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Kenya Birding Safaris --
Duma Africa Treks
Day 01:
Nairobi
On arrival you will be met at the airport by our representative and
transferred to a hotel for overnight. We shall then head out for an
orientation tour of the town before paying a visit to the National
Museum bird's gallery and its botanical garden.
Dinner and
overnight.
Day 02:
Nairobi - Lake Magadi
After breakfast we leave Nairobi and then drive to the southern side
of Kenya with a picnic Lunch and to Lake Magadi located deep in the
heart of Southern Kenya's Maasailand. The lake covers an area of 104
sq. km Soda Lake and is completely surrounded by vast natural salt
flats. These sweltering plains prevent any animals from reaching the
alkaline lake at its center. For this reason, thousands of flamingos
descend on the Lake each year to feed on the algae and crustacea at
the lake's shore safe from any potential predators such as Fish
eagle.
Freshwater springs at the Lake's shore attract a host of
other birds like the specialty of this lake the Chestnut Banded
Plover, Common Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper to name
a few. Later in the afternoon we return to Nairobi arriving late
evening.
Dinner and
Overnight.
Day 03:
Nairobi - Lake Naivasha
After breakfast we depart from our Nairobi hotel for a scenic drive
through the great North road to Lake Naivasha. Stop en-route at the
viewpoints of the Great Rift Valley for stunning views arriving Lake
Naivasha by midmorning for bird walk before time for lunch. Lake
Naivasha being a fresh water lake on the Rift floor is home to an
incredible variety of species. Over 450 species have been recorded
here. An afternoon option of either a boat ride or a visit to Hell's
Gate National Park before returning for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 04: Lake
Naivasha - Lake Nakuru
This morning we leave Naivasha and head for Lake Nakuru Park,
regarded by avid birders' as the greatest World ornithological
spectacle on the Earth. The park is famous for its millions of pink
flamingoes, arriving by mid morning at Lake Nakuru for a game drive
en route before checking in for Lunch.
Afternoon game drive followed
by a walk along the shores which will also allow us to see the many
wild animals in the park and especially the park is the Sanctuary to
the Black Rhino, White Rhino and the Rothschild Giraffe. Here we'll
have the chance to look out at some of the common species like the
lesser and Greater Flamingoes, African fish Eagle, Tawny Eagle,
Green Wood Hoopoes, Cliff Chat, Great White and Pink Backed Pelicans
plus other intra- African Migrants.
Dinner and
Overnight.
Day 04: Lake
Nakuru
Spend the whole
day bird watching at the park and if lucky enough we have the chance
to see the shy cat "the Leopard" mostly seen in this park before
returning for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon we have some time
to relax before embarking on our late afternoon game drive to try
and capture what was not seen during the day before the dusk engulf
us.
Dinner and
Overnight.
Day 05: Lake
Nakuru - Lake Baringo
Depart in the morning after breakfast and drive further North to
Lake Baringo, arriving in time mid-morning bird walk around the
lodge before time for Lunch.Lake Baringo is fresh water has it own
share of bird life species like the White faced Scopes Owl,
Brimstone canary, Bristol crowned starling, Goliath heron, Little
Weaver, Jackson's and Hemprich's Hornbill. After a relaxed lunch
we'll descend down on to the cliffs to look for the white faced
Scopes owl, Black throated barbet, mouse collared tit before
returning at the lodge.
Dinner and
overnight.
Day 06: Lake
Baringo - Samburu
Leave Baringo after breakfast and head Samburu, a place of endless
skies, dust-red plains and palm-fringed rivers, lies on the fringes
of the vast and arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier
District, whose heat-scorched scrublands extend all the way to the
jade-green waters of Lake Turkana and beyond. Birdlife in this
reserve is not raging behind as it is profuse, and species such as
Somali and white throated bee-eaters, golden pipit, Vulturine guinea
fowl, White headed mouse bird, Buff crested bustards, Black capped
social weaver, Donaldson-Smith's sparrow weaver, Golden breasted
starling among other dry land species.
Lunch will be at
Nanyuki town before descending to the reserve and arriving at time
for the evening game cum bird viewing.
Dinner and
overnight.
Day 07: Samburu
game reserve
Spend the whole
day bird watching at the park. In the afternoon we have some time to
relax before embarking on our late afternoon game drive to try and
capture what was not seen during the day before the dusk engulf us.
Dinner and
overnight.
Day 08:
Samburu - Mt. Kenya
we will spend the whole day birding at this Montane forest region.
Rare species likely to be seen include; Green Ibis, Lesser spotted
Eagle, Harrier Hawk, Rufous sparrow hawk, Ayre's hawk eagle. Black
stork, Red fronted parrots, Green ibis, Common snipe, Mountain
buzzard, Bronze napped pigeon, Montane white-eye, Abbots Starling,
Sharpe's Starling, Mountain Oriole and Thick-billed seedeater.
Dinner and
Overnight.
Day 09: Mt.
Kenya - Nairobi
After breakfast, we drive back to Nairobi arriving in time for
lunch. Thereafter you will be transferred to the airport in time for
your International departure flight.
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