KISUMU SAFARIS
4 Days Lake
Victoria Adventures - Hippos, Fishing and Crocodile
Hunting Safari
Imperial Hotel
Kisumu
Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi -
Kisumu
Leave Nairobi for
Kisumu either by flight or by road. once you are in
kisumu we will transfer you to your hotel for check in
and briefing of the itinerary. We will customize or
tailor make your hunting safari which will include a
boating excursion on lake Victoria.
Day 2: Kisumu -
Ndere Island National Park
After breakfast
trek to the lake shore or the yacht club, then take a
boat to Ndere Island National park. According to Luo
legendary story Ndere (meeting place) is where Mikaye
the mother of the Luo rested after along journey down
the Nile to the Lake Victoria before reaching her home
Kit - Mikaye. The day is spent in search of the lake's
largest crocodiles, Hippos, monitor lizards, birds,
water antelopes etc. Enjoy fishing and taste your catch
for dinner. Lunch in the lake on the boat. Overnight
stay at Kiboko Bay Tented lodge or at Sunset hotel in
Kisumu.
Kit Mikayi
Kisumu Town
Jomo Kenyatta Playground Kisumu
Day 3: Kisumu -
Full Day
After breakfast,
drive to yacht club where you will take your boat to the
lake for fishing and visiting the Kiboko Bay Beach
Resort for seeing the hippos, you will then join the
fishermen at Dunga beach for further fishing expeditions
till evening. Lunch at Kiboko Bay. Dinner and overnight
stay at Sunset Hotel or Kiboko Bay Tented beach lodge.
Day 4: Kisumu -
Nairobi
In the morning
after breakfast explore the Lake shore and then transfer
back to Nairobi by flight or by road. This itinerary can
be tailor made to continue to other areas of interest as
per the requirement of the client.
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13 Days Western
Kenya Eco and Cultural Safari
Itinerary
Carnivore
Restaurant
Day 1: Arrive
Nairobi
Arrive In Nairobi
and make your way to Hilton hotel. A pre departure group
meeting will be scheduled with your tour leader. You
will then go for Nairobi City Excursion. Lunch at
Carnivore Restaurant. Dinner at the Nairobi Hilton.
Day 2: Nairobi to
Lake Naivasha
We head out in
the morning after breakfast and drive through the rich
Kikuyu farmland to the edge of the Rift Valley. We then
ascend the escarpment and drive via Great Rift Valley
view points. Stopping along the way for photographs. You
will continue driving towards one of the Great Rift
Valley fresh water lakes and at lunch time you will stop
at the Lake Naivasha Hotel. Lunch at the Lake Naivasha
Hotel. The afternoon will be full of Site seeing around
the lake including a visit to the Hell's Gate. Overnight
at the Lake Naivasha Hotel.
Day 3: Crater
Lake Walk
After breakfast
at 7.00am you will be picked up by our driver at 8.00am.
The road to the Crater Lake takes you out of Naivasha
and along road down the edge of Lake Naivasha, passing
by huge greenhouses where roses and other flowers are
grown for the export market. You will arrive at the
Crater Lake by mid-morning and begin your game walk. The
Crater Lake was formed by volcanic activity. On its
shores, you can get up close to giraffes and many
varieties of antelope. The guides will answer questions
about the animals and point out quaint rocks formed by
volcanic activity. At noon you will be taken for lunch
to Fisherman's Camp about 20 minutes back down the road
toward Naivasha town. This is a lovely game-viewing camp
on the shore of Lake Naivasha which has a large resident
bird population including the Ibis, Lovebirds, Fish
Eagle and Hoopoe, as well as the Black and White Colobus
monkey. After lunch you will have some free time. You
could sit back at the campsite bar and enjoy a cold
drink and a game of pool or participate in some optional
activities, like cycling around the village, or hire a
small power boat for a trip out on the lake. Overnight
at the Lake Naivasha Hotel in Naivasha.
Boats at the Lake
Nakuru Flamingoes
Day 4: Naivasha -
Lake Nakuru
After breakfast,
depart Naivasha at 9.00am for the Lake Elementeita
viewpoint, then continue into Nakuru. Once checked into
the Merica hotel, the group will get themselves some
lunch and explore the town of Nakuru. There is a great
curio market in town, so you will be free to wander
around the market and sample local snacks). In the early
afternoon, you will be driven to Menegai Crater just 30
mins away by a bumpy road. The crater's rim is located
2490m above sea level, offering panoramic views of both
Lake Nakuru and Lake Bogoria. You can spend as little or
as long as you like at the crater before heading back
towards Nakuru. Lake Nakuru is home to possibly a
million pink Flamingos and over 500 other species of
birds, both migratory and local. Overnight and dinner at
Merica Hotel
We will be up
early and leave the hotel at around 7.00am so we can
arrive at the park's entrance by 7.30am. We will game
drive looking for the elusive leopard before enjoying a
brunch in the park. We will then continue on in search
of black and white rhino, lion, buffalo, impala,
Thompson gazelle and warthog. The Nakuru National park
is famous for its introduced Rothschild giraffe and a
sizeable leopard population, not to mention possibly the
most incredible bird spectacle on the planet, the
massive numbers of greater and lesser flamingo.
Overnight and dinner at Merica Hotel
Lake Baringo
Lake Baringo
Shores
Bird Life in
Western Kenya
Day 6: Nakuru -
Bogoria - Baringo
After an early
breakfast, you will check out from the hotel at 7.30am.
You will be driven to Lake Baringo which is famous for
abundant bird life. More than 500 of Kenya’s recorded
1300 bird species have been sighted here. The lake also
contains crocodile and hippo. Before you reach Baringo,
you will stop at Lake Bogoria at around 9.00am. A local
guide will show you around for a couple of hours.
Bogoria is a popular stopover for its hot, warm and cold
geyser springs, which where formed due to volcanic
activities. You will have a picnic lunch at noon and
then continue on to Lake Baringo, arriving at 2.30pm.
Overnight at the Lake Baringo Hotel.
Day 7: Baringo -
Kakamega Rainforest
After an early
breakfast at 6.30am, we board the vehicle and drive
towards the western part of the country through the town
of Kitale town, enjoying a picnic lunch en-route. We
will arrive at Kakamega forest at 2.00-3.00pm. Kakamega
is a virgin tropical rainforest. It is home to a huge
variety of birds (more than 300 species recorded).
Casqued hornbills and Ross’s touracos and Great Blue
touracos are all found here. It is the only place apart
from Mt Elgon where the rare De Brazza’s monkey can be
observed. Other monkey species found here are the Blue
monkey, red-tailed monkey, the black and white Colobus,
butterfly monkey and the blue monkey. At 4.00pm we will
go for a guided evening walk. At 6.00pm you will have
returned to the campsite for dinner. Overnight at the
campsite.
Day 8: Kakamega
Forest
Breakfast will be
at 6.30am. You will then enjoy a morning walk in the
rainforest accompanied by the ranger/guide, returning to
camp at 10.00am. After lunch you have the opportunity to
relax or check out the many other walks in the
rainforest. Afternoon free. Overnight the campsite.
Day 9: Kakamega
Forest - Kisumu
Breakfast will be
at 7.00am. You still have time for another morning walk
in the forest with the ranger/guide until 10.00am, or
just relax at the campsite. We then pack up and drive to
the third largest city in Kenya, Kisumu. Arriving at
noon, we start exploring the city. Kisumu is an
important port on the shore of Lake Victoria, the third
biggest freshwater lake in the world. The group will
have time to walk along the shore and sample local food,
such as Nyama Choma (roasted meat), Kuku Choma (roasted
chicken), and Fish choma (roasted fish). This area is
home to the second largest tribe in the country, the
Luo. Overnight at Kisumu Hotel.
Day 10: Kisumu -
Kendu Bay
Breakfast will be
at 7.30 am. Depart the hotel at 9.00am and head deep
into the more traditional side of Kenya. You will visit
the legendary Stone (“kit mikaye”). This big rock,
sacred to the locals has a unique shape. The locals
believe the stone to be a blessing to them, as it is
said to be able to cure many diseases. Mothers who have
problems breastfeeding are regular worshippers. After
about 2 hours at this landmark, we return to Kisumu for
lunch. In the afternoon, we drive to the southern part
of Lake Victoria and visit the picturesque village of
Kendu bay. Overnight at Kendu bay Home stay.
Breakfast will be
at 8.00am, followed by a 9.00am departure to Pala
village. Here you will visit the local school and
homestead. This is your chance to experience the ‘real
life’ side of Africa. Feel free to wander amongst the
villagers and take in the surrounding rural scenes. Try
and strike up a conversation with the locals and enjoy
their hospitality. Overnight and dinner at a genuine
African homestead. Enjoy a home-made meal and see first
hand how the Luo tribesmen live. Overnight at a home
stay .
An African Hut Homesteads
Traditional Barn
Day 12: Pala -
Kisii - Kericho
Breakfast at
8.00am. We then pack our bags and will be driven to
Kisii, the land of great coffee and tea farming. Kisii
is the center of the region known as the Gusii
Highlands, home of the Gusii people. The Gusii people
number approx. 1.2 million and are a Bantu-speaking
people. Lunch will be at Kisii Hotel. You will arrive in
Kisii early afternoon, and then Visit the Tabaka Soap
stone Industry then continue to Kericho. This town takes
its name from the Maasai chief Ole Kericho, who was
killed by the Gusii people in the 18th century. Kericho
is the tea capital of western Kenya. Kenya is the
world's 3rd largest tea exporter (after India and Sri
lanka), while tea accounts for 20-30% of the country’s
export income. The town is surrounded by acres of
rolling green tea plantations. The bushes are picked on
a rotational basis and each bush is picked every 14
days, usually by the same workers and recently the use
of tea picking machines was introduced. Good hand tea
pickers can collect up to 80kg of leaves a day. A great
optional activity here is the tea plantation walk where
you are guided around a plantation and given information
on all facets of tea growing and picking. The people in
this area are predominantly of the Kalenjin tribe.
Overnight at the Kericho Tea Hotel.
After breakfast, your group will depart the Kericho hotel at 9.00am and proceed to Nairobi. You will enjoy a buffet lunch en-route in Naivasha. After lunch you will continue to Nairobi , arriving late afternoon. You are free to depart this evening.
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