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Classic Kenya!

Birds, Big Game Animals & the Beauty of Africa

31 October 2010 - 15 November 2010, 16 days & 15 nights

This amazing tour is a great combination of Kenyan birds and mammals while exploring a variety of unique habitats.  You will visit three National Parks and Reserves where big game are plentiful: Nairobi NP, Lake Nakuru NP, and the Samburu Game Reserve.  Expect many of the big game animals for which Africa is famous, including Black Rhino, White Rhino, Elephant, three subspecies of Giraffe, Beisa Oryx, Buffalo, White-bearded Gnu, two species of Zebra, Lion, Leopard, and Cheetah, although the last two can be tricky at times.  Most of these are likely to be seen along with a host of antelope types from the huge Eland to the diminutive Kirk's Dikdik.  You will also visit three of the famed Rift Valley Lakes: Lake Naivasha and Lake Baringo which are both freshwater, and Lake Nakuru, which is soda water and where the spectacle of the flamingoes takes place.  The tour also incorporates the Kakamega Rainforest, a completely different habitat to the rest of the tour, this being the eastern extension of the Congo Rainforest.  Colorful birds abound such as hornbills, bee-eaters, wattle-eyes, and sunbirds along with the more subdued skulkers.  Our lodge in the forest in Kakamega could not be a more perfect setting.  The tour will also visit the Gatamayu Highland Forest, the shores of Lake Victoria for its papyrus specialties, the Baringo Cliffs, Kerio Valley, Thomson's Falls, the highland plains at the base of Mount Kenya, and finally the tall highland forests on the slopes of Mount Kenya, complete with a mineral lick waterhole for big game.  And what can we say about the birds we see on this tour . .  . approximately 600 species in the 13 full days in Kenya, simply amazing!  You will find our bird and mammal lists posted on our website from previous  Classic Kenya tours that we have conducted.  The principal leader is Steven Easley.  Steven has birded Kenya extensively and knows how to give you an excellent tour of his favorite country.

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Bob - We had another superb trip with Kevin and Stephen.  Incredible looks at everything, a good group, good lodgings, it was really fun. Thanks, Bill
                                                                                                                                                Bill H, 2007 Kenya Tour Participant

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 Hi Bob,
Kenya was quite an adventure!  I loved every second of it.  I may go back there one day.  Although I haven't tallied up the bird species, I'm certain I saw over 500 lifers.  The mammals were awesome, too.  Kevin and Steven were superb guides and lots of fun.
                                                                           Lou Anne Barriger from Indiana, another satisfied Kenya Tour Participant

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Price: $4595.00 from Nairobi, Kenya    

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SOUTHERN & COASTAL KENYA

MASAI MARA to the INDIAN OCEAN

31 October 2011 - 16 November 2011, 17 days & 16 nights

This tour begins in the famed Masai Mara in the Rift Valley.  Here we will witness big game such as Elephant, Giraffe, Lion, and Cheetah and classic African birds like Secretary-bird, Southern Ground Hornbill, and an impressive array of vultures.  We continue to the scenic Amboseli National Park set in the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain.  Here, the freshwater springs spill into the dry plains attracting big game and a multitude of birds like Saddle-billed Stork, Double-banded Courser, and the local Taveta Golden Weaver.  Our next stop will be the brushland of Tsavo National Park, always productive for birds and mammals.  The bird-feeding station at our lodge is constantly active.  A visit to Mzima Springs within Tsavo will have us looking for Hippo underwater while sitting in a submerged blind!  We will visit the nearby Taita Hills, looking for several extremely local birds that include Taita Thrush and Taita Apalis.  Our next stop is Shimba Hills Lodge located just inland from the Indian Ocean.  This lodge overlooks a waterhole where one can watch for birds like Crested Guineafowl and African Fish Eagle.  Mammals include Bush Pig, Elephant, and the adorable Lesser Galago, also known as Bushbaby.  One of the highlights within the nearby reserve is a stable population of Sable Antelope. Further up the coast we will spend ample time in the Sokoke Forest searching for such localized species as Sokoke Scops Owl, Sokoke Pipit, East Coast Akalat, and Clarke's Weaver.  We will finish with some birding along the coast, scoping gulls, terns, and shorebirds, including the unique Crab Plover.  Beautiful scenery, comfortable lodging, great food, knowledgeable guides, big game, and the amazing quality and numbers of birds will all add up to a great safari with a coastal twist!
Price: To be determined.  The tour will begin and end in Nairobi, Kenya.  Steven Easley is the scheduled leader.  A second leader will be added if we take a second safari van.

Price: $0.00 from Nairobi, Kenya    

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