……..KENYA AFRICA BIRDING SAFARIS……………………………………….

 BIRD WATCHING:
20 DAY, 19NIGHTS BIRD WILDERNESS SAFARI

DAY 1: (NAIROBI-MT. KENYA)
Departure from Nairobi at 9.00 am for Mount Kenya National Park arriving in time for lunch at Mountain Lodge. Afternoon birding along the nearby-forested trails, or waiting for glimpses of the shy montane wildlife as they comes down to the nearby waterhole/saltlick. We hope to see Olive & Bronze-napped Pigeons, Silvery-cheeked Hornbills, Ruppell's Robin Chat, White-starred Forest Robin, Mountain Greenbul, Stuhlman's Starling and maybe Verreaux Eagle Owl. Dinner and Overnight stay will be at Mountain Lodge.

DAY 2: (MT. KENYA)
An early breakfast is followed by a short morning drive up Mt Kenya's lower slopes, through the numerous vegetation zones and onto the 10,000 ft Afro-alpine moorland. Then return in the afternoon for a bird walk along the riverine forests where we expect to see species like Black Duck, Hartlaub's Turaco, Crowned Hornbill, African Paradise Flycatcher and up to eight species of sunbird our Dinner and Overnight stay will be at Naro Moru Lodge.

DAYS 3 & 4: (MT. KENYA-LAKE NAKURU)
Early morning departure and drive across The Great Rift Valley wall and onto the Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for lunch. Here we enjoy outstanding game drives & bird walks all making this a truly memorable locality. Famous for Flamingos, Pelicans and water birds but equally rich in Narina's Trogon, Arrow-Marked Babbler and Red-Headed Weaver, Hilderbrandt's Francolin, Montane and Dusky Nightjars and many more. We’ll spend our next two overnights at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge.

DAYS 5 & 6: (LAKE NAKURU-LAKE BARINGO)
After a short drive north, past Lake Bogoria and onto Lake Baringo. Afternoon boat excursion to view Hippo, Crocodiles and water birds at close range. Dark Chanting Goshawk, Silver bird, Cliff Chats, Jackson's & Yellow-Billed Hornbills, Brown-tailed Rock Chat, Bristle-Crowned Starlings, Verreaux Eagle & Spotted Eagle Owl. We’ll spend our next two overnights at Lake Baringo Country Club.

DAYS 7 & 8: (LAKE BARINGO-KAKAMEGA)
Take a full day drive over the Tugen Hills, through the Kerio Valley and Sirikwa plateau and finally onto Kakamega Forest. Kakamega is the eastern most remnants of the great West African rain forests that once stretched the width of Africa, its flora, fauna & avifauna is fascinating. Specialties include Great Blue Turaco, Emerald Cuckoo, Blue-headed Bee-Eater, Black & White Casqued Hornbill, Black-billed and Violet’s Black Weavers. We’ll spend our next two overnights at Kakamega Golf Hotel.

DAYS 9-12: (KAKAMEGA VIA LAKE VICTORIA TO MASAI MARA)
After an early breakfast take a journey heading south past Lake Victoria, and onto the Maasai Mara, East Africa's finest wildlife sanctuary. All the big game “Big Five”, Black Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Topi, Eland, Thompson and Grant's Gazelles, and many more are all well represented alongside local specialties such as Open-billed Storks, Temmick's Courser, Yellow-throated Sand grouse and Denham's Bustard. We’ll spend our next four nights at Mara Springs Tented Camp.

DAY 13: (MASAI MARA-NAIROBI)
After an early morning game we drive back to Nairobi, arriving mid-afternoon for a Complimentary lunch at Carnivore Restaurant, one of Africa's most famous restaurants for Mouth watering barbecue. Later in the afternoon you will be transferred to the hotel of your choice or transfer to the airport for your onward flight to home.

DAY 14: (NAIROBI-TARANGIRE)
After Breakfast you will be picked up from the hotel by a Tourist Shuttle Bus which will transfer you to Tanzania. After finishing with the immigration procedures you will cross into Tanzania arriving in Arusha for lunch at the Impala Hotel. After lunch and refreshments you will drive to Tarangire National Park for overnight at the Tarangire Tented Safari Lodge. Situated 114km from Arusha, Tarangire National Park boasts magnificent herds of wildlife. The park gets its name from the river those threads its way through the length of the reserve. It is famous for its dense wildlife population. Thousands of animals - wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, and fringe-eared Oryx - migrate from the dry Masai Mara steppe to the Tarangire River looking for water. Lion and other predators follow the herds. Tarangire Safari Lodge is located on a ridge with one of Tanzania's most spectacular panoramic views. The Lodge has 35 tents and bungalows with beds, electricity and en suite toilet and solar heated shower. Dinner and Overnight stay will be at Tarangire Tented Safari Lodge.

DAY 15: (TARANGIRE)
After breakfast you will head out for birding and wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is the home of Tanzania's oldest Elephants and bird life is Prolific too. The endemic Ashy Starling and the rare Yellow colored Lovebird are numerous in Tarangire. You will spend the entire day exploring the bushes in Tarangire after which you will return at Tarangire Tented Safari Lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

DAY 16: (TARANGIRE-SERENGETI)
An Early morning drive to the Serengeti National Park will be our focus of the day, which is actually a continuation of the Masai Mara Eco System. The Serengeti National Park is arguably the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world. "Serengeti" means "endless plains" in the Masai language, and within its boundaries are more than three million large mammals. About 35 species of plains animals can be seen here including the so called "big five" - elephant, rhino, lion (more than 2,000 of them), Leopard and Buffalo. Most of the plains game congregates in Southern Serengeti, followed by their attendant predators. Some time in May or June the herds migrate North and West in search of water. They remain in North Serengeti and the western corridor during the dry season, July-October, returning South again as the November rains approach. The Wildebeest calving takes place on the short grass plains during late December - early February. In their wake follow the predators; lion cheetah and hunting dogs with vultures circling overhead. Other common species found here include hippo, giraffe, eland, impala and other antelope types, baboons, monkeys and a profusion of almost 500 bird species. Our dinner and overnight stay will be at Seronera Wildlife Lodge.

DAY 17: (SERENGETI)
This morning you will have an optional pre breakfast opportunity to walk around the camp grounds birding, being escorted by a local resident Masai tribesman. You will then embark on a full day on the Serengeti Plains exploring the entire park and as well searching for the two Endemic birds on the plains, which include the Grey Breasted Spur fowl, and the Fisher's Lovebird. Our dinner and overnight stay will be at Seronera Wildlife Lodge.

DAY 18: (SERENGETI-NGORONGORO)
After an early game drive and all the wildebeest migration excitement, you will then drive out of the Serengeti plains into the famous Ngorongoro Crater. Overnight at the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge. Listed by Unesco as a world heritage site, the incomparable Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest "caldera". A caldera is the broad, crater-like basin of a volcano formed by the collapse of the central cone. Dominated by cliffs standing some 600 meters high and presenting a sheer drop down to a wide open space of some 264 square km, the crater is one of the most amazing sights seen anywhere. The Crater is home to 25,000 larger mammals, almost half of them zebra and wildebeest. There are also gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and wart hog. Such vast numbers attract predators a plenty, mainly lion and hyena but also cheetah and leopard. More than 100 species of birds not found in the Serengeti have been spotted here. Countless flamingos form a pink blanket over the soda lakes. Our next night will be at the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge.

DAY 19: (NGORONGORO)
We will spend the hold day with picnic lunches exploring the wonders of Ngorongoro on the Crater floor taking our last wildlife pictures before returning at the lodge for Dinner and Overnight at the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge.

Day 20: (NGORONGORO-NAIROBI)
Today you will leave Ngorongoro and be transferred to Arusha arriving for an early lunch at the Impala Hotel. After lunch you will be transferred to Nairobi by a Public Tourist Shuttle Bus and later be transferred to Nairobi Airport for your evening flight home, or you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport for your outbound flight depending on your flight arrangements or a Shuttle bus to Nairobi if out bound Flight in Nairobi.