Summary
This is an eleven days (11) safari showing you the best of western Kenya. The safari begins with Amboseli National Park, Lake Naivasha, to Nakuru National Park, toKisumu city, to Kakamega forest and finally to the sandy beaches of Rusinga Island. You return to Nairobi via flight from Kisumu Airport.
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport, you will be met by our representative who will share with you the itinerary then embark on your trip to Amboseli National Park which is about 4 hours' drive from Nairobi. The name "Amboseli" comes from a Maasai word meaning "salty dust. You are expected to arrive at the home of the African Elephant in good time and drive on to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will have the afternoon at leisure checking into your rooms as you enjoy the facilities that the lodge has to offer. Later you will take an evening drive that will show you the best of what this park has to offer.
The park is crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro and the best place in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close.
You are expected back in the lodge in good time for dinner and have the rest of the evening at leisure.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE LODGE
On this day, you will take an early morning game drive; this is because most of the animals just started roaming around and therefore a great time to see most of the animals.
The major attractions that you expect to see in this park include Mount Kilimanjaro, the observation Hill-at this hill you have an overall view of the whole park especially the swamps and elephants- , the Swamp below observation hill -which hosts many elephants, buffaloes, hippos and a variety of water fowl- and Heard of Elephants. Other attractions are Wildlife of 80 different mammals ranging from the tiny spectacled elephant shrew to the huge bulk of the African elephant and the over 400 bird species.
You are expected back to the loge in good time to enjoy your breakfast. You will later depart for a visit to the local communities to enjoy their culture and dance. You are expected to the lodge in good time for lunch and have the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Later you will take an early evening game drive to explore further the park as you enjoy the nature and the scenery.
You are expected back to the lodge in good time for dinner and have the rest of the evening at leisure.
DIINER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE LODGE
After an early morning breakfast, you will embark into your tour van and depart at around 0730 hrs, with game drive as you exit the park for about 6 hour drive to Lake Naivasha. You are expected for a late lunch and later check in to your rooms.
You will later take a drive to the shores of the lake for a 1 hour boat ride into the lake as you enjoy the scenery and the nature that the environment has to offer.
Lake Naivasha is the only Rift Valley Lake that is fresh because it has an underground outlet. The lake and its surroundings are rich in natural bounty. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia, yellow fever tree. These forests abound with bird life making the place known as a world class birding destination. While here you will enjoy Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo populations sleep the day out in the shallows.
You are expected in good time for dinner and have the rest of the evening at leisure.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE LODGE
After breakfast you will take a Walk on the Wild Side at the hells gate national park. The Spectacular scenery include: the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam.
You will then depart and proceed to the beautiful wildlife haven, rhino and bird sanctuary well known as Lake Nakuru National Park. You will arrive on time for lunch and immediately proceed for a game drive within the park so see the very best attractions the park has to offer.
The attractions in the park includingthe Flamingo (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds including a variety of terrestrial birds numbering about 450 species in total, Mammals including white rhinos, waterbuck, Roth’s child giraffes, Antelopes among others, View-point that gives you a spectacular view of the lake and the park, Hills, Makalia waterfalls and Unique vegetation including the unique and biggest euphorbia forest in Africa, Picturesque landscape and yellow acacia woodlands.
You are expected back to the lodge in good time for dinner and have the rest of the evening at leisure enjoying the amenities at the lodge.
On this day, you will take an early morning breakfast and embark on your tour van for yet another adventurous trip to the western side of Kenya which takes about 4 hours. Along the way, you will enjoy spectacular scenery including tea plantation in Kericho area.
You will arrive in the city in good time and check in to a mall for your lunch and later proceed for a city tour of Kisumu. This tour will take you to the Impala sanctuary, the Lake Victoria, the hippo point, and Dunga beach.
You are expected back to the hotel in good time for dinner and have the rest of the evening at leisure.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL
On this day, you will depart immediately after breakfast for about 1.30 hours’ drive from Kisumu to the Canopy of Natural Beauty, Kakamega Forest. Before your trip you will pass by the famous west end shopping mall for you to pick anything you require for your trip.
Some of the attractions you will see on the way include the beautiful scenery, the “Crying Stone of Illesi”, this consists of big boulders resting on top of a massive rock column giving it a human figure that is head resting on weary shoulders with tears streaming down the length the crying stone, see craftsmen producing pottery at the Illesi Pottery project and the Nandi escarpments are just a few of the attractions you will see.
You are expected to arrive in good time to take a guided walk within the park and later to the lodge for your lunch. You will again take another walk that will take you to a visit to the local people to enjoy their dance and get to know their culture.
The forest is a remnant of the rain forest that stretched all across Central Africa. There is abundance of birdlife and an important reserve for primate. The attractions include:-Mammals like Bush pig, Giant Forest Hedge Hog, Colobus Monkey, Debrazzar Monkey, Potto, Clawless Offer among others.Birds like Blue Headed Bee Eater, Black Billed Turaco, Turners Eremomela,Grey Parrot just to name a few. Snakes such as Black Lipped Cobra, Rhinoceros Horned Viper, Gabon Viper, Forest Cobra among others and trees such as Prunus Africana, Olea Capensis, MaesopsisEmini.
You are expected back to the lodge in good time for dinner and have the rest of the evening at leisure.
This day you will take several nature walks and game drives within the forest as you enjoy the hamming of the birds and other spectacles.
You will have dinner and rest of the evening at leisure.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE LODGE
On this day, you will depart immediately after breakfast and embark on a 4 hours safari to Mbita gateway where you will take a causeway to Rusinga Island which is about 40 minutes away from Mbita.
On arrival at Rusinga Island, you will be met by our representative who will transfer you to your lodge where you will arrive for lunch and later have the rest of the afternoon at leisure enjoying the scenery and the amenities at the lodge.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE LODGE.
For these two days, you will enjoy your stay at the lodge enjoying bird watching, the Lake, the scenery and you have an option of taking a boat ride, fishing or a visit to the local villages.
After breakfast, you will be transferred back to the shores of the lake for your boat back to Mbita where you will meet our driver guide for a trip to Kisumu. You will then go to the mall for your lunch and later be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back to Nairobi.
