grey hornbill
Tanzania is a birder's paradise. There remains few places on Earth where one can travel from savannah to montane forest, coastal swamp to rainforest, desert to acacia parkland within a day and encounter any one of over a thousand bird species. Tanzania offers more bird species than Ethiopia and Uganda, more endemic species than Kenya and a very real chance, if recent natural history is to be considered, of the dedicated birder describing a new species. Since 1980, four new birds have been described in Tanzania with two others awaiting formal description.
 
The East African Safari And Touring Company have put together a series of safaris to showcase this ornithological wealth to the interested visitor. These safaris embrace the major birding habitats, areas that are often remote and inaccessible to the casual visitor, but reward those ready for the adventure with a diversity of birds unparalleled elsewhere in Africa. We primarily focus on those isolated areas where we are allowed to explore on foot and so do not venture into Tanzania's acclaimed National Parks, where walking is forbidden and the crowds affect the habitats. This isolation entitles us to the privileged perspective of a foot safari well away from the tourist trails, to better concentrate on the abundant birdlife and exotic habitats that are the sole reason and entire justification for these safaris..
 secretary bird

 

tanzania mapYet, whilst we are intent on opening up these often-unvisited areas for the ornithologist, we still seek to mould the trips around the birders' needs. Our comfortable safari camps and trained safari crews ensure that adventure need not be at the cost of comfort; the 4WD vehicles will always be there to get us into those areas that we intend to explore on foot; and the specialist guides, both local and international, accompany us throughout so that there is never any doubt about the suitability of the habitat nor the true identity of that LBJ

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From the little-known Eastern Arc Mountains that bisect Tanzania to our own Conservation Area in Tarangire National Park, from the tea estates of the Usambaras to the mountain forests of Meru, our carefully-crafted itineraries offer the chance to witness at first hand the diversity of birds in one of Africa's key endemic areas. We invite you to join us.