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Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki) photographed at Kongelai Escarpment

Trip Reports

Kakamega and the Western Loop

Nine days from Nairobi to Lake Victoria and back, built around three sessions in Kakamega and a night at Baringo. 412 species, four Kenyan endemics, and the eremomela on the last morning.

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Published
22 July 2025
Country
Kenya
Days
9
Species
412

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The western loop is the trip I run most often, and for good reason: in nine days it covers four completely distinct avifaunas without a single wasted transfer. This is how it went in July.

The numbers

  • 412 species recorded across 9 days
  • 4 Kenyan endemics and 11 near-endemics
  • 6 bases, none for fewer than two nights
  • Best day: Kakamega, 168 species

Days 1–2 — Naivasha

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Days 3–5 — Baringo and Bogoria

The cliffs behind Baringo produced Hemprich’s Hornbill within twenty minutes of arriving, and the night drive is always the part clients talk about afterwards.

Days 6–8 — Kakamega

Three sessions across both Buyangu and Isecheno. Great Blue Turaco on the first afternoon; Turner’s Eremomela held out until the last morning, which is roughly par.

Days 9 — Dunga Swamp

Papyrus Gonolek duetting at 06:40, then the flight home.

Logistics

Vehicle, permits, guide fees, where we stayed and what it cost. This section earns more enquiries than anything else on the page — future clients are trying to work out whether the trip is feasible for them.

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