Africa Bird Watchers Paradise
Duration: 6 Nights / 7 Days
Destinations: Nairobi - Lake Baringo - Kakamega - Nakuru - Naivasha
- Nairobi
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 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 country 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 Lake Baringo Country club.
Day 2: Lake Baringo
After breakfast, take a 1hour bird watching trip by boat to the island to
view more birds and hippos. On the island you can organise 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
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
at Lake Baringo Country Club /Campsite.
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 at Kakamega Golf club / 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 Kakamega Golf club / 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 greater 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 Lake Nakuru 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
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 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 Lake Naivasha country club / 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.
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