24 Oct 2025 - 29 Oct 2025 (6 days)
ZAR35,950 - No Spaces Available
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
23 Jan 2026 - 28 Jan 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - No Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD2,000 * GBP1,548 * EUR1,853 * AUD3,192
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD152 * GBP117 * EUR140 * AUD242
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) I 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD89 * GBP69 * EUR83 * AUD143
13 Feb 2026 - 18 Feb 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - No Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD2,000 * GBP1,548 * EUR1,853 * AUD3,192
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD152 * GBP117 * EUR140 * AUD242
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) II 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD89 * GBP69 * EUR83 * AUD143
06 Mar 2026 - 11 Mar 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - 1 Space Available
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD2,000 * GBP1,548 * EUR1,853 * AUD3,192
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD152 * GBP117 * EUR140 * AUD242
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) III 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD89 * GBP69 * EUR83 * AUD143
18 Sep 2026 - 23 Sep 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Gregory de Klerk
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD2,000 * GBP1,548 * EUR1,853 * AUD3,192
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD152 * GBP117 * EUR140 * AUD242
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) IV 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD89 * GBP69 * EUR83 * AUD143
23 Oct 2026 - 28 Oct 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 - 4 Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour price (Per person): ZAR36,950 * USD2,000 * GBP1,548 * EUR1,853 * AUD3,192
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 * USD152 * GBP117 * EUR140 * AUD242
Can be linked with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) V 2026
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 * USD89 * GBP69 * EUR83 * AUD143
25 Jan 2027 - 30 Jan 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
15 Feb 2027 - 20 Feb 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
08 Mar 2027 - 13 Mar 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop
20 Sep 2027 - 25 Sep 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
25 Oct 2027 - 30 Oct 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
08 Nov 2027 - 13 Nov 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
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.
The tour was expertly led by David Hoddinott, who was attentive to the clients and exceptionally knowledgeable. He ensured everyone had seen each species of bird encountered. The weather took a turn, but David was keen to stick out as long as it was safe to give us the best chance of maximising our species. Highly recommended.
I would like to especially thank Julian Parsons for his outstanding guiding. Julian has just the right touch of skill and personality to make a tour like this fire on all cylinders. His ability is unique, a top-notch combination of outgoing and enthusiastic personality traits, deft handling of logistical details, fundamental knowledge of the landscapes and biota, and keeping the fire going for finding more birds. I do not give such praise lightly. I have myself have been an ecotour leader, so I well know how difficult it can be to keep satisfied the very demanding expectations of diverse participants. Julian possesses a novel blend of open-mindedness, too, which can be a scarce trait in birding guides. If Julian were the guide on an itinerary that I wished to sign up for, his presence could be a deciding criteria for my participation with a RockJumper tour. In addition to the guide, the itinerary, food, and accommodations all exceeded my personal expectations. Lodging at Hout Bay and Calvinia stand out, but frankly all of it was excellent.
This was our first tailor-made tour. It won't be our last. We had a great time. Dan was an excellent guide, working all the angles to get us our target birds while still covering the area specialties, affording us great looks at birds for which we had only fleeting views on our previous South Africa tour with Rockjumper (which was also great!). Dan was very persistent, which paid off in seeing a good number of very difficult specialty birds that many avid South African birders have not seen. We even had two lifer flufftails in a single day, thanks in part to Doug McCulloch, who took the morning off from his new job to help out with the Red-breasted Flufftail. Thanks, Doug! We could have used one more day in the Joburg area, as there were a few birds that were not accessible within the time frame of the tour. This always happens, though, and I am glad we went from a 6-day to a 10-day tour. This is the reason for the overall rating of 9 rather than 10. Overall, the three of us had a great time on the tour. Thanks for putting it together for us!
First, compliments to whoever came up with the concept of this tour. It seems unusual, even unique. This was a second choice for us because COVID restrictions postponed our tour to Cape, Kruger, and the Victoria Falls extension. The inclusion of the wine tastings seemed whimsical but it was genius. It’s as if we had 2 different vacations, back-to-back, and both memorable. We suspect that logistics for this tour were especially challenging. Glen was more than up to the task, every booking was right on time and of excellent quality. Rockjumper is a class act! We had some really memorable sightings and wildlife experiences due to Glen’s knowledge and diligence. We also appreciate that besides the birds and big mammals he gave us lots of information on habitat, environmental challenges, and especially for Suna and me, knowledge of plants. We walk around our California neighbourhood and notice all the imported African plants growing in our yards! We felt the timing was good too. It was late spring in the fynbos with many flowers still showing, and we were able to see many migrant birds down from the north.
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!
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