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HST015: 10 DAYS BEST OF WESTERN
Day1: Nairobi – Lake Baringo
 Pick up from your hotel after breakfast and proceed to Lake Baringo with a brief stopover at the Great Rift Valley view point. Along the highway Mt.Longonot that is of volcanic origin and lakes Naivasha and Elementaita can be seen. Arrive Lake Baringo in time for lunch. After lunch proceed on an hour boat ride on the Island to view birds and the hippos in these waters. A visit to a local Njemps village or a local snake farm can be arranged at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo country club or similar.
Day 2: Lake Bogoria – Mt Elgon
Early breakfast followed by visit to Lake Bogoria which is decorated with nature’s rare gifts thermal springs and geysers thousands of flamingoes cost while they sit under the hardy acacia trees listening to the singing weaverbirds bussing bees and sometimes the cough of an agitated baboon with lunch enroute proceed to Mt Elgon National park followed by afternoon drive to the elephant caves where you will be able to walk and explore with a guide on hand to explain the caves history. Dinner and overnight in Mt Elgon Bandas or similar.
Day 3: Mt Elgon
After breakfast embarks on a nature walk with a chance of seeing animal and plant species and also finding an ideal site for a picnic lunch. Mt Elgon is the 4th highest in East Africa after Mt Kilimanjaro Kenya and the ruwenzoris. The park shares its borders with Uganda. The vegetating ranges from wet forests to alpine moorland and supports colobus monkeys elephants, buffalo and several species of antelope which are prey for the secretive leopard. Dine and stay overnight at Mt Elgon Bandas or similar.
Day 4: Mt Elgon – Kakamega Forest
Early breakfast and depart for Kakamega where your driver takes you over to Tugen hills thru the beautiful Kerio valley and sirikwa plateau into the Kakamega forest reserve which is a superb slab of virgin tropical rainforest in the heart of an intensively cultivated agriculture area. This is a home to a huge variety of birds and animals and is well worth the minimal effort required to get to it.
Some parts of the forest are very dense and for a greater appreciation of the flora and fauna a guide with an extensive knowledge of the trees and birds accompany you to guide you around. Binoculars and wet weathered gear are essential as it usually rains heavily every afternoon for a couple of hours. Dinner and overnight in the camp or similar.
Day 5: Kakamega Forest – Kisumu
Depart from Kakamega forest for Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria. This is the 2nd largest city in Kenya. On arrival Proceed to the impala sanctuary and to dunga known as the hippo point. It’s also worth visiting the Kisumu Museum whose displays are well presented and wide ranging in their variety. There’s a very good collection of every day’s items from the various people’s of the area including agricultural implements birds and insect traps food utensils, clothing, furniture’s weapons, musical instruments and a fairly motley collection of stuffed birds and animals including an amazing centre piece of a lion riding on a wildebeest. Outside there is a traditional luo homestead consisting of the husbands’ mud and thatch house and separate houses for each wife. Also visit the bird sanctuary before exploring the big magnificent market in Kisumu town. Dinner and overnight at the campsite or similar.
Day6: Kisumu _ Rusinga Island
After breakfast drive via Ahero to Katito with picnic lunch enroute proceed on via Sondu, Oyugis and on to Kisii with a brief stop to watch the Kisii soapstone carvers at work via Rongo, Homabay, and Mbita and across the causeway to Rusinga on Lake Victoria. Your Kenya stay is only complete with a visit to this Paradise Island located within the second highest fresh water Lake in the world and the source of river Nile. The Lake borders Kenya and Uganda. Dine and stay overnight to enjoy the delicious African meals at Rusinga Island Camp or similar.
Day7: Rusinga Island
After breakfast you spend a full day having fun and exploring your hand at fishing at Takawiri or take a boat ride on the Lake for bird lovers enjoy the sight of fish eagles perch a top trees like sentries then suddenly swoop down for fish on the lakes surface, a fantastic “ Bird action” photo to opportunity. Dinner and overnight at Rusinga Island camp or similar.
Day8: Rusinga Island – Kericho
After breakfast drive via Kisii to Kericho Tea Hotel with picnic lunch enroute and may be for a stop to buy soapstone souvenir carvings. Arriving at the tea hotel in the afternoon you will be able to relax in the hotels lush gardens taking in the magnificent view of tea farms stretching for miles all around you. Dinner and overnight at Kericho Tea Hotel/Campsite or equivalent.
Day9: Kericho – Nakuru
Depart after your breakfast for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch relax enjoying your delicious meal. Thereafter Proceed on afternoon game drive in this park that has a fantastic array of bird life including thousands of flamingoes white pelicans and the Marabou stork all water birds that breed in the lakes alkaline waters, you may spot white rhino and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe that has 5 horns instead of the usual three and clear instead of spotted shanks (legs). A visit to the Baboon cliff offers a scenic panorama of the lake below surrounded by the immense tract of euphorbia and acacia forest. Makalia falls within the park are an additional attraction. Dinner and overnight at the campsite or equivalent.
Day10: Nakuru – Nairobi
Proceed on a morning game drive after breakfast and depart the park for Nairobi through the floor of the Great Rift Valley and with stops to view Lake Elementaita lake Naivasha, Mt Longonot and also at the rift valley viewpoint. Arriving Nairobi by mid afternoon.
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