8-Day Kenya Birdwatching Tour | Diverse Avian Safari

One of the most popular birding excursions that enthusiastic birdwatchers plan to see lakes like Magadi, Naivasha, Nakuru, Baringo, and Samburu National Park is an 8-day safari bird-watching tour in Kenya.

With approximately 1090 bird species reported, Kenya has one of the richest avifauna destinations in Africa.

Of these, 8 are national endemics, and the remaining 170 are palearctic migrants, primarily from Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Siberia. More than sixty bird species travel through Madagascar and the Afrotropics on a regular basis. Forest birds comprise over 335 species.

The goal of this Kenya birding expedition is to compile an amazing photo collection that reflects the variety of Kenya’s bird-life. You will make the most of your time in Kenya with the help of your birding guide.

8-Day Kenya Birding Safari Highlights

Day 1: Nairobi- Bird Lake Magadi
Day 2: Nairobi – Lake Naivasha
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru
Day 4: Birding in Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 5: Transfer from Lake Nakuru to Lake Baringo
Day 6: Transfer to Samburu National Reserve
Day 7: Full day birding in Samburu National Reserve
Day 8: Samburu – Nairobi

Detailed 8-Day Kenya Birding Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi- Bird Lake Magadi

Meet and welcome our company representative to receive an overview of your 8-day safari vacation focused on birdwatching in Kenya. The stunning Chestnut-banded Plover, Grey-capped Social-Weaver, Cut-Throat, Northen Crombec, White-bellied Canary, Blue-capped Cordonbleu, Von der Decken’s Hornbill, Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark, Grey-headed Silverbill, Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Straw-tailed Whydah, and Taita Fiscal are just a few of the birds you may see on your thrilling birding safari at Lake Magadi in southern Kenya later. You will eat lunch later in the day and then head back to Nairobi to spend the night at your hotel.

Day 2: Nairobi – Lake Naivasha

After eating breakfast early in the morning, depart Nairobi and take a beautiful drive along the Great North Road to Lake Naivasha, where you may go birdwatching. You will pause to take in the breathtaking views at the Great Rift Valley overlooks. Proceed to Lake Naivasha and arrive punctually for the bird walking safari, where you will be able to observe more than 450 different species of birds, including Fish Eagles, Cormorants, Pink-backed Pelicans, Herons, Goliath Heron, Jacana, Great White Egrets, White-fronted Bee-eaters, Saddle-billed Storks, and colorful Kingfishers.

After lunch, take a boat ride or make a trip to Hell’s Gate National Park for some more thrilling bird watching.

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, depart from Naivasha and head to Lake Nakuru National Park, which is considered by ardent birdwatchers to be the best ornithological show on Earth. Millions of pink flamingos call this park home, which has made it extremely well-known.

Check in as soon as you get to the park, eat lunch, and then take a wildlife drive or bird viewing tour before taking a stroll around the lake’s edge. Many species, including the Rothschild Giraffe, White Rhino, and Black Rhino, will be visible to you.

Here, we’ll get to see a variety of common species, including the Lesser, as well as a number of bird species, including the African Fish Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Greater Flamingos, Cliff Chat, and Green Wood Hoopoes, Great White and Pink Backed Pelicans.

Day 4: Birding in Lake Nakuru National Park

Following breakfast, you will embark on a full-day birding expedition at Lake Nakuru National Park, where you will look for birds such as the Greater Spotted Eagle, Abyssinian Thrush, and abbreviated by an arrow, European roller, Bateleur, grey-crested helmet-shrike Brimstone canary, Black-winged lapwing, Black-tailed godwit, backed by a brown scrub robin, Crab-plover imperial eagle of the East, Crane with a grey crown, Woodpecker with a grey head, The widowbird with long tail, Fantastic snipe Hildebrandt’s starling, the pallid harrier, Varela white-headed, Rufous sparrow of Kenya, The lap-faced vulture lesser kestrel, lesser flamingo, Duck Maccoa, puffback from the North, The red-capped lark Wryneck with a rufous throat, Schalow’s wheatear, Rüppell’s vulture, dazzling sunbird, Greenbul with a thin bill, The robin-chat of Rüppell, The weaver of Speke, Sooty Falcon, The western reef heron Among them are the Montane white-eye and the white-fronted bee-eater.

A fortunate day might even see the timid cat known as “the Leopard” and other park inhabitants.

Day 5: Transfer from Lake Nakuru to Lake Baringo

Drive north to Lake Baringo after breakfast, arriving in time for a walking safari to observe birds. Many bird species, including the White Faced Scopes Owl, Brimstone Canary, Little Weaver, Goliath Heron, Bristol Crowned Starling, Jackson’s and Hemprich’s Hornbill, can be found in freshwater lakes like Lake Baringo. After checking into your reserved lodge, you’ll have lunch and unwind.

Subsequently, make your way down to the cliffs in search of the mouse-collared tit, white-faced scops owl, and black-throated barbet before making your way back to Lake Baringo Country Club for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 6: Transfer to Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast, go to the Samburu National Reserve, which is known for its dust-red grasslands, boundless skies, and palm-fringed rivers.

The Samburu National Park lies on the edge of the Northern Frontier District, a huge arid desert whose jade-green waters of Lake Turkana are separated from burnt scrublands by intense heat.

You will be on the lookout for a variety of birds in Samburu National Park, including White-headed Mousebird, Golden Pipit, Black-capped Social Weaver, Golden Breasted Starling, Donaldson-Smith’s Sparrow Weaver, Somali and White-Throated Bee-eaters, and Vulturine Guinea Fowl.

After having a nice lunch in Nanyuki town, you will go to your lodge, where you will spend the night and enjoy dinner.

Day 7: Full day birding in Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast, go on a full-day bird viewing excursion in the park to search for species such as Acacia tit, Bare-eyed thrush, Handsome palm swift, African pink-breasted lark, cisticola ashy, Red-necked falcon, Black-capped social weaver, Black-bellied sunbird Rock talk with a brown tail, Bee-eater from Somalia Lark of the chestnut-headed sparrow, Fischer’s starling, Reichenow’s seedeater, Donaldson-Smith’s sparrow-weaver, Greater kestrel, Golden-breasted starling, Golden pipit, The grey warbler or wren, Northern Brownbul, Lanner falcon, Mariqua sunbird, Hunter’s sunbird, spotted palm-thrus, Pygmy batis, the palm-nut vulture, Red-winged lark, Red-bellied parrot, shrub with rosy patches, shrike Secretary Bird Weaver of chestnuts, Somali ostrich, singing bush lark, etc.

Take a game drive later in the day to witness creatures like zebras, giraffes, hippos, and elephants, among others.

Day 8: Samburu – Nairobi

Following breakfast, you will make your way to Nairobi to conclude your 8-day Kenya Bird-watching Holiday Safari, stopping for lunch at Pampa Grill Restaurant.

Prior to being taken to the airport for your international trip, you could also enjoy a city tour and dine at the renowned Carnivore Restaurant where you can have barbecue.

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