Countries that make up East Africa bird watch areas are Kenya, Uganda Tanzania and Zanzibar Island and specifically provide a number of national parks and reserves where bird life is abundant. Any birder who is interested in researching bird watching in Africa should be sure to look at Lake Naivasha, Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Bwindi and Kakamega Forest. These locations provide prime habitat for many of the countries' 900 species of birds, and ensure that your birdwatching safari in Africa will include many varieties of bird watching opportunities.

When considering East Africa bird watching safari tour packages, Kenya provides a diverse range of opportunities. From the Central Highlands, which are heavily forested, to the lower lying lakes region, Kenya is a haven for many of Eastern Africa's bird species. When considering Kenya, be sure to check out Aberdare National Park, Amboseli National Park, Lake Baringo, Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Mount Kenya National Park and the Kakamego Forest Reserve. Several of these parks also serve as the home to various species of primates that are sure to attract your attention as you keep your binoculars turned towards the trees searching for birds.
Bird watching safari in Africa is a once in a lifetime tour for most recreational bird watchers. Take the time to carefully plan your birding holiday trip and make sure that you do plenty of research. Identify what birds species you want to see and read the journals and reports of others to find out the best places to see them. Unfortunately, time is usually an essential factor on a birdwatching vacation like this, so you will want to be as prepared as possible in order to make the most of the time that you do have.

If you are going to invest the time and money into a trip to go bird watching safari to Africa, you will want to make sure that you take plenty of time to prepare. Research the birds species that you may be encountering so that you don't have to spend all of your time leafing through guide books. Read reviews on bird guides and outfitters to ensure that you have the best possible experience that you can. Some services meet certain needs and interests and you want to make sure that you get the most out of your once in a lifetime investment.

As with any major investment, make sure that you know what you are getting before you put any money on the table to go bird watching in Africa. There are a large number of tour operators and travel agents who will be competing for your business and you should make sure that you are getting exactly what you want. Research the safari company you choose. Do whatever is necessary to ensure that you get the most out of every precious dollar that you lay down for this once in a lifetime trip.

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day I
0800hrs- after breakfast you will load up and transferred to Wilson airport for your flight to Samburu game reserve, and on arrival our guide will be at hand to receive you and before checking in at the hotel you will a number of stop watching birds of Samburu fly, the very common once are white - headed buffalo weaver, red and yellow hornbill, and the beautiful vulturine guinea fowl, you will check inn at the hotel for lunch, and later and bird watching driver Dinner and over night at the Samburu Sopa Lodge hotel

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 2
Morning and afternoon driver around the Samburu and buffalo springs parks which are divided by the Uaso Nyiro River will not only be memorable but also record a good number of bird species. All meals and accommodation at Samburu Sopa Lodge hotel

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 3
0800hrs- after break fast you will load up and drive to Mount Kenya region where mountain forest gives way to valley grassland. Unique birds to this area include, Eastern double collared sunbird, Alpine swift, Black Chested snake eagle, Narina Trogon, Scaly throated honey guide, Mountain Wagtail, White headed wood hoopoe, African Black Duck, Grey Cuckoo shrike and Yellow-bellied waxbill. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Mount Kenya safari club

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 4
We will spend the whole and birding at this Mountain Lodge with montane forest. Rare species likely to be seen include; Green Ibis, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Harrier Hawk, Rufous Sparrow hawk, overnight Mount Kenya safari club.

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 5
0800 hrs – after break fast we leave in the morning and head for Lake Baringo with a stop at the Nyahururu Waterfalls, there are possibilities of sighting Chestnut-Winged Starlings, Slender billed starling, Rock Martin, Grey cuckoo shrike around the waterfalls. Proceed on by road into the Great Rift Valley and onto Lake Bogoria National Park. The Reserve's herd of the rare Greater Kudu makes it unique and other game to view. The south shore of Lake Bogoria has acacia-ficus woodland and to the north is a papyrus swamp. Birds unique to this area include Congregatory of Lesser and Greater flamingo, Steppe eagle, Curlew Sand piper, Overnight at Lake Baringo Country Club 

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 6
DAY IN BARINGO
Full day at Baringo, well known by many avid Ornithologists as mecca for Birds, with 500 species of birds having been recorded Explore this area with field Birding around Lake Baringo, it's environs, the Cliffs and the bushes. There are possibilities to see rare species like, Cape Eagle Owl, White-faced Scops Owl, Jackson's Hornbill, Hemprich's Hornbill, Brown-Tailed Rock Chat, Nothern Red Bishop, Northern Masked Weaver and White Billed Buffalo Weaver, Olivaceous Warbler, Overnight at Lake Baringo Country Club 

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 7
AFTER break fast we shall load up and head for Lake Nakuru Park, regarded by avid birders' as the greatest World ornithological spectacle on the Earth. The park is famous for its millions of pink flamingoes lining on the lake shore, arriving by mid morning at Lake Nakuru for a bird watching. Afternoon bird watching drive followed by a walk along the shores which will also allow us to see the many wild animals in the park and especially the park is the Sanctuary to the Black Rhino, White Rhino and the Rothschild Giraffe. Here we'll have the chance to look out at some of the common species like the lesser and Greater Flamingoes, African fish Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Green Wood Hoopoes, Cliff Chat, Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge Hotel

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 8
Soon after breakfast drive across the floor of the Great Rift Valley the longest rift in the crust of the Earth to Masai Mara Game Reserve the unspoiled Savannah. Masai Mara is actually the northern portion of the Great Plains ecosystem in the neighboring Tanzania called Serengeti. It is a home to the "big five" lion, buffalo, rhino, leopard and elephant as well cheetah, zebra, giraffe and vast herds of plain antelope and numerous and other wildlife and BIRDS.  After lunch and some time to relax and perhaps take a dip in the pool, you will depart with your driver guide for an afternoon BIRD watching drive and as sun starts to edge dip into the horizon, it will be perfect time to photograph the beautiful Mara rolling plains overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge Hotel

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 9

A full day in the Mara, the extensive grasslands are a strong hold to the threatened, migratory Corncrake and the near threatened Jackson's widowbird. The bush and woodlands around the reserve also hold some unique bird species, more than 450 bird species have been recorded in the Mara, including 12 species of cisticola and birds of prey. Large numbers of palaerctic migrants winter in the area including Caspian plovers and white storks. Other local and unusual birds in the Mara include Rock Cisticola, Rufous Bellied Heron, Denham's Bustard, Black Coucal, Red Tailed chat. Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge.
Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 10
 
Another day in the Mara with morning and afternoon bird watching diver in this bush and woodlands around the reserve, all meals and accommodation at Mara Sopa Lodge.
Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 11
0800hrs – after break fast load up and drive to Lake Naivasha to arrive for lunch later proceed on to hells gate national park for birding, this is the only park in Kenya that permits walking and cycling .there fore you will enjoy that a wildlife bird walk.
Later you will drive to the hotel for dinner and over night Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge

 Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 12
After an early morning breakfast, proceed with your safari to Amboseli National Park. The park and surrounding game reserve cover 1260 sq miles and is mostly arid woodland with a series of swamps and lakes that provides a year round water supply for wildlife. The snowcapped peak of Kilimanjaro rising above a saucer of clouds dominates every aspect of Amboseli and forms a backdrop to an impressive display of wildlife and birds. With a game drive en-route you'll arrive to your lodge for lunch. Ol-Tukai Lodge is camouflaged in a forest of fever trees and palms and well designed cottage style accommodation spreads out on either side of the main lodge. Afternoon bird watches drive, dinner & overnight at OL-TUKAI LODGE

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 13
After breakfast it will be the perfect time for photographing the humbling and magnificent Mt. Kilimanjaro the highest peak in Africa. And our eagle eyed birding guide. Please take this opportunity to add a new species in your birding list. Dinner and overnight tonight will be served at OL-TUKAI LODGE

Birdwatching Safari Kenya Day 14
Return to NairobiWe have been organizing and guiding professional bird watching safaris in East Africa for many years and we believe that we can professionally host your East Africa bird watching safari. Like most of the long ago European explorers, used to believe; that " education of a gentleman is to be completed with a Grand Safari Tour to Africa" we believe that every bird watcher should tour Africa at least once and do a 'Grand' bird watching tour of East Africa. Our commitment is to offer you a wonderful and a most enjoyable kenya Tanzania Uganda bird watching safari, that will possibly take you to see the African Endemics; anything from the beautiful Turacos, Mighty Ostriches, Huge Ground Hornbills, and some impressive Guineafowls, Inquisitive Woodhoopes, the elegant Secretary Bird, the rare Shoebill, The Hammerkop, Mousebirds and a great collection of the African Barbets among other hundreds of impressive species.

Our tours normally visit most of the Important Biodiversity Areas (I.B.A’s), where we see many East African specialties, as well as Endemics. In a two weeks safari, we normally record approximately 450 birds species on a comfortable bird watching safari, although depending with the season; we can even record as many as 600 plus species in two weeks. In March 1998 we hosted and guided a birdwatching tour that has broken the East Africa Birding Record with 913 species in one month throughout East Africa on a comfortable birding safari. However our motto is to offer ‘quality’ birding not 'quantity' birding and usually we prefer spending at least 2 nights in almost every place. Some of our bird watching safaris are done by foot, but in most of our protected areas with dangerous wild animals we do our birding in the safety of our special safari vehicles.

Since we are Local Bird Guides, Local Tour Operator and Travel Company and due to the fact that we travel a lot, we know many local birding hotspots than most of the other bird watching companies in Europe or America. Most of our birdwatching tours also visit many places where regular or casual birding groups do not visit and hence ensuring you most of unusual records. We are also the only company in our region, which can be able to take you to some of the places out of the tourist's circuit, as well as provide first hand birds information.

We cater for all levels of birders from amateurs, experienced and serious professional birders to bird clubs, as well as physically handicapped birders. There are also special itineraries for a regular East African birder and we do not mind receiving a list of local birds that you would really like to see and then we design you an itinerary based on your individual target list.