The East African savanna stretching out in golden morning light, dotted with acacia silhouettes

East Africa Birding & Wildlife Specialist

20+ years outfitting East Africa's finest Birding & Wildlife Photographic Safaris — led by guides who live here

We are a locally owned birding operator based in Arusha, Tanzania. Our top regional bird guides lead small groups and tailor-made itineraries for birders from Taiwan and across Asia, with an optional Chinese-speaking tour leader.

What you are actually buying

Itinerary is the format. Judgement is the product. Experience makes us unique.

On the same plain, when to stop, which track to take, whether to wait another twenty minutes for a target bird — those calls come from guides who work this ground every week, not from a printed route.

  • Top local bird guides

    Our guides work East African sites year-round and know the calls, seasons and habitats well enough to actually find your target species.

  • Itineraries that flex on the day

    Birds, light and weather change daily. As a local operator with our own vehicles, we can change the day's plan on the spot.

  • Chinese-speaking tour leader (paid add-on)

    A Chinese-speaking tour leader is available as a paid add-on, travelling with the group to help with communication — a real difference for first-time visitors and family groups. Contact us for pricing.

  • Book direct with the operator

    We run the trips ourselves rather than subcontracting, so more of your budget goes into what changes the experience.

Featured tours

Two classic routes designed for Asian birders

Wildebeest and zebra drinking at shallow water on the Ndutu plains

Tanzania12 days

Northern Tanzania: Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater & the Calving Season

February on the Ndutu plains is calving season: up to a million wildebeest give birth, trailed by lion, cheetah and vultures. The route continues into Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire.

  • GroupArrive Arusha 3 Feb · depart 15 Feb
  • PriceFrom USD 5,700 per person (2027 and 2028)
A dense herd of wildebeest gathering on the Mara River bank before crossing

Kenya14 days

Magical Kenya: Migration Season & the Mara River Crossing

From Kilimanjaro's summit over Amboseli's elephants to the Great Migration on the Masai Mara, flamingo-pink Lake Nakuru and Samburu's northern specialities.

  • GroupArrive Nairobi 15 Aug · depart 28 Aug
  • PriceFrom USD 6,400 per person (2027 and 2028)

Both routes run as private departures: Tanzania January–March, Kenya July–September, any date. About tailor-made trips

Two guests with their Tanzanian bird guide and driver beside the safari vehicle

Guest stories

The best review is the guests who come back

Many of our guests do not travel with us only once. Some start in Tanzania, return for Uganda, then come back a third time for Kenya; one guest completed four different routes in a single year and wrote a trip report for each.

"We quickly decided with a friend to make a tour to Kenya. I thought of Tanzania Birding, with whom we had already visited Tanzania and Uganda a couple of years back. We found a time slot when Anthony was available as a guide, and Tina took care of the bookings in no time. The itinerary was very well chosen and the accommodations were excellent. It was a great pleasure to meet Anthony again."

Marie-Andrée & Thierry, France — Kenya, 18 days, September/October 2025

What you will see

Birds and beasts on the same plain

Tanzania holds a large number of unusual and endemic birds, with a list that almost equals Uganda's. Every photograph below was taken in the field by our team.

Why you can trust us with the trip

Local standing, formal credentials

The people who take you into the field are our own local guides and drivers.

Anthony and Roger with binoculars behind one of our own birding safari vehicles, its spare-wheel cover reading We stop for Birds
Anthony and Roger, with one of our birding safari vehicles
  • ArushaHead office in Arusha, Tanzania; trips run by our own team
  • RegisteredRegistered with the Tanzania Tourism Ministry
  • ABAMember of the American Birding Association
  • Max 18Small groups in custom 4x4 Land Cruisers with a guaranteed window seat

Tell us your target bird list and/or mammal list, we will build the logical route for you.

Whether you want to join a scheduled departure or build your own route with your birding friends, start with a conversation about dates, budget and target species.