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9-day Western Cape, South Africa, Birding Safari Guide: TBA The Western Cape is THE most important endemic bird area on the entire African continent! It is a truly essential area for any serious birder because of its shear number of endemics. Pelagic trips off Cape Town also rank as amongst the finest in the world (with at least four albatross species, Pintado Petrel, and MANY more on the rich trawling grounds near where two oceans meet). The Cape is also a spectacularly scenic area, with rugged Cape Fold Mountains that come right down to the sea, white sand beaches, sea cliffs on the Cape Peninsula, and beautiful vineyards. Close inshore Southern Right Whales (seasonal) plus a lot of other mammals, spectacular carpets of flowers (seasonal) and the most plant-diverse biome on earth (even richer than the Amazon!) are major attractions that are easily seen incidentally (while not jeopardizing our chances of finding all the birds). We recommend about a week in the Western Cape. The aim of our standard 8-day tour (but we can custom-make any length trip) is to find almost all the endemics of this province, with many other species as an unavoidable by-product (plus, as always, an amazing overall experience), and of course a LOT of pelagic and other seabirds. To find the endemics, we budget adequate time in each strategic ecosystem – the fynbos, Namaqualand, Karoo, temperate forest and Agulhas Plains (Overberg). Please note that this itinerary is being developed. Contact us for further details.
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Itinerary: Duration: 9 days Limit: 4-12 Date:7-15 February 2009, similar dates in 2010 and 2011, 1-8 October each year Start: Cape Town End: Cape Town Price:R19,850 per person sharing Price_Includes: Meals Accommodation Entrance fees Guiding fees All transport while on tour Price_Excludes: International flights Personal Insurance Alcoholic Beverages Gratuities Laundry Service Personal expenses such as gifts
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