Botha were absolutely wonderful. They not only knew their birds and mammals, but they both had wonderful people skills. from the moment they showed up until they departed, I felt safe. They took good care of us, seeing to our basic needs, preparing us for the day's birds and itinerary.
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