Bird watching in Africa

Bird watching is some thing that you can do in any country but if you want to have the ultimate bird watching experience then you should try bird watching in Africa because it is considered as the best location for bird watching. You will find that the tourism industry in the Southern Africa is dedicated to provide the ultimate bird watching experience to all those tourists who love watching the birds. The companies offering bird watching services create bird watching adventures and safaris keeping the serious bird watcher or observer in mind.

Apart from the Southern Africa, this activity is also well known on the eastern part of Africa. Even though the tourism industry, (bird watching) is located in the southern continent you will find that more bird species exist in Tanzania and Kenya (eastern countries in Africa). The eastern Africa claims to have as many as thirteen thousand bird species, which means that a trip to the eastern Africa for bird watching can give you the chance to see fifteen percent of the bird population in the world. Of course, the Southern Africa may not have that many bird species but you will find around nine hundred and twenty species in the south.

The countries which you can visit in Southern Africa for bird watching are South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Swaziland and Botswana. You will find that South Africa has numerous government sponsored reserves and national parks where you will find birds in abundance. If you are an avid bid watcher then you should not miss out the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the De Hoop Nature Reserve, West Coast National Park, Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, Ndumu Game Reserve and Kruger National Park. You can be sure to find large numbers of bird species if you visit these locations.

If you are planning to go to east Africa for bird watching then perhaps you would like to consider going to Kenya, for you would find many bird species there. Kenya has a name for being one of the best countries in east Africa to have a large variety of bird species. Some of the locations which you should check out in Kenya, for the purpose of bird watching are the Kakamego Forest Reserve, Mount Kenya National Park, Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru, Lake Baringo, Amboseli National Park and Aberdare National Park.

It is always wise to join a tour group so that you can visit all the important locations in Africa. As you must have heard, overlanding in Africa is the best way to explore and discover the continent so may be you should consider an overland trucking holiday if you do not mind living without comforts for a few weeks. African Trails has organized many African tours and you can check out all the tours offers in order to find out which one is best for you.

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