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Amazing birding and wildlife tours in Kenya

Kenya Coastal Birding Tour

Important bird areas on this tour

  • Sabaki River Mouth & Malindi Marine National Reserve
  • Arabuko Sokoke Forest & Mida Creek
  • Tsavo East National Park
  • Amboseli National Park
  • Nairobi National Park & City Park
  • Mount Kenya & Castle Forest
  • Buffalo Springs & Shaba National Reserves
  • Aberdare Mountains National Park
  • Lake Nakuru & Lake Baringo
  • Kakamega Forest
  • Masai Mara National Reserve

Main Targets

  • Sokoke Scops Owl, Clarke’s Weaver, and Amani Sunbird (Arabuko Sokoke Forest)
  • Crab Plover, Collared Palm-Thrush (Mida Creek)
  • Golden-breasted Starling, Somali Ostrich (Tsavo East)
  • Taveta Golden Weaver, Greater Spotted Eagle (Amboseli)
  • Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sunbird, Aberdare Cisticola (Aberdare Mountains)
  • Narina Trogon, Red-throated Wryneck (Lake Nakuru)
  • Hunter’s Sunbird, Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse (Lake Baringo)
  • Jameson’s Wattle-eye, Bocage’s Bushshrike (Kakamega Forest)
  • Masai Mara specials including vultures, raptors, and game birds

Tour Overview

This 21-day birding safari explores Kenya’s most important birding areas, from coastal habitats to forests, savannas, and wetlands. Expect to encounter hundreds of bird species, including rare and endemic birds, alongside breathtaking landscapes and diverse wildlife.

Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL AT MOMBASA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Pick Up and Drive and stay close to Malindi Marine National Reserve and Sabaki River Mouth, relax here, set your gadgets ready, walk around a bit! 

DAY 2: BOAT RIDE AND BIRDING AT MALINDI MARINE AND SABAKI RIVER MOUTH. 

The Athi-Galana-Sabaki River is the second longest and one of the two perennial rivers draining into the Indian Ocean in Kenya. The Sabaki River Mouth (SRM) – where the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River pours into the Indian Ocean north of Malindi town in Kilifi County – is an estuary with sandbanks, mudflats, dunes, freshwater pools, marshes and mangroves, presenting a unique ecosystem and habitat for diverse flora and fauna. Look for Common Cuckoo, Yellow Flycatcher, Forbes-Waston’s Swift, Bat-like Spinetail, Reichenow’s Seedeater, Upcher’s Warbler, Barred Warbler, Eleonora’s Falcon, Fischer’s Turaco and more 

Day 3: DRIVE LEISURELY WHILE BIRDING TO ARABUKO SOKOKE FOREST AND BIRD HERE IN THE EVENING. 

More than 230 bird species have been recorded in Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve. The area is well known for several globally threatened species, including the Sokoke scops owl and Clarke’s weaver. Other sought-after species that can be seen here include the Sokoke pipit, Amani sunbird and chestnut-fronted helmet-shrike. At Arabuko-Sokoke, Mida Creek and Sabaki Estuary birding spots we search for Crested Guineafowl, Narina Trogon, Green Barbet, Mombasa Woodpecker, Fischer’s Greenbul, Yellow-bellied and Tiny Greenbuls, Violet-backed Starling, Forest Batis, Black-headed Apalis, East-coast Akalat, Eastern Bearded Scrub-Robin, Black-headed Apalis, Northern Brownbul, Terrestrial Brownbul, Pale Batis, Eastern Nicator, Red-tailed Ant-Thrush, Chestnut-fronted Helmet-shrike, Plain-backed Sunbird, Amani Sunbird, Bohm’s Spinetail, Moustached Green Tinkerbird, Sokoke Pipit, Trumpeter Hornbill, Mouse-coloured Sunbird, Scaly Babbler, Southern Banded Snake-Eagle, African Crowned Eagle, Little Yellow Flycatcher, Blue-mantled Crested-Flycatcher, Four-coloured Bush-shrike, Black-bellied Starling,Lizard Buzzard, Malindi Pipit, Gull-billed, Saunders’s Terns, Sooty Gull, Grey Plover, Crab Plover, Bat-Hawk Osprey, Western Reef Heron, Lesser Sandplover, Greater Sandplover, Sanderling, Whimbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Terek Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Lesser Crested Tern, Northern Carmine Bee-eater, Yellow-throated Longclaw, Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul, Little Yellow Flycatcher African Open-billed Stork, African Spoonbill, Pied Avocet alongside more other species. 

DAY 4: WHOLE DAY ARABUKO SOKOKE AND MIDA CREEK.

The forest boasts of a more than 230 bird species checklist including nine globally threatened species, namely; Southern Banded Snake Eagle, Fisher’s Turaco, Sokoke Scops Owl, Spotted Ground Thrush, Sokoke Pipit, East Coast Akalat, Amani Sunbird, Plain-backed Sunbird, and Clarke’s Weaver. Five of the seven species of the East African coastal forests Endemic Bird Area and twenty-three of the twenty-nine species of the East African coastal biome species that occur in Kenya have been recorded here. At Mida Creek, potential birds are; Collared Palm-Thrush Crab-Plover, Purple-banded Sunbird, Pied Kingfisher, Whimbrel, Terek Sandpiper among others 

DAY 5: TRANSFER TSAVO NATIONAL PARK (TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK). 

The biggest national park in kenya and among the top 10 biggest in east Africa. Strategically located between the two capital cities of Kenya- Nairobi and Mombasa, and one of the oldest parks in Kenya with enormous wilderness area that was divided into two sections. i.e. Tsavo east and Tsavo west national parks.

DAY 6: WE SPEND A DAY BIRD WATCHING THIS IMPORTANT AREA; 

We feature all the best spots in Tsavo east. We hope to pocket big and small game, Cut-throat Finch, Golden-breasted Starling, African Bare-eyed Thrush, Irania, Quail-plover, Pangani Longclaw, Abyssinian Scimitarbill, Violet Wood-hoopoe, Southern Ground Hornbill, Spotted Eagle-Owl, Long-crested Eagle, Square-tailed Nightjar, Somali Long-billed Crombec, the Eastern Paradise, Steel-blue, and Straw-tailed Whydahs, Scaly Chatterer, Spotted Eagle-Owl, Spotted Flycatcher, Vulturine Guinea-Fowl, Crested Francolin, Red-chested Cuckoo, Black-cuckoo Shrike, Eurasian and Black-headed Orioles, Gabar Goshawk, Three-streaked Tchagra, Eastern Violet-backed, and Variable Sunbirds, Red-fronted Warbler, Green-winged Pytilia, white-headed and Blue-napped Mousebirds, Sulphur-breasted Bush Shrike, Red-billed and Yellow-billed Oxpeckers, Black-fronted Bush Shrike, Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler, Yellow-bellied and Striped-cheeked Greenbuls, White-starred Robin, the national Taita Thrush, Taita white-Eye, Taita Apalis, Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle, Tawny, Steppe, Imperial, Martial and Wahlberg’s Eagles, Egyptian Vulture, Bateleur, Black-shouldered Kite, Barbary Falcon, the Grey and Common Kestrels, Red-winged Lark, Somali and Temminck’s Coursers, Crested Francolin, white-bellied and Buff-crested Bustard, Somali Ostrich, Olive-Tree Warbler, Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Northern Pintail, Red-billed Teal, Fulvous Whistling and White-faced whistling Ducks, Common Sandpiper, Collared Pratincole, and many others 

Day 7: BIRDING TRANSFER TO AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK. 

With the breath taking backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, comprising of plains, woodlands and rocky thorn bush, great birding experience, elephant and other animals viewing, annual wildebeest migration can also be encountered here.

Day 8: WE SPEND THE WHOLE DAY IN THE FIELD BIRDING FOR AMBOSELI SPECIALITIES.

Taveta Golden Weaver, Long-toed Plover, Red-throated Tit, Collared Pratincole, Fischer’s Sparrowlark, Black-necked Weaver, Fischer’s Starling, Greater Spotted Eagle, Caspian Plover, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Black-faced Sandgrouse, Capped Wheatear, Lead-coloured Flycatcher, the skulking Aberdare Cisticola, Golden-winged Sunbird as well as Eastern Double-collared, Tacazze and Malachite Sunbirds, Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sunbird, Alpine Chat, Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Dusky Turtle Dove, Scarce Swift, Cape Wagtail, Cape Robin-Chat, Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Chiffchaff, Hunter’s Cisticola, Mountain Yellow Warbler, Slender-billed Starling and Kandt’s Waxbill, and many more of the 450 species known to occur here

Day 9: BIRDING TO NAIROBI CITY.  

An amazing wildlife and game at the center of Kenya’s Capital-Nairobi! The park is fenced to protect wildlife from direct contact to human. Whereas the southern boundary is open to allow migrating wildlife move between the park and the neighboring Kitengela plains. From big ungulates to the smallest like rodents and chameleons, checklists of over 500species of birds live in the park.

Day10: WHOLE DAY BIRDING IN THE CITY PARK

Look for Von der Decken’s Hornbill, Common Ostrich, Black-headed Heron, Marabou Stork, Egyptian Goose, Black-shouldered Kite, African White-backed Vulture, Augur Buzzard, Tawny Eagle, Helmeted Guineafowl, the beautiful Grey Crowned Crane, White-bellied Bustard, Ring-necked Dove, White-browed Coucal, Rufous-naped Lark, Red-rumped Swallow, Rock Martin and the multicolored Red-and-yellow Barbet, or our first flamingos among many wintering Palearctic shorebirds on Lake Magadi

Day 11: BIRD WATCHING TRANSFER TO CASTLE FOREST (STOP AT SAGANA FOR HINDES BABBLER)  

Reach here and birding in the evening. In Mount Kenya we look for Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Hartlaub’s Turaco, Rueppell’s Robin-Chat, Mountain Yellow Warbler, and Yellow-crowned Canary. The lodge’s waterhole attracts many mammals including African Buffalo. We’ll spend the early mornings searching for White-starred Robin, Abyssinian Crimson-wing, African Crowned Eagle, African Emerald Cuckoo, and Moustached Green Tinkerbird. A shaded riverside trail may reveal Crowned Hornbill, Mountain Wagtail, and up to eight species of sunbirds, including the stunning Tacazze Sunbird. 

Day12: Birding Mount Kenya today and later drive to Samburu County for Shaba and Buffalo Springs Reserves.  

Day 13: BIRDING BUFFALO SPRINGS AND SHABA NATIONAL RESERVES

White-headed and Blue-napped Mousebirds, Sulphur-breasted Bush Shrike, Red-billed and Yellow-billed Oxpeckers, Black-fronted Bush Shrike, Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler, Yellow-bellied and Striped-cheeked Greenbuls, White-starred Robin, the national Taita Thrush, Taita white-Eye, Taita Apalis, Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle, Tawny, Steppe, Imperial, Martial and Wahlberg’s Eagles, Egyptian Vulture, Bateleur, Black-shouldered Kite, Barbary Falcon, the Grey and Common Kestrels, Red-winged Lark, Somali and Temminck’s Coursers, Crested Francolin, white-bellied and Buff-crested Bustard, Somali Ostrich, Olive-Tree Warbler, Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Northern Pintail, Red-billed Teal, Fulvous Whistling and White-faced whistling Ducks, Common Sandpiper, Collared Pratincole and other non-bird biodiversity – remember the Northern Special Four  

Day 14: DRIVE WHILE BIRDING CLOSE TO ABERDARE RANGES AND SLEEP AT NYERI TOWN

DAY15: ABERDARE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK WHOLE DAY. 

Today we explore the alpine moorland above the tree-line, perhaps encountering Jackson’s Francolins, Aberdare Cisticola, as we climb up into the highest accessible Lobelia-covered plains in Kenya. Our targets here include Alpine Chat and, with luck, we’ll find the specialized and beautiful Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sunbird.

Day 16: TO LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK AND BIRD HERE THE REST OF THE DAY.

Located on the floor of the Great Rift Valley and Kenya’s most popular park, supporting great birdlife including flocks of flamingoes, Pericans, Herons and Storks.

Day 17: BIRDING LAKE NAKURU AND GO TO BARINGO IN THE AFTERNOON. 

We will awaken to vast flocks of flamingos, pelicans, and other water birds. The surrounding woodland holds Narina Trogon, Red-throated Wryneck, Arrow-marked Babbler, and African Firefinch. Later after lunch we drive to Lake Baringo.

Day 18: BIRDING LAKE BARINGO AND GO TO KAKAMEGA AFTERWARDS. 

Lake baringo areas are rich in arid-zone birds, where we search for Hunter’s Sunbird, Heuglin’s Courser, Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse, and Northern White-faced Scops-Owl. At dusk, we should see Slender-tailed Nightjars gliding along the hippo-covered shore. Today exemplifies birding in Kenya. We begin in the sub-desert and end up in the most eastern tract of lowland equatorial rainforest in Africa. First we visit the cliffs near Baringo, scanning for Fan-tailed Raven, Hemprich’s Hornbill, Mocking Cliff-Chat, and Bristle-crowned Starling. Later we explore the Kerio Valley, where we search rocky, scrubby hillsides for Green- backed Eremomela, Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver, Brown Parrot, White-crested Turaco, Pearl-spotted Owlet, and Black-headed Gonolek. Proceed to kakamega forest

Day 19: WHOLE DAY BIRDING IN KAKAMEGA FOREST 

Many of Kenya’s fantastic forest birds are available here. These are some of Congo Biome Species and they include; White-chinned and Banded Prinias, Jameson’s and Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyes, Bocage’s and Luehder’s Bushshrikes, Black-billed and Vieillot’s Weavers, Gray-headed Negrofinch, Red-headed Malimbe, and Red-headed Bluebill among others 

DAY 20:  TRANSFER TO MASAI-MARA NATIONAL PARK, BIRDING ON THE WAY 

Birding en route. 

DAY 21: BIRDING AND WILDLIFE AT MASAI MARA. 

The northern portion of the magnificent Serengeti system, offers spectacular vistas over flat-topped acacia and grassy plains riddled with ungulates and other animals. We’ll spend the days in the western part of the reserve looking for East Africa’s famous Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, African Elephants, gazelles, and other wildlife. However, birding does not take a back seat, and we should be rewarded with views of many large raptors and vultures that gather at the kills, as well as storks, Kori Bustard, Southern Ground-Hornbill, and other species that suffer from disturbance outside these large protected areas. Other highlights may include Rufous-bellied Heron, Saddle-billed Stork, Temminck’s Courser, Sooty Chat, and Schalow’s Turaco.

DAY 22: BIRDING MARA SHORT TIME AND DRIVE TO NAIVASHA TOWN. 

We will spend the early morning at Mara and afternoon at Lake Naivasha Crater Lake Sanctuary, sifting through vast flocks of water birds, and birding productive lakeside woodland. Some of the species expected to see includes the African Fish-eagle, Giant, Pied Kingfishers, Goliath, Purple Herons, Great, Intermediate Egrets, Wood-hoopoes, Bitterns, Lesser swamp, Little-rush Warblers, Squacco Herons, Coots, Grebes, Sandpipers among others 

Day 23. BIRD WALK AT KINANGOP PLATEAU AND EVENING TRANSFER BACK TO NAIROBI TO PREPARE FOR YOUR RETURN FLIGHT BACK HOME. 

At Kinangop grassland, we look for Jackson’s Widowbird, Long-tailed widowbird, Leveillant’s Cisticola, Malachite and Golden Winged Sunbird, Black-backed Duck, Sharp’s Longclaw and a few more 

Tour price includes

  • Park entrance fees
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional) 
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/bird guide
  • All transportation with a 4X4 customized safari car with a pop-up.
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals 
  • Drinking water (On all days)

Tour Price Does Not Include

  • International flights (From/to you home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips 
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

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Kenya Coastal Birding Tour

Important bird areas on this tour

  • Tsavo West National Park
  • Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Shimba Hills National Reserve
  • Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve
  • Sabaki River Estuary
  • Lamu and Manda Islands
  • Tsavo East National Park
  • Nairobi National Park

Main Targets

  • Kenyan endemic birds (Taita thrush, Taita apalis, Taita white-eye)
  • Rare and near-endemic species
  • Migratory birds
  • Coastal forest specialists
  • Waterbirds at estuaries and river mouths

Tour Overview

This exciting birding tour takes you through Eastern and Coastal Kenya, where you will explore diverse landscapes, from sandy beaches to the lush cloud forests of Taita Hills. The trip offers incredible birdwatching opportunities, including sightings of three Kenyan endemic species—Taita thrush, Taita apalis, and Taita white-eye. You will also visit some of Kenya’s top birding spots and encounter rare birds like the Sokoke scops-owl, Malindi pipit, the striking crab plover, red-naped bush-shrike, and many more.

Main Target Birds

  • Sokoke scops-owl
  • Malindi pipit
  • Crab plover
  • Red-naped bush-shrike
  • Scaly chatterer
  • Nairobi pipit
  • Manda boubou
  • African skimmer
  • Madagascar pratincole
  • Fischer’s turaco
  • Clarke’s weaver

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Tsavo West National Park

The tour starts with a drive to Tsavo West National Park. The landscape features acacia-Commiphora bushland, baobabs, grassy plains, and riverine woodland. You’ll birdwatch along the way, spotting migratory species at Ngulia Safari Lodge, where thousands of European and Asian birds pass through during autumn.

Day 2: Birding in Tsavo West National Park

This day is dedicated to exploring Tsavo West’s diverse habitats. Depending on the season, you might see Friedmann’s lark, red-naped bush-shrike, and scaly chatterer. Other possible sightings include singing bush lark, Somali courser, African scops owl, Pringle’s puffback, Basra reed warbler, violet wood-hoopoe, and vulturine guineafowl.

Day 3: Transfer to Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary – Ngaongao Forest

Birdwatching continues in Ngulia and Lake Jipe, where you’ll look for Taveta golden weaver and Hartlaub’s bustard. In the evening, you’ll arrive in the Taita Hills, home to the endemic Taita white-eye, Taita thrush, and more.

Day 4: Taita Hills Birding and Rukinga Sanctuary

Spend most of the day in Taita Hills, the only place in Kenya to see all three endemics—Taita thrush, Taita apalis, and Taita white-eye. Other targets include striped-cheeked greenbul and striped pipit. Later, enjoy birdwatching in Rukinga Sanctuary, where you can walk in search of species like Friedmann’s lark, bare-eyed thrush, and scaly chatterer. A nocturnal birding drive follows in the evening.

Day 5: Rukinga Birding and Transfer to Shimba Hills National Reserve

Travel to Shimba Hills, Kenya’s only site for the green-headed oriole and Uluguru violet-backed sunbird. You may also spot Fischer’s turaco, black-breasted barbet, and white-eared barbet.

Day 6: Shimba Hills Birding and Transfer to Malindi

Look for green-headed oriole, white-eared barbet, and Usambara double-collared sunbird. Other highlights include little yellow flycatcher, bearded scrub robin, and fasciated snake eagle. In the evening, transfer to Malindi.

Day 7: Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve

This coastal forest is home to the rare Clarke’s weaver and near-endemics like the Amani sunbird, Sokoke pipit, and Malindi pipit. Other species include East Coast akalat, scaly babbler, and Mombasa woodpecker. In the afternoon, visit Mida Creek, a vital feeding ground for shorebirds.

Day 8: Sabaki River Estuary

Explore Sabaki River Mouth, an important stop for migratory birds. Expect to see Madagascar pratincole, African skimmer, flamingos, ruddy turnstone, sooty gull, Caspian tern, and Zanzibar red bishop.

Day 9: Arabuko Sokoke and Lamu’s Manda Island

After a morning in Arabuko Sokoke, head to Lamu and Manda Island to find the near-endemic Manda boubou. Other possible sightings include mouse-colored sunbirds and purple-banded sunbirds.

Day 10: Highland Birding and Transfer to Tsavo East National Park

Spend the morning searching for any missed species before heading to Tsavo East. Birds here include African skimmer, flamingos, terns, and gulls. Evening birdwatching on the way to the lodge.

Day 11: Tsavo East Birding and Transfer to Nairobi

Look for bare-eyed thrush, rufous chatterer, quail-plover, Somali courser, and Pringle’s puffback in Tsavo East. Later, drive back to Nairobi.

Day 12: Nairobi National Park and Departure

The final day offers birding in Nairobi National Park, home to over 520 bird species. Expect sightings of Nairobi pipit, saddle-billed stork, secretary bird, lappet-faced vulture, and martial eagle. In the evening, enjoy a farewell dinner before heading to the airport for your flight.

Tour price includes

  • Park entrance fees
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional) 
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/bird guide
  • All transportation with a 4X4 customized safari car with a pop-up.
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals 
  • Drinking water (On all days)

Tour Price Does Not Include

  • International flights (From/to you home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips 
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

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Kenya Birding Tour

Important bird areas on this tour

  • Nairobi National Park
  • Castle Forest
  • Mount Kenya National Park
  • Samburu National Park
  • Shaba and Buffalo Springs Reserves
  • Lake Naivasha
  • Aberdare Mountains National Park
  • Kinangop Grasslands

Main Targets

  • Scenic birding hikes
  • Spotting Kenya’s endemic birds
  • Game drives with general wildlife viewing
  • Exploring savanna and highland bird species

Tour Overview

This 7-day Kenya Birding Tour takes you through some of the country’s best birding destinations. You will explore forests, savannas, lakes, and highlands while spotting unique birds and enjoying Kenya’s diverse wildlife. The tour includes guided bird walks, game drives, and hikes in Important Bird Areas.

Itinerary

Day 1: KENYA BIRDING TOUR: BIRDING IN NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK – MT KENYA – CASTLE FOREST

Morning meet your professional birding guide (do an optional short game drive in Nairobi National Park) and drive to Mt Kenya National Park-Castle Forest, a detour and hot lunch at Sagana Village for the endemic Hinde’s Babbler, and thiba river crossing and you join Castle Forest Area is Key to spot the African Giant Kingfisher and the Illusive Olive Ibis plus other many forest birds to look at. Early arrival, add birding walk from the gate to the lodge.

Day 2: KENYA BIRDING TOUR: BIRDING AT CASTLE FOREST – MOUNT KENYA

Morning after breakfast, with your picnic lunch, birding hike from the lodge to the waterfall, afternoon birding the main trail joining Mt Kenya. Birds to look for are; Kandt’s Waxbill, Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Orange Ground Thrush, Narina Trogon, Bar-tailed Trogon, Black-faced Apalis, Hurtlaub’s Turaco, Red-fronted Parrot and other more forest specialties.

Day 3: KENYA BIRDING TOUR: SAMBURU COUNTY – NDOMORU CAMEL VILLAGE – SHABA OR BUFFALO SPRINGS 

Early after breakfast, transfer to Samburu County with several stop on the way to scan around for birds, and scenic landscapes. Hot lunch stop will be at Isiolo Town. This afternoon you may decide to go to Ndomoru Camel Village to search for the Endemic William’s lark in the dry plains of Shaba, or do evening game drive in Shaba/Buffalo Springs National reserves. A short game drive is fruitful in special birds like; Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse, Vulturine Guineafowl, Crested Guineafowl, Yellow-bellied Eremomera, Donaldson’s Sparrow Weaver, White-browed Buffalo weaver, Eastern Violet-Backed Sunbird, Parrot-billed Sparrow, African Silverbill, Secretary Bird, and more dry country and savanna species. These parks also are home of special mammals like Grevy’s Zebra, Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe, Beisa Oryx and others like African Elephant, Impalas, Baboons etc.

Day 4: KENYA BIRDING TOUR: BIRDING HIKE SAMBURU NATIONAL PARK – MOUNT OLOLOKWE 

Hike Mt Ololokwe in Samburu County looking for specialties in this area. At the top of Ololokwe, you will be hosted by different kinds of Vulture like Ruppel’s Griffon, African White-backed vulture, Hooded Vulture, and Egyptian Vulture which usually sore around this mountain. Other special birds here include; Stone Patriage, Stripe-breasted Seed-eater, Bristle-crowned Starling, Marico Sunbird, Yellow-billed Hornbill, Jacksons Hornbill, Vondadicken’s Hornbill and other more

Day 5: KENYA BIRDING TOUR: BIRDING IN LAKE NAIVASHA – NAIVASHA CRATER LAKE SANCTUARY 

Transfer to Naivasha Town. Today being a quite long journey, you will wake up early for breakfast, carry along with your picnic lunch and drive to Naivasha area with several stops on the way to try our renowned special bird spots. Early arrival, you will do a bird walk around Naivasha Crater Lake Sanctuary to search for Coqui Francolin, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Superb Starling, Mountain Grey woodpecker, Streaky Seed-eater, Chinspot Batis, Fork-tailed Drongo, African Black-headed Oriole, Hammerkop, and many more. Mammals like Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Zebras, and other different small mammals like Sun squirrels, side-striped squirrels can’t be missed.

 

Day 6: KENYA BIRDING TOUR: BIRDING ABERDARE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK 

Birding walk and hikes in Aberdare National Park for special birds like Aberdare cisticola, scarlet-tufted Sunbird, Tacazze Sunbird, Hunter’s Cisticola, Hartlaub’s Turaco, Jackson’s Spurfawl, Mountain Buzzard, Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, White-headed wood-hoopoe, Abyssinian Crimsonwing, Greater blue-eared starling, to mention but a few

Day 7: KENYA BIRDING TOUR: BIRDING KINANGOP PLATEAU – NAIROBI CITY ONWARDS

Morning birding walk at Kinangop plateau-Morongaru Conservation area. and afternoon drive back to Nairobi (Evening return flight) Kinagop is special for birds like; Sharp’s Long-claw, Yellow-throated long-claw, Jacksons Widowbird, Long-tailed Widowbird, Golden-winged Sunbird, Variable Sunbird, African Snipe, Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, Augar Buzzard, Three-banded Plover, Red-Knobbed Coot, and a few more. From here, you will drive strait back to Nairobi.

Tour price includes

  • Park entrance fees
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional) 
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/bird guide
  • All transportation with a 4X4 customized safari car with a pop-up.
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals 
  • Drinking water (On all days)

Tour Price Does Not Include

  • International flights (From/to you home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips 
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

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