🐦 Kenya Birding & Nature Safari

10 Days | 10 Nights
Safari Starts & Ends in Nairobi

An exciting 10-day birding and wildlife safari exploring Kenya’s most diverse ecosystems. From savannah plains and Rift Valley lakes to northern dry-country habitats and highland forests, this safari offers exceptional bird diversity combined with classic African wildlife experiences.

🌍 Safari Highlights

✔ Nairobi National Park introduction
✔ Maasai Mara Big Five & grassland species
✔ Lake Nakuru flamingos & rhinos
✔ Samburu Special Five
✔ Mount Kenya highland forest birds
✔ Amboseli with Mount Kilimanjaro views

📅 Detailed Itinerary

🦁 Day 1 – Arrival & Nairobi National Park

• Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

• Transfer directly to Nairobi National Park

• Full-day game drive

Bird Highlights Include:
White-headed Barbet
Brown Parisoma
White-bellied Tit
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Desert Cisticola

🏨 Overnight: Nairobi

🌾 Days 2–3 – Maasai Mara National Reserve

• Scenic drive to Maasai Mara

• Afternoon game drive on arrival

• Full-day exploration with packed lunch

Key Bird Species:
Bateleur
Southern Ground Hornbill
Kori Bustard
Black Coucal
Vitelline Masked Weaver
Usambiro Barbet

Focus on both special grassland birds and the Big Five.

🏨 Overnight: Maasai Mara

🌊 Day 4 – Lake Nakuru National Park

• Morning drive to Lake Nakuru

• Afternoon to evening game drive

Known For:
White Rhino
Rothschild’s Giraffe
Lesser & Greater Flamingo

Bird Highlights:
White-crested Helmetshrike
Dideric Cuckoo
Augur Buzzard
Greater Blue-eared Starling

🏨 Overnight: Nakuru

🌵 Days 5–6 – Buffalo Springs & Samburu

• Transfer north toward Samburu region

• Possible stop at Larva Lark Plains for Williams’s Lark

• Afternoon game drive at Shaba or Buffalo Springs

• Full-day exploration of Samburu National Reserve

The Samburu Special Five:
Somali Ostrich
Grevy’s Zebra
Gerenuk
Beisa Oryx
Reticulated Giraffe

Dry-Country Bird Specialties:
Vulturine Guineafowl
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Von der Decken’s Hornbill
Golden Pipit
Hunter’s Sunbird

🏨 Overnight: Samburu

🌲 Day 7 – Castle Forest (Mount Kenya Slopes)

• Scenic drive to Castle Forest Lodge

• Highland forest birding around lodge and trails

Highland Forest Species Include:
Olive Ibis
Hartlaub’s Turaco
Kikuyu White-eye (Endemic)
Tacazze Sunbird
Black-collared Apalis
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Altitude: 2055 meters

🏨 Overnight: Kerugoya

🌿 Day 8 – Sagana, Blue Post & Amboseli

• Morning birding at Castle Forest

• Stop to search for Hinde’s Babbler (Endemic)

• Lunch and short birding at Blue Post Hotel

• Afternoon transfer to Amboseli

🏨 Overnight: Amboseli

🐘 Day 9 – Amboseli National Park

• Full-day game drive with packed lunch

• Picnic at Observation Hill

• Excellent photography opportunities

Bird Highlights Include:
Secretarybird
Various raptors
Savannah species

Wildlife:
Large elephant herds
Views of Mount Kilimanjaro

🏨 Overnight: Amboseli

🌄 Day 10 – Return to Nairobi

• Morning departure from Amboseli

• Roadside birding along Kimana Road

Possible Species:
Somali Tit
Red-throated Tit
Scaly Chatterer
Vitelline Masked Weaver

• Picnic lunch enroute

• Arrival in Nairobi for dinner

End of the Kenya Birding & Nature Safari