13 Days Kenya Bird Watching Safari

Departure from Nairobi in the morning for Mount Kenya NP arriving for lunch. Afternoon birding along the nearby forested trails or waiting for glimpses of the shy montane wildlife as it comes down to the nearby waterhole/saltlick. We hope to see Olive & Bronze-naped Pigeons, Silvery-cheeked Hornbills, Ruppell's Robin Chat, White-starred Forest Robin, Mountain Greenbul, Stuhlman's Starling and maybe Verreaux Eagle Owl. Overnight at at the lodge.

An early breakfast is followed by a morning drive up Mt Kenya's lower slopes, through the numerous vegetation zones and onto the 10,000 ft Afro-alpine moorland. We return in the afternoon for a birdwalk along the riverine forests. Black Duck, Hartlaub's Turaco, Crowned Hornbill, Paradise and up to eight species of sunbird. Overnight the lodge.

Early morning departure over The Great Rift Valley wall and onto the Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for lunch. Here we enjoy outstanding game drives & bird walks all making this a truly memorable locality. Famous for flamingos, pelicans and waterbirds but equally rich in Narina's Trogon, Arrow-marked Babbler and red-headed Weaver, Hilderbrandt's Francolin, Montane and Dusky Nightjars and many more. Two overnights at the lodge

After a short drive north, past the hot springs of Lake Bogoria and onto Lake Baringo. Afternoon boat excursion to view Hippo, Crocodiles and water birds at close range. Dark Chanting Goshawk, Silverbird, Cliffchats, Jackson's & Yellow-billed Hornbills, Brown-tailed Rock Chat, Bristle-crowned Starlings, Verreaux Eagle & Spotted Eagle Owl. Two overnights the camp/lodge.

Full day drive over the Tugen Hills, through the Kerio Valley and Serikwa plateau and finally onto Kakamega Forest. Kakamega is the eastern most remnant of the great west African rain forests that once stretched the width of Africa, its flora, fauna & avifauna is fascinating. Specalities include Great Blue Turaco, Emerald Cuckoo, Blue-headed Bee-Eater, Black & White Casqued Hornbill, Black-billed and Vieillot's Black Weavers. Two overnights at the camp/lodge.

After an early breakfast we head south past Lake Victoria, and onto The Maasai Mara East Africa's finest wildlife sanctuary. All the big game, Black Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Topi, Eland, Thompson and Grant's Gazelles, and many more are all well represented alongside local specialities such as Open-billed Storks, Temminck's Courser, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Usambiro Barbet and Denham's Bustard. Four nights at the lodge/camp.

Breakfast, then depart for Nairobi, arriving in the evening. Transfer to your Nairobi hotel. Lunch enroute.