Kenya Birding and Birdwacthing Safari

Day 01: Arrival
On arrival you will be met at the airport by our representative transferred to a Nairobi hotel where you'll spend your overnight stay. After lunch we'll pay a visit to the National Museum birds galley and later have an excursion tour of the Nairobi City. Dinner and Overnight at a Nairobi Hotel.

Day 02: Nairobi - Lake Magadi
After an early breakfast we leave Nairobi and then drive to the Southern sides of Kenya with a packed lunch and onto Lake Magadi located deep in the heart of Southern Kenya's Masai land. It is a 104 sq km soda lake and is completely surrounded by vast natural salt flats. These sweltering hot plains prevent any animals reaching the alkaline lake at its center. For this reason, thousands of flamingos descend on the lake each year to feed on the algae and crustacea atthe lake's edge safe from any potential predators such as African fish eagle. Freshwater springs at the Lake's shore attract a host of other birds like the specialty of this lake the Chestnut banded Plover, Common sandpiper, Common Greenshank wood sandpiper just to name but a few. Return to Nairobi arriving late evening for Dinner and overnight stay at a Nairobi Hotel.

Day 03: Nairobi- Naivasha
After breakfast, we depart from our Nairobi hotel for a scenic drive through the Great North road to Lake Naivasha. Stop en-route at the viewpoints of the Great Rift Valley floor for stunning views arriving lake Naivasha by mid-morning for a bird walk before time for lunch at Lake Naivasha Lodge. Lake Naivasha being a fresh water lake on the rift is home to an incredible variety of bird species. Over 400 species have been recorded here. An afternoon option of either a boat ride or a visit to Hell's Gate National Park before returning for Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Lodge.

Day 04: Naivasha- Nakuru
After breakfast, we leave Lake Naivasha for Lake Nakuru National Park, regarded by many as the greatest world ornithological spectacle on earth for it millions of flamingoes that congregates at the lake every year. Arriving by mind-morning at the Lake for a game drive en-route before check-in at lake Nakuru Lodge for Lunch. Afternoon game drive followed by a walk along the lakeshores to try and identify the available waders. A late afternoon game drive will allow you to see the many wild animals in the park like the Rothschild giraffe, impala's Thomson's' gazelles and not to mention the park is home to the Black and white Rhino. In Nakuru you will look out for the common bird species to include Rock Thrush, Lesser and Greater Flamingoes, Rupp ell's long tailed starling, Green wood hoopoes, African Fish Eagle, Tawny Eagles, and many other
winter and intra African Migrants. You will also be taken to a cliff viewpoint overlooking the lake. Dinner and overnight stay tonight will be at Lake Nakuru Lodge.

Day 05: Nakuru
Spend the whole day bird watching at the Acacias of Lake Nakuru National Park. If lucky enough today we have a chance to see the shy cat "the leopard", mostly seen in this park before returning for lunch at the lodge and relax for a few hours before taking another game drive to try and capture what was not seen during the day before the dusk engulfs us. Dinner and overnight stay tonight will be at Lake Nakuru Lodge.

Day 06: Nakuru- Lake Baringo
Today we depart for Lake Baringo after breakfast and drive further north to Lake Baringo, arriving in time for lunch. Lake Baringo is a fabulous place to simply chill out. As with Lake Naivasha, the 170km² lake is fresh water. It has it own species such, Black-billed Barbet, White-browed and Greater Swamp Warbler and many more depending on luck. Lake Baringo has developed into one of Kenya's major tourist resorts, particularly for ornithologists as the lake has more than 350 species of birds. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Lake Baringo Country Club.

Day 07: Lake Baringo
Full day will be spent at Lake Baringo shores and the lodge environs. After a relaxed lunch we'll descend down on to the cliffs to look for the White Faced Scopes Owl, Black Throated Barbet, Mouse colored Tit, before dawn. Boat ride will be an option of the day to try and see the Water Dikkop plus some others nocturnal water birds like the Black Crowned Night Heron. Return back to the Lodge for Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo Country Club.

Day 08: Lake Baringo - Samburu
Leave Baringo after breakfast for Samburu with a picnic lunch en-route arriving late in the day. Once in Samburu, birds are profuse, and species such as Somali and White-throated Bee-eaters, Golden Pipit, Vulturine Guinea fowl, Somali Ostrich, White-headed Moosebird, Koori and Buff-crested Bustards, Pale Chanting Goshawk, Violet Wood hoopoe, Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-weaver, Black-capped Social Weaver, Shining and Black-bellied Sunbirds and Palm-nut Vulture will be our focus of the day. In addition, dry-country mammals such as the long-necked antelope, "The Gerenuk", Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx and Reticulated Giraffe, and Elephant, Lion, Cheetah and Leopard will heighten our memories of this game reserve. Dinner and Over night stay at Samburu Serena lodge.Five Lodge.

Day 09: Samburu - Mt. Kenya
After breakfast, we bid farewell to Samburu and drive southwards to Mt. Kenya arriving in time for lunch. In Mt. Kenya, here we have a thick highland forest, bamboo forest and Afro-alpine moorland. Our high anticipation of the day will be highland species found here include several extremely uncommon birds. Green Ibis, Rufuos Sparrow Hawk, Mountain Buzzard, crowned eagle, Jackson's Francolin, Bronze-raped pigeon, Red-fronted parrot, Hartlaub's Turaco, Scarce swift, White-headed wood hoopoe, Silvery-checked Hornbill, Moustache Green Tinker bird, Fine Banded Woodpecker and many others. Dinner and over night stay at Mountain Rock Lodge.

Day 10: Mt. Kenya- Nairobi
Today we leave Mt. Kenya after our breakfast for Nairobi arriving in time for a Complimentary lunch at Carnivore Restaurant. Carnivore is one of Africa's most famous restaurants for mouth-watering barbecue. Later in the afternoon you will be transferred to the airport to catch up with your onward flight to home.