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West Circuit Kenya 10 days Relax - Nature



10 Days Baringo - Mt. Elgon - Kakamega forest - Kisumu - Rusinga Island - Kericho - Nakuru


Option Beach: 3-5-7 days extra on the coast available on all itineraries


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Day 1: Nairobi - Lake Baringo
After breakfast, proceed to Lake Baringo with a brief stop over at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint. Along the highway Mt Longonot, which is of volcanic origin and Lakes Naivasha, and Elementaita can be seen. Arrive Lake Baringo in time for lunch. After lunch proceed on a 1-hour boat ride on the island to view birds and the hippos in the waters. An optional visit to a local njemps village or a local snake farm can be arranged.
Dinner and overnight in Baringo.

Day 2: Lake Bogoria - Mt Elgon
Early breakfast followed by visit to lake Bogoria, which is adorned with natures rare gifts, thermal springs and geysers, thousands of flamingos, different species of water fowls but fishless. Visitors boil eggs at natures cost while they sit under the hardy acacia trees listening to the singing weaverbirds, buzzing bees and sometimes the cough of an agitated baboon. With lunch en route proceed to Mt. Elgon National Park followed by afternoon drive to the elephant caves where you will be able to walk and explore with a guide on hand to explain the caves history.
Dinner and overnight in Mt. Elgon.

Day 3: Mt. Elgon
After breakfast embark on a nature walk. With a chance of seeing animal and plant species and also finding an ideal site for a picnic lunch. The park shares its borders with Uganda. The vegetating ranges from wet forests to alpine moorland and supports Columbus monkeys, elephant’s buffalo and several species of antelope, which are prey for the secretive leopard.
Dinner and overnight in Mt. Elgon.

Day 4: Mt. Elgon - Kakamega forest
Early breakfast and depart for Kakamega over the Tugen hills, through the beautiful Kerio valley and Sirikwa plateau in to the Kakamega forest reserve which is a superb slab of virgin tropical rainforest in the heart of an intensively cultivated agricultural area. This forest is a home to a huge variety of birds. Some parts of the forest are very dense and a guide with an extensive knowledge of the trees and birds will accompany you to guide you around. Binoculars and wet-weather gear are recommended as it can rain every afternoon for a couple of hours.
Dinner and overnight in Kakamega.

Day 5: Kakamega forest - Kisumu
Depart Kakamega forest for Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria. This is the 2nd largest city in Kenya. On arrival proceed to the impala sanctuary and to dunga known as the hippo point. It’s also worth visiting the Kisumu museum whose displays are well presented and wide ranging in their variety. There’s a very good collection of everyday items from the various peoples of the area including agricultural implements birds and insect traps (including a white ant trap), food utensils, clothing, furniture’s, weapons, musical instruments, and a fairly motley collection of stuffed birds and animals including an amazing centre piece of a lion riding on a wildebeest. Outside there is a traditional Luo homestead consisting of the husband’s mud and thatch house and separate houses for each wife. Also visit the bird sanctuary before exploring the big magnificent market in Kisumu town.
Dinner and overnight in Kisumu

Day 6: Kisumu - Rusinga Island
After breakfast, drive via Ahero to Katito with picnic lunch enroute. Proceed on via Sondu, Oyugis and on to Kisii with a brief stop to watch the Kisii soapstone carvers at work. Via Rongo, Homa bay, Mbita and across the causeway to Rusinga island on Lake Victoria. Visit this paradise island located within lake Victoria and the source of the river Nile. The lake borders Kenya and Uganda.
Dinner and overnight in Rusinga Island

Day 7: Rusinga Island
After breakfast you spend a full day having fun and exploring Takawiri, or take a boat ride on the lake. For bird lovers enjoy the sight of fish eagles perch atop trees like sentries then suddenly swoop down for fish on the lakes surface, a fantastic “bird action” photo-to opportunity.
Dinner and overnight in Rusinga Island

Day 8: Rusinga Island - Kericho
After breakfast, drive via Kisii to Kericho Tea hotel with picnic lunch enroute and may be for a stop to buy soapstone souvenir carvings. Arrive at Tea Hotel in the afternoon and relax in the hotels lush gardens taking in the magnificent view of Tea farms stretching for miles all around you.
Dinner and overnight at Kericho Tea Hotel / Campsite.

Day 9: Kericho - Nakuru
After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch. Proceed on an afternoon game drive in this park that has a fantastic array of bird life including thousands of flamingos, white pelicans and the marabou stork, all water birds that breed in the lake's alkaline waters. You may spot white rhino and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe. A visit to the baboon cliff offers a scenic panorama of the lake below, surrounded by a vast tract of euphorbia and acacia forest. Makalia falls within the park are an additional attraction.
Dinner and overnight in Nakuru

Day 10: Nakuru - Nairobi
After breakfast, proceed on a morning game drive and after depart the park for Nairobi through the floor of the Great Rift Valley and with stops to View Lake Elementaita, Lake Naivasha, Mt. Longonot and also a stop at the rift valley viewpoint.
Arrival Nairobi in the evening.




Option Beach

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.
Transport via train, bus or flight






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