Birding Tour South Africa: Budget Cape Town – Fynbos Endemics and the West Coast

South Africa’s southwestern Cape is an endemic-rich, scenically spectacular region of this incredibly diverse country. Excellent infrastructure and accommodation, friendly people, abundant access to reserves and parks, and great value for money make South Africa an obvious destination for travelers. Couple this with exceptionally high levels of endemism, particularly in the Cape, and a large active birding community, and it becomes a must-visit destination for world listers and causal birders wishing to explore this unique corner of Africa.

Cape Rockjumper is one of our primary targets on this tour.

This budget tour focuses on the endemic and near-endemic species of the greater Cape Town area. In the interest of keeping costs down on this tour, we stay in a comfortable and reasonably priced hotel on the outskirts of Cape Town – frequently rated among the best cities in the world. We will explore the botanically diverse fynbos habitats in search of iconic birds, including Cape Rockjumper, Cape Sugarbird, Victorin’s Warbler, Protea Canary, Ground Woodpecker, and Orange-breasted Sunbird. The rich waters of the Atlantic Ocean provide food for several range-restricted coastal species, like the Critically Endangered (BirdLife International) African Penguin and Endangered (BirdLife International) Bank Cormorant, both of which we target at their breeding colonies.

We will see the Critically Endangered African Penguins at their breeding colony at Stony Point.