Days 1–2
Nakuru and Naivasha
Flamingos, riparian forest, hippo-edged shores.
Birding · 7 days / 6 nights
Rift lakes, Amboseli swamps and northern dry-country birds, paced for a checklist.
Duration
7 days / 6 nights
Price guide
From USD 1,890 · about KES 243,810 per person
Private guide
From USD 2,100 · about KES 270,900 per person
Style
Birding
The journey
Kenya holds more than 1,100 species. This week is for people who will miss breakfast for a lark. A specialist guide, wetland dawns, and no apology for stopping the car.
Prices are per person sharing, in low-to-shoulder lodge categories, before international flights. Park fees move; we reconfirm them on the invoice, not in a footnote after you have paid.
In the field
— Soda-lake flocks
— Amboseli waterbirds
— Northern specials
— Birding guide
Countries of the trip, in practice: Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, Samburu. Read the place notes if you want the road times and the sort of camp we book.
Day by day
This is the spine. Lodges change with season and availability; the rhythm does not.
Days 1–2
Flamingos, riparian forest, hippo-edged shores.
Days 3–4
Swamp edges, raptors, mountain light.
Days 5–7
Dry-country endemics along the Ewaso Nyiro, then home.
· Lodges near the sites
· Specialist guide
· Park fees
· Vehicle
· Meals
· Scope hire
· International flights
A sense of the place
Places on this route
Great Rift Valley
A compact soda-lake park famous for flamingos, both species of rhino, and an easy pairing with the Mara or Naivasha.
Destination notes
Southern Kenya
Elephants under the snowed dome of Kilimanjaro, swamp-edge birdlife, and some of Africa’s most photographed dawns.
Destination notes
Northern Kenya
Arid beauty along the Ewaso Nyiro. Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and Beisa oryx.
Destination notesNext
Share how many of you are travelling, the ages of any children, and whether you prefer to drive or fly. We reply with a named camp, not a brochure PDF.