Western Kenya:The Pristine Tourist Gem - The unspoilt Western Kenya Tourist circuit
Kenya is mainly known for Wildlife Safaris or Game related Tours and beach holidays featuring our national parks, game reserves both terrestrial and marine as the major tourism products. Over time this resources have grown tired and need space in order to recuperate back to the pride they have been in the past. To sustain our premium Protected Areas i.e. the national parks and game reserves, out of this world white sandy beaches and resorts by reducing the pressure of exceeding the Carry Capacity caused by over use by both human and animals. It time we set our focus on other great but least known Tourism Products that Mother Nature has endowed our Great Nation as the custodian.
Let us Explore Western Kenya with you
Africa Partners in Safari will partner with you when we take you on an Exploratory Odyssey to the Western Kenya Tourism circuit. This land is bestowed with grand topographical features, cultural and natural collections and much to offer tourists just like many other part of Kenya’s destinations. The majority of travellers hope visiting less known hideaways off the beaten path and the buzz of unearthing and reward experiencing discovery gives you something to write home about. come with Me to.........
| | Kakamega Forest National Reserve
Country(s): Kenya | | Kakamega Forest National Park covers an area of about 240km2, established to protect the only mid altitude tropical rainforest in Kenya. It is a remnant and eastern limit of rainforests of Zaire and West Africa affinities are unique in Kenya and the forest contains many species found nowhere else in the country. The forest lies in the Lake Victoria catchments, about 50km north of Kisumu and West o.... | | [MORE] | | |
Kisumu City
A visit the various attractions of this Lakeside City including the local museum which is rich in cultural and archeological artifacts, Kit Mikaye ( the rock that has a story to tell that is steeped in the mythology of the Luo people), continue to Usenge on the shores of Lake Victoria via the Late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's mausoleum - Kan'go ka Jaramogi, attempt to climb Got Ramogi- Hill (the home of the great grand father of the luo community when the luo tribe first settled on Lake Victoria) in the afternoon after a lunch of fresh fish and other savories that include local fare, drive back to Kamito beach . The evening is spent listening to fork-lore by a campfire on the shores of the lake as your mutton (lamb) roasts on a spit in the open. Accommodation in a middle class hotel, on a campsite or home-stays in an ambassadorial posh rural home on the shores of Lake Victoria.
Luanda Kotieno- Mbita.
A visit to the shores of Lake Victoria to see the swarming market as fishermen and other traders sell their wares we travel to Luanda Kotieno Beach ready to board the ferry to Mbita Point, a major center for insect study that hosts the International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology(ICIPE). This is a 45 minute ride on Lake Victoria Gulf. The day is spent at Mbita with a boat ride to Takawiri or Mfangano Islands in Lake Victoria and a drive accross the causeway to Rusinga Island famous as a bird watchers' island and also home to the late Tom Mboya a prominent Kenyan nationalist who was assassinated in 1969 and whose remains were interred in a Memorial Mausoleum on the island. We take lunch on the island before driving to Lake Victoria Safari Village. Accommodation
The beautiful lakeside resort - Lake Victoria Safari Village.
Lake Victoria Safari Village.
Explore and investigate the local peoples' culture and visiting the market place and either Climbing one of the nearby hills to see the golden sunset over Lake Victoria even as the panoramic view of the lake's islands and the vast expanse of this great inland sea unfolds before your eyes or spend the day fishing on the Lake together with the local fishermen or take a boating trip to tour the nearby islands of Lake Victoria or relax on the hotel grounds and take a break from the safari itinerary. At sunset you are entertained by local traditional dancers and story tellers. Dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.
Mbita Point - Homabay.
further south is Ruma National park , game drive followed by lunch at Ndhiwa then continue to Thim Lich Ohinga then to Gogo falls. Drive to Awendo in the center of sugarcane plantation. A tour of the sugar cane plantation is followed by dinner and overnight at Awendo.
Homabay - Kisumu
Homabay then to Kanjira Hot springs and to Lake Simbi Nyaima.We have a walk around this lake see different types of birds, talk to local people to know much about this magical lake. Then proceed to Kendu bay for Lunch before visiting Odino falls where we see the rural development projects e.g. schools, churches and the hydro-electric power station. We then proceed to Kisumu via the Ahero rice irrigation scheme. | 
