Birdwatching Safaris in kenya



Bird watching in Kenya - Birds of Kenya


Kenya Birdwatching Safari

Day 1 Nairobi - Lake Naivasha
Arrived Jomo Kenyatta Airport and drove to Naivasha, with a short stop at Limuru Pond. Birded around hotel grounds and lake shore. After lunch you can take a boat ride to the crescent island where you will still enjoy bird watching at the lake shore. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge

Day 2 Lake Naivasha
After breakfast proceed to hells gate. Birded around grounds od hells gate where you will walk watching for birds in the park. Drove the to Lake Nakuru stopping briefly to view Lake Elmenteita from the road. Spent the evening birding along the road to the South of the N.P.Highlights. Lake nakuru is known for million of the pink flamingos. Dinner and overnight at the lodge/ Sarova Lion hill.

Day 3 Lake Nakuru - Kisumu
Spent the morning in Lake Nakuru, after breakfast proceed to Kisumu, briefly calling into a site for Sharpes Pipit, arriving at the hotel at dusk.  Dinner and overnight.

Day 4 Kisumu - Kakamega
Early morning spent around the hotel grounds & bird watching nearby gardens, before moving to Hippo Point after breakfast. After breakfast proceed to Kakamega. Birded an area of fields & wet grassland to the West of Mumias bridge before moving to Mumias bridge. The evening was spent around the hotel grounds.  Dinner and overnight.


Day 5 Kakamega Forest
Early birdwatching around the hotel grounds, before driving to Isecheno.Pm: Spent the afternoon and evening birding. Dinner and overnight

Day 6 Kakamega Forest
The morning was spent birding around Isecheno. : Drove to Buyangu and spent the afternoon and evening birding near the Bandas.  Dinner and overnight


Day 7 Kitale
Spend the whole morning birding around Buyangu. After breakfast proceed to Kitale and booked into the hotel, the late afternoon birdwatching around Saiwa Swamp. Dinner and overnight

Day 8 Kitale - Lake Baringo
Early morning was spent around Saiwa Swamp before returning to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast proceed to Lake Baringo. The afternoon & evening around the grounds of Roberts Camp & the adjoining Hotel doing birding. Dinner and overnight

Day 9 Lake Baringo
pre-dawn walk to the nearby cliffs, returning to Roberts Camp late morning. The afternoon  birding at the nearby scrub, enlisting the help of local "guides" for Courser, Owl and Nightjar.  Dinner and overnight

Day 10
Birded around Lake Baringo first thing, before departing for the Naromoru river lodge, calling in on Thompson's Falls en-route. In the afternoon we took a short cut, along a dirt road, across the plains to the lodge, but managed to get the vehicle stuck. We spent about 3 hours, unsuccessfully, trying to free the vehicle from a muddy pot hole until, fortunately, a Landrover came by which managed to tow us out. Highlights: Thompson's Falls - Cinnamon Chester Bee-eater, Tinkling Cisticola, Tacazze & Golden Winged Sunbirds.Short cut across plains - White & Black bellied Bustards, Red-footed Falcon, & 100's of Lesser Kestrels.

Day 11
Spent the early morning around the grounds of the river lodge, before departing for Mount Kenya in the hotel 4WD vehicle. The vehicle was not allowed to drive to the meteorological station, due to the wet & slippery condition of the road, instead it dropped us of at the entrance to the National Park. Pm: Walked from the entrance gates to the Meteorological station, a 4 hour walk of about 8 Kms. Highlights: Naro Moru - Hartlubs Turaco & Red-fronted Parrot.Mt Kenya- Mountain Greenbul, Moorland Chat, Brown Woodland Warbler & Mountain Yellow Warbler.

Day 12
Early morning was spent birding around the Met. Station.After breakfast we walked up to the high altitude moorland, returning to the met. station late afternoon. Highlights: Jackson's Francolin & Cinnamon Bracken Warbler. Richard had Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sunbird, a couple of hours walk above the tree line.

Day 13
Walked back down to the Entrance gates where we met the vehicle, which took us back to the Naro Moru river lodge where we had lunch.Drove the 4.5-hour journey to Samburu, with a short stop near Isiolo for Boran Cisticola.We arrived at Samburu at approx. 16.00 and spent the last few hours of daylight exploring the reserve.Highlights: Mk Kenya - Abysinian Ground-thrush. Journey - Jackson's Widowbird, Boran Cisticola. Samburu - Kori Bustard, Senegal Courser, Golden Pipit & Vulturine Guinea fowl. Cheetah & Leopard.

Day 14
Spent the whole day around Samburu.Highlights: Pygmy Falcon, Harlequin Quail, Black-faced Sandgrouse, Yellow vented Eremomelia, Pygmy Batis, & White-faced Mousebird


Day 15
After an early breakfast we left Samburu and headed to Wajee Camp which took 6 hours, This site had been recommended for Hinde's Pied Babbler, an extremely localised endemic Pm: Birded around Wajee Camp, & the nature trail, where we were accompanied by the resident guide. Highlights: Samburu - Somali Ostrich Wajee Camp - Hinde's Pied Babbler