09 Jan 2026 - 23 Jan 2026 (15 days)
ZAR89,950 NO SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR89,950 (USD5,211 * GBP4,039 * EUR4,598 * AUD8,128)
Single Supplement: ZAR7,500 (USD434 * GBP337 * EUR383 * AUD678)
30 Jan 2026 - 13 Feb 2026 (15 days)
ZAR89,950 NO SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR89,950 (USD5,211 * GBP4,039 * EUR4,598 * AUD8,128)
Single Supplement: ZAR7,500 (USD434 * GBP337 * EUR383 * AUD678)
20 Feb 2026 - 06 Mar 2026 (15 days)
ZAR89,950 1 SPACE AVAILABLE on this guaranteed departure
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR89,950 (USD5,211 * GBP4,039 * EUR4,598 * AUD8,128)
Single Supplement: ZAR7,500 (USD434 * GBP337 * EUR383 * AUD678)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) III 2026
01 Aug 2026 - 15 Aug 2026 (15 days)
ZAR89,950 3 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR89,950 (USD5,211 * GBP4,039 * EUR4,598 * AUD8,128)
Single Supplement: ZAR7,500 (USD434 * GBP337 * EUR383 * AUD678)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) VI 2026
09 Oct 2026 - 23 Oct 2026 (15 days)
ZAR89,950 NO SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR89,950 (USD5,211 * GBP4,039 * EUR4,598 * AUD8,128)
Single Supplement: ZAR7,500 (USD434 * GBP337 * EUR383 * AUD678)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) V 2026
11 Jan 2027 - 25 Jan 2027 (15 days)
ZAR95,000 NO SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR95,000 (USD5,503 * GBP4,266 * EUR4,856 * AUD8,584)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) I 2027
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
01 Feb 2027 - 15 Feb 2027 (15 days)
ZAR95,000 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR95,000 (USD5,503 * GBP4,266 * EUR4,856 * AUD8,584)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) II 2027
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
22 Feb 2027 - 08 Mar 2027 (15 days)
ZAR95,000 4 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR95,000 (USD5,503 * GBP4,266 * EUR4,856 * AUD8,584)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) III 2027
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
11 Oct 2027 - 25 Oct 2027 (15 days)
ZAR95,000 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR95,000 (USD5,503 * GBP4,266 * EUR4,856 * AUD8,584)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) V 2027
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
25 Oct 2027 - 08 Nov 2027 (15 days)
ZAR95,000 3 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: James Wade Lee
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR95,000 (USD5,503 * GBP4,266 * EUR4,856 * AUD8,584)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) VI 2027
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
10 Jan 2028 - 24 Jan 2028 (15 days)
ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,776 * GBP4,477 * EUR5,096 * AUD9,009)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) I 2028
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
31 Jan 2028 - 14 Feb 2028 (15 days)
ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,776 * GBP4,477 * EUR5,096 * AUD9,009)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) II 2028
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
10 Apr 2028 - 24 Apr 2028 (15 days)
ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,776 * GBP4,477 * EUR5,096 * AUD9,009)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) III 2028
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
04 Sep 2028 - 18 Sep 2028 (15 days)
ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,776 * GBP4,477 * EUR5,096 * AUD9,009)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) IV 2028
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
09 Oct 2028 - 23 Oct 2028 (15 days)
ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,776 * GBP4,477 * EUR5,096 * AUD9,009)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) V 2028
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
23 Oct 2028 - 06 Nov 2028 (15 days)
ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,776 * GBP4,477 * EUR5,096 * AUD9,009)
This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) VI 2028
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga on South Africa’s eastern seaboard boast some of the country’s finest birding as well as exceptional mammal viewing. An impressive 750+ bird species occur within the region, reflecting the incredible natural diversity of the area; and this, coupled with a modern infrastructure well suited to the needs of the modern traveller, makes birding here an absolute delight. From the classic African savanna of the world-renowned Kruger National Park and the teeming Zululand game reserves to the endemic-rich mist-belt forests of the Natal Midlands and the lofty peaks of the magnificent Drakensberg, this tour of eastern South Africa offers the very best of southern African birding and game viewing!
Please note: these prices are subject to foreign exchange fluctuations.
Blue, Wattled & Grey Crowned Cranes; Denham’s Bustard; Blue Korhaan; Southern Bald Ibis; Drakensberg Rockjumper; Gurney’s Sugarbird; Bush Blackcap; Ground, Bennett's & Olive Woodpeckers; Knysna, Purple-crested & Livingstone’s Turacos; Chorister Robin-Chat; Drakensberg & Karoo Prinias; Grey Tit; Karoo & Olive Thrushes; Fairy Flycatcher; Layard's & Chestnut-vented Warblers; Cape Parrot; Narina Trogon; Gorgeous & Olive Bushshrikes; Spotted & Orange Ground Thrushes; Cape & Sentinel Rock Thrushes; Rudd’s Apalis; Woodward’s & Cape Batises; Grey Waxbill; Brown & Bearded Scrub Robins; Buff-streaked & Sickle-winged Chats; Pink-throated Twinspot; Neergaard’s, Scarlet-chested & Southern Double-collared Sunbirds; Green Malkoha; Half-collared & Giant Kingfishers; Little & White-fronted Bee-eaters; Southern Boubou; Cape & Forest Canaries; Cape, Spectacled & Southern Brown-throated Weavers; Yellow-breasted Pipit.
Lion; Leopard; African Elephant; African Buffalo; Black & White Rhinoceroses; Meerkat, African Wild Dog; Black Wildebeest; Nyala; Cheetah; Southern Giraffe; Greater Kudu; Plains Zebra; Common Warthog; Common Eland; Sloggett’s Vlei Rat; Common Hippopotamus.
Dune and mist-belt forest, acacia savanna, high elevation and coastal grasslands, mountains, wetlands
Subtropical with chances for occasional rain, warm to hot in Kruger and Zululand, cooler in highlands, can be cold in winter
5 with 1 Rockjumper leader
MODERATE TO CHALLENGING: This tour requires a good level of fitness, stamina, and overall health. It’s best suited for experienced birders who are comfortable with a more active itinerary. Please note that it may not be ideal for avid photographers, new birders, or those with mobility or health concerns.
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.
320 - 380 (400 - 450 with extension)
Kruger National Park, Sani Pass and Drakensberg Mountains, dramatic scenery, Zulu culture, Indian Ocean, iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Good to very good. Some hides, mostly for mammal photography.
We are writing to say thank you for all you did for us on our recent Birds and Wine tour with you and Alvaro. We really enjoyed meeting you and spending two weeks touring with you around South Africa. The itinerary that you put together with Alvaro was great and all the arrangements worked out to give us a wonderful tour. Your knowledge of the birds and patience spent helping us find and see all the birds really helped us to enjoy our experience and increase our knowledge. We spent much of our time in the Manyoni Reserve in the vehicle with you and it was always exciting finding the wildlife and hearing your analysis of the situation. We also truly appreciated your selection of wineries to visit, the wines we tasted, and the wines you selected to take with us to Zebra Hills Lodge. Your knowledge of the wine and wineries greatly added to our pleasure on the tour. We live in the Northern California wine region and the opportunity to compare South Africa’s wine with the product we know was very enlightening for us. Both the wineries we visited and the wines we tasted convinced us that we were in an excellent wine producing region of the world.
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.
This tour was fantastic-it exceeded all expectations in every aspect. The country is beautiful and it was shown to us in a way I will never forget - the plants, birds, mammals landscapes, insects and people. One of the most rounded lifetime experiences I have had. And now for the guide. Daniel was one of the best (if not the best) guide I’ve ever had. He has incredible birding skills-we missed nothing! His natural science knowledge is vast, especially for his age-it shows his love of nature and willingness to share it. He was very good with us as a group-able to joke around with everyone and meet individual needs. He adapted to all situations smoothly and with great confidence. His driving skills were superb-in the 13 000 km we traveled, not once did I think he made a dangerous or even slightly aggressive move. His choice of lodges and restaurants was great-we didn't lose any weight on the trip! I would travel with him anytime and will seek out destinations where I know he is the guide. Thanks Rockjumper for a wonderful trip.
My wife and I were part of a six person tour of South Africa that was led by David Hoddinott. Our trip was excellent and seamless. David was the perfect guide for our group and, as I’m sure you’re aware, is an extraordinary birder and bird finder.... Thank you to Rockjumper, and David especially, for taking the time to create such a wonderful trip for our group. As always, I’m sure that it’s a challenge to accommodate numerous personalities within a group and David was great at it. We all liked him from day one and he was always positive and up for anything. He was an absolute joy to be with. We’d previously been to Zimbabwe, Uganda, and Botswana and South Africa was a totally different experience. We really enjoyed the people that we got to meet and the sheer beauty of the country is breathtaking. David’s enthusiasm and pride of his homeland was inspiring and infectious. We can’t thank him enough for making it come alive for us. And thanks to all who had a part in setting it all up. We’d happily recommend Rockjumper to anyone thinking about a trip led by you.
This was a wonderful tour...with something for everyone. The fun just never stopped! Keith Valentine's passion for wine, food, creatures; be they avian, mammal, or reptile, combined for his deep knowledge of all, and his love of the outdoors shows in everything he does!
South Africa - Wachira (Shortened ESA) 2025 - October 2025
South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) V 2025 - October 2025
South Africa - Webb (Cape & Kruger) 2025 - October 2025
South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) IV 2025 - September 2025
South Africa - Birds, Wine & Big Game 2025 - September 2025
South Africa - Murphy (RWT) 2025 - September 2025
South Africa - Cape Wildflowers, Birding & Big Game (Small Group) 2025 - September 2025
South Africa - Smith & Belencan 2025 - August 2025
South Africa - Wachira (Cape & Kruger) 2025 - July 2025
South Africa - Cape & Kruger I 2025 - July 2025
South Africa - Perillo (RWT) 2025 - June 2025
South Africa - Piuze family 2025 - May 2025
South Africa - Western Bird Photography Tour (Small Group) 2025 - March 2025
South Africa - Eastern Bird Photography Tour (Small Group) 2025 - February 2025
South Africa - Eastern III 2025 - February 2025
South Africa - Flock to Marion - Sani Pass post-tour extension 2025 - January 2025
South Africa - Flock to Marion - Sani Pass pre-tour extension 2025 - January 2025
South Africa - (F2M ext) Andersson 2025 - January 2025
South Africa - Flock to Marion - Eastern pre-tour extension I 2025 - January 2025