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PERCHED on the elegant necklines of handsome giraffe snacking on acacia thickets or pecking away on the backs of Cape Buffalo in verdant savannah, Africa offers the most unique birding adventure in the world. From the deep forested escarpments of the Great Serengeti to the famous Okavango Delta in Botswana, the numbers and range of feathered species across the continent is as astounding as the myriad activities to seek them - on game drives, guided walks, on quadbikes, by canoe, afloat in hot air balloons, biking and even, on horseback.
PRIVATE BIRDING SAFARIS IN AFRICA A lone White Rhino paces the shore of Lake Nakuru in Kenya amidst an abundance of Flamingo and White Pelican
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Birding in Africa
Africa and its Indian Ocean Islands offer incredible avian diversity with over 2400 varieties and some 130 bird families. The African continent is home to the world's second largest assemblage of birds in some of the most varied and pristine habitats remaining on earth today. Lush rainforests, teeming savannah, endemic grasslands and specialized woodlands are teeming with fascinating birdlife.
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Plan your private birding adventure with big game viewing in Africa. With creative advantages of Green Season summer specials and our Chief Designers’ acumen on each region, we can help you plan out the safari of your dreams.
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With our specialist birding guides, resident ornithologists in each IBA and game area that we explore in Africa, you can acquire a completely personalized game drive experience with the Signature Guided Safaris® journeys. On your private safari, we’ll help tailor a unique birding safari for you in addition to capitalizing on your big game experience through our game reserves. This exclusive option provides you with not just hands-on identification guidance and in-depth behavorial insight on the special feathered species that you encounter on drives, but also it affords you unrestricted joy in lingering longer, observing and photographing at your own pace with specific sightings that interest you more, getting so much more out of your journey with the privacy of your own schedule and private guide.
Guided Safaris® journeys continue to generate awareness and draw considerable support for the future of bird and reptile projects in the regions where we traverse
BIRDING IN KENYA
Nowhere else on earth is swamped with a more astonishing array of birdlife than the relatively small country of Kenya, with 1100 known species of birds in its iconic game reserves and lake highlands surrounding the abundant forests of Mount Kenya.
There's no journey quite like it; Everyone at some point in their life dreams of an African safari and visiting wild, majestic landscapes where Lion and Elephant reign free on endless plains. Nowhere quite embodies this vision better than East Africa. The Great Lakes of Kenya are shallow and have no outlet to the sea, lending to a concentrated mineral content through natural processes of evaporation — with Lake Magadi being rich in sodium bicarbonate and Lake Nakuru and Bogoria being strongly alkaline, while Lake Naivasha is supplied with fresh springs luring in colonies of hippo. The birdlife here, in particular the large flocks of Flamingo, portray the quintessential images of Africa with fascinating species reigning over the wetland and haunting its Acacia-dotted woodland.
Well-known for the Great Migration spectacle and discovery site of Leakey’s hominid fossils in the regions surrounding Kilimanjaro, the Great Rift Valley has an incredible reputation for exceptional wildlife experiences and endless scenic splendors. Dazzling with gem-hued rollers, bee-eaters, rollers, touracos, iridescent sunbirds and surreal hornbills, East and Central Africa are noted Important Birding Areas with their equatorial climate and impenetrable rainforests and savannah woodlands.
1100+ Species • 68 Important Birding Areas in Kenya
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Birding expertise
As a treat for our safari guests, our collection of Guided Safaris® luxury lodges provide local bird books in your room as well as complimentary use of Spotting Scopes in most luxury lodges and complienntary use of Professional binoculars for game drives. However, if you’re looking for personalized recommendations on any safari gear or professional equipment to bring along for your private use, our safari designers have taken countless journeys to Africa and are always at hand with up-to-date recommendations for every region.
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GREAT RIFT VALLEY
Of notable interest to birdwatchers planning a safari in Africa is the Great Rift Valley panning all the way from the Dead Sea to Mozambique. Formed 35 million years ago, the resulting landscape of shifting tectonic plates that annually split the African continent by a couple millimeters, the Great Rift Valley is an impressive topography of habitats soaring from the tallest volcanic ranges in Africa to serene, picturesque craters rich in avifauna.
It's not unusual for birders to record up to 250 species in a single a day in the lake districts of the Great Rift Valley, nor for birding safaris in Kenya and Rwanda to record 600 different varieties seen over a fortnight's stay in these East African regions. Kenya alone contributes about 11% of the World's bird species.
Also delightful on safari here is the significant change in composition of species over short distances. Dazzling with gem-hued rollers, bee-eaters, rollers, touracos, iridescent sunbirds and surreal hornbills, East and Central Africa are noted Important Birding Areas with their equatorial climate and impenetrable rainforests and savannah woodlands. Enjoy unique ‘Out of Africa’ moments in the Kenyan highlands with this private safari tailored to your interests.
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Derived from age-old know-how, our journeys to Africa are tailored by your imagination. The dream becomes the enchantment of a moment, the joy of a journey, a companion for life.
We’re here to inspire you to dream up your own safari story.