Vegetation will become sparser, especially in the afternoon, in the central plains of the park, where we will spend the night. Today we will drive south into central Kruger. Leave the rest camp as soon as the gate is open. We are giving Dickinson's Kestrel a second chance to show itlsef! Dinner and overnight in Punda Maria. Day 7Įarly breakfast and same plan as yesterday. Other raptors likely to be seen today (and tomorrow) include Martial, Tawny, Wahlberg’s, Lesser-spotted, and Steppe Eagles African Hawk-Eagle, Brown Snake Eagle, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Gabar Goshawk, Lizard Buzzard, and Bateleur. Day 6Īfter breakfast, we will leave the rest camp and drive to Pafuri, looking for Dickinson’s Kestrel on the way, and back. Dinner and overnight at the Punda María Rest Camp. Northern Kruger is good for several raptor species, notably Dickinson’s Kestrel. In the afternoon, we will enter Kruger National Park in the north end, and check-in at Punda Maria rest camp. Another visit to the Magoebaskloof forests looking for African Goshawk, Black Sparrowhawk, Crowned Eagle, and Jackal Buzzard, among others. Day 5īreakfast at the hotel, then checkout. Dinner and overnight in the Magoebaskloof Hotel Tzaneen. Also Bat Hawk-the only truly nocturnal hawk in the world. Another stop at the Taita Falcon spot, then fast-forward to Magoesbaskloof, to target Long-crested and Crowned Eagle in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the Raptors Lodge. Then we’ll bird the Blyde river canyon looking for resident Peregrine Falcons and other raptors, including Crowned Eagle and Cape Vulture. Drive to Swadini, and visit the Taita Falcon spot in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the Holiday Inn Johannesburg Aiport hotel. In the afternoon, depending on time, will look for Ovambo Sparrowhawk, and Verreaux’s and Ayres’s Eagle. Then visit a local reserve in the morning to target Amur Falcon and Red-footed Falcon. Overnight at the Holiday Inn Johannesburg Airport (free shuttle). Airport (IATA code JNB), and transfer to our hotel in Boksburg, a few minutes drive from the airport. The hotel has an airport shuttle service. 5:00 pm, meet your tour leader and other tour participants at the hotel restaurant for introductions, orientation, and dinner. Whether this is your first trip to Africa, or your 10 th this tour will not disappoint if you have an interest in raptors and wildlife.Īrrive in Johannesburg’s O.R. In addition to lions, leopards, African elephants, rhinos, and buffaloes, we will encounter numerous antelopes, warthogs, monkeys, giraffe, zebras, wildebeest, and many others. In previous editions of this tour we have seen up to 380 species of birds in total. Of course, we will make time to watch the charismatic African megafauna. While raptor occurrence and abundance determine our itinerary, we will watch other birds as well. We will target 12 species of true falcons, including Red-necked, Amur, Lanner, and Taita Falcons, 11 species of eagles, fish-eagles and hawk-eagles, including Tawny, and Martial Eagles, and African Hawk-Eagle, five species of vultures, such as Lappet-faced, and Hooded Vultures, nine species of sparrowhawks and goshawks, e.g., Ovambo and Little Sparrowhawks, four harriers, including African Marsh, and Black Harriers, three buzzards, two snake-eagles, plus Yellow-billed Kite, African Cuckoo-Hawk, African Harrier-Hawk, the amazing Bateleur, Pygmy Falcon, Osprey, and Secretarybird. This tour has been designed to see many of the species of raptors occurring in South Africa in the austral summer, see the “Big Five”-lion, leopard, buffalo, rhinoceros, and African elephant-and watch other birds as well while we are at it! A True Raptor Wonderland! If South America is the Bird Continent, then Africa-home to 106 species of diurnal birds of prey-is the Raptor Continent! South Africa combines a more-than-generous sample of this raptor diversity with adequate travel infrastructure, relatively benign climate and plenty of megafauna to mesmerize even the most avid, hard-core birder. I envy a man who has never been to Africa, for he has so much to look forward to."
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