SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARIS and BIRDING TOURS :
Avian Leisure specializes in tailor-made safaris & birding tours in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia as well as botany tours, general nature tours and photographic tours. We cater for small groups wanting self-drive or guided tours. Our birding tours are run at your desired pace - intensive trips aim to cover as many habitat types as possible within the given timeframe - expect 500 bird species in a three week guided trip. Our tailor-made wildlife safaris take you to the best bushveld areas in search of the 'Big Five' - lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo & rhino.
BIRDWATCHERS ACCOMMODATION:
Situated in Simon's Town, Cape Town, our spacious 4 Star
accommodation with breathtaking views is ideal for visiting birdwatchers:
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Sugarbirds and sunbirds abound in our natural fynbos garden |
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5 minutes to harbour for pelagic trips |
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Overlooks the famous Penguin colony at Boulders |
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10 minutes from Cape Point Nature Reserve |
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Owner run by experienced bird guide - available
to plan your guided and self drive birding trips ...
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CUSTOMISED BIRDING TOURS, Wildlife Safaris & more
Read about our private tour options in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia
and Namibia. Amongst our most popular routes are:
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LATEST NEWS
SUMMER 2007/2008
Summer of 07/08 has been an extremely wet one in parts of Southern Africa. Tragic for some (floods have left ...
LATEST TRIP REPORTS, BITS & BOBS Updated 18 Feb '08
This is where we will regularly post snippets and photos from our clients and from our own trips, interesting news items ...
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WHO ARE WE?
Avian Leisure is run by Patrick & Marie-Louise Cardwell. Patrick has extensive field experience (and a personal Southern Africa bird list of 866 birds) which he uses to craft the most effective and delightful itineraries customized for specific interests i.e. bird-watching,
wildlife, botany, general
nature or photo-
graphic tours.
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PHOTO GALLERY
Enjoy the selection of photos from our birding
tours and wildlife safaris or in the area around
Avian Leisure's self catering accommodation
in Cape Town. Focus is on endemic
birds & mammals but we could not
resist the exquisite Blue Shark
photographed by a guest….
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