Focus: miombo and montane birds
Taking in the varied scenery of Harare’s miombo woodlands and the eastern highlands Vumba montane forests.
Target birds
Miombo specialists including Whyte’s Barbet, Green-backed Honeybird, Wood Pipit, Striped Pipit, White-breasted Cuckooshrike, Boulder Chat, Miombo Rock-thrush, Collared Flycatcher (in season), Stierling’s Wren-warbler, Southern Hyliota, Green-capped Eremomela, Red-faced Crombec, Miombo Tit, African Spotted Creeper, Western Violet-backed Sunbird, Miombo Double-collared Sunbird, Miombo Blue-eared Starling and Black-eared Seedeater.
Eastern highland specials and near-endemics in montane and miombo including African Olive-pigeon, Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon, Lemon Dove, Mottled Swift, Buff-spotted Flufftail, Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, White-eared Barbet, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Grey Cuckooshrike, Stripe-cheeked Greenbul, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, Orange Ground-thrush, White-starred Robin, Swynnerton’s Robin, Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher, White-tailed Crested Flycatcher, Chirinda Apalis, Roberts’s Warbler, Broad-tailed Warbler, Barratt’s Warbler, Cape Grassbird, Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler, Cinnamon-breasted Tit, Bronzy Sunbird, Malachite Sunbird, Variable Sunbird, Gurney’s Sugarbird, Black-fronted Bush-shrike, Olive Bush-shrike, Square-tailed Drongo, Black Widowfinch, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Green Twinspot, Red-faced Crimsonwing, Grey Waxbill and Cabanis’s Bunting.
Ease of birding
Many birds will be easy to see whilst some are elusive or seasonal. Miombo woodlands tend to be quiet in the afternoons so there is the opportunity to sample other habitats for other species. These areas require some walking in hilly terrain but present no difficulty for persons of average fitness.
26 Nov 2022 |
day 0 |
The Lodge | Harare Wetlands Birding |
3 nights |
B&B |
26 Nov 2022 |
29 Nov 2022 |
day 3 |
Seldomseen | Vumba Mutare Birding |
3 nights |
FB |
29 Nov 2022 |
2 Dec 2022 |
day 6 |
The Lodge | Harare Wetlands Birding |
1 night |
B&B |
2 Dec 2022 |
B&B: Bed and Breakfast |
FB: Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch |
8 Days / 7 Nights
8 guests
Special Interests: Birding
Guideline price $1850.00 per person based on 4 people
Costs subject to change, depending on lodge selected
Includes:
Transfer from Harare International Airport to Bronte Hotel return
Birding guide
Meals as specified in the Itinerary
Accommodation
Birding tours in Harare
Birding tours in Eastern Highlands
Bottled water on daily basis
Travel Insurance Cover
Birding Conservation Fee
Nominal Tips
Excludes:
Some other meals as specified in the itinerary
Any other item not mentioned in the inclusions