African Crowned Eagle, African Emerald Cuckoo, African Goshawk, African Harrier-Hawk, African Oystercatcher, African Pygmy Kingfisher, African Rail, Baillon’s Crake, Black Sparrowhawk, Black-bellied Starling, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Black-throated Wattle-eye, Blue-billed Teal, Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher, Buff-spotted Flufftail, Common Quail, Crested Guineafowl, Dark-backed Weaver, Eastern Nicator, Goliath Heron, Greater Painted-snipe, Grey Sunbird, Green Twinspot, Lemon Dove, Lesser Moorhen, Lesser Swamp-Warbler, Little Bittern, Mangrove Kingfisher, Narina Trogon, Olive Bush-Shrike, Olive Woodpecker, Palm-nut Vulture, Pied Avocet, Purple-crested Turaco, Red-capped Robin Chat, Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Red-headed Quelea, Rufous-winged Cisticola, Southern Bald Ibis, Southern Brown-throated Weaver, Southern Tchagra, Spotted Ground-Thrush, Terrestrial Brownbul, Western Osprey, Western Yellow Wagtail, White-eared Barbet, White-fronted Bee-eater, Woolly-necked Stork, Yellow-bellied Greenbul, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Yellow-throated Longclaw.
Guiding fees, vehicle and fuel, tolls, entrance fees, 1 bottle of water per guest
Meals, drinks, gratuities, items of a personal nature, flights, accommodation
12 hours
Minimum 1, maximum 8
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
Our Greater Durban birding day tour takes you to multiple different habitats and altitudes. We’ll visit habitats such as the Krantzkloof mist belt forest, Pigeon Valley coastal forest, Umgeni River estuary and mouth, Umhlanga Estuary and coastal dune forest, Sappi Stanger wetland, and possibly the Amatikulu coastal grassland and forest.
The climate is subtropical, mostly hot and humid during the day in the summer and cooler in the evenings. Rain is possible, usually in the form of summer convection thunderstorms, and cool, wet weather is also possible in the event of a cold front moving up from the south in the winter months. Frost and snow are not possible, but hail in summer and mist in winter at high altitudes is possible. This is a summer rainfall region, averaging between 700mm and 1,100mm annually. The driest month is July; and the most rainfall falls in January. Temperatures range from 8°C (46.6°F) in winter to 32°C (89.6°F) in summer, with an average maximum of 27°C (80.6°F) and an average minimum of 12°C (53.6°F). The warmest month is February.
Coastal and riverine forest, coastal grassland, estuaries, wetlands, sandy and rocky sea shores. These host numerous threatened and endangered bird species, some endemics, as well as great mammal and floral diversity.
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)
Medium-paced tour tempo. If you’re a keen photographer (so are we) there will be opportunities to capture species and moments.
