Approved 3 days' Kenya birding safari & chimpanzees experience tours

3 days' Kenya birding safari overview

A diverse 3 days’ Kenya birding safari in central part of the country getting to sceneries of Africa’s big 5 game, bird watching at lake Nakuru, the only chimpanzee harboring place at Ol Pejeta conservancy and game drives in the Nairobi national game park which is just next to the capital city.

Best 3 days' Kenya birding safari highlights

Arrival and departure: Nairobi

Day 1- Nairobi park; Africa’s big 5
Day 2- Lake Nakuru; flamingos & birdwatching
Day 3- Ol Pejeta to Nairobi for departure

Detailed 3 days' Kenya birding safari itinerary

Day 1 Nairobi park game drives

Nairobi national park is just 7km outside Kenya’s capital city- Nairobi. You will have an exciting tour of wild game while gazing at skyscrapers of Nairobi city. Nairobi game park has numerous bird species and numerous immigrant species especially summer time from June to August adding to the more than 400 resident species making it a true birding haven in Africa.

Along with mammal species such as lions, leopards, hippos, ostriches, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, rhinos, hartebeests, waterbucks, hyenas, buffaloes, kobs, reptiles among others. Nairobi game park will give you a unique scenery of the existing interdependency of nature and its wild with modernity. The later afternoon hours will get heading out of the park to lake Nakuru national park.

Accommodation: Sarova lion hill game (or a similar lodge)

Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner

Day 2 Lake Nakuru birding & wildlife tours

Another day of a 3 days’ Kenya birding safari will find you at lake Nakuru which one of the world’s highest bird concentrated areas 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 flamingos and other water birds thus making it a favorite place for them to stay. Pink colored flamingos 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 among others.

Along the birds are mammals such as Africa’s big 5 (buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos), kobs, water bucks, antelopes, giraffes, baboons, monkeys, reptiles among others. Later in the evening you will leave the park and head out to Ol Pajete conservation sanctuary.

Accommodation: Milele resort (or similar equivalent)

Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner

Day 3 Ol Pejeta rhinos & wildlife sanctuary

On this day you will be at Ol Pejeta conservation area which has the highest number of protected black and white rhinos and also harboring the only 2 remaining northern white rhinos in the world. Ol Pejeta park offers both drives and walking safari experiences to its visitors as they interact with rangers sharing with them knowledge about the sanctuary and the animals therein. It is also a sanctuary to many more rescued species especially from hands of poachers and this is also the only place in Kenya where you can find chimpanzees.

The park’s vast wilderness also harbors lions, wild dogs, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, hyenas, kobs, waterbucks, leopards, reptiles, buffaloes, baboons, vervet monkeys among others. Later on in the day you will head back to Nairobi and prepare for your departure flight.

Accommodation: N/A

Meals: Breakfast | Dinner

When is the best time for a 3 days' Kenya birding safari?

Swift 3 days’ Kenya birding safari in the country’s most famous game parks can best done in dry/ summer months of June to August and December to February to have Africa’s best wild game sightings even in that short time while in the game parks. Sunny months see the savannah grasses scotched and easily broken by ungulate herds thus exposing wild animals easily.

Inclusions

Park entry fees
Airport transfers
Bottled drinking water
Driver & guide
Government taxes
Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
All activities indicated on itinerary

Exclusions

Travel insurance
International flights
Visa fees & processing
Extra activities, meals, alcohol/ liquor not on itinerary
Tipping & gratitude
Accommodation after end of the trip
Any changes to the itinerary
Souvenirs & snacks
Anything not mentioned

Lodges at Lake Nakuru & Ol Pejeta sanctuary game parks.

With great experience as one of Africa’s top tourist destinations, expect a perfect staycation treat on a short Kenya safari. Travitude safari tours plans with the best partners to ensure memorable wildlife safaris. Some of the lodges you could use on this 3 days’ Kenya birding safari include; Sweetwaters Serena camp, Ol Pejeta safari cottages, Asilia Ol Pejeta Bush camp, Maisha Sweetwaters camp, El Karama lodge, Comfort gardens Sweetwaters, Lake Nakuru Sopa lodge, Sarova woodlands hotel, Sarova lion hill game lodge, Lake Nakuru lodge, Lake Elmenteita Serena camp, Lake Elementaita mountain lodge, Sentrim Elementaita resort etc.