$2,597 to $2,863 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrivals at Malindi International Airport
Arrivals at Malindi International Airport
Meet your guide and transfer to your hotel for refreshments / get over jetlag, dinner and overnight stay. Early arrivals will give chance for optional birding to the we bird to the Mida Creek before the tide – a place for waders; lots of sand plovers, and sandpipers. Mida Creek is famous for crab plovers. Another nearby birding site is at lake Jilore. The bush along the lake escarpment is famous for the scaly babbler, the African Golden Oriole, the emerald-spotted wood dove, etc.
- Main Destination:
- Watamu (Beach)
- Accommodation:
- Seven Islands Resort Watamu
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Birding to Tsavo East National Park
Birding to Tsavo East National Park
We start very early and drive to Tsavo East National Park for an hour or so. Tsavo is excellent for mammals like elephant and gerenuk, plus a diverse range of dry scrub birds. We shall go birding along the river in the National Park. Picnic lunch will be in the park. Arrival at the lodge will be late this afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo East National Park
- Accommodation:
- Voi Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tsavo East NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Whole day birding drive in Tsavo East National Park
Whole day birding drive in Tsavo East National Park
We do an early morning drive in the park before breakfast. Rest of the day birding & big game viewing in the park. Look out for Common Ostrich, Somali Ostrich, African Spoonbill, Secretary bird, Brown Snake-eagle, Bateleur, Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk, Black-headed Heron, Tawny Eagle, Wahlberg’s Eagle, Martial Eagle, Crested Francolin, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Crested Guineafowl, Vulturine Guineafowl, Black-bellied Bustard, Somali Courser.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo East & West National Park
- Accommodation:
- Voi Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Birding to Tsavo West National Park
Birding to Tsavo West National Park
The highlight of this visit will be at our lodge during the Leopard feeding time - a culture that has been practiced for decades.
We look out for D'arnaud's Barbet, Von der Decken's Hornbill, African Hawk-Eagle, Black Smith Lapwing, Pygmy Falcon, Parrot-billed Sparrow, Eastern Paradise Whydah etc.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo West National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngulia Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tsavo West NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Early morning birding in the park and later transfer to Amboseli
Early morning birding in the park and later transfer to Amboseli
During our exploration of the park’s open plains, swamps and lakes, we will once again have the opportunity to enjoy superb game viewing. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Black-faced Sandgrouse, Pangani Longclaw, Taveta Golden Weaver, Fischer’s Sparrow-lark, Banded Parisoma, Taita Fiscal etc are some of the highlights of this park.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Penety Amboseli Resort
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Full day Birding in Amboseli National Park
Full day Birding in Amboseli National Park
There is a good combination of arid and moist habitats in Amboseli. Dry-country specials we will look for include Buff-crested Bustard, Pink-breasted Lark, Tiny Cisticola, Mouse-colored Penduline Tit, Rosy-patched Bushshrike, Fischer’s Starling and Grey-headed Silverbill. The moist grasslands of the park are good for Hartlaub’s Bustard and Pangani Longclaw. We should also find a good selection of waterbirds including numerous waders, Greater Painted-snipe, several ducks and numerous species of herons and storks.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Penety Amboseli Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer to Nairobi for departure
Transfer to Nairobi for departure
We shall have a brief birding / game drive in the park before driving go to Nairobi city for departure at Jomo Kinyatta International Airport.
- Main Destination:
- No major destination visited
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
