3 Days Sierra Leone Birding Tour
This is a 3-day birding watching tour in Sierra Leone’s Principal Nature Reserve on Tiwai Island in the Moa River.
Highlights
- Birding
- boat transfer
- primate lookout
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Tiwai Island
Depart Freetown for Tiwai Island, departing at 8 AM, taking an early lunch in Bo. Arrive at Tiwai Island c. 3 pm, with time to rest at camp following transfer to Tiwai Island by boat from Kambama. After arrival and a bit of a rest, take a late afternoon/early evening boat trip up the Mao River in an engine-powered boat. Take in spectacular views of Tiwai Island and the neighboring mainland, looking out for some 135 species of birds and other wildlife.
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Day 2: Full day birding
In the morning, walk the forests of Tiwai Island accompanied by a local guide, to get a full-day birding and other wildlife viewings in the tropical forest with lunch in the jungle.
Congo Serpent Eagle, Long-Tailed Hawk, African Goshawk, White-Breasted Guineafowl, Egyptian Plover, White-Headed Lapwing, Western Bronze-Naped Pigeon, Yellow-billed Turaco, Great Blue Turaco, Levailant’s Cuckoo, Long-Tailed Nightjar, Cassin’s Spinetail, Sabine’s Spinetail, Chocolate-Backed Kingfisher, Blue-Breasted Kingfisher, Black Bee-Eater, Broad-Billed Roller, Piping Hornbill, Yellow-Casqued Hornbill White-Crested Hornbill, Yellow-throated Tinkerbird, Cassin’s Honeybird, Little Green Woodpecker, Cardinal Woodpecker, Fire-Bellied Woodpecker, White-Throated Blue Swallow, Western Wattled Cuckoo-shrike, Swam Palm Bulbul, Little Greenbul, Honeyguide Greenbul, Western Nicator, White-Tailed Alethe, Olive-Green Camaroptera, White-browed Forest Flycatcher, Chestnut Wattle-Eye, Brown Illadopsis, Capuchin Babbler, Tit Hylia, Buff-throated Sunbird, Johanna’s Sunbird, Many-Coloured Bush-Shrike, Western Black-Winged Oriole, Shinning Drongo, Forest Chestnut-Winged Starling, Black-necked Weaver, Blue-billed Malimbe.
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Day 3: Early morning Forest Walk, Depart Tiwai
In the morning set off early into the forest with binoculars in hand to watch for birds. After your walk or at a time convenient to you, depart Tiwai Island and head to Freetown via Bo. If you wish, you can have lunch in Bo, before continuing your journey to Freetown.
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Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
What’s included in the 3 Days Sierra Leone birding Tour
- Accommodation
- Tour Guide & Driver
- Entrance Fees
- All transportation in the destination location
- Meals
What’s excluded in the 3 Days Sierra Leone birding Tour
- Any Private Expenses
- Room Service Fees
- Extras
When to book the safari package?
Last-minute inquiries can be made but preferably 2 weeks booking is advised.
Best Time to Travel
October to May is a good time.
NOTE: Tour details are provided upon booking.
