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African Destination Summary
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Moderate
to demanding
Intermediate
Mostly warm and dry; can be cool in the highlands
7-21 days
Expensive
Forest, coastal habitats and bushveld
Endangered endemics, such as Gabela Akalat; Red-crested Turaco, Angola
Cave Chat, Monteiro's Bush-Shrike. |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Moderate
(but can be very hot)
Easy
Mostly warm and dry; can be cool in in Jan-Feb
7-12 days
Moderate
Semi-desert, woodland, gallery forest
Good diversity; many specials, such as Quail Plover, Egyptian
Plover, Standard-winged Nightjar and Arabian Bustard |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Fairly
demanding
Challenging
Warm and humid; some rain
12-20 days
Moderate
Montane and lowland forest; montane grassland
Cameroon Mountains endemics, such as Green Long-tailed and (perhaps)
Mount Kupe Bush-Shrike; Red-headed Picathartes; many hornbills |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Moderate
to demanding
Easy
Mostly hot and dry; cold in highlands
12-25 days
Moderate
Alpine moorland, montane forest, arid bush
Numerous endemics; good diversity; Abyssinian Catbird, Spot-breasted
Lapwing, White-cheeked and Prince Ruspoli's Turaco, Stressemann's
Bush Crow |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Fairly
comfortable
Moderate
Warm; some rain
12-17 days
Fairly expensive
Lowland forest, grassland, woodlands and rivers
Rare lowland forest species, such as Congo Serpent Eagle
and Plumed Guineafowl; Rosy and Black-headed Bee-eater,
African River Martin, Congo Moor Chat |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Moderate
to demanding
Moderate to fairly difficult
Mostly warm, often wet
16-21 days
Moderate
Forest, woodland and unique spiny forest
130+ endemics; several endemic families, including
Vangas, Couas, Mesites, Asities and Ground-Rollers;
Lemurs; incredible reptiles and frogs |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Fairly
comfortable
Moderate to difficult
Mostly warm; some rain
10-25 days
Moderate
Forest and woodland
Good diversity; some localised specials |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
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Moderate
Easy
Warm in day, cool in evenings
10-14 days
Moderate
Arid Sahel and Sahara
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Comfortable
Easy
Mostly warm to hot, and dry
12-20 days
Moderate
True desert, savanna, woodland; some gallery forest
Namibian near-endemics such as Rosy-faced Lovebird, Herero Chat,
Dune and Gray's Lark and Rueppell's Korhaan; Pel's Fishing Owl
(Okavango) |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitat
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Moderate
Moderate
Warm in day, cool in evenings
7-14 days
Moderate - High
Afro-montane forest & savanah
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Moderate
(optional camping demanding)
Challenging
Often rainy and humid
6-9 days
Intermediate
Forest
Many endemics; Dwarf Olive Ibis, Giant Sunbird, Giant Weaver |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Comfortable
Easy to moderate
Mostly warm and sunny in summer, some rain
5-15 days
Good value
Savanna, forest, grassland, fynbos, mountains
Diverse in endemics and high species diversity; Blue Swallow, Cape
Parrot, Pink-throated Twinspot, Pel's Fishing Owl, several Bustards
and good raptor diversity; large mammals |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Comfortable
to very demanding
Easy in north; very difficult in centre and south
Warm
10-30 days
Fairly expensive
Savannas, woodlands, montane forest
Many endemics; very high diversity; large mammals |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
Duration of visit
Price Range
Habitats
Highlights |
Comfortable
to moderate (some long drives)
Moderate
Very pleasant; some rain
10-25 days
Good value; to fit all pockets
Montane and mid-altitude forest, woodlands, wetlands, grassland
High diversity; Albertine Rift Endemics; Shoebill and African Green
Broadbill (difficult); Gorilla and Chimpanzee |
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Comfort
Ease of birding
Climate
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