4 Days Kenya Bird Watching Safari Vacation

4 Days Kenya Bird Watching Safari Vacation

4 Days Kenya Bird Watching Safari Vacation starts from Nairobi, taking you to lake Naivasha and Nakuru. Our 4 Days Kenya Bird watching safari Vacation offers good birdwatching opportunities any month of the year, but the best time for birdwatching is from November to April where you will encounter several migrants from Europe and north Africa. Also, during wet period, many bird species can be seen in breeding plumage. The 4 Days Kenya Bird watching safari Vacation is a private driver will first take you to Lake Naivasha for a boat tour and island walk, where you’ll get up close to a range of bird species, as well as zebras and giraffes.

Lake Naivasha Ramsar site (the second site listed by Kenya as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention) lies on the floor of the Rift Valley, 80 km north-west of Nairobi, and consists of a shallow freshwater lake and fringing Acacia woodland. Naivasha’s water is supplied by the permanent Malewa and Gilgil, plus the seasonal Karati rivers which all drain the Aberdare Mountains along with substantial ground-water seepage.

4 Days Kenya Bird Watching Safari Vacation

It is the highest of the Rift Valley Lakes at 1,880 m, the second largest freshwater lake and one of the only two freshwater lakes in Kenya. The fascinating bird life of over 350 species is supported by the availability of dense vegetation at the lake edge. Papyrus fringes the main lake’s shore and cloaks the inlets of the Gilgil and Malewa rivers.

There is large floating, wind-driven rafts of the exotic water-hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes, usually concentrated in the south-west sector. Submerged macrophytes sometimes occur in large beds, mainly in the shallow eastern part, but these vary greatly in extent. Naivasha is a fluctuating lake with recorded evidence results indicating a 6 m falls between the years of 1926 it 1990’s. The fresh water of Lake Naivasha holds a healthy fish population which attracts an astonishing number of water depending birds. Up to 30,600 waterfowl have been recorded at this site.

4 Days Kenya Bird Watching Safaris

The lake itself supports a diverse waterbird community, with more than 80 species regularly recorded during censuses. Many species of duck and Palearctic waders occur in numbers; Palearctic ducks are especially abundant in November and February. The lake is known for its high density of African Fish Eagles which nest in the surrounding Acacia woodland. Regionally threatened species include Podiceps cristatus, Oxyura maccoa, Anhinga rufa, Casmerodius albus, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, Thalassornis leuconotus, Porzana pusilla, Rynchops flavirostris, and the Phalacrocorax carbo. Globally threatened species include Grey-crested Helmeted-shrike, Basra Reed Warbler, Lesser Flamingo, along with large congregations of Red-knobbed Coot, African Spoonbill, and Little Grebe. Lake Naivasha also has Hippopotamuses and one Rift Valley endemic snake species among other wildlife.

The 4 Days Kenya Bird watching Vacation will then take us to Lake Nakuru where you’ll join a safari in a vast wildlife preserve. Lake Nakuru National Park is one of Kenya’s most beautiful wildlife parks, with Rocky Mountains, pockets of acacia forest, and at least one waterfall. You’ll end the afternoon with a driving safari where you might see black and white rhinos, leopards, hippos, and endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. The forested area below Flamingo Hill is a popular lion-spotting point—lionesses love to sleep in the trees—while leopards frequent the same area. Notable birds include great white pelicans, greater blue-eared starlings, greater and lesser flamingos, and Hottentot teals.

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