Duration: 9 days
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Africa Bird Watching Safari - 12 Days
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Duration - 12 days, 8 hours, 30 minutes
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Guide optionsEnglish, Spanish
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
Africa Bird Watching Safari spanned over twelve days are full of fun, art, and sport. As per the observation of tourists, it is a highly-rated leisure time activity. Bird lovers, accompanied by the expert guides travel to Rift Valley Lakes, Amboseli, and Mara.
Highlights
- This birding tour package will give you a great opportunity to explore a region part of Kenya that is neglected yet is an ornithological paradise that hosts some endemic birds among other birds!
- You will drive through this highland terrain from hills to mountain valleys including the plains with a 4x4 wheeled vehicle to explore these Important Birding Areas!
- You will have a pleasure to see common, rare, endangered, threatened and vulnerable species in almost every type of setting – forests, lakes, grasslands, rivers, woodlands, swamps and much more!
Description
Africa Bird Watching Safari
To say the least, the Africa Bird Watching Safari is an experience to reckon with for the bird watchers. You would be exploring the bird’s kingdom. While traveling in Africa, you will confront multiple species of birds, and the best sightseeing sceneries in Kenya.
Expert bird guides are part of our team and they would tell you in detail about the habitats of birds and their behavior. As you will start traveling to the Nakuru National Park, the bird sightseeing will start. Apart from Park, Lake Bogoria National Park is another place to visit for bird watching.
Finishing the Lake Bogoria sightseeing, the next stopover of the Africa Bird Watching Safari would be Lake Naivasha. Around 400 species of birds are attractions of this lake. Later on, move to the Masai Mara which is also home to hundreds of birds. It is pertinent to tell you that Africa is so rich and diverse in bird watching, that you will never feel boring while traveling in the safari parks of it.
Anyone planning to visit Uganda, Tanzania, or Kenya must come to these adventurous places also. Diversity is so rich that one would be amazed to see the natural landscapes of this place. The geographical position of Kenya makes it an ideal location for tourists. Around 1,000 species are present in Kenya which makes it paradise for bird lovers. Hence it can be said that there would hardly be any place on earth better than Africa if anyone is bird lovers and traveler also.
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Transport in a 4×4 Safari Mini Van with a pop-up roof - each person is guaranteed a window seat.
- Services of a professional Birding guide; Accommodation in a double/triple room.
- Game drives as per the itinerary; Game parks or national parks entry fees.
- Three meals per day whilst on safari; 1-litre Mineral water per person per day.
- Complimentary return airport transfers in Nairobi.
- Exclusions:
- Drinks; Tipping.
- Cultural visits to Maasai Villages costs US$ 25 per person.
- Masai Mara Balloon safari - 450 Dollars per person can be arranged on request.
- Personal expenses; Kenya Visas.
- Pre and post safari hotel accommodation in Nairobi.
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
12 Days Africa Bird Watching Safari Itinerary: DAY 1 of the Africa Bird Watching Safari - Arrive in Nairobi - Our guide would receive you at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport and take you to the Hotel. The rest of the time would be spent at Nairobi.
- The night stay will be at the Nairobi Stanley Hotel.
DAY 2 - Nairobi - Samburu Game Reserves - Finish the breakfast and depart for the Samburu National Reserve via Nanyuki. The name of the place is originated from volcanic rock. It is called as Kenya’s most pristine game reserve.
- Night stay is at the Samburu Ashnil Luxury Camp.
DAY 3 - Samburu Game Reserves
- Game drives are planned for morning and afternoon. Leave the camp and see the beautiful Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, and Grevy’s Zebras. The area is full of vast semi-arid deserts and landscapes. Moreover, rock outcropping, palm trees, river beds, and red volcanic soil are very much there.
- The luxury lodge lies alongside Usao Nyire River where big crocodiles live in abundance.
- Night stay is planned at the Samburu Ashnil Lodge. DAY 4 - Samburu National Park - Sweetwaters Wildlife Sanctuary - Travel to the Sweet Waters Tented Camp located near Rhino Reserve and Ol Pejeta Ranch. The camp is at an ideal location from where one can see the giraffe, elephant, and other game drives. Teddy Roosevelt named it his favorite place when he visited the place for the very first time.
- Night stay would be planned at the Serena Sweet Waters Tent.
DAY 5 - Sweetwaters Wildlife Sanctuary - Mount Kenya National Park - Drive to the snowcapped mountain Kenya right after finishing the breakfast. It is Africa’s second-highest mountain. Experience the lunch in the sitting lodges where you would be given enough time to relax and have a breath of fresh air.
- The lodges provide an impeccable view of the game drives. The lodge is in between Aberdare & Mt. Kenya National Park. The view from high altitude mountains is perfect.
- Night stay would be at the Mt. Lodge.
DAY 6 - Mount Kenya National Park - Lake Nakuru National Park - Today the Africa Bird Watching Safari serves you a drive to the beautiful Lake Nakuru where millions of flamingos are living on the shores. For past many years, the lake remained one of the most famous destinations for flamingos. Every type of flamingos is available in it. Park also gives an opportunity to see Rothschild giraffe, leopard, and rhino.
- Lunch is arranged at the Lodges, while night stay would be at Lake Sarova Lion Hill Lodge.
- Three times meal a day is complimentary.
DAY 7 - Lake Nakuru National Park - Lake Bogoria - Leave for the beautiful Lake Bogoria. In only recently, the lake has become home to millions of flamingos which use to come here in every season. The rest of the time would be spent on bird watching activity.
- However, at night we will be at Lake Bogoria Lodge.
DAY 8 - Lake Bogoria - Finish your breakfast and reach the Lake Bogoria National Park which is the alkaline lake of its own nature and greatly known for its greater and lesser flamingos. See a greater number of birds before being back to lodges for overnight stay.
- The meal plan includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
DAY 9 - Lake Bogoria - Lake Naivasha - Lake Naivasha is epic because the population of fish in it is not in abundance but coupled with the variety of fish-eating birds also.
- Lunch on this day of the Africa Bird Watching Safari would be at Lake Naivasha.
- Birds like African Fish Eagle, Great Cormorant, Black Heron, and Pied Kingfisher are some of the birds in here.
- Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodge is perfect for night stay.
DAY 10 - Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve - After having breakfast at the Lake Naivasha Lodge, we would leave for the Masai Mara Game Reserve which is the most visited place in Kenya. No exaggeration to the truth that Masai Mara is Kenya’s finest and most beautiful park where the beautiful landscape is full of natural habitat. Migration normally occurs between July and October. The big five would be Elephant, Lion. Cape Buffalo, Leopard, and Rhino.
- Night stay would be as usual at the Sarova Masai Mara Camp.
DAY 11 - Masai Mara National Park - Our whole day will be spent in the vast eco-system of Mara in the search of Big Five. You would be having an optional balloon safari. Game viewing is an amazing opportunity with the beautiful pictures taken by our photographers. The migration would be between July and November. Many animals would be migrating from Serengeti to Mara while searching the pasture and water.
- The night stay would be at the Sarova Masai Mara Camp.
DAY 12 - Masai Mara – Nairobi – Dayrooms at The Stanley Hotel – Depart - Enjoy your breakfast and then leave for Nairobi where we would have lunch at the Stanley Hotel. The rest of the day will be spent on leisure in the afternoon.
- Return to the International Airport and board flight back to your home country with countless memories of nature and local culture.
- End of the Africa Bird Watching Safari.
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