15 Days Weavers Special Birding & Wildlife Safari Kenya
15 Days Weavers Special Birding & Wildlife Safari Kenya
15 Days – Mt. Kenya – L. Baringo – Kakamega forest – L. Nakuru – Mara NWS003: WEAVERS SPECIAL BIRDING
Arrival in Nairobi
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport you will be met by our representative and then transferred to Nairobi Safari Club Hotel where you can relax in your suite. Formerly a private members-only club, Nairobi Safari Club is the perfect place to stay. In the afternoon, a guided visit to the Bird Gallery of the National Museum, followed by a short bird walk in the Botanical Gardens of the National Museum of Nairobi. Here we hope to see species such as the Changing Sunbird, Bronze Sunbird and Sunbird, African Hawk, Palm Baglafetch Weaver. Lunch, dinner and overnight stay at Nairobi Safari Club Hotel etc. (BLD)
Day 02: Nairobi – Thika
Today we depart in the morning and head north from the ‘city in the sky’ to Thika, Blue Post Inn – the unique twin falls of Hania and Thika Falls. offer rewarding birding time for bird watchers. Here we have the opportunity to meet some coastal species that invade the continent along the Tana River. We might be lucky enough to see Trumpeter Burra, Brown Hooded Kingfisher, Zanzibar Dark Green Bull and African Golden Weaver. Great Egret, Ayres Hawk Eagle, Green Sandpipers, African Green Pigeon, Eastern Bronze Pigeon, Purple Crested Turaco, Green-headed Sunbird and Black Cuckoo before our lunch at the Blue Mail Inn. Later in the afternoon we leave Thika and climb high into the slopes of Mt Kenya, Naro Moru, where mountain forest gives way to valley grasslands. Birds unique to the area include the Eastern-necked Sunbird, the Alpine Kestrel, the Black Serpent’s Eagle, the Crested Trogon, the Scaly Owl, the Crested Grebe, the White-headed Cuckoo, the African Black Duck, the Gray Cuckoo, and the Yellow-bellied Wax Owl. . Dinner and overnight at Serena Mountain Lodge (BLD).
Day 03: Mt. Kenya
During the bird watching we will spend the entire mountain forest in a mountain hut. Rare species likely to be seen include: Green Ibis, Lesser Book Eagle, Harrier, Red Sparrowhawk, Ayre’s Eagle. Black Stork, Red-breasted Parrot, Green Ibis, Mountain Mouse, Bronze-eyed Mountain Pigeon, Abbot’s Starling, Sharpe’s Starling, Oriole and Thick-billed Seed. Dinner and overnight at Naro Moru River Lodge (BLD).
Day 04: Mount Kenya - Lake Baringo/Lake Bogoria
In the morning we leave and head to Lake Baringo, stopping at Nyahururu Falls, there is a chance to see chestnut stars around the falls, slender stars, stone martins, gray cuckoos. Continue to the Great Rift Valley and Lake Bogoria National Park. The reserve is characterized by the rare Suurkud and you can see other game as well. There are acacia-fica forests on the southern shore of Lake Bogoria and a papyrus swamp in the north. Birds unique to the area include flocks of smaller and larger flamingos, golden eagles, curlews, black-necked grebes and black-headed grebes. Dinner and overnight stay will be arranged at Lago Baringo Hotel (BLD)
Day 05: Lake Baringo
A day in Baringo, known to many keen ornithologists as the mecca of birds. 500 species of birds have been recorded there. . Explore this area with a Field Birding event around Lake Baringo, in the cliffs and bush. There is a chance to see such rare species as Tawny Owl, White-tailed Buzzard, Jackson’s Hornbill, Brown-tailed Buzzard, Northern Red Bishop, Northern Masked Weaver and White-shouldered Buffalo, Olive-crested Owl, Northern Brown, Jackson’s Ordoback. . Weaver, Lesser Weaver, Brown-tailed Rock Vest, Goliath Heron, Northern Shoveler, Verreaux’s Eagle, Common Golden Hornbill, Senegal Hornbill, Pygmy Buzzard, Blue-tipped Bee. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Lake Baringo (BLD).
Day 06: Lake Baringo - Kakamega Forest
Today we leave Lake Baringo and go to an isolated remnant of the equatorial rainforest that spread across Africa from the west. in the east It contains magnificent species of birds, animals and plants, including several primates. Kakamega forest through Eldoret. The aviauna of the Kakamega forest is rich and unusual in its composition. It is home to two globally threatened species, Chapins Flycatcher and Turners Eremomela. Aviauna is unique not only nationally but also across the continent; there are large populations in the forest, e.g. black and white colobus and red-tailed monkeys. Dinner and overnight at Rondo Retreat Center (BLD).
Day 07: Kakamega forest
A day of birdwatching in the easternmost extension of the great tropical rainforest stretching out from West Africa. This forest is known for its uniqueness and richness of birds and species such as tournament eremomela, black turaco, black turaco, great blue turaco, Cameroon Sombre Green, small grey-green bull, yellow-bellied eye, purple-throated cuckoo, hairy. breasted cuckoo, grey-breasted iladopsis, African Gray parrot, Quadruple-tailed drongo and Chapina’s Flycatcher. Lunch, dinner and overnight will be arranged at Rondo Retread Center (BLD)..
Day 08: Kakamega Forest - Lake Victoria
We leave this morning after breakfast and head south to the shores of Lake Victoria. Our bird walk focuses on Dunga Beach Swamp, this site is one of the most reliable places in Kenya for the rare and endangered papyrus warbler. Papyrus Gonolek, Marsh Mothcatcher, Marsh Tachgra, Jackson’s Goldback, Red-breasted Sunbird, Warbler, Carruthers Cisticola, Southern Red Bishop, Northern Brown-throated Weaver, Marsh Bowler. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Sunset Hotel (BLD).
Day 9: Lake Victoria - Lake Nakuru
This morning we drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, painted sparkling flamingo red with thousands of beautiful birds on its shores. Nakuru National Park, a shallow and highly alkaline lake surrounded by acacia forests and grasslands. First known as a bird sanctuary, the lake is famous for its birdlife, home to thousands of lesser and greater flamingos, making it home to hundreds of other species unique to the area, such as the white-winged black tern, Hilderbrants francolin and the African osprey . . . There is also a lot of wildlife here. Lake Nakuru National Park has become one of Kenya’s rhino sanctuaries. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge (BLD).
Day 10: Lake Nakuru - Lake Naivasha
In the morning proceed to Lake Naivasha for bird watching or boating (optional), the only freshwater salmon. valley lake in Kenya. It is unique because its freshness is maintained by a combination of underground percolation and sedimentation of salts. The lake supports a diverse community of waterfowl, with more than 80 species regularly recorded. Depending on the water level, it is a significant breeding ground for red soot, African spoonbill, African jack and small mosses. All meals are served at Lake Naivasha Country Club (BLD) or similar.
Day 11: Lake Naivasha
Full day in the Lake Naivasha area, bird watching in the club area and a visit to the Elsa Mere outdoor learning centre. Notable birds that are unique to the area include the grebe, spotted redgill, black-tailed godwit, heron, black-backed gull, purple tern, and pied tern. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Country Club or similar.
Day 12: Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara
Drive over acres of wheat and barley into the Masai Mara. The Masai Mara Game Reserve is considered the most spectacular natural theater in the world. Located in the heart of the Great Plains of Africa, the Masai Mara offers 1,672 square kilometers of untouched wilderness. It is home to the largest concentration of animals and birds on the continent. Dinner and overnight stay will be organized in Sarova Mara camp or similar.
Day 13 to 14: Masai Mara
Two full days in the Masai, the vast grasslands hold the highly endangered wandering grass and the endangered Mount Jackson nearby. widow bird There are also unique bird species in the bushes and forests around the protected area, more than 450 bird species have been observed in Maara, including 12 species of raptors and raptors. A large number of Palearctic migrants winter in the area, including Caspian egrets and egrets. Other local and unusual birds in the Mara include Rock Cisticola, Red-bellied Heron, Denham’s Otter, Black Cuckoo, Red-tailed Chat, Pale Wren, Tabora Cisticola, Yellow-bellied Hiliot, Green-tipped Eremomel and Magpie. All meals, dinner and overnight stay at Sarova Mara camp.
Day 15: Masai Mara- Nairobi -flight
After breakfast, we drive back to Nairobi and arrive at the Toona Tree restaurant in time for lunch where you can enjoy good Italian food, Nairobi check-in at the hotel’s day room. Farewell Dinner Later in the early evening, our company will host it at the world famous Carnivore Restaurant, billed as “Africa’s Greatest Dining Experience” (if you like BBQ, it doesn’t get any better than this) and home of the “Simba”. Bar”. “One of the most popular night clubs in the city. You will then be transferred to the airport for your international departure flight..
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