Go bird watching

Birdquest's Somaliland and Djibouti birding tours are an exciting "off-the-beaten-path" journey in the Horn of Africa. Enjoy some magnificent birds on their Somaliland and Djibouti birding tour, including a fine suite of endemics that you either cannot see elsewhere or would find difficult to see, all while helping to pioneer a new birdwatching destination.

Somaliland is a former British colony of British Somaliland that was merged with Italian-ruled Somalia on decolonization, against the will of its people, and has since broken free of its troubled neighbor. Mega-specialties include Archer’s Buzzard, Archer’s Francolin, Little Brown and Heuglin’s Bustards, Somali Pigeon, Somali, Collared, and Lesser Hoopoe Larks, Somali Bulbul, Somali Wheatear, Somali Thrush, Philippa’s Crombec, Somali Starling, Somali Sparrow, Somali Golden-winged Grosbeak, and Warsangli Linnet.

They'll be looking for the endemic Djibouti Francolin, Crab-plover, Sooty and White-eyed Gulls, White-cheeked Tern, and Arabian Golden Sparrow during their exploration of Djibouti at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden. They have put together a really comprehensive birding tour to both Somaliland and Djibouti to look for the region's endemics and other restricted-range specialties for those brave enough to join this unusual and pioneering tour.