Snake Safari Kakamega, Rukinga and Watamu

Snakes have always been a part of Kyle's life, growing up with a python as the family pet! Since then, Kyle's fascination with this species has only grown and he is now a qualified walking guide, runs Watamu Snake Farm, helps with the relocation of snakes. He is a leading figure in the herp and snakebite world, attending major conferences and sharing important developments in research for snakebite treatment. When it comes to snakes there are few people more knowledgeable and more passionate than Kyle.

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This morning we will meet at Jomo Kenyatta international airport for our flight to Kisumu where we will get a one and half hour's taxi to Rondo Retreat.

On arrival, we will have lunch and the afternoon is then yours to spend the afternoon in the retreat grounds. We will head out for a walk at 4pm below the lodge to have a look and see if we can find any interesting species. We will be back in camp just at dark and get ready for dinner.

Stay 3 nights at Ronda Retreat.

We will have an early breakfast and go straight out for a long morning walk to see what snakes we can find, then back to camp for lunch. You have the afternoon to chill in the lodge grounds, going out again around 4pm to investigate the tea fields which are very peaceful and it is often surprising what we can find here. We will be back from dinner, and for those interested, we can head out for a short night walk below the lodge to look for nocternal activity.

We will have another early breakfast before heading out for a long walk looking for herps in a new part of the forest. We will be back to the retreat for lunch and a chilled afternoon before we go out again at around 4pm to see what else we can find.

Today we will head out for an early morning walk in the tea fields before having breakfast at the retreat and checking out, taking an 11 am taxi to the airport 90 minutes away. The flight departs at 14.00 arriving in Nairobi an hour later.

Stay1 night at the Tamarind Tree.

We will leave Nairobi early and drive to Kivuko camp approx. 7 hours away, arriving in the afternoon. Make sure to carry a packed lunch from your hotel. We will have time to freshen up and head out for an evening walk around the camp, keeping an eye out for new snake species and back for dinner.

Stay 3 nights at Kivuko camp.

We will wake up early and go for a walk around the hills behind camp, back in time for breakfast and spend the rest of the day exploring in and around the camp. We will head out at about 3.30 for a 30min drive to a new location where we will get spend a few hours on foot looking for snakes. You will have earned your sundowner on the rocks before an evening drive back to camp looking for nocturnal species before dinner. For those interested we can pop out for a short drive after dinner to see what we can find on the roads.

Another day exploring the red rocks of this exciting area – looking for snakes and interesting insects, both on foot and in the car.

We will wake up early have a final walk around the hills behind camp, have breakfast and leave for Watamu about a 4 hour drive away, arriving for a late lunch.