7 Days, 6 Nights Wildlife Photography and Birding Safari

This itinerary takes you to Kenya’s prime wildlife destinations. You will not only enjoy spotting the different bird species but also the Big 5, the Big Cats, Small five among other animals. Also, these parks lends you the opportunity to capture nature at its best through videography and photography.

This itinerary takes you to Kenya’s prime wildlife destinations. You will not only enjoy spotting the different bird species but also the Big 5, the Big Cats, Small five among other animals. Also, these parks lends you the opportunity to capture nature at its best through videography and photography.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

Stop At: Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Eco-system, Rift Valley Province
Pick up from the airport or your hotel in Nairobi and start your journey to Amboseli National Park through the scenic Athi Plains and into the flat grassland of Amboseli nestled at the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro. You will arrive in time for lunch, have some relaxation and go for a late afternoon game viewing in the park. Amboseli is a big game country with elephants antelope, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo and giraffes. Spend the afternoon in search of the wildlife offerings of the park
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and overnight at AA Lodge Amboseli or Similar

Day 2: Full Day Game Drive and photography

Stop At: Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Eco-system, Rift Valley Province
Have breakfast then set out for a full day photography and game viewing, This will introduce you to the intense beauty and drama that fills the park with predators stalking the herds of animals grazing, a theatre of life and death. Photographically it is very rewarding. Its flat and dusty plains and dry lake beds provide amazing backdrops for dramatic and evocative images, especially in certain remote areas of the park. In the early mornings and late afternoons the snowy peak of Mt Kilimanjaro may emerge from the clouds, and when a herd of Elephants appear in the distance it is one of the most iconic scenes in the entire African continent.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and overnight at AA Lodge Amboseli or Similar

Day 3: Explore the beauty of Ambosei

Stop At: Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Eco-system, Rift Valley Province
On our photo safaris here in Amboseli we focus almost exclusively on photographing the Elephants. If you are keen on photographing Elephants, you will love one of our photo safaris trips dedicated to these beautiful giants in the wet months, when the Elephants are most active. Other safaris during the dry months include Amboseli as part of their itinerary.

Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Observation Hill, SE Side of Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park Kenya
This is a hill in amboseli where you can see a panaromic view of the park.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and overnight at AA Lodge Amboseli or similar

Day 4: Amboseli to Tsavo East

Stop At: Tsavo National Park East, Tsavo National Park East, Coast Province
You will have breakfast then game drive enroute to the gate. You will arrive the Tsavo in time for lunch, followed by a short relaxation then late afternoon game vieiwing.
This park is considered one of the world’s biodiversity strongholds, and its popularity is mostly due to the vast amounts of diverse wildlife that can be seen, including the famous ‘big five’ consisting of lion, black rhino, cape buffalo, elephant and leopard. The park is also home to a great variety of bird life such as the, crowned crane, black kite and the sacred ibis. Tsavo East National Park is generally flat, with dry plains across which the Galana River flows. Other features include the Yatta Plateau and Lugard falls.
Dinner and overnight at Voi Wildlife Lodge

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Voi Wildlife Lodge

Day 5: Full Day Game Drive in Tsavo East

Stop At: Tsavo National Park East, Tsavo National Park East, Coast Province
Have an early breakfast, Counter-check your birding equipments and start your game drive with a parked lunch in the park. In the evening have your dinner and overstay at Voi Wildlife Lodge

This vast area is excellent Birding country, popular with specialist birding safaris. Notable species recorded include the rare Basra Reed Warbler, Friedmann’s Lark, Ostrich, Blue Quail, Violet Wood hoopoe, Martial and Crowned Eagle.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Voi Wildlife Lodge

Day 6: Explore the vast Tsavo National Park

Stop At: Tsavo East, Voi Mageso Chember, Tsavo National Park East 00200 Kenya
Breakfast then depart for game drive with picnic lunch in Tsavo park.

Bird watching is best between October and January, with many migratory birds including: African skimmers, red and yellow bishops, goshawks, buffalo weavers and palm nut vultures, to name but a few.Over 500 bird species have been recorded in the park, including ostriches, kestrels, buzzards, starlings, weaver birds, kingfishers, hornbills, secretary birds and herons
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Voi Wildlife Lodge

Day 7: Tsavo East to Nairobi

Stop At: Tsavo East, Voi Mageso Chember, Tsavo National Park East 00200 Kenya
Early game drives, take your breakfast, check out and commence to Nairobi to your hotel/airport
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.