Best 7 days Birding experiences on Kenya safari
Birding experiences on Kenya safari overview
An Africa’s big 5 game expedition combined with birding experiences on Kenya safari is a perfect trip for travelers to Africa along with top scenic wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara game reserve, more than 6,000 flamingos on lake Nakuru, mount Kilimanjaro sceneries- the highest free standing mountain in the world & Africa, African elephant herds on the feet of Kilimanjaro mountain, savannah grassland & highland bird species
Arrival and departure: Nairobi
- Day 1- arrive, Nairobi park
- Day 2- Lake Nakuru flamingos & birding
- Day 3- Masai Mara wilderness tour
- Day 4- Masai Mara wildebeest migration
- Day 5- Amboseli & African elephants
- Day 6- Amboseli & Mt. Kilimanjaro sceneries
- Day 7- Amboseli to Nairobi
Detailed Birding experiences on Kenya safari itinerary
Nairobi national park which is just 7km outside Nairobi city in sightings of skyscrapers of the capital city. Nairobi game park has numerous bird species and numerous migrant species especially during the time between June and August adding to the more than 450 resident species making it a true birding haven in Africa; black headed heron, black smith lapwing, common moorhen, long-tailed fiscal, martial eagle, lappet-faced vulture, kori bustard among others.
Along with mammal species such as lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, ostriches, rhinos, hartebeests, waterbucks, hyenas, buffaloes, kobs, reptiles among others. Later in the afternoon hours will get heading out of the park to lake Nakuru national park.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Lake Nakuru has the highest concentration of bird population in Africa with with more than a million flamingos, storks, geese, ducks among others residing at this shallow lake. Shallowness of lake Nakuru easily exposes algae which acts as food to the lesser and greater flamingos and other water birds thus making it a favorite place for them to stay. Pink colored flamingoes flying and settling in huge numbers make this lake one of the most colorful destinations in the world to visit; hottentot teal, bateleur, maccoa duck, pallid harrier, rupell’s vulture, shining sunbird, European roller, great snipe, western reef heron, red-capped lark, Abyssinian thrush, eastern imperial eagle, long crested eagle etc. Along the birds are mammals such as Africa’s big 5, kobs, water bucks, antelopes, giraffes, baboons, monkeys, reptiles etc. Towards evening time, you will drive out of Nakuru getting closer to the masai mara.
Accommodation: The Mara sun Lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Masai Mara game park offers different safari experiences such as air balloon safaris, game drives, horse riding safaris and walking safaris with the masai people. Most famous and eye catching phenomena of Masai Mara game reserve is the great migration that occurs around the park from June to August every year championed by the wildebeests and zebras against other predators in the park and residential nile crocodiles in the Mara river for their survival battle. Masai Mara game park is a vast green grassland anchored by woodland, swamps, forest species, acacia and the mara river that have maintained an effective eco-system that is a habitat to huge number of wild game.
Birding in the Masai mara wilderness
This solid eco-system harbors numerous bird species making the park a birding haven to bird lovers; these species include; turaco, great kingfisher, abdim’s stork, white-backed vulture, African wood owl, kori bustard, grey headed kingfisher, black winged kite, African sacred ibis, African green pigeon, grey kestrel, black chested snake eagle, red billed teal, terminck’s courser, bare-faced-go-away bird, green wood hoopoe, mouse bird, silver bird, African grey hornbill, stripped kingfisher, African rail among others.
The concentration of wild game in Masai Mara game park will give non-stop action packed safari drives all throughout of Africa’s big 5 game; lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, along with rhinos, kobs, hyenas, hartebeests, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, reptiles, warthogs, monkeys, baboons, crocodiles, hippos, wild dogs, ostriches and numerous bird species all over the park.
Accommodation: Mara Simba lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Continuing with this birding experience, you will enter Amboseli national park which is located at the feet of mountain Kilimanjaro & known for its large African elephant herds and also referred to as “home of the African elephant”. Amboseli national park will guarantee you the best sights of Africa’s highest snowcapped peak and tallest free standing mountain- Kilimanjaro. Amboseli game park’s climate favors a lot of stay for birds thus making it an outstanding birding destination.
Birds in Amboseli game park include; African spoonbill, long tailed lapwing, saddle-billed stork, kori bustard, goliath heron, superb starling, African jacana, white bellied bustard, crowned lapwing, hamerkops, little bee-eater, yellow-necked spurfowl, yellow-billed stork among others. Vast green plains also harbor giraffes, zebras, leopards, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, kobs, lions, rhinos and numerous bird species. On the seventh day, you will wake up to the sounds of the birds and head out of the park back to Nairobi to prepare for your departure flight.
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Park entrance fees
- Airport transfers
- Government taxes
- Driver & guide
- Bottle drinking water
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- All activities in the itinerary
Exclusions
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Visa fees & processing
- Extra activities, meals, alcohol/ liquor
- Accommodation after the end of the trip
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Tipping & gratitude
- Anything not mentioned
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