Karoo Birding Safaris

04/11/2026

Mana Pools Fully Booked.
Space still available on the rest of the tours, get in touch for details.

Early news on upcoming trips in 2027:

Mana Pools 21-30 March 2027 [FULL]
The Gambia & Senegal - 16-30 January 2027
Ethiopia - 12-25 March 2027 (Please note updated departure date)
Angola - June 2027 (details loading)
Madagascar - 26 October-9 November 2027

Email us at [email protected] to enquire and to book your spot.

Information also available on our website.

More trip dates and destinations coming soon.

A little update on Morocco: we have decided to postpone the Morocco trip for now due to visa challenges for South African passport holders. Unfortunately, recent changes to Moroccan visa application requirements for South African passport holders make it quite difficult and a huge risk financially for anyone outside of Gauteng to apply for a visa. Hopefully they'll address this bureaucratic speedbump in the near future.

04/11/2026

27/10/2026

Giant's Castle on our Drakensberg Tour.
Bearded Vulture, Cape Vulture, Bush Blackcap, Chorister Robin-chat, Buff-streaked Chat, Black Swift, Lazy Cisticola, Wailing Cisticola, Gurney's Sugarbird, Secretarybird, Dusky Flycatcher delighted.

23/10/2026

Early news on upcoming trips in 2027:

Mana Pools 21-30 March 2027 [FULL]
The Gambia & Senegal - 16-30 January 2027
Ethiopia - 12-25 March 2027 (Please note updated departure date)
Angola - June 2027 (details loading)
Madagascar - 26 October-9 November 2027

Email us at [email protected] to enquire and to book your spot.

Information also available on our website.

More trip dates and destinations coming soon.

A little update on Morocco: we have decided to postpone the Morocco trip for now due to visa challenges for South African passport holders. Unfortunately, recent changes to Moroccan visa application requirements for South African passport holders make it quite difficult and a huge risk financially for anyone outside of Gauteng to apply for a visa. Hopefully they'll address this bureaucratic speedbump in the near future.

22/10/2026

On the road for a quick little Drakensberg trip, where the first few days delivered Blue Crane, South African Cliff Swallow, Red-breasted Swallow, Orange River White-eye, White-faced Whistling Duck, European Bee-eaters, Whiskered Tern, Desert Cisticola, Yellow-billed Egret, Purple Heron, and Great Crested Grebe.

At Sterkfontein Dam, Drakensberg Prinia, Ground Woodpecker, Red-throated Wryneck, Wailing Cisticola, Wing-snapping Cisticola, Secretarybird, Peregrine Falcon, Temmincks Courser.

On day 4 from Sterkfontein Dam to Hlalanathi brought Banded Martin, Bearded Vulture, Cape Vulture, Mocking Cliff Chat, Brubru, Chinspot Batis, and Green Woodhoopoe.

Bald Ibis are yet to appear.

22/10/2026

Dreaming of discovering the delightful birds of Ethiopia? You'll have a chance to do just that this coming year. Mark it on your calendar:

By [email protected] / October 22, 2026 Ethiopia 13-26 March 2027 Enquire Ethiopia has become one of Africa’s leading birding destinations, with more than 800 recorded bird species and a remarkable number of endemics and near-endemics found nowhere else. This 14-day tour follows the Rift Va...

20/10/2026

Madagascar spent the last 80 million years or so geographically isolated, resulting in unique biodiversity. Around 80% of the species found on this island are endemic.

You can experience this for yourself when you join us next year to search for Madagascar's most spectacular birds.

By [email protected] / October 19, 2026 Madagascar 26 October – 7 November 2027 Enquire Madagascar is unlike anywhere else on Earth, and its birds are some of the most sought-after in the world. This island nation is home to around 110 endemics out of over 310 recorded bird species. Over 15...

30/07/2026

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Lappet-faced Vulture L979 was fitted as a nestling with its wing tags, a numbered metal ring, and a satellite tracking device. The nest was situated just south of the Haonib River in the Skeleton Coast Park. It has visited both the Moewe Bay and Angra Fria seal colonies repeatedly to scavenge on dead seals and placenta. After travelling to east of Tombua in Angola and a brief stop south of Baía dos Tigres it has made its way via Etosha, then south to its present position on Erindi Private Game Reserve where it was identified by reading its wing tag.

23/07/2026

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MOROCCO BIRDING TOUR: 21 MARCH TO 4 APRIL 2027, A FEW SPOTS LEFT

Morocco during spring migration is one of the best value birding destinations left on the planet, and we’re going deep.

- Northern Bald Ibis at Sous Massa, one of the rarest birds on earth, and one of the easiest to actually watch well
- Erg Chebbi and the stony desert around Merzouga for Desert Sparrow, African Desert Warbler, Egyptian Nightjar and Spotted & Crowned Sandgrouse
- Oukaimeden in the High Atlas for African Crimson-winged Finch and Atlas endemics like Levaillant's Green Woodpecker and Moussier's Redstart
- Tagdilt Track for Thick-billed, Temminck's and Short-toed Larks, plus Red-rumped Wheatear and Trumpeter Finch
- Tristram's Warbler at Tizi-n-Tichka and Todra Gorge, Maghreb Wheatear, Pharaoh Eagle, and a proper run at the wader/gull spectacle on the Oued Sous

We're travelling with one of Morocco's top local guides, comfortable transport throughout, and 4x4s for the Sahara sections.

Expect excellent photographic opportunities, and even some time to explore the wonders of Marrakech.

Booking deadline September 2026.

Email [email protected] if you'd like the full itinerary and booking details.

17/07/2026

Coming soon: Madagascar 2027...

If this is a tour you'd be interested in joining, please send an email to [email protected] to be the first to receive information and have the option to reserve your spot. Small group size, very limited spaces available.