23 Jan 2026 - 28 Jan 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 NO SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR36,950 (USD2,180 * GBP1,674 * EUR1,899 * AUD3,349)
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 (USD165 * GBP127 * EUR144 * AUD254)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 (USD97 * GBP75 * EUR85 * AUD150)
13 Feb 2026 - 18 Feb 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 NO SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR36,950 (USD2,180 * GBP1,674 * EUR1,899 * AUD3,349)
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 (USD165 * GBP127 * EUR144 * AUD254)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 (USD97 * GBP75 * EUR85 * AUD150)
06 Mar 2026 - 11 Mar 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 1 SPACE AVAILABLE on this guaranteed departure
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR36,950 (USD2,180 * GBP1,674 * EUR1,899 * AUD3,349)
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 (USD165 * GBP127 * EUR144 * AUD254)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 (USD97 * GBP75 * EUR85 * AUD150)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) III 2026
15 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 4 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR36,950 (USD2,180 * GBP1,674 * EUR1,899 * AUD3,349)
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 (USD165 * GBP127 * EUR144 * AUD254)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 (USD97 * GBP75 * EUR85 * AUD150)
23 Oct 2026 - 28 Oct 2026 (6 days)
ZAR36,950 2 SPACES AVAILABLE on this guaranteed departure
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR36,950 (USD2,180 * GBP1,674 * EUR1,899 * AUD3,349)
Single Supplement: ZAR2,800 (USD165 * GBP127 * EUR144 * AUD254)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,650 (USD97 * GBP75 * EUR85 * AUD150)
25 Jan 2027 - 30 Jan 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 1 SPACE AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR39,000 (USD2,301 * GBP1,767 * EUR2,005 * AUD3,535)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,800 (USD106 * GBP82 * EUR93 * AUD163)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
15 Feb 2027 - 20 Feb 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR39,000 (USD2,301 * GBP1,767 * EUR2,005 * AUD3,535)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,800 (USD106 * GBP82 * EUR93 * AUD163)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
08 Mar 2027 - 13 Mar 2027 (6 days)
ZAR39,000 4 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR39,000 (USD2,301 * GBP1,767 * EUR2,005 * AUD3,535)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,800 (USD106 * GBP82 * EUR93 * AUD163)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
25 Oct 2027 - 30 Oct 2027 (6 days)
ZAR43,000 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR43,000 (USD2,537 * GBP1,948 * EUR2,210 * AUD3,898)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,800 (USD106 * GBP82 * EUR93 * AUD163)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
08 Nov 2027 - 13 Nov 2027 (6 days)
ZAR43,000 3 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR43,000 (USD2,537 * GBP1,948 * EUR2,210 * AUD3,898)
Flight costs (Linked Tour): ZAR1,800 (USD106 * GBP82 * EUR93 * AUD163)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
24 Jan 2028 - 29 Jan 2028 (6 days)
ZAR41,300 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR41,300 (USD2,436 * GBP1,871 * EUR2,123 * AUD3,743)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
14 Feb 2028 - 19 Feb 2028 (6 days)
ZAR41,300 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR41,300 (USD2,436 * GBP1,871 * EUR2,123 * AUD3,743)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
24 Apr 2028 - 29 Apr 2028 (6 days)
ZAR41,300 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR41,300 (USD2,436 * GBP1,871 * EUR2,123 * AUD3,743)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
18 Sep 2028 - 23 Sep 2028 (6 days)
ZAR41,300 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR41,300 (USD2,436 * GBP1,871 * EUR2,123 * AUD3,743)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
23 Oct 2028 - 28 Oct 2028 (6 days)
ZAR45,000 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR45,000 (USD2,655 * GBP2,039 * EUR2,313 * AUD4,079)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
06 Nov 2028 - 11 Nov 2028 (6 days)
ZAR45,000 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR45,000 (USD2,655 * GBP2,039 * EUR2,313 * AUD4,079)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
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
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.
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 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!
Daniel Danckwerts was excellent—great hearing and eyesight and was excellent at pointing out exactly where the skulky bird was lurking. He was able to find the group many birds that various members of the group had missed on previous trips to South Africa. And more importantly, he was a store of information about the birds, animals and Kruger. Teamed up with Daniel was our most excellent Kruger driver-guide Dirk who knew where everything was and could find it. We navigated this very complicated trip (flight to Skukuza, travel in south Kruger, flight to Cape Town, testing for covid, boarding the MSC Orchestra and off on our cruise around the Cape of Good Hope only with Daniel’s help and guidance. I am hoping to return to Kruger (for the third time) to bird with Daniel and Dirk on the Kruger Challenge. More than the birds, the trip was fun.
Our short custom tour with two day trips out of Cape Town was really excellent. Our guide Julian was knowledgeable and engaging and generally a great fit for our small family of three. We found almost all our main target species and Julian was always quick to set up the scope to ensure we all got great views of the more distant birds. As a family with a range of interests including not only birds, but also mammals and plants, we really appreciated that Julian found the right balance between trying hard to find some of the more difficult birds and allowing some extra time for studying plants, especially at Kirstenbosch. Thanks Julian, for a great couple of days! Thanks also to Daniel and Laverne for your help with planning and logistics!
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