KENYA RIFT VALLEY BIRDING SAFARI

TRANSFER TO NAIROBI HOTEL

On arrival at the Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). After clearing through immigration and customs our representative from Kenya Predators Safari will meet you outside the customs hall at the pick-up point and assist you with your luggage as they escort you to the vehicle for a transfer to Nairobi. 

Overnight at Pan Afric Hotel. 

Meal Plan:  Breakfast.

NAIROBI – NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK - NAIROBI

After breakfast we proceed to the Nairobi National Park, which despite being only a few kilometers from the City Centre of Nairobi, the park is open grasslands scattered with acacia trees, we will see Ostrich, Secretary Bird, Crowned Crane, Vulture, Cattle Egret, Great Egret, Tawny Eagle, Red-billed Oxpecker, Black Kite, Marabou Stork, Pied Crow, and African Palm Swift are also available in the park. In the Yellow-backed Acacia, look out for Grey Crowned Crane, Red-throated Tit and Chestnut-banded Plover. At the picnic site Baboons will quickly assemble on our arrival and just as quick they will easily walk away with a lunch box. 

Overnight at Pan Afric Hotel.  

Meal Plan:  Breakfast.

OL PAJETA CONSERVATION AREA

After breakfast, depart for Sweetwater game sanctuary where there is a wide variety of birds such as Stout Cisticola, Black Kite, Augur Buzzard, Cape Robin-Chat Hawk, etc. The sanctuary also supports large mammals such as Elephants, Giraffes, Chimpanzee, etc. Pm dinner and overnight stay at Sweetwaters Serena Camp.  

Overnight at Sable Mountain Lodge.  

Meal Plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

After an early breakfast, drive south through crossing the northern foothills of Mount Kenya, Heading west we make a brief stopover at Thomson's falls is a 74 meters scenic waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro river, a few Kilometres from Lake Ol Bolossat, which drains from the Aberdare Mountain Range. It is situated 3 kilometers from the town of Nyahururu in central Kenya. Proceed to Lake Nakuru where you will see Flamingos, and more than 450 species of birds have been recorded here in Lake Nakuru, many are notable birds, e.g. Great White Pelican, Greater Blue-Eared Starling, Greater Flamingo, Hottentot teal, Lesser flamingo and many more. We will arrive around midday ready for lunch which will be served at Lake Nakuru Lodge. An afternoon game drive around the lakeshore will be the main feature for the afternoon drive. 

Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge.  

Meal Plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

LAKE ELEMENTAITA

After breakfast we explore Lake Nakuru for bird watching, midday we exit the park and short drive to Lake Elementaita is one of the Great Rift Valley soda lakes. It’s located under the Soysambu Conservancy, and we will arrive around midday ready for lunch which will be served at Serena Lake Elementaita Lodge. The Lake Elementaita area it’s known as bird watchers paradise with over 450 species of birds been recorded here, and you can imagine the great spectacle of birds flying around. Also seen on the lake are the beautiful sounding Cape Teals, Cormorants, Spoon Bills, Yellow-billed Storks Terns, and the beautiful Egyptian Goose, Pied Avocet, Grey Crowned Crane, an endangered species. 

Overnight at Lake Elementaita Serena Camp.  Meal Plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

LAKE NAIVASHA

After breakfast we enjoy our birdwatching till midday when we exit the Soysambu Conservancy area and drive just less than an hour drive from Lake Elementaita to the neighbouring lake, it’s a Lake Naivasha which is a freshwater lake in Kenya, just outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies North West of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley. The name derives from the local Maasai name Nai'posha, meaning "rough water" because of the sudden storms which can arise. At midday, we arrive at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge, check-in at your lodge then followed by lunch which will be served at Sopa lodge. Afternoon bird watching activities on the shore of the lake within the area of your hotel. The Lake Naivasha surrounding area supports many birds species, the globally threatened species include Grey-crested Helmeted-shrike, Basra Reed Warbler, Lesser Flamingo, along with large congregations of Red-knobbed Coot, African Spoonbill, and Little Grebe, can be seen here at Lake Naivasha. 

Overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Camp.  

Meal Plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

LAKE NAIVASHA - NAIROBI

After breakfast, check out your hotel room than deposit your luggage at the reception, followed by a unique excursion by boat. Lake Naivasha the highest lake in the Rift Valley—over 6000 feet—Lake Naivasha is a fantastic place to explore from the comfort of the boat ride. Lake Naivasha is a bird watcher’s paradise, and It is home to a wide variety of birds in different shapes, sizes, colors, habits, and instincts. Each species is present in select numbers and occupy almost every conceivable niche. Midday we back to our lodge for lunch then drive back to Nairobi End of the tour. On arrival at Nairobi it’s a time to say farewell and goodbye to your tour guide who will drop you at airport for the onward journey at your hotel.