From Nairobi to Kakamega forest

You will start your trip by driving out of Nairobi city to Limuru tea farms and here, the bikes will be offloaded and start your journey past the tea plantations to the Great Rift Valley. You will pass through the Rift Valley while admiring the views of the landscape passing through the Maasai villages and then head to the lodge where you will stay for the night while having dinner at Kiambethu tea farm Limuru cottages.

Kiambethu tea farm Limuru cottages

After taking your morning breakfast, you will start biking from the lodge to the foothill of mountain Longonot where you will climb the mountain while viewing lake Naivasha plus the surrounding areas. You will have to put on trekking boots with light clothes because of the hot weather. You will trek the mountain, which may take about 4-5 hours going up and descending. Here, your guide will brief you about the description regarding trekking, and after the trek, you will be driven to your lodge located on Lake Naivasha's shores. Here, hippos come to graze on the shores in the night, so you will get a chance to see them. You will have your dinner and overnight at Naivasha Kongoni Lodge.

Naivasha Kongoni lodge

After having breakfast, you will go on a boat cruise on Lake Naivasha searching for birds and hippos around the lake. After the boat cruise, you will drive to Hell’s Gate national park to bike across the park while watching birds and wildlife. After the ride, you will drive to Elsamare in the afternoon to Gorge Adamson for a documentary movie while taking cream tea and some cakes. You will have dinner and overnight at Fish Eagle Lodge.

Fish Eagle lodge

After taking your breakfast, you will go for a game drive in Hell’s Gate national park where you will be able to see many different animals such as buffaloes, zebras, impalas, lions, elands, giraffes, elephants, monkeys, birds of different species, and later in the evening, you will come back to the lodge for dinner and stay overnight at Fish Eagle Lodge.

Fish Eagle lodge

After your breakfast, you will drive to Kasarani village, which is located on the north side of Lake Naivasha. Here, you will start to bike through the village on the shores of the lake while having a stunning view over the hills towards your lodge for lunch and swimming. After lunch, you will drive back to Nairobi in the evening for dinner and stay overnight at The Boma Nairobi.

The Boma Nairobi

In the morning after your breakfast, you will drive to Lake Elementaita, which is a Salt Lake to search for Flamingos plus other types of birds. Dinner and the night will be spent at Lake Elementaita Lodge.

Elementaita lodge

After having your breakfast, you will drive to Nakuru national park for a full day game drive. Note that this park is well known for buffaloes, rhinos, birds, lions, zebras, giraffes, crocodiles, antelopes plus other wild animals. After the game drive, you will drive to Nakuru town for dinner and stay overnight at The Alps Hotel Nakuru.

The Alps hotel Nakuru

After having your morning breakfast, you will drive to Marigat village to start your biking trip from there. You will ride past farms, schools, local villages to your lodge where you will have dinner and stay overnight at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort.

Bogoria Spa Resort

In the morning after your breakfast, you will head towards the village for a natural walk and then bike to Lake Bogoria. Here, you will have a boat ride to search for crocodiles, hippos, birds, and other wildlife. After the boat ride, you will drive back to your lodge for dinner and stay overnight at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort.

Bogoria Spa Resort

After taking your morning breakfast, you will have a second natural walk through the village to get to know the traditions and culture of the local people called “Njemps,” a tribe living on the shores of the lake. In the evening, you will walk back to your lodge for dinner and stay overnight at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort.

Bogoria Spa Resort

After taking your morning breakfast, you will drive to Kakamega tropical rainforest, which is located in western Kenya. This forest offers the finest bird walks in East Africa, and you will see a lot of monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, and butterflies. After your trek in search of primates, you will return to your lodge for dinner and stay overnight at Milimani Resort Kakamega.

Milimani Resort Kakamega

You will wake up very early in the morning and take your breakfast. After that, you will drive back to Nairobi towards the airport to take your flight back home, marking the end of the 12 days biking trip in Kenya.

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