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South Africa - Eastern

© Drakensberg Rockjumper by Adam Riley
South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) I 2027

11 Jan 2027 - 25 Jan 2027 (15 days)

ZAR94,500 NO SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR94,500 (USD5,669 * GBP4,358 * AUD8,421)

Single Supplement: ZAR8,500 (USD510 * GBP392 * AUD757)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) I 2027

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) II 2027

01 Feb 2027 - 15 Feb 2027 (15 days)

ZAR94,500 NO SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: James Wade Lee

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR94,500 (USD5,669 * GBP4,358 * AUD8,421)

Single Supplement: ZAR8,500 (USD510 * GBP392 * AUD757)

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) III 2027

22 Feb 2027 - 08 Mar 2027 (15 days)

ZAR94,500 NO SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR94,500 (USD5,669 * GBP4,358 * AUD8,421)

Single Supplement: ZAR8,500 (USD510 * GBP392 * AUD757)

South Africa - Eastern Bird Photography Tour (Small Group) 2027

02 Jun 2027 - 14 Jun 2027 (13 days)

ZAR93,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR93,500 (USD5,609 * GBP4,312 * AUD8,332)

Single Supplement: ZAR8,600 (USD516 * GBP397 * AUD766)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Western Bird Photography Tour (Small Group) 2027

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) V 2027

11 Oct 2027 - 25 Oct 2027 (15 days)

ZAR98,500 2 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR98,500 (USD5,909 * GBP4,542 * AUD8,777)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,000 (USD540 * GBP415 * AUD802)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) V 2027

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) VI 2027

25 Oct 2027 - 08 Nov 2027 (15 days)

ZAR98,500 1 SPACE AVAILABLE on this guaranteed departure

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Tour Leader: James Wade Lee

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR98,500 (USD5,909 * GBP4,542 * AUD8,777)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,000 (USD540 * GBP415 * AUD802)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) VI 2027

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) I 2028

12 Jan 2028 - 26 Jan 2028 (15 days)

ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,981 * GBP4,597 * AUD8,884)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,350 (USD561 * GBP431 * AUD833)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) I 2028

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) II 2028

31 Jan 2028 - 14 Feb 2028 (15 days)

ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,981 * GBP4,597 * AUD8,884)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,350 (USD561 * GBP431 * AUD833)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) II 2028

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) III 2028

10 Apr 2028 - 24 Apr 2028 (15 days)

ZAR99,700 4 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,981 * GBP4,597 * AUD8,884)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,350 (USD561 * GBP431 * AUD833)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) III 2028

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern Bird Photography Tour (Small Group) 2028

31 May 2028 - 12 Jun 2028 (13 days)

ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,981 * GBP4,597 * AUD8,884)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,460 (USD568 * GBP436 * AUD843)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Western Bird Photography Tour (Small Group) 2028

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) IV 2028

04 Sep 2028 - 18 Sep 2028 (15 days)

ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,981 * GBP4,597 * AUD8,884)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,350 (USD561 * GBP431 * AUD833)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) IV 2028

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) V 2028

09 Oct 2028 - 23 Oct 2028 (15 days)

ZAR105,900 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR105,900 (USD6,353 * GBP4,883 * AUD9,437)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,900 (USD594 * GBP457 * AUD882)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) V 2028

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) VI 2028

23 Oct 2028 - 06 Nov 2028 (15 days)

ZAR105,900 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Julian Parsons

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR105,900 (USD6,353 * GBP4,883 * AUD9,437)

Single Supplement: ZAR9,900 (USD594 * GBP457 * AUD882)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) VI 2028

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) I 2029

08 Jan 2029 - 22 Jan 2029 (15 days)

ZAR104,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Joshua Olszewski

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR104,500 (USD6,269 * GBP4,819 * AUD9,312)

Single Supplement: ZAR10,285 (USD617 * GBP474 * AUD916)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) I 2029

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) II 2029

05 Feb 2029 - 19 Feb 2029 (15 days)

ZAR104,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR104,500 (USD6,269 * GBP4,819 * AUD9,312)

Single Supplement: ZAR10,285 (USD617 * GBP474 * AUD916)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) II 2029

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) III 2029

09 Apr 2029 - 23 Apr 2029 (15 days)

ZAR104,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Joshua Olszewski

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR104,500 (USD6,269 * GBP4,819 * AUD9,312)

Single Supplement: ZAR10,285 (USD617 * GBP474 * AUD916)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) III 2029

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern Bird Photography Tour (Small Group) 2029

12 Jun 2029 - 24 Jun 2029 (13 days)

ZAR99,700 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Joshua Olszewski

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR99,700 (USD5,981 * GBP4,597 * AUD8,884)

Single Supplement: ZAR10,406 (USD624 * GBP480 * AUD927)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Western Bird Photography Tour (Small Group) 2029

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) IV 2029

03 Sep 2029 - 17 Sep 2029 (15 days)

ZAR104,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR104,500 (USD6,269 * GBP4,819 * AUD9,312)

Single Supplement: ZAR10,285 (USD617 * GBP474 * AUD916)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) IV 2029

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) V 2029

08 Oct 2029 - 22 Oct 2029 (15 days)

ZAR109,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR109,500 (USD6,569 * GBP5,049 * AUD9,757)

Single Supplement: ZAR10,890 (USD653 * GBP502 * AUD970)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) V 2029

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

South Africa - Eastern (Small Group) VI 2029

22 Oct 2029 - 05 Nov 2029 (15 days)

ZAR109,500 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Joshua Olszewski

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Tour Price (Per person): ZAR109,500 (USD6,569 * GBP5,049 * AUD9,757)

Single Supplement: ZAR10,890 (USD653 * GBP502 * AUD970)

This tour pairs with: South Africa - Cape Extension (Small Group) VI 2029

Pricing notes : *All prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Our eastern South Africa birding and wildlife tours combine the great birds and mammals of the world-renowned Kruger National Park, the teeming Zululand game reserves, the endemic-rich mist-belt forests and grasslands of the Natal Midlands and the lofty peaks of the magnificent Drakensberg. Target species include Kori Bustard, Southern Ground Hornbill, Bateleur, Southern Bald Ibis, Bearded Vulture, Blue and Wattled Cranes, Blue Korhaan, Ground Woodpecker, Yellow-breasted Pipit, Rudd’s and Botha’s Larks, Spotted and Orange Ground Thrushes, Drakensberg Rockjumper, Gurney’s Sugarbird, the splendid Pink-throated Twinspot, Neergaard’s Sunbird, Narina Trogon, Woodward’s Batis, Gorgeous and Olive Bushshrikes, Chorister Robin-Chat, Brown and Bearded Scrub Robins, Knysna and Livingstone's Turacos, Bush Blackcap and Rudd’s Apalis. Our chances of achieving the classic ‘Big Five’ (Lion, Leopard, African Elephant, African Buffalo and both Black & White Rhinoceroses) are excellent, while less common mammals include African Wild Dog, Cheetah and the endemic Black Wildebeest.

Please note: these prices are subject to foreign exchange fluctuations.

Top Birds

Blue, Wattled and Grey Crowned Cranes, Denham’s Bustard, Blue Korhaan, Southern Bald Ibis, Drakensberg Rockjumper, Gurney’s Sugarbird, Bush Blackcap, Ground, Bennett's and Olive Woodpeckers, Rudd’s and Botha’s Larks, Knysna, Purple-crested and Livingstone’s Turacos, Chorister Robin-Chat, Drakensberg and Karoo Prinias, Grey Tit, Karoo and Olive Thrushes, Fairy Flycatcher, Layard's and Chestnut-vented Warblers, Cape Parrot, Narina Trogon, Gorgeous and Olive Bushshrikes, Spotted and Orange Ground Thrushes, Cape and Sentinel Rock Thrushes, Rudd’s Apalis, Woodward’s and Cape Batises, Crimson-breasted Shrike, Southern Pied Babbler, Violet-eared, Grey and Black-faced Waxbills, Brown and Bearded Scrub Robins, Buff-streaked and Sickle-winged Chats, Pink-throated Twinspot, Neergaard’s, Scarlet-chested and Southern Double-collared Sunbirds, Green Malkoha, Half-collared and Giant Kingfishers, Little and White-fronted Bee-eaters, Southern Boubou, Cape and Forest Canaries, Cape, Spectacled and Southern Brown-throated Weavers, Yellow-breasted Pipit.

Top Mammals

The ‘Big 5’(Lion, Leopard, African Elephant, African Buffalo and both Black & White Rhinoceroses), Meerkat, African Wild Dog, Black Wildebeest, Nyala, Cheetah, Giraffe, Greater Kudu, Plains Zebra, Warthog, Common Eland and Sloggett’s Vlei Rat, Hippopotamus.

Habitats Covered

dune and mist-belt forest, acacia savanna, high elevation and coastal grasslands, mountains, wetlands

Expected Climate

subtropical with chances for occasional rain, warm to hot in Kruger and Zululand, cooler in highlands, can be cold in winter

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

moderate pace with undemanding walks, some long drives

Accommodation

comfortable guesthouses and lodges

Ease of Birding

easy

Number of Species Expected

320 - 380 (400 - 450 with extension)

Other Attractions

Kruger National Park, Sani Pass and Drakensberg Mountains, dramatic scenery, Zulu culture, Indian Ocean, iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Photographic Opportunities

excellent

What our clients say about us

Keith Valentine
JT & LT - Birds & Wine

We are writing to say thank you for all you did for us on our recent Birds and Wine tour with you and Alvaro. We really enjoyed meeting you and spending two weeks touring with you around South Africa. The itinerary that you put together with Alvaro was great and all the arrangements worked out to give us a wonderful tour. Your knowledge of the birds and patience spent helping us find and see all the birds really helped us to enjoy our experience and increase our knowledge. We spent much of our time in the Manyoni Reserve in the vehicle with you and it was always exciting finding the wildlife and hearing your analysis of the situation. We also truly appreciated your selection of wineries to visit, the wines we tasted, and the wines you selected to take with us to Zebra Hills Lodge. Your knowledge of the wine and wineries greatly added to our pleasure on the tour. We live in the Northern California wine region and the opportunity to compare South Africa’s wine with the product we know was very enlightening for us. Both the wineries we visited and the wines we tasted convinced us that we were in an excellent wine producing region of the world.

Julian Parsons
CH, South Africa

I would like to especially thank Julian Parsons for his outstanding guiding. Julian has just the right touch of skill and personality to make a tour like this fire on all cylinders. His ability is unique, a top-notch combination of outgoing and enthusiastic personality traits, deft handling of logistical details, fundamental knowledge of the landscapes and biota, and keeping the fire going for finding more birds. I do not give such praise lightly. I have myself have been an ecotour leader, so I well know how difficult it can be to keep satisfied the very demanding expectations of diverse participants. Julian possesses a novel blend of open-mindedness, too, which can be a scarce trait in birding guides. If Julian were the guide on an itinerary that I wished to sign up for, his presence could be a deciding criteria for my participation with a RockJumper tour. In addition to the guide, the itinerary, food, and accommodations all exceeded my personal expectations. Lodging at Hout Bay and Calvinia stand out, but frankly all of it was excellent.

Keith Valentine
PN & PN, South Africa - Birds & Wine 2018

This was a wonderful tour...with something for everyone. The fun just never stopped! Keith Valentine's passion for wine, food, creatures; be they avian, mammal, or reptile, combined for his deep knowledge of all, and his love of the outdoors shows in everything he does!

Gregory de Klerk
NH, South Africa 2019

Greg de Klerk was an excellent guide who made sure I saw as many birds as possible and set a reasonable pace. He was easy to talk to and very informative, I was very impressed with his knowledge.

Gregory de Klerk
RO, South Africa 2022

Gregory was an excellent tour leader and bird guide. I would happily travel with him again.

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