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7 Days Bird watching in Kenya
Option Beach: continue
bird watching on the coast or simply relax
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Day 1: Nairobi - Lake Baringo
Depart Nairobi and drive through Limuru tea farms, descending to
the floor of the Great Rift Valley with a brief stop at the viewpoint.
Enroute to Lake Baringo. This is one of the two fresh waters lakes
in the rift valley and a bird watchers paradise -it has over 460
recorded bird species and a number of hippos. Check in and lunch
at Lake Baringo. A resident ornithologist leads walks before breakfast
and in the evenings.
Dinner and overnight in the park
Day 2: Lake Baringo
After breakfast, take a 1hour bird watching trip by boat to the
island to view birds and hippos. At an extra cost you can visit
the njemp village (local tribe) and dancing, or a local snake farm.
Proceed to the nearby Lake Bogoria. Lake Bogoria is a shallow soda
lake hosting thousands of pink flamingos, a large number of other
birds and the lesser kudu. Scalding hot springs and geysers at the
southern end of the lake spurt and steam their alkaline waters.
The bubbling of hot springs, hundreds of singing weaverbirds and
a million flamingos feeding in the bluish water presents a rare
scenic beauty. Dinner and overnight in the park.
Day 3: Lake Baringo - Kakamega
After breakfast, drive to Kakamega national reserve. This is the
country’s only tropical rain forest and formed part of the
dense rain forest that stretched from west Africa, across central
Africa and in to the highland areas East and West of the great rift
valley .The forest is world renowned as home to several hundred
species of birds including rare snake eating birds, insects, monkeys
and other mammals as well as countless exotic tree species.
Dinner and overnight in Kakamega.
Day 4: Kakamega
After breakfast, spend a full day in the Kakamega national reserve
with bird walks accompanied by game wardens and our driver / guides.
Dinner and overnight in Kakamega.
Day 5: Kakamega - Nakuru
Drive to lake Nakuru national park after an early breakfast arriving
at the Lake Nakuru lodge in time for lunch. The park is a home to
stunning flocks of lesser and greater flamingos, which literally
turn the lake shores in to a magnificent pink stretch. The bird
life here is world renown and over 400 birds species can be seen
like, white pelicans and the marabou stork, all water birds that
breed in the lakes alkaline waters. You may also spot white rhino,
rare Rothschild giraffe, and other plain game.
Dinner and overnight in Nakuru
Day 6: Nakuru - Naivasha
Early morning bird spotting drive in the park and around the lake
before returning to the lodge for breakfast. Drive to Hells gate
national park with a brief stop at the lake Elementaita viewpoint.
The park is famous for its natural steaming geysers and a haven
for birdwatchers. The walking / hiking in the park gives one a sense
of freedom, open space and a clear view of wildlife. The cliffs
are breeding grounds for vultures, verreauxs eagles, augur buzzards
and thousands of swifts. Over 120 species have been recorded here.
Lunch at Lake Naivasha and the afternoon is spent at leisure either
to explore the rich, bird filled gardens or an optional boat ride
to Crescent Island (at an extra cost).
Dinner and overnight in Naivasha
Day 7: Naivasha - Nairobi
Morning walk in the park to catch few other birds. After lunch on
the park. After lunch drive back to Nairobi and arrive in the evening.
Option Beach
The coast of Kenya offers excellent opportunities to watch and study
different species of birds, especially migratory birds that can be
found even in Europe during their migration. The option for extra
3-5-7 days on the coast is available on all itineraries.
Main locations on the coast are Mombasa, Malindi, Lamu, Diani Beach,
Watamu, Tiwi. We especially recommend Watamy and Mida Creek where
you will assist a famous ornithologist in counting and studying over
100 species of birds.
Transport via train, bus or flight
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