TANZANIA BIRDING TOUR - ENDEMIC ON TARGET. 27 days 26 nights
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TANZANIA BIRDING TOUR – ENDEMIC ON TARGET. 27 days 26 nights
Day 1: Arrival and overnight il
dation: Tumbili Lodge
Day 2: Arusha National Park
Bird for the endemic such as Abroad-ringed white eye and the restricted range endemic Taveta weaver and near endemic Abbott’s starlings and other specials.
Accommodation: lumbill Lodge
Day 3:
Lark plains for the endemic Beasley’s lark and other dry county specials such as the near endemic southern grosbeak canary, Red throated ?t and Athi short toed lark, then later aDer lunch drive to Babati near Mbulu mountains for hot dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Hotel in Babati
Day 4:
Mbulu mountains-Early morning up the mountains for the endemic Mbulu ground robin and the near endemic Mbulu white eye, later in the mid-morning transfer to Serenge? arriving late in the evening-Night in Central Serenge?.
Accommodation: Thorn Tree or of the same quality
Day 5:
Night in Central Serenge?
Full day in the Serenge?s for the endemic such as Ggrey breasted spurfowl and rufous tailed weaver,the near endemic grey crested helmet shrike and Usambiro barbet, we will also look for the highly sought out aDer bird ,the Karamoja apalis which is endemic to east africa.
Accommodation: Thorn Tree or of the same quality
Day 6:
Ngorongoro highlands to Tarangire -We will leave the grassy plains of the mighty Serenge? Np very early in the morning with picnic lunches and making a stop at the ngorongoro highlands for the East African endemic hunter’s and lynenes’s cis? cola, Jackson’s widowbird,
Eastern double collared sunbird and schalow’s turaco and later into Tarangire Np late in the evening Night in Tarangire Np
Accommodation: Tarangire Safari Lodge
Day 7:
Half day in Tarangire for the endemic Ashy starling,yellow collared lovebird and Emin’s barbet,the near endemic northern pied babbler and east african endemic hildebrandt’s starlings are fairly common here .ADer lunch we will drive straight to Arusha-Night in Arusha
Accommodation: Tumbili Lodge
Day 8:
Drive to south pare mountains via Nyumba ya Mungu dam for maasai arid zones specials such as Acacia ?,black throated barbets,golden brested and fischers starlings,black bellied and tsavo sunbirds, pink breasted lark and Somali bun?ng,we will have our picnic lunch and later drive in to our Hotel in Same town for check in then later in the evening drive up the south pare mountains for the endemic south pare white eye and the dis?nc?ve race paarensis of bar-throated apalis.East coast boubou and Flycatcher can also be seen up there.Night in Same town
Day 9:
Morning birding near Mkomazi Np and transfer to Magamba forest in West Usambara mountains for birding in the evening
Accommodation: Mulers Lodge
Day 10:
Accommodation: Mulers Lodge
Day 11:
Full day in Magamba forest-we will bird for the endemic usambara double collared sunbird,usambara weaver,usambara thrush,usambara/montane? ny greenbul, Usambara akalat and other speciali?es-Night in a lodge in magamba
Morning birding in Magamba and transfer to Amani nature reserve in East Usambara mountains and bird the botanical garden late in the evening -Night in Amani rest House
Accommodation: Amani Rest House
Day 12+13:
Full days birding in Amani nature reserve- We will bird for the endemic banded green sunbird, usambara hyliota, usambara bluebill, Tanzanian illadopsis ,usambara eagle owl and long billed forest warbler ,the near endemic uluguru violet backed and Amani sunbirds, other good birds includes mombasa woodpecker, fischers and lowland ?ny greenbul, Fischer’s turaco, plain backed sunbirds, cabanis’s bun?ng, krestchmer’s longbill and many more-Night in Amani rest House
Accommodation: Amani Rest House
Day 14:
Early morning birding and transfer to morogoro for overnight-morogoro arch hotel
Accommodation: morogoro arch hotel
Day 15:
Uluguru mountains (Bondwa peak) – we will bird for the endemic uluguru greenbul, loveridge’s sunbird, winifred’s warbler,the endemic uluguru race of bar throated apalis,the near endemic dark ba?s and other good birds such as white-winged and chapins apalises, Bertram’s weaver etcNight in Morogoro
Accommodation: morogoro arch hotel
Day 16:
Drive to Mikumi- Kilosa road for the endemic Hoffman’s sunbird and other miombo special?es such as western miombo sumbird, black eared and richard’s seedeater, cinnamon brested ?t, yellow bellied hyliota, Arbo=’s chat and plenty more-Night in Mikumi
Accommodation: Tanswis
Day 17:
Transfer to Udekwa in Kilombero Nature Reserve near Udzungwa Np and bird around camp late in the evening -Night Camping
Accommodation: Camping Adventure
Day 18+19:
Udekwa- we will bird fo the shy endemic udzungwa forest patriadge and rufous winged sunbird.other birds also include usambara weaver and nightjar, Sharpe’s akalat,black lored, wing snapping and churring cis? colas –
Accommodation: Night Camping Hotel
Day 20 +21:
Kisolonza-Morning birding in udekwa and tranfer to kisolonza and bird in the evening for the endemic Uhehe fiscal and white lined barbet,the dis?ne?ve terminata race of Whyte’s barbet and lots more-Night in Kisolonza
Accommodation: Old tarm nouse
Day 22:
Kasolonza to Mikumi-Morning birding and then transfer to Mikumi for overnight
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 23:
Kilombero flood plains in ifakara-We will drive to ifakara for the 3 endemics i.e kilombero weaver,kilombero and white tailed cis? cola -Night in Mikumi
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 24:
Uluguru mountains bunduki camp-Early morning drive to bunduki camp in the uluguru for what we might have missed in bondwa peak-Night in Morogoro arch hotel
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Day 25:
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 26:
Tegetero sec?on in uluguru mountains -we will go here specifically for the endemic Uluguru bushshrike,but also other endemics such as loveridge sunbird uluguru greenbul and winifred’s warbler are also there-Night in Morogoro
Ukaguru Mountains -Early morning transfer to ukaguru mountains and start birding in the mid-morning for the endemic moreau’s sunbird, rubeho warbler,rubeho akalat and yellow-throated mountain greenbul-Night in Gairo
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 27:
Transfer to Dar es Salaam for your flight back home.
OR Extension option
Day 28 +29:
2 nights in pemba for the endemic pemba white eye, pemba green pigeon,pemba scops owl and pemba Sunbird
Day 30:
International flight back home
Flight to Nairobi – Exclusive