Cape Town Private Birding Tour
Overview
Visit Cape Town and immerse yourself in the stunning birdlife of the Cape Peninsula, including the renowned Strandfontein Sewage Works. Locally guided by former conservationists, this tour promises an enriching experience in nature.
- 🦜 A former nature conservationist turned guide will lead the excursion.
- 🌍 We are locals who have grown up on the Cape Peninsula.
- 🔄 We are flexible on the day and can adjust the tour to your interests.
- 🌿 You will get to a couple quieter corners while experiencing top birdwatching sites.
- 📚 Our knowledge of the natural environment adds huge value to your experience.
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Pickup included
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- Air-conditioned vehicle
- 500ml water
- We'll stop at a local cafe to order a sandwich to have as a picnic lunch. This can be discussed with the guide. Lunch, coffee, etc. is for your own account.
- Silvermine Nature Reserve
- Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
- Boulders Beach Penguin Colony
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical GardenA visit to the iconic Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain offers exellent birding potential. From fynbos endemics like Orange-breasted Sunbirds and Cape Sugarbirds to forest birds such as Sombre Greenbuls and African Paradise Flycatchers. Olive Thrush, Cape Batis and Lemon Dove along with the resident Spotted eagle-owls are all regularly seen.
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Rondevlei Nature ReserveWe visit Rondevlei, part of the False Bay Nature Reserve on the Cape Flats which affords excellent Wetland and Strandveld birding.
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StrandfonteinThe Sewage Works at Strandfontein offers some of the best birding around Cape Town and we'll drive around the site to tick off a number of interesting bird species including Greater Flamingos, Great White Pelicans, Back-winged Stilts and Cape Teal.
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Boulders Beach Penguin ColonyTHIS IS OPTIONAL We can include a visit to the main Boulders Beach Penguin Colony viewing decks within the Table Mountain National Park which a thousand African Penguins call home. Boulders need not be included, as one can spend more time at the other locations. Or go to another location in closer proximity to Kirstenbosch / Strandfontein / Rondevlei. Let us know if Boulders is not important or if you have been before. National Park gate fee: R245 per adult, R120 per child (under 12)
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.