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BIRDING TOURS WORLDWIDE

Welcome to Birding Ecotours! Here we will present to you some of the world’s most spectacular birding tours around the world. Our trips are for small groups of only 6-8 participants. Quality is of paramount importance to us; we prefer to use superior accommodation (where available at the top birding sites) and vehicles. Despite our focus on small groups and the fact that we err on the side of superior quality, our prices are competitive. It is Birding Ecotours’ company policy to contribute a minimum of 10 % of profits to conservation and local communities. We are passionate about birding and also about leaving a legacy – by genuinely helping people and conserving birds – for generations to come.

We like to do things differently. For example, we offer some unique tours in addition to our standard birdwatching tours, including Owls of the World® tourstough mammal tours (fancy an Aardvark or a Black-footed Cat?), and more. Since 2003, we have been innovating some of the most wonderful bird and wildlife tours available.

What is one of our typical birding tours like?

Our main focus is, of course, on finding the important birds (especially the endemics and specials). Our trip lists are very important to us (we do really encourage you to look at our trip reports – which contain bird and mammal lists – and compare them with those of other companies). However, we understand that birding tours can be tiring, so we as a company prefer to add a day or two and actually have folks enjoy the birding tour – this allows us to accumulate a big bird list (including backup time for finding the most important birds), but it also gives us time to enjoy the bird sightings, as well as to stop for each species of mammal (plus other interesting things we may encounter along the way) rather than to be forced to tell our guests “sorry, we have no time to stop for anything without feathers” – that can be frustrating. Hence, we tend to add a couple of days so we can get the best bird lists in the industry, but without as much of a huge rush as some other companies’ bird tours. As just one example, we must have the most comprehensive eastern South Africa birding tour out there (by the way, so many mammals are also seen on this trip, incidentally to the birding).

We also run a good number of Birding Photo Tours, which need a different approach from typical birding tours – more space in the vehicles for camera gear, the correct tour pace to get photos, making sure the vehicle is at the right angle, and constantly thinking about lighting (although these things are important even on a standard birding tour, they are even more vital on a photographic birding/wildlife vacation). We also operate various other kinds of tours such as birding and wildlife cruise holidays, pelagic trips and 1-day birding tours. Our main focus, of course, is on birding tours!

One of the things we pride ourselves in the most, though, is our enthusiasm which means we get back to you with excitement from the minute you contact us. We tend to struggle to contain our enthusiasm and excitement, so when you e-mail us, you’ll doubtless find that we get back to you fast with detailed information. It’s our contagious enthusiasm for birding (and for the natural world as a whole) and for people, that spurs us on to give outstanding service.

MONTHLY VIDEO

These uncommon, usually secretive, Chestnut Wood Quails were seen on our Colombia Uncovered birding tour led by Eduardo Ormaeche. They were seen in Reserva La Florida, near Cali, which must rank as one of the best places to see and photograph this normally secretive Colombian endemic.

LATEST REVIEWS OF OUR BIRDING TOURS

I did two of the sections of Birding Ecotours’ program of Australian tours – NT/Alice Springs and Western Australia. Everything about my two sections was excellent; the guiding, the accommodation, the transport, and the food were all good. The birding was exceptional, – seeing birds that I had hoped to see one day – so many species, from Bustards to Fairywrens. The widespread knowledge of Andy (and the local guides), was remarkable and added greatly to my enjoyment of the trip.

Bob – on Andy and Australia – October 2025

Another well planned and executed private tour, Dominic is first class in every aspect, brilliant birder, great travelling companion and sensitive to individual needs. We have been fortunate to have experienced a wide variety of birding tours with exceptional guides. Dominic is up there with the very best.

Steve & Anne – On Dom – September 2025

Josh did a fantastic job guiding. He was always available, incredibly knowledgeable, always courteous and considerate, very flexible, and highly attentive to our needs. His knowledge of birds and mammals is extensive, and he was able to answer all of our many questions with detail and excitement. We really appreciated his contagious enthusiasm and love for wildlife. Overall he was an outstanding representation of everything I would want in a guide and an employee. Additionally, he is just a great person with strong character, a good sense of humor, and excellent customer service skills. We would definitely request him as a guide if we do another trip with you.

Rob – On Josh – August 2025

Dom was an amazing package of knowledge plus kind, considerate and helpful. He went above and beyond to ensure a wonderful adventure for us. Dom was well aware of individuals birding experience or inexperience. We would go on another adventure with Dom.

Margaret – On Dom – August 2025

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