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KAROO BIRDING SAFARIS 
TRIPS & TOURS
DAY TRIPS
BIRDWATCHING AND ENVIRONMENT
KAROO EXPLORER
1. Take half a day or a full day guided trip into the nearby Karoo National Park and enjoy the animals like Cape Mountain Zebra, Kudu, Gemsbuck and birds like Afr Rock Pipit, Karoo Longbilled Lark, Short-toed Rock Thrush and much more.
2. Visit a nearby Olive Farm and see how olives are treated to become the delicacy you enjoy. Buy some olive products. On the same trip visit some interesting rock engravings with an experience guide who will tell you the secrets of these paintings.
3. Go on a 2 day trip to Gamkaskloof (Die Hel) and enjoy the beautiful scenery and plants of the Swartberg Mountains. An experience never to forget. See how earlier people live in Gamkaskloof and stay in one of the restored house (accom to be booked well in advance). En route enjoy the beauty and historical buildings of Prince Albert and Swartberg Pass.
4. Go on a 2 to 4 day trip into the Upper Karoo and enjoy the real spirit of this desolated area. Visit the interested rock formations of Oukloof Pass, the fossil spoors and historical buildings of Fraserburg, the Tombstone Route of Williston and corbelled houses of the Upper Karoo. We stay at guest farms where you can taste and smell the Karoo through it silence and watching the millions of stars while sitting along a braaivleis fire.
Flowers at the Koedoesberge in Tanqua
View on Groot River valley and Mount Ceder holiday resort.
LONGER TRIPS AND TOURS
BIRDWATCHING AND ENVIRONMENT
TANQUA KAROO AND ROGGEVELD
Enjoy a trip to the Tanqua Karoo and Roggeveld. Sleep in Tanqua Karoo, visit Tanqua Nat Park, go via Gannaga Pass to Middelpos (one of only a few private owned towns in SA), visit Sutherland, SA's coldest town and the SALT observatory and return via Ouberg Pass. Sleep over at guest farms and experience the hospitality of the rural country. See a lot of the areas unique plants and birds. Trip: 2 to 4 days. Min. 2 people
View on Tanqua Karoo
from Gannaga Pass
BUSHMANLAND
Discover Bushmanland, one of SA's most remote areas. Drive through the Fraserburg to Calvinia and the Hantam, Loeriesfontein to Pofadder and return via Kenhardt and Brandvlei. Speciality for birders to see the rare endemics. Trip: 5 days. Min 2 people
Burchell's Courser
UPPER KAROO
See the land of the Korbeelhuisies (Corbelled Houses) built by early farmers. Driving via Fraserburg to Sutherland, from there to Williston, Carnarvon and returns via Loxton. Trip can also be extended to include Verneukpan and celebrate a sundowner on the pan. Sleep over at guest farms, discover the Grafsteen route (Tomb Stone Route) of Williston and visit the SALT observatory near Sutherland. Unique experience with lots of Karoo plants and birds. Trip: 5 days (6 days if Verneukpan is included). Min 2 people
Hantam Mountains near Calvinia
AUGRABIES WATERFALL AND KGALAGADI NAT PARK
A trip not to forget! Explore parts of Bushmanland, see Augrabies (place of huge noise) and experience the real Kalahari. This trip is mostly for the naturist with birds and game. Sleep over at guest farms and national parks. Trip: 7 days or more. Min 2 people
Scene in Karoo National Park
KAROO
Enjoy the real Karoo (Koup) and bend to your knees to discover the little things. Visit the Karoo National Park, visit Olive Farm, Swartberg Pass and Gamkaskloof. The best of Karoo scenery, birds and plants. Trip: 1 or 2 days or more. Min 2 people
TOURS
Tours to Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwazulu-Natal, Namibia and Botswana can also be arranged. Trips can vary from 10 to 20 days and can be tailor-made. Please see UPCOMING TOURS on this website and contact us for more info.
TRIPS & TOURS
DAY TRIPS
BIRDWATCHING AND ENVIRONMENT
KAROO EXPLORER
1. Take half a day or a full day guided trip into the nearby Karoo National Park and enjoy the animals like Cape Mountain Zebra, Kudu, Gemsbuck and birds like Afr Rock Pipit, Karoo Longbilled Lark, Short-toed Rock Thrush and much more.
2. Visit a nearby Olive Farm and see how olives are treated to become the delicacy you enjoy. Buy some olive products. On the same trip visit some interesting rock engravings with an experience guide who will tell you the secrets of these paintings.
3. Go on a 2 day trip to Gamkaskloof (Die Hel) and enjoy the beautiful scenery and plants of the Swartberg Mountains. An experience never to forget. See how earlier people live in Gamkaskloof and stay in one of the restored house (accom to be booked well in advance). En route enjoy the beauty and historical buildings of Prince Albert and Swartberg Pass.
4. Go on a 2 to 4 day trip into the Upper Karoo and enjoy the real spirit of this desolated area. Visit the interested rock formations of Oukloof Pass, the fossil spoors and historical buildings of Fraserburg, the Tombstone Route of Williston and corbelled houses of the Upper Karoo. We stay at guest farms where you can taste and smell the Karoo through it silence and watching the millions of stars while sitting along a braaivleis fire.
Flowers at the Koedoesberge in TanquaView on Groot River valley and Mount Ceder holiday resort.
Cape Eagle Owls are breeding residents in the Nuweveld Mountains near Beaufort West.
Protea Canary
Bergriet (Brachycarpaea juncea)
LONGER TRIPS AND TOURS
BIRDWATCHING AND ENVIRONMENT
TANQUA KAROO AND ROGGEVELD
Enjoy a trip to the Tanqua Karoo and Roggeveld. Sleep in Tanqua Karoo, visit Tanqua Nat Park, go via Gannaga Pass to Middelpos (one of only a few private owned towns in SA), visit Sutherland, SA's coldest town and the SALT observatory and return via Ouberg Pass. Sleep over at guest farms and experience the hospitality of the rural country. See a lot of the areas unique plants and birds. Trip: 2 to 4 days. Min. 2 people
View on Tanqua Karoo
from Gannaga Pass
Rain and flowers in Tanqua
BUSHMANLAND
Discover Bushmanland, one of SA's most remote areas. Drive through the Fraserburg to Calvinia and the Hantam, Loeriesfontein to Pofadder and return via Kenhardt and Brandvlei. Speciality for birders to see the rare endemics. Trip: 5 days. Min 2 people
Burchell's CourserUPPER KAROO
See the land of the Korbeelhuisies (Corbelled Houses) built by early farmers. Driving via Fraserburg to Sutherland, from there to Williston, Carnarvon and returns via Loxton. Trip can also be extended to include Verneukpan and celebrate a sundowner on the pan. Sleep over at guest farms, discover the Grafsteen route (Tomb Stone Route) of Williston and visit the SALT observatory near Sutherland. Unique experience with lots of Karoo plants and birds. Trip: 5 days (6 days if Verneukpan is included). Min 2 people
Hantam Mountains near CalviniaAUGRABIES WATERFALL AND KGALAGADI NAT PARK
A trip not to forget! Explore parts of Bushmanland, see Augrabies (place of huge noise) and experience the real Kalahari. This trip is mostly for the naturist with birds and game. Sleep over at guest farms and national parks. Trip: 7 days or more. Min 2 people
Scene in Karoo National Park
KAROO
Enjoy the real Karoo (Koup) and bend to your knees to discover the little things. Visit the Karoo National Park, visit Olive Farm, Swartberg Pass and Gamkaskloof. The best of Karoo scenery, birds and plants. Trip: 1 or 2 days or more. Min 2 people
Gamkaskloof
TOURS
Tours to Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwazulu-Natal, Namibia and Botswana can also be arranged. Trips can vary from 10 to 20 days and can be tailor-made. Please see UPCOMING TOURS on this website and contact us for more info.
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