12-Day Kenya Birding Safari

After breakfast at your Hotel in Nairobi, you will depart for Mountain Kenya where you will arrive in time for lunch. The mountain is surrounded by forests which has different trails where one can pass so as to see different bird species in the forest. You will go for birding in the afternoon in the forest. Look out for birds like Olive & Bronze napped pigeons, Silvery Cheeked hornbills, Ruppels Robin Chat, White-starred Forest Robin, Mountain Greenbul, Stuhlmans sterling and may be Vereaux Eagle. Return for dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Accommodation: Serena Mountain Lodge (Mid-range), Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, you will drive to slopes of Mt Kenya through numerous vegetation zones and onto 10,000 ft Afro- alpine moorland. En rout look out for other bird species. In the afternoon after lunch, set out for the birding along the river line forests. Here you will be able to see birds like Black duck, Hartulabs Turaco, Crowned hornbill, Paradise flycatchers and sunbirds. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Serena Mountain Lodge (Mid-range), Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After you are served breakfast at the Lodge, you will depart for a full day of birding in the Great Rift Valley and in the Sosyambu Wildlife Sanctuary. If you want, you will go for night game drives and birding. Search for birds like flamingos and Pelicans. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Accommodation: Lake Elementaita Serena camp (mid-range), The Cliff Nakuru (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, set out with your packed lunch for a full day birding in the sanctuary. search for bird species like Narina Trogon, Arrow-marked Babbler and Red headed weaver, Hildebrand’s Francolin, Montane and Dusky Night jars. After lunch you will take a short excursion to Lake Nakuru. Dinner and overnight at the campsite/Lake.

Accommodation: Campsite/ Lake

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, you will drive northwards to Lake Bogoria and to Lake Baringo. En route, you will watch different bird species. In the afternoon, you will take an excursion to see the Hippos and other animals. Dinner and overnight at the campsite/lodge.

Accommodation: Soi safari Lodge (Mid-range), Island Camp Baringo (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Have breakfast in the morning and then, after, take a boat cruise to watch out for water bird species such as Dark Chanting Goshawk, Silverbird, Cliffchats, Jackson’s and Yellow-billed hornbills, brown- tailed Rock Chat, Bristle-crowned Starling, Verreaux Eagle and Spotted Eagle Owl. Return for dinner and overnight stay at your lodge/Campsite.

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge (Mid-range), Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After a fully served breakfast, you will take with you a packed lunch and depart for a full day of birding in the Kakamega Forest, passing via Tugen Hills, through the Kerio Valley and Serikwa Plateau, and finally to Kakamega Forest. Dinner and overnight at a campsite near the forest.

Accommodation: Rondo Retreat Centre (Mid-range), Isukuti Lodge (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

You will have breakfast and then spend a whole day birding in the forest searching for birds like Great Blue Turaco, Emerald Cuckoo, Blue-headed Bee-eater, Black and White Casqued Hornbill, Black-billed and Vieillot’s Black Weavers. Dinner and overnight at a campsite

Accommodation: Rondo Retreat Centre (Mid-range), Isukuti Lodge (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After your breakfast, you will then head to the shores of Lake Victoria for more birding. After breakfast, drive to the shores of Lake Victoria for another full day of birding. Take a boat ride to the nearby island to search for more water-loving bird species. Dinner and overnight at a campsite near the lake.

Accommodation: Acacia Premier Hotel (mid-range), Ciala Resort (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After a fully served breakfast, head out for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, which is the finest reserve in East Africa with all the Big Five animals like the Black Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Zebra, Wild beast, Heartbeast, Topi, Eland, Thompson and Grant Gazelles and many more. Birds include the Open -billed Storks, Temminck’s Courser, Yellow-throated Longbill, Usambiro Barbet and Denham’s Bustard. Dinner and overnight at a campsite.

Accommodation: Mara Serena Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Mara Bushtops (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Have Breakfast in the morning at the Lodge, depart with your packed lunch for a full day game drives searching for big cats’ animals such as Elephants, lions, leopards, Buffaloes and so on. Later on, venture towards the Mara River to look for hippo pools, giant crocodiles and the world-famous crossing point for the wildebeests. Return back to the lodge for a rest in the evening before having your dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Mara Serena Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Mara Bushtops (Luxury)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Wake up early for the morning game drive to search for the other animals you missed out in the previous game drives, later return to the Lodge for breakfast, after which you will transfer back to Nairobi, arriving in the early afternoon. Drop-off will either be at the Hotel in Nairobi or at the Airport depending on your flight departure time.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Includes:   

All Airport transfers (pickups and drop offs)

• • All ground transport in a 4×4 Safari vehicle with a pop up
  • All park Entrance fees and government taxes
  • Service of an English-speaking driver guide

Exclusion

• • • International flights
    • Airport taxes
    • All meals and drinks not specified
    • Tips and gratuities
    • Items of a personal nature
    • Travel insurance.
    • Government-imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Game viewing drives as per the itinerary
  • Drinking water throughout the safari
  • Accommodations for 11 days
  • All meals throughout the safari