12 Days, 11 Nights Kenya Bird Watching Safari - Itinerary

Today you will spend the full day spent exploring the park, you will do morning and evening game drive. The highlights of Samburu game reserve is the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forests. It is an area where the local people have a rich and colorful heritage. The reserves have numerous permanent springs and a wealth of wildlife which includes leopard, hippo, elephant, lion, reticulated giraffe, grevy zebra and crocodile in the Ewaso Nyiro river. Over 365 species of birds have been identified in the reserve. Dinner and overnight at Camp .
 Accommodation at :Ashnil Samburu Camp
 Meal plan: Breakfast , lunch, dinner & drinking water

After breakfast, do an enroute gamedrive as you check out of the samburu national park and head to Mt. Kenya. We shall progressively head towards Mt. Kenya forest. We shall arrive at our destination in good time to scan the forest for the local birdlife. Montane mammals are likely, including monkeys, antelopes, mongooses, genets, pigs, hogs, Savannah Elephants and Cape Buffalo.
 Accommodation at :Serena mountain lodge
 Meal plan: lunch, dinner & drinking water

After breakfast, we shall start the day with more birding in Mt. Kenya; as we seek species we may have missed the previous day. We shall later continue our Kenya Prime Birding Tour to the Rift Valley, leaving the highlands behind. We shall make several stops on the way to enjoy more birding. Soon, we shall arrive at Lake Baringo, a fresh water lake at the heart of the Rift Valley. We shall enjoy birding here this afternoon.
 Accommodation at :Soi Safari lodge
 Meal plan: lunch, dinner & drinking water

A boat ride experience early in the morning will help us enjoy one of the iconic moments of our Kenya Prime Birding Tour. This will help you enjoy the beauty of the lake and see the local African Fish Eagles advertising their territories as they hunt too. Later drive to the nearby lake bogoria that is famed for not only it's dramatic volcanic hot springs but also for it's Flamingo population - a staggering figure of over one million have been spotted at one time! The area abounds with a large variety of animals and Birds making it an ornithologist’s paradise, arguably the best in East Africa. You may also see the shy Greater Kudu, the majestic Antelope with its spiraling horns. Other animals include Cheetah, Impala, Grants Gazelle and the waterbuck among others.
 Accommodation at :Bogoria Spa Resort
 Meal plan: Breakfast , lunch, dinner & drinking water

After breakfast you will head to Kakamega forest. The afternoon will be spent exploring Kakamega forest, a remnant of the Guineo-Congolian Equatorial forest. Species diversity here is plenty and we shall hope to have a huge addition to our Kenya Prime Birding Tour birdlist. We shall spend time walking in the forest in search of local specialties, with breaks in between. The forest is also great with different unique monkeys, antelopes and squirrel species.
 Accommodation at :Rondo retreat
 Meal plan: Breakfast , lunch, dinner & drinking water

After breakfast we will do a walking safari within the forest in search of the primates and any birds species found in this park. The forest is famous for its birds, including the west African great blue turaco and black-and-white-casqued hornbill.
Wildlife that occur in the park include bush pig, duikers, bushbuck, African clawless otter, mongoose, giant African water shrew, squirrels, tree pangolin, porcupine, bats and a variety of primates including the blue monkey, redtail monkey, De Brazza's monkey, baboon, potto and the occasional vervet monkey.
 Accommodation at :Rondo retreat
 Meal plan: Breakfast , lunch, dinner & drinking water

After breakfast, drive to Nake nakuru national park. This park is famed as the birdwatchers’ paradise, and indeed was the first national park in Africa to be set up with an avian conservation objective. This is indeed one of the highlight locations on our Kenya Prime Birding Tour. Up to a million flamingos have been recorded in this park depending on their regional migration. Most of these are Lesser Flamingos with Greater Flamingos making a smaller population. Other birds will be seen including some special species for this area; and Palearctic water migrants being abundant in the right season. The park is also a great sanctuary for rhinos; and hosts four members of the Big Five (Leopard, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhino, African Lion). These may be encountered as we move around the park. Other mammals will be seen, especially herds of grazing herbivores; and the Rothschild’s Giraffe.
 Accommodation at :Lake Nakuru Lodge
 Meal plan: Breakfast , lunch, dinner & drinking water

After breakfast, you will proceed to Lake Nakuru national park, we shall enjoy birding in Nakuru, hoping to add a few more species to our Kenya Prime Birding Tour birdlist. Later proceed to Masai mara, upon arrival, you will do an enroute game drive as you head to you camp for dinner &overnight.
 Accommodation at :Ashnil mara camp
 Meal plan: Breakfast , lunch, dinner & drinking water

On this two days, we will see scout the vast Masai Mara, in search of the local birds and mammals. Described by many as the top reserve in Kenya, this area will have lots to offer from the Big Five, herds of grazing mammals, to the amazing birdlife. The magical Annual Wildebeest Migration is also a spectacle that has made the area very famous. Birding will likely be busy with several transects across this vast savannah. This area is often the crown of our Kenya Prime Birding Tour.
 Accommodation at :Ashnil mara camp
 Meal plan: Breakfast , lunch, dinner & drinking water

On this day we shall head back to Nairobi with a few birding stops on the way. We shall enjoy lunch at a local restaurant sampling some of the best local dishes and barbecues. If your flights home are in the late evening hours, we may choose to explore a few sites and attractions around Nairobi. We shall then take an airport transfer for your flights home, marking the end to our lovely Kenya Prime Birding Tour.
 Accommodation at :no accomodation
 Meal plan: Breakfast , lunch & drinking water