Schedule of events 2026
Six dated trips for 2026, listed in date order. Three have run, and three are still to come in November.
Dated trips
6 in 2026
Next departure
1 November 2026, Sekoma Island
Still to come
Sekoma Island, Eastern Venda, the Blyde
Bookings
Lisa Grosel, +27 83 380 2322
Birding course, Waterberg
Four days at Pangolin Lodge learning to identify birds of prey, using Joe Grosel's course notes and presentations, presented by Lance Robinson.
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Rock art and heritage, Limpopo
A weekend on a fossilised desert more than two billion years old, in far north-western Limpopo, where close on 900 San and Sotho rock art sites…
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Birding and heritage, Mapungubwe
Four days in Mapungubwe National Park, where riparian forest gives way to arid sandy bushveld, with birding, botany, geology and archaeology in a…
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Birding and photography, upper Zambezi
Five days on an island in the upper Zambezi, birding and watching game mostly by boat, with a day in Botswana's Chobe National Park.
1 to 5 November 2026
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Birding tour, Venda
Discover the land of myths and legends: a self-drive birding trail through the forests, woodlands and baobab groves of eastern Venda, with guide…
R6 800
per person
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Birding tour, Blyde River Canyon
Bird the Blyde River from rafts, picnic at secluded waterfalls and search the forests of Mariepskop for Taita Falcon, Pel's Fishing Owl and…
R6 500
per person
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1 to 5 November: The Sekoma Island Experience, birding and wildlife photography on the upper Zambezi. Tariff on request.
12 to 15 November: Birding Eastern Venda with Samson Mulaudzi, a three-night self-drive trail. R6 800 per person.
19 to 22 November: Birding the Blyde in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, staying at Ya-Mati. R6 500 per person.
Dates for the next run of each of these trips will follow. Contact Lisa if you would like to hear as soon as they are set.
19 to 22 March: Joe's Raptor Course at Pangolin Lodge in the Waterberg, presented by Lance Robinson.
1 to 3 May: The Makgabeng, a rock art weekend with cultural guide Jonas Tlouyamma.
7 to 10 May: Magical Mapungubwe in Mapungubwe National Park.
Trips with a published tariff can be booked online from their tour page with the Book tour button. Trips priced on request are booked by enquiry.
Lisa confirms every booking by email. For questions, call +27 83 380 2322 or email lisa@tembele.co.za.
Lisa publishes the schedule once the year’s dates are set. Contact her on +27 83 380 2322 or lisa@tembele.co.za to hear when it is out.
Yes. Our birding, mammal, photographic and special interest tours can be tailor-made for your dates and group, priced on request.
Schedule of events
Dated tours with a tariff can be booked from their own page
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