8 Days Kenya Midrange Birdwatching Safari: Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha and Amboseli

Your Kenya midrange birdwatching safari begins with an approximately 280-to-300-kilometre drive from Nairobi to Masai Mara, taking 5½ to 6½ hours. During safe stops, our guide may point out roadside raptors and open-country birds. After lunch and check-in, you will begin an afternoon birding drive lasting 2½ to 3 hours, looking for secretary birds, bustards, rollers, lapwings and vultures alongside giraffes and elephants.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Mara Concord Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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You will spend approximately 8 to 10 hours exploring Masai Mara and may cover between 80 and 150 kilometres. Our birdwatching safari will visit grasslands, acacia woodland, seasonal streams and river areas. Possible sightings include southern ground hornbills, martial eagles, bateleurs, vultures, bee-eaters, storks and larks. Lions, cheetahs, elephants and buffaloes may also be observed.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Jambo Mara Safari Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Another full day gives you time to explore different Masai Mara habitats and add more species to your checklist. You may travel approximately 70 to 140 kilometres over 8 to 10 hours. Our guide will concentrate on raptors, grassland birds, river species and woodland birds while also following major wildlife sightings. A picnic lunch will be served inside the reserve.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Jambo Mara Safari Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will travel approximately 260 kilometres to Lake Nakuru in 5 to 6½ hours. After lunch and check-in, your Kenya birdwatching safari continues with an afternoon drive of around 3 hours. You may see pelicans, cormorants, fish eagles, herons, kingfishers and seasonal flamingos, together with rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes and baboons.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Ziwa Bush Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After a morning birding and game drive lasting approximately 2½ to 3 hours, you will travel 80 kilometres to Lake Naivasha in about 1½ to 2 hours. In the afternoon, an optional boat ride offers opportunities to observe fish eagles, pelicans, cormorants, jacanas, herons and kingfishers. A Crescent Island walk can add grassland birds and herbivores to the experience.

Destination:

LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

Overnight:

Naivasha Kongoni Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Following an early breakfast, you will travel approximately 320 kilometres to Amboseli in 6 to 7 hours. Safe roadside birdwatching stops may be made where timing permits. After arrival and lunch, a short evening drive may introduce you to ostriches, secretary birds, raptors and wetland species near Amboseli’s marshes.

You will spend 7 to 9 hours birding across Amboseli, covering approximately 60 to 120 kilometres. The route may include marshes, plains, woodland and seasonal lakes. Possible sightings include flamingos, pelicans, spoonbills, crowned cranes, egrets, herons and raptors. Elephants, hippos, buffaloes and other mammals add further interest to the day.

After breakfast, you may complete a short lodge-ground or park-edge birding session before travelling approximately 240 kilometres to Nairobi in 4 to 5 hours. Our guide will provide drop-off at your hotel, residence or airport, marking the end of your Kenya midrange birdwatching safari.