3 Days Lake Nakuru & Naivasha Birding Safari
3-day safari for bird watching and wildlife in the Great Rift Valley lakes.
Overview
A short and sweet birding safari focusing on the Great Rift Valley's freshwater lakes. Lake Nakuru hosts over 450 bird species. While globally renowned for vast populations of Lesser and Greater Flamingos, their numbers fluctuate with changing water levels. Year-round birding highlights include huge flocks of Great White Pelicans, African fish eagles, yellow-billed storks, and numerous colorful woodland species
Highlights
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Depart Nairobi at 08:00 and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park birds paradise for (approx. 3 hours). Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game drive (16:00-18:30) with a focus on rhinos and flamingos birds at the lake . Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha are premier birdwatching destinations in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, together hosting well over 500 unique bird species. While Lake Nakuru is an alkaline (salt) lake famous for its massive aggregations of algae-eating flamingos,Overnight at hotel
Activities
Early morning game drive at Lake Nakuru (optional). After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha Sitting at the highest elevation of the Rift Valley lakes, Naivasha’s freshwater and fringing yellow fever trees host more than 400 species . Enjoy a boat ride to spot hippos and fish eagles. Walk on Crescent Island among wildlife. Overnight at lakeside camp/lodge.
Activities
You will have an early morning breakfast then head out to hells gate national park which is just a short drive from Naivasha. At hells gate you will have a bike ride accompanied by a guide who knows the park well and who will guide you through the park showing you all the sights, the bike ride will take some time before you have to leave the bicycles behind and continue on foot to the various gorges and caves that dot the park. You will have your packed lunch as you go on with the hike when the tour is finished, you will head back to the camp to freshen up and check out before beginning the journey back to Nairobi where you will be dropped off at your preferred destination.
Activities
What's Included
- Accommodation (mid-range lodge)
- Transport (private minivan)
- All park fees
- Boat and island fees
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Optional activities (fishing, horseback riding)
$700
per person
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