10-Day Bird Watching Safari
- Tanzania Parks
Duration
10 Days
Max People
30+ People
Pick Up
Airport
Safari Program Summary
Tanzania is one of the top birding destinations in the world. The country boost an extraordinary wealth of birdlife, in fact more than 10% of world birds and half of Africa’s are found here.There are 1156 recorded birds, out of these outstanding number 41 are endemics (IOC checklist) more than 800 are residents,4 are introduced, more than 200 are migrants and 56 are of global concern . This amazing country holds part of the several endemic bird’s areas (EBAS) which is unrivalled anywhere else in the continent.
Birds are randomly distributed and each specie has a characteristic geographical range which varies from extremely small and localised such as the endemic Beesly’s lark to virtually worldwide Barn owl. At a local scale, bird distribution are determined largely by habitat types, from the icy capped Mt Kilimanjaro to the rolling grasslands of the great Serengeti plains to the Miombo woodlands of Mikumi National Park to the Afrotropical Montane forest of the Eastern Arc mountains to the blue waters of the Indian Ocean, there are always birds of a different feather.
There are 6 Biomes restricted areas in Tanzania that host different specialities, the Guinea-Congo tropical forest with 56 species, the Lake Victoria basin with 11 species, the Afrotropical islands with 91 species, the Somali-Maasai arid zone with 77 species, the East-Coast with 26 species and the Zambezian biome with 40 species. In addition, there are 3 secondary endemic bird areas, the South Western Tanzania swamps, the Kilombero flood plains, and the dry woodlands of Lake Victoria.
Depending on what you want to see birding is pleasant all year round, for Palearctic migrants the best time is from September to April, and for resident birds and other afro migrants any time of the year.
Tanzania being a great place on the planet and a bird haven there is always something to excite and please a Birder. Our well-trained team of expert and keen birders is waiting for you here to show you the beauty of this bird spectacle!
TANZANIA BEST BIRDING DESTINATIONS
See the best Tanzania birding destination Safari and the best Tanzania wildlife destination safari.
Arusha National park is the best National park for game viewing including birding watching, you won’t regret when you visit this small wildlife park in the Northern zone of Tanzania. The park has more than 350 including local to migratory birds. Below are some of the birds you can see;
 Hartlaub’s Turaco, Bearded Vulture, Little Grebe, African Jacanas, Pied Avocet, Red-billed, Oxpecker, Bronzy Sunbird, Grey-headed Bush shrike, White-crested Tilt, African Paradise Flycatcher, Narina Trogon, Yellow-billed Stork, Saddle-billed Stork, African Spoonbill, Black-headed Heron, Cattle Egret, Black-winged Stilt, White-browed Coucal, Hamerkop and Pelicans.Verreaux’s Eagle, Lanner Falcon, Crowned Eagle, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo, Ostrich, Grey Crowned Crane, Mangbettu Sawwing, Southern Carmine Bee-eater, Egyptian Goose, Spur-winged Goose, Red-billed Teal, Cape Teal, Great Crested Grebe, Hadada Ibis, Sacred Ibis, Greater Pink Flamingo, Lesser Pink Flamingo, Silver Cheeks Hornbill, White-necked raven, African Fish Eagle, Augur Buzzard, Bar-tailed Trogon, African Olive Pigeon, Peregrine Falcon, Red-fronted Parrot, Scaly Francolin, Southern Pochard, Golden Eagle.
The Mount Kilimanjaro, the famous, It stands at about 5,895 meters above sea level. H
Expect to see the following bird; Hartlaub’s Turaco, Scarce Swift, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Moustached Green Tinkerbird, Montane Oriole, Golden-winged, Crowned Eagle, Jackson’s Francolin, Bronze-naped Pigeon, Red-fronted Parrot, Alpine Chat, Tacazze, Green-headed and Scarlet-tufted Malachite.Green Ibis, Rufous Sparrowhawk, Mountain Buzzard, Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Sharpe’s Longclaw, Slender-billed Chestnut-winged Starling, Northern Double-collared.
The Serengeti National park is covers an area of about 14,763 sq km. This park is known for the migration of the large group of Wildebeest migrating in the month of November to September through the Serengeti Ecosystem which is covers 30,000sq km, This park has over 350 bird species recorded. Here some of them, Grey-backed fiscal, Grey-breasted spurfowl, Grey-crested helmet-shrike, Hildebrandt’s starling, Silverbird, Usambiro barbet, Verreaux’s eagle and Yellow-throated sandgrouse, Black-headed gonolek, Fischer’s lovebird, Red-capped robin-chat, Rufous-tailed weaver, Rüppell’s griffons vulture, African fish eagle, Long crested eagle, Lappet faced vulture, African white backed vulture, Southern ground hornbill, Schalow’s turaco, Green-backed woodpecker, Grey headed Go away bird, Kori Bustard, Secretary bird.
The largest fresh water lake in East Africa. The biggest part of the Lake is In Tanzania; the rest is in Uganda and Kenya. The Lake Victoria is connected to Serengeti National, the famous for wildebeest migration, here you can do a combination of wildlife safari and birding watching, This Lake can offer you the following birds;
African Spoonbill, Fish Eagle, Black Crake, Purple and Squacco Heron, Little, Yellow-billed and Great-white Egrets, Hammerkop and Pied and Malachite Kingfishers White and Pink-backed Pelican, Yellow-billed Stork, Sacred Ibis, Allen’s and Purple Gallinules, Jacana, Cormorant and Long-tailed Cormorant, Little Bittern, Goliath.
Usambara Mountain is the range of Mountains in eastern Arc, This nature reserve is providing us with the beautiful landscape, and the best for birding watching; Half-collared Kingfisher, Usambara Nightjar, Red-tailed Ant Thrush, Sharpe’s Akalat, White-chested Alethe, Kurrichane Thrush, Usambara/Olive Thrush, Usambara Akalat, Banded Parisoma, Superb Starling, Golden-breasted Starling, Hildebrandt’s Starling, Forest Batis, Pygmy Batis, Red-throated Twinspot, Oriole Finch and White-headed Mousebird. Taveta Weaver, Rufous-tailed Weaver, Fire-fronted Bishop, African Broadbill, Mombasa Woodpecker, Spot-Throat, Dappled Mountain Robin, Pale-breasted Illadopsis, Scaly Chatterer, Usambara Eagle-Owl, Pink-breasted Lark, Hartlaub’s Turaco, Northern Grey Tit, Moustached Tinkerbird, Southern Grosbeak Canary, Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Spotted Thick-knee,Usambara/Eastern Double-collared Sunbird, Banded Green Sunbird, Long-billed Tailorbird/Forest Warbler, Kretschmer’s Longbill, Southern/Usambara Hyliota, Coastal Cisticola, Amani Sunbird, Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird, Taita Fiscal, Black-fronted Bush-Shrike, Southern Citril,
Best Time to Visit Tanzania.
Tanzania is a country blessed with a beautiful landscape, and considered to have a variety of birds; these birds are divided into two main groups, non-migratory birds and migratory birds and can be seen in different places, and at different times. Although any time is good to visit Tanzania and to see the birds, the best time is the months of October – March, this time the country is green after the rain. Usually, the best time to see the birds is when the plants are green, and it is also is the breeding time, And also is the best time when common birds meet migratory birds.
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Program Price Per person
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Price Includes and Excludes:
- 4WD Toyota safari Land cruiser, special made for game viewing
- Professional & experience driver safari guide.
- Pick up from Arusha and start the safari
- Accommodation and meals full board, double room sharing, while on safari
- Park fees
- Unlimited Game drive during safari as per the above itinerary
- Bottled water through out during game drives.
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- International and domestic flights
- Tips for guides, drivers.
- Any Private Expenses
- Beverages and alcohol
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