Kenya Bird Watching and Wildlife safari Tours

DAY 01                                                                                             Enquire

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by a Silver Africa  representative and transferred to the Panafric Hotel; the day is yours to relax, allowing your mind and body time to adjust to different time zones.  Your host for those who wish to explore the city can arrange optional activities.  Lunch and dinner on own account.  Overnight at PANAFRIC HOTEL (bed and breakfast).

 DAY 02

This morning after breakfast, we will depart for Mount Kenya National Park with a couple of en route birding stopovers. Among many local hotspots that we will visit, we will stop at Thika, where small waterfalls form as the Thika and Chania rivers tumble over low cliffs.

Along their banks of the river we will be looking for species like African Black Duck, Brown-hooded Kingfisher and Mountain Wagtail, just to name a few. We will hope to arrive in time for lunch and after lunch we will spend the rest of the day birding around the lodge with dinner and overnight at Mountain Lodge. (Fullboard)

Mountain Lodge is situated besides a pond and natural salt lick high on Mt. Kenya National Park at the Mount Kenya forest. The mountain forests of East Africa are endangered, most having been logged and cultivated with tea and temperate vegetables.

Rare and shy forest animals are sometimes seen here and  we'll look for the Black Rhino, Forest Elephant, Giant Forest Hog, Suni Antelope, and Bushbuck just to name a few. Dozens of birds are limited to these heights and in particular we will look for Thick-billed Seedeater, Hunters Cisticola, Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon and Crowned Eagle, among others.

If the weather is clear we shall enjoy the views of the snow-capped summit of Mount Kenya.

DAY 03

This morning after breakfast and our final morning bird walk here; we will drive to Lake Nakuru National Park cutting across the Solio Plains and break our journey with a lunch stopover at the famous Thomson Falls Lodge. Later proceed on to arrive at Lake Nakuru in time for an evening en route game drive towards Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, where we will have dinner and overnight  at  Lion Hill Lodge. (Fullboard)

Lake Nakuru is the most famous of the Rift Valley's lakes. With very attractive Yellow-barked Acacias (fever trees) and magnificent escarpments with an impressive Euphorbia Forest, the park has been recognized as an international Biosphere. Lake Nakuru is well known for holding spectacular concentrations of Lesser Flamingos and small numbers of Greater Flamingos.

Birdlife is abundant and we will hope to see; Little Grebes, Great White & Pink-backed Pelicans, Great & Long-tailed Cormorant, Little and Great Egrets, Sacred Ibis, African Spoonbill, Egyptian Goose, Cape Teal, Coqui and Hildebrandt's Francolins, Pied Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Kittlitz's and Blacksmith Plovers.

Among the wealth of the African mammals, we will enjoy seeing the Black & White Rhinos, Bohor Reedbuck, Common & Deffassa Waterbucks, Impala, African Cape Buffalo, Rothschild's Giraffe, Silver-backed Jackals, Spotted Hyena, and the tree-climbing Lions. Nakuru is also one of the best places in Kenya to chance for the Leopards.

DAY 04 - 05

After breakfast, we will set off for a morning game drive and then proceed on to Lake Baringo to arrive in time for lunch at Lake Baringo Club. The rest of the day will be spent bird watching at the club's beautiful grounds and the lake's shoreline. Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo Club. (Fullboard)

Lake Baringo is in a dry, rocky area with acacia bushes and is one of the Kenya's top birding hotspot. The following are just a few of the species we hope to see; Northern Red Bishops, Jackson's & Hemprich's Hornbill, Jackson's Golden-backed, Black-headed, Little, Lesser Masked, White-billed and Northern Masked Weavers.

Other interesting species includes; Dark Chanting Goshawk, Shikra, African Fish Eagle, Lanner Falcon, African Jacana, Black-headed Plovers, Malachite, African Pygmy and Pied Kingfishers, Rufous-crowned Roller, Red-fronted Barbet, Brown-tailed Rock Chat, Grey-backed Fiscal, Sulphur-breasted and Grey-headed Bush Shrikes, Bristle-crowned Starling, Beautiful Sunbird, Heuglin's Courser, White-faced Scops & Verreaux's Eagle-owl, Slender-tailed Nightjar and Green-winged Pytilia.

DAY 06

After breakfast this morning, we will depart for Kakamega Forest with lunch boxes to allow us enjoy the many birding hotspots along the way. We will drive across the beautiful Kerio Valley and Tugen Hills, looking for several species along the way and enjoying the breathtaking views of the rift valley.

Arriving at Rondo Retreat Centre in the afternoon, gives us some time to bird watch around the retreats beautiful grounds for the remaining hours of the day. Dinner and overnight  at Rondo Retreat Centre.(Fullboard)

DAY 07

Today we will have a full day bird watching at Kakamega Forest with all meals and our second night at The Rondo Retreat Center.This is the easternmost extension of the vast rain forest, which covers much of Zaire and Uganda. Today Kakamega is a" forest island ", which is excellent for bird watching and with many species not found elsewhere in Kenya being resident there and the surrounding area.

Grey Parrot, Great Blue Turaco, Blue-headed Bee-eater, Black and White Casqued Hornbill, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Brown-eared and Yellow-crested Woodpeckers, African Broadbill, many species of Illadopsis and Greenbuls, Southern Hyliota, Jameson's, Chestnut and Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyes, Pink-footed Puffback and Red-headed Bluebill.

DAY 08

Today we will spend the morning bird watching at the grounds of Rondo Retreat Centre and the nearby river line forest. After lunch at Rondo, we will drive to Kisumu and after check in at Kisumu Imperial Hotel; we will later visit the famous Dunga Swamp (one of the strong hold of rare Lake Victoria swamp species) for an evening bird walk.

Here we will look for species like Papyrus and Brimstone Canaries, Red-chested Sunbird, Woodland Kingfisher, Open-billed Stork, Carruthers's and Winding Cisticolas, Black-headed Gonolek, among others. Dinner and overnight at Kisumu Sunset   Hotel. (Fullboard)

DAY 09

After breakfast head to Maasai Mara with a lunch stop over en route and arrive at the Mara in time for the evening game drive on the way to Kichwa Tembo   Camp where we will have dinner and overnight  at Kichwa Tembo  Camp (Fullboard)

DAY 10-11

We will have two  further  full days at Maasai Mara with a set of game/ bird drives and with all meals and Overnightt at Kichwa Tembo Camp.(Fullboard)

The Maasai Mara offers a wonderful collection of wildlife with all the usual plains game occurring here. This includes large numbers of African Elephant, African Buffalo, Common Warthog, Maasai Giraffe, White-bearded Gnu (or Simply Common Wildebeest), Waterbuck, Topi, Kongoni (or Coke's Hartebeest), Impala, Grant's and Thomson's Gazelles, and Common Zebras. If we are lucky, we will see the vast migration of wildebeests, zebras, as they come in or head back to Serengeti plains.

The Mara is probably one of the best places in Africa to see the 'Big Cats' with all the members represented here, sometimes in unusually big prides. Along the rivers herds of Hippopotamus will be found basking in the shallow edges or on the banks of Mara River. Other mammals of interest include Silver-backed Jackal, the delightful Bat-eared Fox, Banded Mongoose and the Spotted Hyena.

Birdlife is abundant, with birds of prey well represented; about 57 species have been recorded here including 6 species of Vultures. Notable species here are, Woodland Kingfisher, Red-fronted and Usambiro Barbets, Grey Kestrel, White-headed, Rüppell's Griffon, Hooded, African White-backed and Lappet-faced Vultures, Black-chested Snake Eagle, Nubian & Cardinal Woodpeckers, Flappet Lark, Yellow-throated Long claw, Northern Anteater and Sooty Chats, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Ashy, Northern Black and African Blue Flycatchers, African Wattled Plover, the 'Swahili' form of the Grey-headed Sparrow and Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting.

DAY 12

After our final breakfast at the Mara we will drive to Nairobi with lunch en route and only stopping to look for any missed species so far. As we near Nairobi we shall stop at Limuru Ponds, which often hold an almost complete range of East African ducks, and other waders. In particular we will look for; White-backed, Yellow-billed and Maccoa Ducks, Red-billed and Hottentot Teals, Southern Pochard, Little Grebes, Knob-billed Ducks, Fulvous & White-faced Whistling Ducks and Red-knobbed Coot. Feeding amongst them are Yellow-billed Storks and, Sacred Ibis and African Spoonbills. After arrival at Nairobi, we will transfer to Nairobi Serena Hotel  for our  day  room, dinner  at  the Brazillian styled Carnivore  restaurant followed  by  a transfer  to JKIA  to  meet  your outbound flight.

OUR NETT PACKAGE COSTS IN US$ MINIMUM 2PAX.

Cost on Request.

Above costs include:

1. Accommodation as stipulated in the itinerary,
2. Package transportation in a chauffeur driven  Minivan.
3. Services of an English speaking driver-guide,
4. Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary,
5. All Government taxes and levies,
6. Free safari hat,
7. Mineral water during game drives only,
8. All meet and greet services,
9. All arrival and departure transfers,
10. All meals as indicated in the itinerary
11. Guaranteed window seat in the Minivan,
12. Two-way long range high frequency radio communication in each Minivan, 13.Flying doctors cover,
13. On safari accessories in the Minivan: - First-aid kit, wildlife books, beanbags for easy photography, binoculars, cool box and fire extinguisher.

1. All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc, tips and
2. Gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide(s), alcoholic and non-
3. Alcoholic drinks,
4. Any local or international flight and departure taxes,
5. Laundry services,
6. Holiday supplement over Christmas and New Year,
7. Any other item(s) not included in our itinerary.

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