Expert Birding Guides
Guides and naturalists who know East Africa's birds by call, habitat, behaviour, and season.
Birding Around-Africa
Specialist birding expeditions across East Africa
Albertine Rift endemics, montane forest, Rift Valley lakes, coastal thicket, and open savannah, planned habitat by habitat, guided by specialists, and paced for genuine observation rather than a rushed list.
Expert Birding GuidesEast Africa SpecialistsTailor-Made Target ListsKenya • Uganda • Tanzania
Our Birding Division
Birding as its own discipline, not a safari add-on.
Birding Around-Africa exists because serious birders need different itineraries. Different habitats, different hours, different pace, and guides who can separate a cisticola on call alone.
Every route is built around habitat diversity and seasonal movement, with enough flexibility in each day to work a difficult target properly rather than moving on for the sake of the schedule.
Our Approach
Birding at the right pace.
What separates specialist birding from general game viewing is where you go, when you go, and how long you are willing to wait. Forest edges at first light, wetland margins in the last hour, and mid-morning raptor passage all sit in the plan for a reason.
- Dawn starts in forest and thicket
- Time allowed for difficult targets
- Daily checklist review with your guide
- Photography without disturbance
Why Bird With Us
Expertly guided birding, quietly delivered.
Deep regional knowledge, careful planning, and ethical field practice, for first-time visitors and hard-core listers alike.
Habitat-Led Routes
Itineraries designed around habitat diversity and timing rather than convenient driving distances.
Flexible Target Lists
Life-listing, photography, or relaxed birding, the day adapts to what you want from it.
Responsible Birding
No baiting, no call abuse, respectful distances, and support for local conservation partners.
Birding Itineraries
Choose your birding journey.
Highland endemics, Rift Valley wetlands, Albertine forest, and dry-country specials. Filter by country, length, or the group of birds you most want to work.
8 itineraries
KenyaBirding TourKinangop Plateau, Sharpe's Longclaw and Highland Endemics
Sharpe's Longclaw and Kenya's highland grassland specialists.
3 days · 2 nights
2–6 guests
KenyaBirding TourAberdare and Mount Kenya Forest Birding
Highland forest birding for Kenya's endemic forest specialists.
5 days · 4 nights
2–6 guests
KenyaBirding TourMasai Mara, Grassland and Savanna Birding
The Mara for birds, raptors at density and the species other guests miss.
5 days · 4 nights
2–6 guests
KenyaBirding TourSamburu, Northern Kenya Birding Specialties
The dry-country Somali-Masai biome's specialists.
4 days · 3 nights
2–6 guests
KenyaBirding TourRift Valley Lakes Birding Circuit
Five lakes, each with a distinct set of signature species.
5 days · 4 nights
2–6 guests
UgandaBirding TourUganda Albertine Rift Birding
The Albertine Rift's endemics and the Shoebill in one connected itinerary.
14 days · 13 nights
2–6 guests
TanzaniaBirding TourNorthern Tanzania Birding
The northern circuit's endemics and the birding side of the Serengeti.
8 days · 7 nights
2–6 guests
KenyaBirding TourCombined Wildlife and Birding Safari
A single itinerary balancing mammal safari and specialist birding.
10 days · 9 nights
2–6 guests
Custom Birding Expeditions
Send us your target list. We'll build the route.
Most serious birders arrive with a list. Share it with us, along with your dates and how hard you want to push, and we will design the habitats, hours, and sequence needed to give you the best realistic chance.
- Routes built from your target species
- Albertine Rift, Eastern Arc, and Rift Valley circuits
- Specialist birding guide throughout
- Photography hides and wetland margins where relevant
Where We Bird
East Africa's most rewarding birding landscapes.
Each region offers a distinct combination of habitats, endemics, and seasonal highlights.
Kenya
Highland grasslands, Rift Valley lakes, dry-country acacia, and coastal forest within a single compact circuit, with endemics such as Sharpe's Longclaw and Hinde's Babbler.
- Highland Endemics
- Rift Valley Lakes
- Dry-Country Specials
Uganda
The Albertine Rift and the papyrus swamps of Lake Victoria, Shoebill, Green-breasted Pitta, and more than twenty Albertine endemics across montane forest and wetland.
- Albertine Endemics
- Shoebill
- Montane Forest
Tanzania
Northern endemics, Eastern Arc forest specials, and vast savannah birding alongside some of the finest big-mammal viewing on the continent.
- Northern Endemics
- Eastern Arc Forests
- Savannah Birding
Start Planning
Let's plan your next birding expedition.
Whether you're chasing East Africa's endemics, photographing rare species, or discovering the region's birdlife for the first time, we'll design an itinerary around your interests.
Tailor-Made Birding ToursExpert Local GuidesEthical Field PracticePersonalised Planning