DAY 1: ARRIVAL.
You will be met by our representatives at the airport and checked into your hotel where you will be briefed on the details of your tour. Meals and Overnight at the Sarova Stanley Hotel.

DAY 2: GAME DRIVE AND BIRD WATCHING - NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK.
After breakfast you will be driven to the Nairobi National Park, which despite being only a few kilometers from the city centre, is home to a wide variety of game, including the "Big 5". You will embark on an early morning game drive and get to see Gazelles, Zebras, Giraffes and some of the Cats. On the same game drive bird lovers will see a variety of birds including the Ostrich, Secretary Bird, Crowned Crane, Vulture, Cattle Egret, Great Egret, Tawny Eagle and a herd of Buffaloes should provide Red-billed Ox pecker perched on their backs. Black Kite, Marabou Stork, Pied Crow and African Palm Swift are also available in the park.

After a picnic lunch at the park, you will experience the Nairobi Safari Walk, which is like an animal orphanage, where you will get to see another variety of wildlife including the lions, cheetahs, leopard, and buffalo.
Meals and overnight at the Sarova Stanley Hotel.

DAY 3: MENENGAI CRATER. After breakfast you will leave Nairobi via Nakuru to the Great Rift Valley.
On the way you will have a brief birding stop at the Limuru Swamp where you will see resident bird species such as Little Grebe, Yellow-billed and Maccoa Duck, Pelicans, Coots, Egrets and Herons Soaring are Black Kite, Augur Buzzard and Pied Crow.

After lunch, you will be driven to the Menengai crater. The Menengai crater is a breathtaking marvel and a scenic beauty to behold. The locals have nick named it the place of devils due to the legendary tales about its origin and steam jets filling the crater with mist.
In the afternoon, you will embark on a birding walk at the crater where we will enjoy the beautiful contrasts of nature including rocks that have stood the test of time, natural springs with mirror clear water and lava that reminds us that this is the Rift Valley.

Possible sightings here are the Common Stonechat, Yellow-rumped Seedeater, Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting, Yellow Bishop, Yellow-mantled Widowbird, Northern Anteater chat, White-fronted Bee-eater and Shallow's Wheatear.
You will then be driven to the Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for dinner.
Dinner and overnight at the Lake Nakuru Lodge.

DAY 4: LAKE NAKURU.
Early breakfast after which you will engage in bird watching in Lake Nakuru, famous for its thousands of Flamingos, the Great White and Pink-backed Pelican and Black-winged Stilt. The lake has a low concentration of salt, so it supports fish that of course attract other water birds.
It is a good place to look for Avocets, Storks, Ibises, Ducks, Cormorants, Herons, and Terns. In the wooded acacias there is a chance to see the White-browed Coucal, Broad-billed Roller, Arrow-marked Babbler and the Narina Trogon.

You will have a picnic lunch at the park, after which you will embark on an evening game drive in the park, where you will see a variety of animals such as the lion, buffalo, antelope, cheetahs, and Rhino as well as a variety of birds.

Dinner and overnight at the Lake Nakuru Lodge.

DAY 5: LAKE BARINGO.
Early breakfast, after which you will be driven north to Lake Baringo which without doubt is one of the most interesting places for bird watching in Kenya.
Over 400 species of birds have been recorded. The woodlands by the lake are alive with White-browed, Sparrow-Weavers, Jackson's and Red-billed Hornbills, Bristle-crowned Starlings, and the rare Northern Masked Weavers.

Lunch will be at the Baringo Island Camp. After which you will continue bird watching around the lodge here you will relax by the pool, and bird the grounds of the lodge for the resident Spotted Eagle-owls, and Sunbirds such as the Beautiful, Hunter's and the Violet-breasted.
Dinner and overnight at the Baringo Country Club.

DAY 6 - LAKE BOGORIA.
Early breakfast at the Baringo Island Camp, you will go birding to the nearby alkaline lake of Bogoria, famous for its thousands of flamingos and beautiful hot springs. Return to the Baringo Country Club in time for a late lunch. Afternoon is spent birding leisurely in the garden of the lodge.

After lunch you will bird the escarpment and surrounding countryside for Hemprich's and Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill, White-crested Turaco, Madagascar Bee-eater, Rufous-crowned Roller, Gabar Goshawk, Cliff Chat and Verreaux's Eagle which feeds on the Rock Hyrax.
Dinner and overnight at the Baringo Country Club.

DAY 7: LAKE NAIVASHA & HELL'S GATE.
Early breakfast followed by a drive to Lake Naivasha. The lake has dense vegetation, which in turn supports a variety of birds. The area has over 350 species of birds. A morning boat ride gives us not only the chance to see numerous crocodiles and Hippos but also a wide variety of fresh water birds. Lunch will be at the Naivasha Country club.

After lunch you will be driven to the Hell's Gate National Park, only a short drive away from the lodge. The first part of the park is open grasslands and steep rock cliffs in which the Rüppell's Griffon Vulture nests. Easy sightings here are the Verreaux's or Black Eagle, Common Ostrich, Black-shouldered Kite, White-fronted Bee-eater, Grassland and Long-billed Pipit, Northern and Schalow's Wheatear, Lilac-breasted Roller.

The narrow gorge has a completely different habitat and hence very different birds: Yellow, Grey and African Pied Wagtail, Red-cheeked Cordonbleu, Purple Grenadier, Common Drongo, Superb Starling, Brimstone Canary, Common Waxbill and the White-browed Robin-Chat.
Dinner and overnight at the Lake Naivasha Country Club.

DAY 8 - KAKAMEGA FOREST.
Breakfast and an early morning drive to the Kakamega Forest. You will arrive at Kakamega in time for lunch at the Golf Course hotel.
A visit to the forest will give you a feel of what the Amazon looks like. The forest is a natural wonder that has a large variety of indigenous trees as well as species of different animals and bird-life.

Kakamega forest is home to a wide range of birds, many which are not found anywhere else in Kenya, the forest has no less than 330 species of birds and 400 species of butterfly. Birds here include the impressive Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Ross' and the Great Blue Turaco. Other notables are the Grey-headed Negro-finch, Red-headed Bluebill, Chestnut Wattle-eye, Mackinnon's Shrike and many more.
Dinner and overnight at the Golf Course hotel.

DAY 9 - MAASAI MARA GAME RESERVE.
Breakfast followed by an early morning safari to the famous Maasai Mara game Reserve. You will arrive in time for lunch at the Mara Serena Lodge.
Birding will begin after lunch and you can expect to bird species such as the highly conspicuous Common Ostrich, Sooty Chat, Ground Hornbill, Open-billed Stork, Temminck's Courser, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse and Denham's Bustard, vultures, Egyptian, Hooded, Griffon, Lappet-faced, White-backed and White-headed.

In addition, you can also expect to see numerous raptors such as Bateleur, Martial and Tawny Eagles and Black-chested Snake Eagles. Along the Mara River we'll watch out for African Finfoot, Crested Guinea fowl, Woodland Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Barbet, Black-billed Weaver, Violet-backed Starling, and perhaps with luck, Pel's Fishing Owl. Any tapping noise on the trees may be indicative of the relatively uncommon Woodpeckers (Golden-tailed and Fine-banded).

In the evening we will embark on a game drive in the park where you will see a variety of wildlife including the Lion, Leopard, and Cheetah, Thompson's and Grant's Gazelles Zebra, Wildebeest, the Hartebeest, Topi, Waterbuck.

DAY 10 - NAIROBI DEPARTURE.
Early breakfast you will then depart for Nairobi arriving in time to catch your flight back home.

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