Dylan Vasapolli

Dylan was fortunate enough to grow up in a birding family, and spent the better part of his childhood travelling around southern Africa, birding. After leaving school, he started working for Birding Ecotours, and has been guiding a wide array of tours ever since! Dylan has traveled and guided extensively throughout the southern half of Africa, along with eastern Europe, central America, the Caribbean, parts of South America, North America, and most recently in parts of Asia.

He has an impressive repertoire comprised of experience beyond his years, a figurative ‘golden’ ear when it comes to picking up the faintest of bird calls, raw skill when getting clients onto tough species, and a sense of perseverance rivaled only by a select few - all of which add up to his highly credible reputation as one of southern Africa’s most respected birders and an invaluable part of the Birding Ecotours team.

When Dylan isn’t busy guiding all around the world, he manages our South African office and oversees a wide array of tasks and projects but can also be found serving on the South African Rarities committee and, more frequently, birding the greater Johannesburg region and in particular his local patch – a vibrant wetland in montane grassland a short hop away from his home.