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Escorted Bird Tour Operators based in South Africa and Africa, some mainly offering tours in southern Africa. The areas they cover are indicated. Contact the operator for more details.

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Birding Ecotours Birding Tours to Africa and South America	Rockjumper Birding Tours South American, African, Asian and Malagasy Specialists
Lawson's Birding and Wildlife Tours Specialising in birding and wildlife trips to the very best Southern African destinations	Bird Uganda Your Uganda and Rwanda birding specialists
Nature's Wonderland Safaris East African ornithological safaris	Ashanti African Tours Experience the Yellow-headed Picathartes
Birding and Beyond Safaris - East Africa Birding & Wildlife Safaris in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda

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Ashanti African Tours is a U.K registered travel company with offices in both Ghana and the U.K. As most tours take place in Ghana and West Africa, Ashanti have an experienced team based there year round. As ground agents for all their tours and activities, clients deal directly with Ashanti. The team is a blend of both locals (Ghanaians) and expatriates (British). UK Office: Ashanti African Tours Ltd, 14 Lilac Place, West Drayton, Middlesex, England, UB7 8LR. Telephone: 0870 766 22 83 Email: info@ashantiafricantours.com Web http://www.ashantiafricantours.com/index.php

Ben's Ecological Safaris, offering professional birdwatching and wildlife holidays in East Africa. The tours emphasize birds, wildlife, ecology and conservation from the unique perspective of people who have lived all their life in Africa. In keeping with the diversity of Kenya, Ben's Ecological Safari offers a range of excursions from weekend breaks for business travellers who are stopping over for a conference, to longer stays for family groups experiencing East Africa for the first time. Postal address is 4th Floor Aqua Plaza, Muranga Road, Nairobi-Kenya or P.O.Box. 5898-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Phone: 254-020-3755290/1 Fax number: 254-020-3755290 Email: info@bensecologicalsafaris.com Website: www.bensecologicalsafaris.com

Birding Africa: the only specialist African bird tour company, Birding Africa, offers best value personalised bird & primate tours to Madagascar and 15 African destinations. We write guidebooks on where to find birds in Southern Africa and offer a free online bird-finding information portal. So join book authors, conservationists and passionate guides to see Africa’s 2500 bird species, 20 endemic bird families and the most exhilarating primates and mammals on earth. For more details contact info@birdingafrica.com or +27 (0)21 531 9148. Read our trip reports on www.birdingafrica.com.

Birding Ecotours offer you magnificent birding experiences in Africa and South America, with excellent and experienced guides who ensure top quality birding tours. Along with scheduled tours, Birding Ecotours also provide custom-made tours, camping trips and scouting trips. E-mail: info@birdingecotours.co.za Mobile phone: +27 (0)72 211 9863 (Nadia Gunter) +27 (0)72 635 1501 (Chris Lotz) Fax number: +27 (0)21 592 7438 Postal Address: P.O. Box 215 Newlands 7725, South Africa. www.birdingecotours.co.za

Birding Ethiopia, The Ethiopia Specialist in Bird Watching Holidays. Birding Tours for the Most Ardent Lister, Individual or Group. Holidays to see the Speciality Birds of Ethiopia’s: Bale & Simien Mountains, Jemma Valley, Awash National Park, Southern Highlands, Great Rift Valley & The Blue Nile. Please contact us by: Website http://www.jennerexpeditions.com/BE/ Email: info@BirdingTours.info +44 (0) 1342 713858 OR +44(0) 1494 721692. Post to Jenner Expeditions. PO Box 764, Crawley, RH10 0WL, UK. Reservations: PO Box 628, Amersham, HP6 9AD, UK

Birding Syke Holidays is a bird watching exclusive safari company operated by avid birders cum photographers across the world. Destinations include Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. P.O BOX 47284 - 00100 Nairobi. Tel : + 254-721-656714/ +254-736-477338. E-Mail: info@birdingsykeholidays.com website: http://www.birdingsykeholidays.com/index.html

Birdtours, phone 0027217900616; e-mail: birdtour@hbic.co.za (destinations: Southern Africa)

Birding and Beyond Safaris now operates Budget bird tours to Tanzania and Kenya. These tours can depart anytime depending on availability of guides and accommodations. The Tour can also be taken as a combination of Kenya and Tanzania. P.O. Box 11500, Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa. Email tours@tanzaniabirding.com. Websites www.tanzaniabirding.com www.birdingsafaris.co.tz (destinations: Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda).

Birdwatch Cape, Box 463, Plumstead 7801, South Africa; phone and fax 011 2721 762 5059;

Bird Uganda Safaris is a group of tourism professionals, researchers, nature photographers and conservationists drawn together by a common enthusiasm at sharing their passion for Uganda's bird diversity with both local and international clientele. Since 2002, they have been leading tours around Uganda and further into other destinations outside Uganda, including Rwanda. Tours range from short vacations, including weekend excursions, to long safaris. Bird Uganda Safaris Ltd 2nd Floor, Jos House, Plot 55B, Opp. Fish Factory Telephone +256 312289048 Fax +256 (0)414383031 www.birduganda.com

Bushveld Birders cc, Tour Guide (reg no KZN 0052) Cell 082 853 5203; or (031) - 777 1201 email: mike@bushveld-birders.co.za web-site: www.bushveld-birders.co.za

Cape Town Pelagics offers the world’s best pelagic birding, with up to 10,000 seabirds of 25 species. Join them to see Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Petrels. All profits are donated to seabird research and conservation projects, including the Save the Albatross Campaign. So book with Cape Town Pelagics and make a difference to the Albatrosses you'll see. For more details contact info@capetownpelagics.com or +27 (0)21 531 9148. Read our trip reports on www.capetownpelagics.com

Cape Birding Route offers free online bird-finding information, recommended guides and birder-friendly accommodation bookings along the 9 Birding Routes in Western South Africa. It also offers a full section on pelagic birding and bookings. For more details contact info@capebirdingroute.org +27 (0)21 531 9148. Read our bird finding info on www.capebirdingroute.org

Churchill Safaris offer gorilla safaris in Bwindi National Park and Parc National des Volcans in Rwanda . Other Uganda safari packages include bird watching, chimp tracking and mountaineering in Rwenzori Mountains. Offices in US, UK, Europe and Uganda. Web www.churchillsafaris.com

Crane's, phone and fax 0027-21-7900616; e-mail: birdtour@hbic.co.za (destinations: South Africa)

Crystal Safaris is a privately owned ground handling Safari and Tour company providing packaged and tailor-made safaris within the East Africa Region. Address: Plot 6, Colville Street, Airways House, PO Box 9698, Kampala, Uganda. E-mail crystal@spacenet.co.ug Web www.crystalsafaris.com

Great Lakes Safaris, an indigenous East African safari company based in Kampala, Uganda specialising in organising Birding tours, chimpanzee and Gorilla safaris as well as general wildlife safaris. Executive members of Uganda Tour Operators Association. www.safari-uganda.com P.O. Box 33024, Suzie House, Annex.1st Floor. Ggaba Road. Kampala, Uganda. Tel: 256-41-267153 / 256-772-426368 Email: info@safari-uganda.com / gls@utlonline.co.ug

Halcyon Gambia, family run business, season runs from November through to May. Offer accommodation and guided birding tours - e-mail: info@halcyongambia.com Tel: 0845 500 2025 (destinations: The Gambia)

Lawson's Birding and Wildlife Tours is a family owned and operated business, specialising in birding and wildlife trips to the very best Southern African destinations. Tours are master-minded by Peter Lawson, one of the region's most experienced and highly-regarded naturalists. PO Box 16849, West Acres, Nelspruit 1211 South Africa. General Information: tours@lawsons.co.za http://www.lawsons.co.za/

Lifers & Twitchers - offering tours to the northern and eastern parts of South Africa. PO Box 15437, Farrarmere, 1518, South Africa. Tel: +27 11 425 2057 Mobile: +27 82 246 9223 / +27 84 418 9283 E-mail: bronwynh@wol.co.za. Web www.lifers-birding.com

Nature's Wonderland Safaris offer a selection of birding safaris, wildlife safaris, adventure tours and camping safaris through the Eastern part of Africa ranging from 4 - 37 days. Contact Joseph Mwangi through info@natureswonderlandsafaris.com or ornithologicalexpenditions@yahoo.co.uk or natureswonderlandsafaris@gmail.com Web http://www.natureswonderlandsafaris.com/.

Ontdek Kenya, walking, birding and wildlife tours for active nature travellers who want more from their Kenyan holiday. Owners, Peter and Anne Huysman, Ontdek Kenya Ltd, P.O. Box 2352, 10140 Kimathi Way, Nyeri, Kenya, Tel +254-61-2030326. Contact Peter/Anne

Rockjumper Birding Tours, launched in 1998 following the Durban Internatioal Ornithological Conference, the team have arranged hundreds of birding tours. PO Box 13972, Cascades, 3202, www.rockjumper.co.za South Africa email: info@rockjumper.co.za (destinations: South America, Africa, Asia, Malagasy)

Travel Hemispheres Limited offer birding and other safaris including Mountain Gorilla trekking in Uganda. E-mail info@travelhemispheres.com web: www.travelhemispheres.com

Vamonos Nature Tours, phone 956 969-8610; e-mail: mdele@worldnet.att.net (destinations: South Africa)

The Zambezi Safari and Travel Company are based in the heart of Southern Africa's Zambezi Valley and specialize in safaris to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and beyond into Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania...and then further afield into Rwanda, Uganda, Gabon and Ethiopia. Contact tel: 01548 830059 Web: www.zambezi.com