Lake Victoria
Holidays, Kisumu city tours and excursions, Lake Victoria Ecotourism
Safaris
Ecotourism in Western Kenya, Lake Victoria Ecotourism Safari
Kisumu Museum
This exciting itinerary combines the highlights of Western Kenya
with the wonderland of Maasai Mara Game Park giving the traveler one
of the best tours in Kenya today. Luo folk lore including the story
of Lwanda Magere and Kit Mikayi are told by the local people at the
sites that are traditional shrines, we cotinue to the Kakamega
Forest one of the last tropical forests that once covered the entire
area of the equator from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean then
to the shores of Lake Victoria interacting with local fishermen and
visiting the local markets en route and finally to the world famous
Maasai Mara Game Reserve, scene of the annual migration of the
wildebeest.
Lake Victoria
Holidays - 9 Days - BSS 707
Day1 Nairobi - Kisumu
Leave Nairobi in the morning, pass through the Rift Valley via
Nakuru with a short stop over at Merica hotel for tea or
refreshments and have lunch at Kericho Tea Hotel. Walk in the tea
plantations then drive via Lwanda Magere (the Luo warrior who was
killed and turned into a stone) continue to Kisumu for dinner and
overnight stay at Sunset Hotel.
Day 2 Ndere Island National Park - Kakamega Forest
After breakfast drive to Kaloka beach, talk to the fishermen and the
women fishmongers by the beach before taking a boat to Ndere Island
National Park see some game and bird life. Board the boat back to
Kaloka beach. Drive via Kit Mikaye (This rock is where Mikaye the
mother of Luo tribe sheltered herself after along journey down the
Nile) have a chat with the local leaders about the history of Kit
Mikaye, drive back to Kisumu for Lunch. Kisumu tour takes you to
Impala park, Kisumu Museum, Kiboko Bay and Dunga beach are optional.
Drive to Kakamega arriving late evening, dinner and overnight in
Kakamega.
A monument in Kisumu
Day 3 Kakamega Forest - Kisumu City
After breakfast, drive to Kakamega forest, full day exploration of
Kakamega forest in search of birds, butterflies and animals such as
debraza, colobus, blue and red tailed monkeys and olive baboons.
Over 30 varieties of snakes including the deadly gaboon viper,
Jamesons mamba and black mamba are found here among other animals.
Great and very old indigenous trees, some are hundreds of years old.
Drive to Kisumu past the weeping stone of kakamega. Visit Riat hills
for panoramic view of Lake Victoria and Kisumu City. Dinner and
overnight at Kisumu Hotel.
Day 4 Kisumu City - Homa Bay
Leave Kisumu after breakfast, drive southwards through Ahero rice
plantations in Kano plains to Odino falls, view the developments
around the power generating complex. Continue to Kendu bay for
lunch. Proceed to lake Simbi Nyaima for bird viewing, continue to
Kanjira and Kanam hot springs and on to Homa Bay. Dinner and
overnight stay at Homa bay Tourist Hotel.
Day 5 Homa Bay -Rusinga Island - Mbita Point
After breakfast, drive to Rusinga island, do a tour of the Island to
the historical places including the museum (where the remains of
Early man were found) by Doctor Louise Leakey, Tom Mboya Mausoleum
where this accomplished nationalist cum politician was buried after
his assassination on a Nairobi street in 1969. Return to Mbita for
dinner and overnight stay at Lake Victoria Safari Village.
Lake Victoria
Day 6 Mbita Point- Ruma National Park - Awendo
Depart after breakfast drive through hills and meandering road to
Ruma national park with a picnic lunch, do game drive then drive out
to Thim Lich Ohinga onto Gogo falls then to Awendo for dinner and
overnight stay at Sony Sugar Company Guest House.
Day 7 Awendo - Maasai Mara National Park
Depart Awendo, drive through sugar plantations via Lolgorien to
Maasai Mara national reserve, dinner and overnight at the lodge /
campsite on the northern part of Maasai Mara.
Leopard on Tree
Day 8 Maasai Mara National Park
Early pre-breakfast game drive, after breakfast with packed lunch
whole day game drive to the other side of Mara to Mara Sopa lodge
for dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.
Day 9 Maasai Mara National Park - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart for Nairobi, enjoy your lunch en route,
arrive in Nairobi in the evening.
Cost per person sharing
2 people US$ 2340
4 people US$ 2070 |
