Get ready to spread your wings — the Bitou Birding Festival is back! Following a soaring debut in 2024, this much-loved celebration of birds, nature, and community returns to Plettenberg Bay and the greater Bitou region from 24 to 31 October 2025.

DATES: 24- 31 October 2025
TIMES: 07:00 AM to 14:00 PM
VENUES: Various Venues across Plett
TICKETS: TBC

Whether you’re a seasoned twitcher or just starting out with a pair of binoculars and a sense of curiosity, the Bitou Birding Festival offers something for everyone. With guided bird walks in breathtaking locations, expert insights from conservation leaders, canoe birding adventures, pelagic boat trips, and a few surprises still under wraps — the festival promises a week full of unforgettable nature-based experiences.

Set along the iconic Garden Route, the Bitou region is home to over 300 bird species, including endemic treasures like the Knysna Turaco, Cape Sugarbird, and Orange-breasted Sunbird. From wetlands and fynbos to afromontane forests, river estuaries, and coastal cliffs — every walk offers the thrill of discovery in some of South Africa’s most diverse habitats.

Back by popular demand, festival favourites such as the interactive bird-ringing demonstrations, wellness-and-birding sessions, and our unique canoe trips on the Bitou River and Keurbooms estuary will return. For the more adventurous, our pelagic birding trip heads offshore in search of pelagic seabirds — a bucket-list experience for any birder!

More than just a birding event, the Bitou Birding Festival is about community, conservation, and discovering the magic of the natural world — together.

Tickets launch soon, with Early Bird specials available for a limited time. Spaces on guided walks and excursions are limited, so don’t miss your chance to be part of this wild and wonderful week.

Join us in Plettenberg Bay this spring — your birding adventure awaits!

Ticket Enquiries: +27 (0)72 554 3995

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