Planning for bird-watching safaris in Kenya? Birding experiences in Kenya are superb. Do you know your favorite bird? Its calls, name, looks, and more, from the Kenyan Rift Valley to the shores of Lake Victoria?
This 8-day epic Kenya birding safari & bird-watching holiday is one of the best birding safaris Kenya has to offer. It will take you to top destinations for Kenya bird-watching safaris and offer you the opportunity to visit several bird habitats with birding experts.
Some of the common bird sights on this 8-day epic Kenya birding safari & bird-watching holiday include African eagles, parrots, kingfishers, sunbirds, the marabou stork, owls, flamingos, and the lilac-breasted roller (also known as the Kenya national bird) among other bird species. These are all sights you’ll crave on your birding tours in Kenya.
Bird-watching in Kenya is best done early in the morning, which is why each day will be planned carefully, and time management will be crucial. The list of places to visit includes celebrated Ramsar sites, lakeshore lines, savannah plains, lush forests, and more.
Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Naivasha, Lake Victoria – Dunga, Kakamega Forest, and Lake Baringo & Bogoria are among the places you’ll visit. The journey for this 8-day epic Kenya birding safari & bird-watching holiday begins and ends in Nairobi, Kenya. This also includes bird-watching in Nairobi.
8-Day Kenya Bird-Watching Tour Highlights
- Day 1: Arrival & Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
- Day 2: Birding Tour and Game Drive
- Day 3: Sunrise Game Drive and Transfer to Lake Baringo
- Day 4: Full-Day Birding Experience
- Day 5: Lake Baringo to Kakamega Forest
- Day 6: Bird Watching and Forest Walk
- Day 7: Kakamega to Lake Victoria – Dunga Beach
- Day 8: Departure
Detailed 8-Day Kenya Bird-Watching Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival & Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
Our tour begins with a meeting and briefing with the driver guide at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or any other pickup location. You’ll stop along the way in the magnificent Great Rift Valley for photography, sightseeing, and other activities.
Proceed to Lake Naivasha, which is home to over 350 bird species, including pelicans, kingfishers, and cormorant colonies.
After that, you’ll have lunch before traveling to your lodging facility in or around Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive late at the park for dinner and a night’s stay.
Day 2: Birding Tour and Game Drive
After breakfast, you’ll spend the better part of the day with the birds, as the park is home to over 300 different bird species. The activities take place at authorized trailheads on the Rift Valley level, where you will count lesser flamingos, water birds, secretary birds, black-headed gulls, pink flamingos, western reef herons, and other species for several hours.
Keep an eye out for rare acacia woodland species and large bodies of water. The best way to see the birds is to take a boat ride, followed by lunch, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Sunrise Game Drive and Transfer to Lake Baringo
At daylight, a hearty breakfast awaits you at the lodge, followed by a three to four-hour game drive in search of warthogs, many antelope species, zebras, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, and other wildlife. After the game drive, return to the lodge for lunch before hitting the road to Lake Baringo in Kenya’s northern region.
Solitary pink-backed pelicans, red bishops, and fish eagles are just a few of the unusual bird species to keep an eye out for. Dinner and a restful night’s sleep are the perfect way to end the day.
Day 4: Full-Day Birding Experience
You’ll go looking for birds in their native habitat at dawn. There are around 400 bird species to see here, and birding can be done on foot or by boat. You’ll be on the lookout for northern masked weavers, Jackson’s hornbills, magnificent sunbirds, white-faced scops owls, Gambaga flycatchers, mouse-colored penduline tits, and other birds for hours.
Lunch is offered later in the day before returning to the lodge for refreshment, supper, and overnight.
Day 5: Lake Baringo to Kakamega Forest
After a leisurely breakfast at the resort, check out for a transfer to Kenya’s Kakamega Forest in the western part of the country, with a lunch stop en route. Around 350 bird species have made the Kakamega Forest their permanent home, where they can be seen at all hours of the day and night.
You will go to the lodge for dinner and overnight after arriving at the park in the evening.
Day 6: Bird Watching and Forest Walk
Start your morning at the lodge with a hearty breakfast before heading out for birding when the birds have just risen for the day’s call. You’ll look for Uganda woodland warbler, Mackinnon’s fiscal, Elliot’s black weaver, chubb’s cisticola, and throated wattle-eye among the over 367 bird species in this area.
Enjoy lunch after the bird-watching experience and then wait for the forest walk and sunset sights. The day ends with dinner and a snooze.
Day 7: Kakamega to Lake Victoria – Dunga Beach
Begin your day with a hearty breakfast at the resort, then check out for a transfer to the Lake Victoria shoreline at Dunga Beach. There is a chance of seeing numerous bird species that are unique to Lake Victoria.
The white-winged warbler, blue-breasted bee-eater, papyrus yellow warbler, red-chested sunbird, red-headed quelea, yellow-backed weaver, Caruthers’s cisticola, and others are among the many species to watch for.
You’ll have lunch and dinner before retiring to bed for a restful night’s sleep.
Day 8: Departure
Check out of the lodge after a delectable breakfast and be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or Nairobi city to take a rest and refresh after a gratifying 8-day Kenya birding safari tour.
End of 8 days epic Kenya birding safari & bird-watching holiday.
