Know Why Birding Tours in Cape Town can be So Enjoyable

South Africa is one of the leading bird watching destinations inhabited by 8% of the total bird species in the world. And half of its rich bio-diversity always felt in the Western Cape Province, it’s obvious that the birding tours in Cape Town - the primate city will be as diverse and enchanting as its plant life.

Bird watching tours in Cape Town may not cover as many birds as found in South Africa’s hottest birding spots of the Kruger National Park and KwaZulu Natal National Park, but they will certainly deliver a rich experience of birds. Driving for an hour or more can take you to top birding destinations on the Cape Peninsula or outside the town on the West Coast area around Elands Bay or in the countryside Overberg region of the Eastern Cape Town.

Furthermore, what makes up the lack of a number of bird species in Cape Town is the fact that the majority of Southern Africa’s endemic birds (86) is seen in the Western Cape Province. Many of them can be seen on the flat-topped Table Mountain, moving in little hops in urban gardens and flying past Cape Point. With amazing varieties like rock pigeons, falcons and ravens in the lower slopes of the mountain and ground woodpeckers in the wilder parts of the mountain, you can have an incredible experience of birding in Cape Town. 

The private guided birding tours in Cape Town are available for every level bird watcher. Beginners and habitual birders to passionate nature lovers and those in need of a thorough study on birds, for them private guided birding tours in Cape Town can be a best option. Birding in Cape Town is normally coverage birding destinations, based on interest, preference and season; the bird watching tour includes the option of spotting birds by riding a car and on a walk. You will enjoy taking short walks around the Kirstenbosch National botanical garden in Cape Town and on Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town to see the African Penguin colony – but the travel is going to be very easy and convenient for photographers carrying cameras and other photographic equipment.

A birding tour in Cape Town is likely to complete in a day, and you will have coffee, tea, and lunch. The tour itinerary will focus on Cape Town’s popular birding routes i.e. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and Strandfontein Sewage Works.

Kirstenbosch ensures a great view of Fynbos, jungle, grove and garden birds in a mix; Strandfontein is renowned for pelicans, flamingos, waders, seabirds, and waterfowl – ideal site for flying raptors too: the black-shouldered kite and African marsh harrier are inhabited here. Other hot birding spots on the Cape peninsula include the Rondevlei Nature Reserve, the Hole in the Wall Beach and many other wild beaches and the Cape of Good Hope Reserve, and bird-rich regions of Table Mountain – that would give a dramatic experience of bird watching in Cape Town. 

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Absolute Birding is a licensed South African Tour Agency offering tourists a wide range of options for birding in Cape Town. To keep up your passion and preference of birding, it can custom design your birding day tours in Cape Town and around, covering destinations beyond the Intaka Island, the Betty’s Bay, the Constantia Greenbelts, the Koeberg Nature Reserve and more. To plan a perfect itinerary and have absolute enjoyment in your birding tour in Cape Town, Absolute Birding can be contacted on 0824909204!