Birdwatching · NAIROBI BIRDWATCHING TOURS
Good nairobi birdwatching tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Start with an early game drive in Nairobi National Park, then visit Stedmak Gardens, the Giraffe Centre, and Bomas of Kenya. Your driver-guide handles the city transfers in an air-conditioned minivan, with hotel pickup and drop-off included. Entrance fees, lunch, and drinks cost extra.
Start with an early pickup in Nairobi and spend six focused hours birdwatching in Nairobi National Park. Your English-speaking guide, including specialists such as Saidi, Diana, or Benson, will visit forest, wetlands, dams, and grasslands, record the day’s species, and email your bird list afterward. Transport, water, and drop-off are included.
“Our guide, Diana, was excellent! She is a very enthusiastic birding guide. She has excellent knowledge of this huge park and her ability to hear faint bird sounds as well as spot tiny birds far away while driving is amazing! We saw 67 species of birds, of which, 31 were lifers. I consider this as an excellent day of birding for us. I highly recommend this team and Diana in particular for birding in Nairobi.”
Join Jack Williams at Dunga Beach near Kisumu for a guided Lake Victoria boat ride with bird watching, hippo viewing, a fishing-village visit, and a stop at a lakeside home. The $45 price includes the boat, guide, and soft drinks. Go early for the best chance of seeing hippos.
“Really fantastic tour. I’d recommend going early so you get to catch the hippos. I was very luck and got to see 4 hippos lounging around in the water. The wildlife on show was beyond this world and was even better having someone who knows what they’re talking about telling me what each bird was. Fantastic trip totally worth it!!”
Set out from Nairobi at 7:00 a.m. for a private two-day safari to Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria, with a boat ride, island walk, flamingos, and park fees included. You will stay at Sandai Resort, travel with an English-speaking guide, and return via Lake Nakuru. Guide and driver Kariuki has handled similar custom trips, while Denis coordinates the operator.
Pick a bird, a coastline or a forest.
