Greater Cape Town Birding Day Tour

12 hours

Tour Information

Cape Rockjumper, Cape Sugarbird, Black Harrier, Ground Woodpecker, Cape Clapper Lark, Cape Rock Thrush, Sentinel Rock Thrush, Cape Spurfowl, Protea Canary, Victorin’s Warbler, Orange-breasted Sunbird, Cape Siskin, Forest Buzzard, Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Southern Black Korhaan, Karoo Korhaan, Cape Penduline Tit, Grey-backed Cisticola, Jackal Buzzard, Southern Double-collared Sunbird, Southern Tchagra, Swee Waxbill, Maccoa Duck, Cape Bulbul, Karoo Prinia, Cape Grassbird, Fiscal Flycatcher, Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, African Dusky Flycatcher, African Goshawk, African Olive Pigeon, African Paradise Flycatcher, Verreaux’s Eagle, African Snipe, African Wood-Owl, Booted Eagle, Cape Batis, Common Chaffinch, Goliath Heron, Lemon Dove, Little Bittern, Malachite Sunbird, Olive Thrush, Olive Woodpecker, Pied Avocet, White-backed Duck, Rock Kestrel, Sombre Greenbul, Red-faced Mousebird, White-backed Mousebird,.

Target sea and shore birds: African Penguin, Cape Gannet, Bank Cormorant, Cape Cormorant, Crowned Cormorant, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine’s Gull, African Oystercatcher, Antarctic Tern, Kelp Gull, Hartaub’s Gull.

Guiding fees, vehicle and fuel, tolls, entrance fees, 1 bottle of water per guest.

Meals, drinks, gratuities, items of a personal nature, flights, accommodation

Duration:

12 hours

No. of Pax:

Minimum 1, maximum 8

Price:

2026: ZAR 6,900 for one person, and ZAR 650 for every additional person

2027: ZAR 7,450 for one person, and ZAR 700 for every additional person

Tour Insight

Our Greater Cape Town birding day tour covers various habitats and altitudes. While it’s not possible to cover all areas in a day, we can focus on your preferences and visit habitats such as: 

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve (including Cape Point), Strandfontein Bird Sanctuary, Rondevlei Nature Reserve, West Coast National Park, Boulders Beach, Rooi-Els, Harold Porter Botanical Gardens, Stony Point,  Sir Lowry’s Pass, Helderberg Nature Reserve, Rietvlei Wetland Reserve, Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Cecilia Forest, Tokai Forest, Intaka Nature Reserve, Rondebosch Commons.

Tour Overview

The Mediterranean climate of this region is warm and temperate, with more rain in the winter than in summer. The temperature averages 16.5°C (61.7°F), while rainfall averages around 610 mm per year. Summers are warm, dry, and mostly clear; winters are cool, wet and partly cloudy, and it’s windy year-round. The temperature varies from 8°C (46.47°F) in July to 25°C (77°F) in January and is rarely below 4°C (39.2°F) or above 29°C (84.2°F).

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Hermanus for warm-weather activities is from late November to late March. The driest month is January, with the most rain falling in July. The month with the highest relative humidity is August (78%), and the lowest is December (68%).

Fynbos, thicket, lowland Afrotemperate forest, gardens, wetlands and riverine areas, estuaries, sandy beaches and rocky shores. These host numerous regional endemics, threatened and endangered bird and mammal species, as well as great floral diversity that includes various orchids and proteas.

Self-drive (own vehicle) cost: R 2,950 for the guide, and R 300 for every additional person (Excludes: Vehicle, fuel, tolls, entrance fees, meals, drinks, gratuities, flights, accommodation, incidentals and gifts, personal insurance)