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Kenya - African Bird Club sponsor

© Sokoke Pipit by Daniel Danckwerts
Kenya - African Bird Club sponsor 2026

02 Jun 2026 - 11 Jun 2026 (10 days)

USD4,950 NO SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Julian Parsons

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Tour Price (Per person): USD4,950 (EUR4,343 * GBP3,779 * ZAR81,131 * AUD7,033 * CAD6,981)

Single Supplement: USD490 (EUR430 * GBP374 * ZAR8,031 * AUD696 * CAD691)

Flight costs: USD110 (EUR97 * GBP84 * ZAR1,803 * AUD156 * CAD155)

Pricing notes : Pricing is based on a minimum group size of eight guests. A small group supplement may be applied at reduced group sizes.

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime birding adventure in Kenya, in partnership with the African Bird Club. This exclusive tour takes you deep into the heart of the Dakatcha Woodlands, the coastal forests of Arabuko-Sokoke, and the stunning Taita Hills, where some of Africa's rarest and most elusive birds await. We hope to showcase the little-known Clarke's Weaver, the Endangered Taita Thrush, the Critically Endangered Taita Apalis, and, if we are lucky, the elusive Friedmann's Lark. You'll also get the unique opportunity to meet the passionate local conservationists who, alongside the African Bird Club, have been working tirelessly to protect these species and their vital habitats. Don't miss your chance to experience the magic of Kenya's birding and conservation in action. 

 

Top Birds

Sokoke Scops Owl; Sokoke & Malindi Pipits; Clarke's, & Golden Palm Weavers; Scaly Babbler; East Coast Akalat; Green Barbet; Green Tinkerbird; Fischer's Turaco; Amani, Plain-backed, Tsavo, & Violet-breasted Sunbirds; Taita Thrush; Taita Apalis; Taita & Kikuyu White-eyes; Golden-breasted, Magpie & Fischer's Starlings; Somali Courser; Friedmann's Lark; Red-naped Bushshrike; Somali Bee-eater; Vulturine Guineafowl; Hartlaub's Bustard; Sooty Gull; Eastern Black-headed & Forest Batis; Forbe's-Watson's Swift; Pallid Honeyguide; Mombasa Woodpecker; African Broadbill; East Coast Akalat; White-throated Robin; Fire-fronted & Zanzibar Red Bishops; Red-throated Twinspot; Steel-blue Whydah.

Top Mammals

Lion; Leopard; Black & White Rhinoceros; Cheetah; Spotted Hyena; Maasai Giraffes; Gerenuk; Serval; Golden-rumped Elephant-Shrew; Crested Porcupine; Small-spotted & Blotched Genets; African Civet; African Buffalo; African Elephant; Southern Tree Hyrax; Lesser & Greater Kudu; Harvey's Duiker; Suni.

Habitats Covered

lowland & montane forests, Acacia savanna, papyrus swamps, rivers and wetlands, rocky gorges, grassland, semi-desert, coastal estuaries

Expected Climate

warm to hot, dry conditions, but cool at higher elevations and occasional rain can be expected.

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.

Moderate to brisk paced tour, not suitable for novice birders.

Accommodation

Moderate to comfortable, some safari tented camps, a few basic lodges

Ease of Birding

Demanding. Some species density is low, forest birding present typical challenges. Several difficult target species.

Number of Species Expected

450+

Other Attractions

African curios, Taita Hills, Tsavo East and West National Parks.

Photographic Opportunities

Worthwhile to good.

What our clients say about us

Quinton Paul Josop
CH - Kenya & Tanzania 2024

This was one of the best five of the 53 guided birding tours I have taken! Paul Josop is not only a truly excellent local guide who knows African birds and their calls phenomenally well, but is also extremely pleasant to deal with, polite, supportive of all levels of participant birding skills and very thoughtful. Paul also has an infectious sense of humor: We all laughed a lot on this tour! He loves to teach participants the finer points of the biology of the animals and plants encountered on a tour; he also managed group dynamics very well. It is clear that Paul enjoys guiding and he is very focused on getting all of the tour participants onto every bird species we encountered: He is living proof of my dictum that ""A good local guide is a thing of joy"". Our two local guide/drivers, Roger in Tanzania and Edson in Kenya, were also excellent: They dealt very well with severely pot-holed African roads and erratic African drivers and traffic; they also pointed out very many birds and big game as we bounced through the national parks, reserves and paved roads, all filled with aggressive opposing traffic! They have my highest recommendation. However, I do urge the local tour operator, Tanzania Birding and Beyond, to have their Land Cruiser passenger seats rebuilt - they were singularly uncomfortable on our long drives. This Rockjumper tour has my highest recommendation for all levels of participants' birding skills.

André Bernon
VW, Kenya 2018

Thank you for a wonderful experience! The tour exceeded my expectations. Andre Bernon is an extremely talented and knowledgeable guide. His eyes and ears are incredible and he is very thoughtful with his guests.

James Wade Lee
KB, Kenya & Tanzania - Birds & Big Game (Small Group) III 2026

Wade was fantastic. He has a great personality and so much knowledge. His guiding was even better than we hoped to experience.

Quinton Paul Josop
CS, Kenya & Tanzania 2024

Paul Josop is a top notch and amazing tour leader - at all times he was knowledgeable, patient, attentive and engaging. We loved the trip and feel that much of its success was because of Paul's excellent guiding skills. We feel very fortunate to have experienced all that we did.

Quinton Paul Josop
MS, Kenya - Highlights 2026

This was our first Rockjumper tour and we had such a good time, we have already booked a second tour. Rockjumper is an incredibly well-organized group and we didn't have any travel or housing-related issues during the entire trip. I'm sure Rockjumper is not the least expensive tour group you can travel with, but in this case I believe you get what you pay for. Our guide Quinton "Paul" Josop was amazing. His knowledge of birds was incredible and his enthusiasm was contagious. He was a lot of fun to travel with. In fact he was such a good guide we chose our second trip specifically because he was also a guide for that trip. We can't wait to travel again!

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