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7 Days Kisumu, Ndere National Park, Kakamega Forest,
Homa Bay and Ruma National Park.
DAY 1 NAIROBI - KISUMU Leave Nairobi in the morning, have lunch at Kericho.
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.
kit mikaye
DAY 2 NDERE ISLAND NATIONAL PARK - KAKAMEGA After breakfast drive to Kaloka
beach, take a boat to Ndere Island national park see some game and bird
life. Row 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) drive back to Kisumu for Lunch. I n Kisumu the tour
takes you to Impala park, Kisumu Museum and Dunga beach (optional). Drive to
Kakamega arriving late evening, dinner and overnight.
DAY 3 KAKAMEGA FOREST - KISUMU After breakfast, 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 for dinner and overnight.
DAY 4 KISUMU - HOMA BAY Leave Kisumu after breakfast, drive southwards
through rice plantations in Kano plains to Odino falls and after a brief
stop, continue to Kendu bay for lunch. Proceed to Simbi Nyaima for bird
viewing in this small lake, and then onwards to Kanjira and Kanam hot
springs before continuing to the small town of Homa bay for dinner and
overnight.
Lake Victoria
DAY 5 HOMA BAY -RUSINGA - MBITA Drive to Rusinga, do a tour of the Island to
the historical places including the museum (where the remains of the first
man were found) by Doctor Louise Leakey, visit Tom Mboya Mausoleum where
this accomplished nationalist cum- politician was buried. After his
assassination on a Nairobi street. Return to Mbita for dinner and overnight.
DAY 6 MBITA- 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
DAY 7 AWENDO - NAIROBI Depart Awendo, driving through sugar plantations to
Tabaka where you can buy Kisii soapstones - for this is the home of these
famous carvings. Partake of lunch en route then proceed to Nairobi where you
arrive in the late evening.
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