KENYA
BIRD WATCHERS PARADISE (VSX 807)
Nairobi Baringo – Kakamega – Nakuru – Naivasha – Nairobi
Day
1 Nairobi – Lake Baringo
Pick up from your hotel or JKI Airport and drive through Limuru
tea farms, gradually descending to the floor of the Great Rift
Valley, passing Mt. Longonot en-route to Lake Baringo. This
is one of the two freshwater lakes in the Rift Valley and a bird
watcher’s paradise – it has over 460 recorded bird species.
Check in at Lake Baringo Club where you will find plenty of information
on the area’s bird life in your room. A resident Ornithologist
leads walks before breakfast and in the evenings. Your driver
/ guide will gladly assist with any queries. Dinner and overnight
at Lake Baringo Club.
Day
2 Baringo
Full day in Baringo with a visit to Lake Bogoria. The lake
is host to thousands of shocking-pink Flamingoes as well as other
water birds such as the Pelican and Grebe. After picnic
lunch visit the steaming geysers found in the area. These
are spectacular displays of superheated water sprays which shot
out of natural underground rocks. Dinner and overnight at Lake
Baringo Club.
Day
3 Baringo – Kakamega
Drive to Kakamega National Reserve after breakfast. 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 into 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.
Day
4 Kakamega
Full day in the Kakamega National Reserve with bird walks accompanied
by game wardens and our driver/guides. Full board and overnight
at Kakamega Golf Club.
Day
5 Kakamega – Nakuru
Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park after an early breakfast arriving
at Lake Nakuru Lodge for lunch. After lunch bird spotting
drive in the Park, home to stunning flocks of Lesser Flamingoes,
which literally turn the lakeshores into a magnificent pink stretch.
The bird life here is world-renowned, with the Park being a beacon
for leading ornithologists, scientists and wildlife filmmakers.
Full board and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
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 Lake
Naivasha thereafter, entering via Hell’s Gate, famous for its
natural streaming geysers and a haven for bird watchers.
The cliffs are breeding grounds for vultures, Verreaux’s Eagles,
Augur Buzzards and thousands of Swifts. Over 130 bird species
have been recorded here. Lunch at Lake Naivasha Country
Club. Afternoon at leisure 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.
Day
7 Naivasha – Nairobi
After a leisurely breakfast drive back to Nairobi and drop off
at your hotel or JKI Airport.
Adult
Rate (Per person Sharing) - US$ 2100
Single Room Supplement - US$ 560
The above prices are based on a minimum of 4 persons.
Includes:
- Free airport pickup by our courtesy team
- Services of local birding guide
- All park entrance fees
- Full board accommodation on safari
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for game
viewing
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Government taxes
Excludes:
- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- International flight
- Departure tax
- Tips to porters and drivers

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