Benin - Anambra Waxbill Extension

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Pricing notes : Please contact our Tailor-made team on tailormade@rockjumper.com

Our Benin extension offers a great opportunity to see the localized Anambra Waxbill along with some other wonderful wetland species including Black Coucal, Levaillant's, Jacobin and Diederik Cuckoo, elusive Allen's Gallinule, Forbes's Plover, Senegal Lapwing, Collared Pratincole, African Openbill, Little Bittern, Black Heron, Yellow-billed Egret, African Pygmy and Grey-headed Kingfisher, Red-headed Lovebird, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Oriole Warbler, Ethiopian Swallow, Slender-billed and Black-headed Weaver, Red-headed Quelea, Northern Red and Yellow-crowned Bishop amongst many others. We also travel across the small country of Togo giving guests the great opportunity to visit two seldom visited West African countries.

This tour is made available through our Tailor-made tours department. To explore this offering further for pricing, precise day to day itinerary, inclusions & exclusions, or to tailor the tour to your personal requirements, please contact our Tailor-made team on tailormade@rockjumper.com

Top Birds

Anambra Waxbill; Black Coucal; Allen's Gallinule; Forbes's Plover; African Openbill; Little Bittern; Black Heron; African Pygmy & Grey-headed Kingfishers; Red-headed Lovebird; Yellow-crowned Gonolek; Oriole Warbler; Slender-billed & Black-headed Weavers; Red-headed Quelea; Northern Red & Yellow-crowned Bishops.

Habitats Covered

wetlands, mashes, scrub

Expected Climate

Hot & humid

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

MODERATE TO CHALLENGING: This tour requires a good level of fitness, stamina, and overall health. It’s best suited for experienced birders who are comfortable with a more active itinerary. Please note that it may not be ideal for avid photographers, new birders, or those with mobility or health concerns.

Tour pace is moderate with one long travel day. Not suitable for anyone with mobility or health challenges.

Accommodation

Modern & comfortable in Cotonou, Benin

Ease of Birding

Birding is easy along open wetland areas & walking on flat tracks. Many species are approachable & provide good visuals in open conditions.

Photographic Opportunities

Good to excellent. No dedicated hides. Many species are approachable; habitat & lighting are often conducive.

What our clients say about us

Dušan Brinkhuizen
EH, Jamaica - Island Endemics I 2026

Great lead

Quinton Paul Josop
DB, India - Southern: Endemics of the Western Ghats (Small Group) 2026

The tour structure and arrangements were first class. Leaders were very good and quite knowledgable. I thought Paul was energetic a d really on the birds. Would gladly travel with him again. It was great fun and we got nearly every endemic on the trip. Great fun!!

Robert Wilcox
MB, Dominican Republic - Endemics of Hispaniola II 2025

Bobby, our guide, was a solid & knowledgeable leader. His demeanor tends to be quiet & reserved, which worked for this group but may not work with all group dynamics. The lodging for this trip was a bit more rustic than I expected. The local guides used on this trip were excellent & offered additional intel into sightings or hot spots to explore. The group got all endemics possible & overall was a very good trip.

Lev Frid
JM, Guyana - Birds & Wildlife II 2025

Despite the heat and humidity, Guyana is a magical place with gorgeous rainforests and savannahs and lots of beautiful birds and the wonderful giant anteater. Lev Frid was a wonderful guide full of great enthusiasm. I especially appreciated his patience in helping everyone get a good view of the birds. He is a joy to travel with. Our local guide was also great and a lot of fun to be around and so helpful as well in identifying the different birds. Also a special shout out to Leroy, who helped us on the last full day of birding; he was great. The drivers Renford and Devon were awesome as well.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
JR, Jamaica - Island Endemics I 2026

I was very pleased with the birding. I saw all 29 endemics and a total of 42 life birds. The leaders are great at finding, luring in and identifying birds. I appreciated that the focus was very much on the birding. The food and accommodations were excellent and appropriate. I wonder if we should have spent our last night near the coast but am not sure how that would have affected our birding success.

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