4 Days Best of Western Kenya, Mt. Elgon, Kisumu, Kakamega, Iten

This giant is one that offers endless options to tourist and travelers but the under marketing or rather underrepresented has left it largely slept on. It is a renown cultural giant but above everything else it has attractions that could play replica to those of the coastal region as well as bush tourism.

The 4days western circuit, Mt. Elgon National park, Kakamega, Kisumu Iten

Highlights,

• Boat rides and snorkeling at the exceptional L.Victoria
• Exiting fishing experience
• Get your adrenaline on a high at the sight of bull fighting and cock fighting
• Immerse yourself in the raw and traditional culture of the Luo and Luhya
• Tap into your inner champion as you run with the world’s best in Iten
• Experience a taste of food like no other from the cuisines of the western people
• Get lost in the natural magic of nature in the dense forest of Kakamega forest
• Watch a spectacle of bird species and an array of primates at the Forest
• Experience unique species of Elephants native only to Mt. Elgon National park
• Indulge in a game drive
• Sundowners and wonderful sunset views at the shores of the Lake as you enjoy long beach stretches

Day 1: Kitale-Mt. Elgon National Park

Distance: 26.1 km

Time: 1hr

Your driver will pick you from the Kitale Mega Center in Kitale town at 6:00 am for Mt Elgon National Park, the short one-hour drive will let you enjoy a vegetation view of the road and upon arrival the true magic of the park reveals.

Mt. Elgon National park is home to the Big Five amongst other wildlife. It is famous for its salt mining elephants that can be seen by the caves of this park digging them up with their tusks and this unique species of elephants can only survive here. You will be in for a treat of the bird life and at every corner there will be a different species chirping with jolly flying from one corner to another. The important bird area as well as the UNESCO man and biosphere site will be an eyeopener. Enjoy a full roam at the park.

Meal Plan; lunch& Dinner

Day 2: Mt. Elgon National Park-Kakamega

Distance: 114.1 km

Time: 2hrs 39mins

Rise up early for breakfast 0600hrs

Depart for the famed Crying stone and learn the beautiful history and legend that surrounds it. It is famous for its ever-crying appearance and the shape of a human being that it has and that is a head and a body. Enjoy the sight as well the stories that will be generously shared to you about how the sight came to be. A 45 mins bull/cockfighting experience will leave adrenaline pumping through your veins.

At 1400hrs enjoy a cultural lunch at Lantana Comfy and depart for the dense jungle like Kakamega Rainforest that has time and again being compared to the forests of the Congo. Here you will be spoilt of choices and due the dense nature if the Forest, an array of primates thrives and they will be visible to you in numbers and some have jokingly said that if you look closely, you might actually see a Gorilla. Birds are also in good numbers here and their uniqueness is what will take your breath away. The Fauna of the forest is also very unique and this provides a nice learning experience and photography is also a welcomed activity

When dusk approaches depart for Uda Campsite for barbeque dinner and overnight

Meal plan; breakfast, lunch & dinner

Day 3: Kakamega-Kisumu

Distance: 50.2 km

Time: 1hr 5mins

Have breakfast at 0700hrs and depart for the Lake City.

The warm air of the rich Lake Victoria will be your first good morning and from there the mood of the day will be set. Visit the beautiful coastal like beaches of the Lake and indulge in a boat ride where you will choose to go to a modern boat or a cultural dhow. The Takawiri Island will provide the perfect opportunity to partake in water sports like snorkeling and for the watchers this will be a good opportunity to go on a long beach stretch as the warm sand massages your feet.

Enjoy a fish and ugali lunch garnished with kienyeji greens of your own choosing and wash it down with a cold soda.

Enjoy the sight of cosmopolitan city that has also embraced luxury living and from there, depart for a 3km drive to the Impala Sanctuaries where you will see herds of Zebras and Impalas grazing freely in the fields.

After a long day of various activity retire for a refreshing wash and dinner at the campsite.

Meal plan; breakfast, lunch & dinner

Day 4: Kisumu-Iten-Kitale

Distance: 155.8 km

Time: 3hrs 33mins

Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with a biting at 0600hrs

Hop on the van and enjoy a drive full of view and even a nap for the home of champions. Iten is a location with a high altitude and hilly terrain and for this, athletes travel from all parts of the world to come and train here. You will have a chance of running with the champions and challenging yourself to achieve that which you thought you would not.

Have lunch at the Boma Inn Hotel located in Eldoret, a 53mins drive and later on enjoy a short city tour of Eldoret and its environs.

Exit Eldoret for Drop off in Kitale town at 1600hrs.

Meal plan: Breakfast & lunch

Goodbyes.

END OF TOUR.

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