Kakamega Tours

Kakamega Forest Birding Expedition — 4 Days

Kakamega is a rainforest relic. Forty million years ago, this forest was connected to the great jungles of the Congo Basin. Today it sits like an island in western Kenya, the last remnant of the ancient Guineo-Congolian rainforest, and it holds birds, butterflies, primates, and plants found nowhere else in the country. Great Blue Turacos flash turquoise through the canopy. Black-and-white-casqued Hornbills honk from the high branches. Grey Parrots screech overhead at dusk. With 330 bird species and 400 butterfly species, Kakamega is a birder's obsession. Your guide will take you down the trails at dawn when the forest comes alive, and after dark, night walks reveal chameleons, bush babies, and the red eyes of tree frogs.