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Birding Safaris in Kenya
7 Days Bird
watching safari in Kenya -Tour code CTS -202
Kenya is one of Africa most
outstanding bird watching safari and
ornithological safaris destinations and a must
tour for amateur and professional birders and
ornithologist as the seamless overlapping habitats
provide many bird species within short distances
like.
Birding safaris in Kenya are more thrilling
because of the millions of flamingoes in Nakuru
and lake Naivasha national park. You'll find
Cattle Egrets picking insects next to Buffaloes,
Ox-peckers grooming a Rhino and playful Sacred
Ibis and Little Egrets. We are the most ideal
birding tour operator and safari company to
organize your vacation as many birding tours to
Kenya are now marketed as competition of the IBAs
visited and final numbers on the checklist.
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The Great Rift Valley lakes
and national parks in kenya are the breeding
ground for several hundred species of birds in
Kenya, Lake nakuru national park has thousands of
both greater and lesser flamingoes including many
migrants, who visit from November to March, making
the area a bird watchers dream destination.
It is not uncommon to see hundreds of members of
one species at ago, Lake nakuru National Park,
lake naivasha national park, lake victoria
National Park, masai mara National Park, And
samburu national park are the perfect spot to do a
birding safari. In general, birding is at its
height from june to March.
Safari program
Day 1:
Nairobi – Lake Baringo
Pick up from
your hotel and drive through Limuru tea farms,
descending to the floor of the Great Rift Valley
with a brief stop at the viewpoint. Mt. Longonot
(which is of volcanic origin) and Lake Naivasha
can be seen from far. Enroute to Lake Baringo .
This is one of the 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 in lunch at Lake Baringo
county club of which the rooms have plenty of
information on the areas bird life or campsite.
A resident ornithologist leads walks before
breakfast and in the evenings. Dinner and
overnight at lodge/ campsite.
Day 2:
Lake Baringo
After breakfast, take a 1-hour bird watching trip
by boat to the island to view more birds and
hippos. On the Island you can organize short
excursions at an extra cost to see the njemp
village (local tribe) and dancing, or a local
snake farm. After proceed to the nearby Lake
Bogoria 1 hour away. 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 flamingos feeding in the bluish water
presents a rare scenic beauty. Dinner and
overnight at a lodge/lampsite
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,
monkey and other mammals as well as countless
exotic tree species. Dinner and overnight at
lodge/campsite.
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 at a lodge/campsite.
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 a great flamingos, which
literally turn the lakeshores 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 at a
lodge/campsite.
Day 6:
Nakuru – Naivasha
A pre breakfast bird spotting drive in the park
and around the lake before returning to the lodge
for breakfast. Drive to hells gate national park
with 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 vultures, verreaus eagles, augur buzzards and
thousands of swifts. Over 120 species have been
recorded here. Lunch at Lake Naivasha country club
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 at lodge/campsite.
Day 7:
Naivasha – Nairobi
After a leisurely breakfast drive back to Nairobi
and drop off at your hotel or drop off at JKI
Airport to catch your flight back home.
Included:
- Full board Accommodation.
- Transport in in a safari minibus with a popup a
roof
- Services of an English speaking tour driver/guide.
- Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as per
itinerary.
- All Government taxes and levies.
- A bottle of mineral water per day.
Not included:
- All items of personal nature.
- Tipping
- Drinks
- Any local or international flight and departure
taxes.
- Laundry services.
- Binoculars but can be organized on request
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10 days bird watching in
East Africa-Tour code CTS 139
Day 1:
Nairobi- Maasai Mara
After breakfast we shall pick you up from your
Nairobi Hotel. There after depart for Mara Game
reserve, stopping at the viewpoint of the Great
Rift Valley. Arrive in time for lunch and late
afternoon game drive and birding in this park,
which is essentially the northern extension of
Tanzania's Serengeti National Park as an
artificial border only separates the two. Dinner
and overnight at the lodge/campsite.
Day 2: Maasai Mara.
Early game drive followed by a full game drives
within the reserve. The Maasai Mara is famous for
its black maned lions, elephants and buffalo that
make three out of the `big five' though luck is
essential for spotting the other two namely pack's
animal concentration and abundance is second to
none. Overnight at the campsite/lodge
Day 3: Maasai Mara-
Lake Victoria.
After breakfast depart the Mara region for Lake
Victoria the second biggest fresh water lake in
the world, arriving in time for lunch.
Day 4 : Lake
Victoria.
Lake Victoria – Spend the day bird watching in the
lake. All meals and over night at the hotel booked
on full board.
Day 5 : Lake Victoria
- Lake Nakuru National park
Depart Lake Victoria after breakfast for Lake
Nakuru National park. After Lunch spend the
afternoon bird watching. Dinner and overnight at a
lodge.
Day 6:
Lake Nakuru National park - Lake Baringo
Lake Baringo – Early morning bird watching before
departing for lake Baringo in the afternoon. Lake
Nakuru is the home of thousands of flamingoes in
Africa. Dinner and overnight at a lodge or
campsite.
Day 7: Lake Baringo
Lake Baringo – Spend the day bird watching. All
meals and overnight at a lodge or campsite.
Day 8: Lake Baringo -
lake Naivasha
After breakfast at Lake Baringo, depart for lake
Naivasha to arrive in time for lunch. Spend the
afternoon bird watching. Dinner and overnight at a
lodge or campsite.
Day 9 - lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha-This day is for bird watching. All
meals and overnight at a lodge or campsite
Day 10 - lake
Naivasha - Nairobi
Nairobi – After breakfast return to Nairobi to the
air port to catch your onward flight back home.
Included:
- Full board Accommodation.
- Transport in in a safari minibus with a popup a
roof
- Services of an English speaking tour driver/guide.
- Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as per
itinerary.
- All Government taxes and levies.
- A bottle of mineral water per day.
Not included:
- All items of personal nature.
- Tipping
- Drinks
- Any local or international flight and departure
taxes.
- Laundry services.
- Binoculars but can be organized on request
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