21 Nov 2025 - 25 Nov 2025 (5 days)
ZAR36,950 - 1 Space Available
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD2,032 * GBP1,572 * EUR1,868 * AUD3,214
Single Supplement: ZAR4,500 * USD248 * GBP191 * EUR228 * AUD391
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR4,950 * USD272 * GBP211 * EUR250 * AUD431
14 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2025 (5 days)
ZAR36,950 - 4 Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD2,032 * GBP1,572 * EUR1,868 * AUD3,214
Single Supplement: ZAR4,500 * USD248 * GBP191 * EUR228 * AUD391
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR4,950 * USD272 * GBP211 * EUR250 * AUD431
20 Nov 2026 - 24 Nov 2026 (5 days)
ZAR42,950 - 1 Space Available
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour price (Per person): ZAR42,950 * USD2,362 * GBP1,827 * EUR2,171 * AUD3,736
Single Supplement: ZAR4,900 * USD270 * GBP208 * EUR248 * AUD426
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR6,270 * USD345 * GBP267 * EUR317 * AUD545
13 Dec 2026 - 17 Dec 2026 (5 days)
ZAR42,950 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour price (Per person): ZAR42,950 * USD2,362 * GBP1,827 * EUR2,171 * AUD3,736
Single Supplement: ZAR4,900 * USD270 * GBP208 * EUR248 * AUD426
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR6,270 * USD345 * GBP267 * EUR317 * AUD545
29 Nov 2027 - 03 Dec 2027 (5 days)
ZAR45,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): ZAR45,000 * USD2,475 * GBP1,914 * EUR2,275 * AUD3,914
06 Dec 2027 - 10 Dec 2027 (5 days)
ZAR45,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): ZAR45,000 * USD2,475 * GBP1,914 * EUR2,275 * AUD3,914
13 Dec 2027 - 17 Dec 2027 (5 days)
ZAR45,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: André Bernon
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): ZAR45,000 * USD2,475 * GBP1,914 * EUR2,275 * AUD3,914
Our Kruger Extension to our South Africa Mega Birding tour takes us to one of Africa’s most famous and fabulous reserves – The Kruger National Park! On this birding and wildlife safari we will explore the area’s superb road system in our quest to locate some of the most iconic birds and big game in Africa, including the legendary “Big 5” – Lion, African Elephant, Leopard, African Buffalo and both Black & White Rhinoceros. Kruger provides an excellent opportunity to photograph these spectacular beasts in their natural habitat, and some of them we will encounter in staggering numbers and at very close quarters. The park’s rich bushveld will also provide us with amongst the most exciting and rewarding birding to be had anywhere in Africa. Of special note here are species requiring vast areas of wilderness, including Common Ostrich, Kori Bustard, the incomparable Southern Ground Hornbill, Martial Eagle, Bateleur, up to five species of vulture, and an incredible diversity of other raptors and spectacular African birds. This is a brief yet thoroughly rewarding addition to our SA Mega Birding Tour, and comes highly recommended!
Please note: these prices are subject to foreign exchange fluctuations.
Common Ostrich, Kori Bustard, Red-crested Korhaan, Southern Ground Hornbill, Bateleur, Martial, Crowned, African Hawk- and Tawny Eagles, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Lizard Buzzard, Lappet-faced, Cape, White-backed, Hooded & White-headed Vultures, chances for the elusive African Finfoot, White-crowned Lapwing, Swainson’s & Natal Spurfowls, Coqui Francolin, Bronze-winged Courser, Double-banded Sandgrouse, Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl, Southern White-faced Owl, Pearl-spotted & African Barred Owlets, Southern Red-billed & Southern Yellow-billed Hornbills, Brown-headed Parrot, Bennett’s Woodpecker, Grey-headed Bushshrike, Burchell’s & Cape Starlings, Magpie & Southern White-crowned Shrikes, Red-headed Weaver, White-throated Robin-Chat, Acacia Pied Barbet, Burchell’s Coucal, Chestnut-vented Warbler, Stierling’s Wren-Warbler, Violet-eared Waxbill, Burnt-necked Eremomela, African Pygmy & Giant Kingfishers, Black, Woolly-necked, Saddle-billed & Yellow-billed Storks, African Openbill.
The ‘Big 5’, Cheetah, African Wild Dog, Side-striped Jackal, Greater Kudu, Giraffe, Spotted Hyena, Nyala, Common and Central African Large-spotted Genets, Wild Cat, African Civet, Serval, Cape Porcupine, White-tailed Mongoose, Klipspringer, Thick-tailed Greater Galago, Honey Badger, Caracal.
acacia savanna, bushveld, terminalia woodland, riverine forest, grasslands, rivers, wetlands
subtropical with occasional rain, warm to very hot
5 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local 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.
relaxed
comfortable
easy
180+
vast, pristine wilderness
excellent
Our group of six was very lucky to have Julian Parsons and Musa as our tour guide and driver! Excellent knowledge of birds, biomes, and local culture and politics. Also both had a great sense of humor and they were adaptable to our group's moods: the perfect match for our group! We would recommend both of them for any future tours! Bottom line, a very memorable trip with lots of great memories. Thanks to all.
Wade is an exceptional individual. Hard to believe he is not 21 and has such an understanding and knowledge of the animals. He also has a great personality and is a hard worker to insure that you get all the help needed to be safe in every aspect of the operation. Ryan was also a hard worker with the customers comfort and satisfaction always in mind. He is also extremely knowledgeable about the animals and their environment. The entire staff was very accommodating and helpful. It is a great operation and was a wonderful experience.
We were very happy to have Heinz Ortmann as our guide. He operated the tour very skilfully in every way and with flexibility when needed to try to get all possible targets. We were also very positively surprised that he had such a great knowledge about mammals, butterflies, reptiles and amphibians beside the birds. Since we also are very interested in all these groups, this was a most welcome bonus. A great tour that we will remember for a long time. We would be very happy doing another private trip with Heinz as our guide.
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.
As an experienced world traveller and birder, I must say that the Eastern South Africa and Cape Extension III tours went beyond my already high expectations. All in all, we saw nearly 540 bird species, plus many mammals, including the "Big Five". Our guide, Andre Bernon, really made an effort for us all to see each and every species, and was also very knowledgeable about reptiles, mammals, South African history etc. An excellent guide!
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