7 Days Kenya Birding Safari
7 Days Kenya Birding Safari : Enjoy the most incredible birding in Kenya on this 7 Days Kenya Birding Safari, this tour takes you to the most rewarding birding destinations in Kenya including Nairobi National Park, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara National Reserve which are renowned avian wonderland.
Highlights of 7 Days Kenya Birding Safari
Day 1: Birding in Nairobi National Park
Day 2: Head to Lake Naivasha
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 4: Full Day birding in Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 5: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 6: Explore Masai Mara on birding excursion
Day 7: Departure
Detailed itinerary of 7 Days Kenya Birding Safari
Day 1: Birding in Nairobi National Park
To star your Kenya Birding Safari, you will be picked at the airport by our representative – your driver guide and a birder and head to Nairobi National Park for a birding experience.
With over 500 bird species recorded, Nairobi National Park hosts one of the longest bird lists of any city in the world. The park’s undisturbed habitats including grasslands host several bird species such as the restricted-range Jackson’s window bird which breeds here regularly after good rains. Other bird species you will see in Nairobi National Park include African Water Rail, Spotted Thick-knee, Speke’s Weaver, Secretarybird, Northern Pied Babbler, Pangani Longclaw, African Quail-finch, Zebra Waxbill, Kori Bustard, Saddle-billed Stork, Ruppell’s Robin-chat, White-tailed Lark, Rufous-naped Lark, Red-throated Tit, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Martial Eagle, African Crowned Eagle, Lappet-faced Vulture, Violet Wood-hoopoe, Nairobi Pipit, Croaking Cisticola and Desert Cisticola among others.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Best Western Hotel
Day 2: Head to Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha for a birding experience. You will spend the whole day at the shores with your birder searching for birds, the lake’s shores provide a wealth of lake shore bird sightings.
Lake Naivasha is a large freshwater lake sitting just outside the town of Naivasha at an elevation of 1,884m. Lake Naivasha is the highest lake within the Great Rift Valley. The vegetation available at the lake’s edge supports a fascinating birdlife of over 350 species including Mosque Swallow, Lyne’s Cisticola, Chestnut Sparrow, Abyssinian Wheatear, Nyanza Swift, Mottled Swift, White-fronted Bee-eater, Mocking Cliff Chat, Bearded Woodpecker, Plain-backed Pipit, Giant Kingfisher, Grey-backed Fiscal, Grey-crested Helmet-Shrike, Brimstone Canary, Cape Teal, Pied Avocet, Black Heron, Goliath Heron, among others which you will see.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast you will journey to Lake Nakuru National Park for an incredible birding experience. When you arrive in the park, you will have lunch and a short rest, in the afternoon you will go for a birding excursion.
Lake Nakuru National Park is a birder’s paradise, home to 1.5 million flamingoes and over 450 bird species thriving in the park’s varied habitats, from Acacia woodlands to Euphorbia forests, thus creating a sanctuary for array of birdlife making it a premier destination for birdwatchers. Birds you will see during the game drive include Woolly-necked Stork, Arrow-marked Babbler, Little Rock-Thrush, Mocking Cliff Chat, White-browed Robin-Chat, Reed Cormorant, Pink-backed Pelican, Pied Avocet, Kittlitz’s Plover, Blacksmith Plover, Coqui Francolin, Hildebrandt’s Francolin, Black Cuckoo, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, African Cuckoo, Grey-crested Helmetshrike, Cape Teal, Brimstone Canary, Hottentot Teal, Red-billed Teal, Dusky Nightjar, Montane Nightjar, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Common Greenshank, Common Ringed Plover, African Fish Eagle, Abyssinian Wheatear, Northern Anteater Chat, Pied Kingfisher among others. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Day 4: Full Day birding in Lake Nakuru National Park
Enjoy full day game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park on morning and afternoon bird watching drives.
On this day you will see vast flock of flamingoes, pelicans, and a wealth of water birds found around the lake. Explore the acacia woodland and the lakeside marshes, some of the birds you will see include lesser and Greater flamingoes on the shores of the lake, Blacksmith Plover, Coqui Francolin, Hildebrandt’s Francolin, Black Cuckoo, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, African Cuckoo, Grey-crested Helmetshrike, Cape Teal, Brimstone Canary, Hottentot Teal, Red-billed Teal, Dusky Nightjar, Montane Nightjar, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Common Greenshank among others.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Day 5: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, you will depart Lake Naivasha and drive to Masai Mara National Reserve, the most popular reserve in Kenya. When you arrive in the reserve, head to the lodge for lunch and check-in, in the afternoon you will go for afternoon game drives for bird watching.
With more 500 bird species recorded, the reserve is a prime birding destination in Kenya. Masai Mara is rich with 57 species, often bateleurs often soar above the grassy plains. Vultures often soar above the grassy plains and migratory bird species are available in the park. Some of the birds you will see include Abdim’s Stork, Giant kingfisher, Grey-crested helmet-shrike, Grey penduline tit, Hildebrandt’s starling, Jackson’s widowbird, Lazy cisticola, Ostrich, Purple grenadier, Red-throated tit, Ross’s turaco, Rosy-throated longclaw, Rufous-bellied heron, Rufous-throated wryneck, Saddle-billed stork, Schalow’s turaco, Secretary bird, Silverbird, Southern ground hornbill, Swahili sparrow and Tabora cisticola among others.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge
Day 6: Explore Masai Mara on birding excursion
Spend a full day exploring the endless plains of Masai Mara from sunrise to sunset on a birding excursion. After breakfast you will depart the lodge with packed lunch for full day birding, some of the birds to lookout for include Temminck’s courser, Trilling cisticola, Usambiro barbet, White-bellied go-away bird, Woolly-necked stork, Yellow-mantled widowbird, Yellow-throated sandgrouse, Abdim’s Stork, African finfoot, African wood owl, Ayres’s hawk eagle, Cinnamon-breasted bunting, Denham’s bustard and Giant kingfisher among others.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge
Day 7: Departure
Depart the lodge after breakfast and drive back to Nairobi, you will have lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant before being dropped off at your hotel or airport for your flight back home.
End of 7 Days Kenya Birding Safari
