Birdwatching is an enjoyable pastime if you love nothing more than being outside and in nature, not to mention that it can be a perfect reason to visit some of the most picturesque places on earth.
Here are 5 best bird watching places around the world
1. Manu National Park, Peru
Manu National Park has a wide variety of habitats and pristine forests, making it an ideal location for birding. More than a thousand different kinds of birds can be spotted at this popular Peruvian destination. Many of them can be spotted along the path that leads from the high-elevation habitats to the base of the Amazon Rainforest.
2. Kruger National Park, South Africa
Kruger National Park, Africa’s best wildlife watching park, is a wonderful spot for animal lovers, including six bird species that are popular among bird watchers. The park is a wildlife reserve that covers around 20,000 square kilometres.
3. Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Cape May is an increasingly popular vacation spot on the east coast of the United States that also happens to be a great place for birdwatching. Fall is the ideal season to visit Cape May if you’re a birdwatcher. When you come, watch out for various seabirds, shorebirds, hawks and songbirds.
4. The Camargue, France
Many visitors probably wouldn’t anticipate seeing thousands-strong flamingo flocks in continental Europe, but then again, they haven’t likely been to this wild and unique delta region in the south of France, which is situated between Montpellier, where birdwatching is among the top Camargue activities.
5. The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
The Galapagos Islands, situated about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for years due to their exceptional biodiversity, active volcanoes and connection to Darwin and his evolutionary studies.
