Day 1 - Arrival at Durban International Airport.
After meeting and greeting we will head up the coast to Eshowe. During the transfer we will have time for birding, although we will make it an easy day, giving you time to rest a bit after your long international flight. In the afternoon we can start birding the Dlinza Forest with its splendid canopy tower and aerial boardwalk.
We will stay for 2 nights in Eshowe B&B. Eshowe B&B offers (5) units all with their own entrance, set on a large property in a quiet cul-de-sac, Eshowe B&B is most popular with birders - not only for the expert advice available from the hosts - but also for the information, maps and birding checklists provided in all the rooms.
Day 2 - Birding in the Dlinza Forest and trip to nearby Mtunzini.

Mtunzini is a bird watchers paradise and is renowned as one of the few places where one of South Africa's rarest birds of prey, the Palm-nut Vulture, is found. These birds feed on the fruit of the Rafia Palm which produces its fruit once every twenty years before dying. Visitors can enjoy a walk through the lush vegetation at the Rafia Palm Monument, which features a raised boardwalk that meanders through to the magnificent palms.

With over 800 Hippo's in the St Lucia lake system, you are sure to come face to face with these creatures too!
We will stay for 3 nights at St. Lucia Kingfisher Lodge. The St Lucia Kingfisher Lodge has only seven luxury air-conditioned suites, each with their own private (fully furnished) patio overlooking the tropical estate, tea/coffee making facilities, a fully licensed bar fridge, pure Egyptian Cotton linen of the highest quality, and four poster mosquito nets - purely for that romantic feel that Africa always evokes.




We will stay for 2 nights at Wakkerstroom Wetlands Country House. Wetlands Country House is set on six hectares of breathtaking grasslands and wetlands, within 100 metres of Martin’s Dam, which feeds the river that forms the boundary to the property. The en-suite bedrooms , complete with fireplace and own private wooden deck are overlooking Martin´s Dam
Day 10 - 13
Day 10/11/12/13 - Kruger National Park
After some final early morning birding around Wakkerstroom we head for one of Africa’s greatest game parks, the Kruger National Park! This park has a staggering bird diversity, and we are bound to find multiple species of each of the following groups: hornbills, barbets, rollers, bee-eaters, kingfishers, cuckoos, storks, eagles (including the amazing Bateleur), vultures, owls, weavers (including Red-headed Weaver), turacos, and many others. As a byproduct of our marked focus on birding, we should also encounter elephant, lion, giraffe, buffalo, a plethora of antelope species, hippopotamus, crocodile, and many small mammals, such as mongooses, etc. We will, however, require much luck for leopard or cheetah.
To get an impression of this vast African Wilderness have a look at the map (from Siyabona Africa – Birding Krugerpark). We will enter the park via Crocodile Bridge in the South-east and stay for four nights in 2 different locations.
2 nights in Lower Sabie Restcamp, with huts, tents and bungalows. We will stay in bungalows. The Sabie River borders the camp. The vegetation exists of large riverine trees and the sycamore fig tree, which attracts many birds and animals. Because of the great quantity of water and sweet grass, Lower Sabie Rest Camp attracts a large numbers of game, which cannot be found anywhere else in the park.
2 night in Skukuza Restcamp. This is the largest camp of the Kruger National Park. Here we will also stay in bungalows. Skukuza Restcamp is situated on the southern banks of the Sabie River. Well foliaged, with lofty trees along the river’s edge.

Day 15 – Departure Day - Start of the Extension to the Cape
Morning birding around Dullstroom, before making way back to Johannesburg for international departures, or a connecting domestic flight to Cape Tow, for the start of the extension (see below).
Day 1 – Arrival at Cape Town
We expect to arrive around midday. Time-permitting, we may already start some birding today – we can bird one of the Cape Peninsula’s fine wetlands (Intaka Island, Rietvlei or Rondevlei).


Birds are abundant at Kirstenbosch, particularly in the Garden – more than 125 species have been recorded. Look out for the Sugarbird, Sunbirds and the African Dusky Flycatcher

We will stay 2 nights in Le Mahi, Langebaan. This Guest House, earned the 2015 Certificate of Excellence of Trip advisor. Located at short distance of the Langebaan Lagoon. The Lagoon also offers nature lovers a wide variety of activities and things to do. Experienced bird watchers and birders clubs unanimously agree that the area is one of the best places to view hundreds of indigenous and migratory bird species. The rich wetland area attracts up to 70 000 migrating birds each summer who grace the shores to breed and feed. Birds come from as far away as Siberia and Greenland to feed on the plankton rich wetland area. Langebaan Lagoon is an important natural heritage site for South Africa and has been acclaimed as a Ramsar site due to its uniqueness. There is also a large population of various types of mammals and buck which roam the veld and is easily spotted at the right time of day, mostly in the Postberg section of the park.