Testimonials |Sustainable Birding Company

“We spent 15 days with Sammy in Kenya, doing nothing else than birding all day. What a great experience we’ve had! Sammy is a true jewel, knowing the Country, it’s National Parks and all the secret places where we found and photographed so many new (and even some endemic) bird species. We came home with thousands of wonderful pictures and lots of great memories! Wishing Sam and his Team all the best for the future!

I am sure I will be back and I hope I will go with the sustainable birding company!”

Wolfram Cüppers

“Everything about this company was excellent. I had a good correspondence with Sam, the owner, who was prompt, informative and very helpful. We did the Nakuru/Masai Mara safari with Paul, who was an outstanding guide – very knowledgeable, courteous, patient with the kids, and always smiling. The guides knew exactly where to find the birds, which is truly impressive (imagine being able to distinguish between the dozen cisticola species by sight and sound, all of which looked alike to me!). They were also very patient and gave me all the time I needed for seeing and photographing birds. Sam also has great recall, and was able to provide me a list of the trips a few days later. 194 birds and 32 mammals on the trip. If we ever go back to Kenya, we will be using SBC”.

Nitin Chitale

Sustainable Birding was great – they were very willing and flexible providing us with a customized itinerary that met our needs during our trip to Uganda. Our guides, Arshley and Steven, were extremely knowledgeable and dedicated to finding us as many birds as possible. They were also extremely helpful organizing for our excursions to see gorillas and chimps as well. The trip was well organized with lodges nearby to our drives and the parks. I highly recommend Sustainable Birding.

Dr. Philip Rosenthal & Candace Swimmer

“A fantastic experience in Amboseli National Park!

We had a brilliant couple of days in Amboseli National Park on our two day safari and birding tour with the Sustainable Birding Company.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and we saw lots of birds and big mammals!

The whole experience was really well organised and it was such a memorable couple of days”

Ed Willis

It was totally a coincidence for me to join a birding trip to Kenya via the Sustainable Birding Company and got an amazing windfall after all. During the 15 days birding trip with the knowledgeable bird-guide Sammy and the skillful driver Mungai , not only we saw lots of birds which were expected but also the wildlife unexpected.

The Sustainable Birding Company has many great bird guides in East Africa. To have a safari into the field with Sammy and Mungai will be the best choice for sure. Sammy has a detailed understanding to find out exactly where the rare or the particular species existed , Mungai seems setting up a road map into his mind which you will never worry to get lost . According to the cooperation without a trace between Sammy and Mungai, we all have a satisfied harvest and los of pleasure friendship, and even we have back to Taiwan for months, Sammy was still doing his after-sale service well for helping us to make sure the species we have found in Kenya.

I would strongly like to recommend the Sustainable Birding Company for nature & wildlife tours, they are definitely the best company without wonder because of Sammy and Mungai, and thank them very much for giving us an amazing Kenya.

Linda Kao

“Thank you Sam, we had a fantastic time and saw so many birds! We are now really interested in going on a birding tour in Uganda with SBC to see the Shoebill!” Short but very sweet words from Loretta, who along with her group from Taiwan joined us on our 15 day birding tour across some of Kenya’s finest Birding Hot Spots with an astonishing 451 bird species recorded! Highlights included Beautiful Sunbird, Great Blue Turaco, Ross’s Turaco, African Blue Flycatcher, Double-toothed Barbet, Lesser Blue-eared Starling, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Blue-headed Bee-eater, Jameson’s Wattle-eye, Bar-tailed Trogon, African Broadbill, Yellow-mantled Widowbird, White-spotted Flufftail, Secretarybird, Red-billed Teal, Woolly-necked Stork, Hildebrandt’s Starling, Red-necked Spurfowl, Wattled Starling, Western Banded Snake Eagle among much much more! A huge thank you on behalf of the SBC staff to Loretta and her group for joining us on this magical birding tour across Kenya and we look forward to hosting you again in Uganda soon!

​Loretta Kao

“My family and I spent 3 fascinating and varied days viewing the fabulous wildlife on and around three of Kenya’s stunning Rift Valley lakes – Baringo, Bogoria and Nakuru. Sam, the SBC’s Director, took a personal interest in our tour from the outset and helped us design a first-rate, tailored itinerary, which spoke to my family’s differing interests in birds and other wildlife (and our lack of expertise!). We particularly appreciated the value the SBC places on sustainability, principally through its partnerships with local wildlife organisations and its use of local talent and expertise. I would highly recommend the Sustainable Birding Company to anyone seeking a high quality and personalised wildlife adventure in Kenya!”

Alex Way

“Amazing day out at Shimba Hills with friends. Our guide was brilliant – obviously very passionate and could identify birds by their calls from a far distance which meant we saw a wide range of birds. Alongside all the birds we saw, we caught site of lots of larger African wildlife including giraffes baboons and antelope. Such a fantastic day & a wonderful lunch location too. We would definitely do another tour with SBC!”

Chrissy Durston

“Had the privilege of going on a morning tour in Nairobi National Park with Sustainable Birding Company. Very knowledgeable and friendly guide in Samuel and we were very successfully – spotted 92 species during 5 hours in the park. Great follow up and I got a list with all the birds spotted by email afterwards. Booking was easy any Sam was very kind in accommodating pick up and drop off requests. Can highly recommend booking a tour with this company if in Kenya”.

Petter Åkerlund