Bird Watching Tourism in Africa Has A Lot to Offer

June 10th, 2008 Posted in Bird Watching Vacation

While bird watching is an activity that can be engaged in just about anywhere, the fact that it is cheaper to travel than it once was means that combining travel and bird watching is something within the reach of an increasing number of people. Bird watching tourism has been growing in popularity worldwide – and one of the most exciting destinations for bird watching tourism is Africa, especially the southern part of the continent.

Check the Eastern Parts of Africa As Well

For this reason, it’s a pretty simple matter to find companies who offer bird watching tourism packages to Africa – many of these companies offer bird watching safaris and other trips which appeal to the serious bird watcher. Africa is a great destination for bird watching tourism no matter where in the continent you may go and the east has a lot going for it in terms of bird watching, but for the time being, most visitors choose to go to the southern parts of the continent.

However, it would be a shame to miss out on the things there are to see in eastern Africa, in countries like Tanzania and Kenya – there are over 1,300 species of bird to be seen in this region, or in other terms, about 15% of the world’s bird population! In the South there are about 920 bird species (about 10% of the world’s birds). While certainly no slouch, in terms of sheer umbers the East has the South beaten.

Areas in Southern Africa which are well worth your consideration when thinking of paying a visit to the continent for some bird watching tourism are the nations of Namibia, South Africa, Zambia as Swaziland with South Africa in particular having a lot of national parks and wildlife preserves which are home to many bird species. In the East, Kenya and Tanzania are must-visits for the avid bird watcher on safari. Both offer such an abundance of bird species that it will be hard for any bird watcher to choose just one region on a bird watching tourism excursion.

Before you start booking your flight to one of these top bird watching tourism destinations, you should ensure that you know what you are going there to see. While Africa is a great place to visit, especially for birders, you’ll want to be certain that you look into everywhere that you’d like to visit. This will make your adventure in bird watching tourism worth the price of admission and then some.