Birdwatching Holidays in Namibia
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Country Information
Total Area: 824,292 (sq km) 318,260 (sq mi)
Population: 2,108,800
Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD)
Capital City: Windhoek
Independance: 21 March, 1990
Important Bird Areas (IBA's): 19 (covering 111,000 sq km)
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Birding Holidays and Safaris in Namibia
With habitats ranging from the riparian woodlands along the Zambezi and Kavango rivers in the east of the country, through the teak and Brachystegia woodlands of the Caprivi Strip, into the highlands of the Waterberg and the desert beyond, Namibia is an incredibly diverse birding destination. The roads are generally well maintained and getting around is fairly simple with one or two exceptions where a 4x4 is necessary. It's a country full of breathtaking landscapes, a place where you can stop walking and hear your heart beat. Nothing beats it and no-one does it better than us.
Our custom-built birding cruiser eats up the often large mileages in comfort and style and allows us to go anywhere in this Pandora's box of landscapes that roll in into the great blue yonder. Birding is rewarding all around Namibia but special mention must be made of the Walvis Bay and Swakopmund areas where the extraordinary number of birds during the summer months are enough to stagger even the seasoned birder.
Namibia's Birding Hotspots
The Eastern Caprivi - Mamili National Park, Kwando River, Mudumu National Park, Katima Mulilo on the banks of the Zambezi River
The Western Caprivi - Mahango National Park, Okavango River, Popa Falls, Shamvura Lodge, Roy's Camp, Rundu
North-Central - Etosha National Park and surrounds, The Waterberg Plateau Park
The
West - Brandberg, Spitzkoppe, Erongo Mountains, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.
Namibia Specials:
Rosy-faced Lovebird, Bennett's Woodpecker, Meves's Starling, Chestnut Weaver, Pallid Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Secretarybird, Red-necked Falcon, Kori Bustard, Ludwig's Bustard, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Black-winged Pratincole, Monteiro's Hornbill, Bradfield's Hornbill, Stark's Lark, Bare-cheeked Babbler, Black-faced Babbler, Southern Pied Babbler, Carp's Tit, Crimson-breasted Shrike Pygmy Falcon, Chestnut-banded Plover, Caspian Plover, Blue Crane, Burchell's Sandgrouse, Sociable Weaver, Violet Wood-Hoopoe, Barred Wren-Warbler, Southern Pied Babbler, Marico Flycatcher, Scaly-feathered Finch, Violet-eared Waxbill and Shaft-tailed Whydah, Chestnut Weaver, Rockrunner, Herero Chat, Ruppell's Parrot, Ruppell's Korhaan, Hartlaub's Francolin.
Scheduled Birding Trips in Namibia 2010/11
16 Day Desert, Delta & Ocean Safaris - MUB/WHK - 11 January 2010 - Full Itinerary (sold out)
(Itinerary Outline: Lake Ngami, Okavango Panhandle, Caprivi Strip, Shamvura, Rundu, Etosha National Park, Erongo Mountains, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Windhoek)
16 Day Desert, Delta & Ocean Safaris - MUB/WHK - 23 January 2011 - Full Itinerary
(Itinerary Outline: Lake Ngami, Okavango Panhandle, Caprivi Strip, Shamvura, Rundu, Etosha National Park, Erongo Mountains, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Windhoek)
