Kakamega rainforest is the only tropical rain forest in Kenya of the Guineo-congolian type. It once stretched across the Central Africa to East Africa. Kakamega forest is located in Western Kenya Kakamega county, Kakamega East District. Kakamega rainforest is main tourist attraction in Kakamega County. Other Touristic area in the County is Crying stone of Ilesi which is about 17km from Kakamega rainforest. Kakamega Forest has over 360 species of birds, 380 species of plants, 400 species of butterflies, 7 species of primates, other animals include chameleons, skinks and lizards. Other mammals includes ,squirrels, Bush bucks, Aardvarks, porcupines, giant forest hogs and many others. The Rainforest is penetrated by a network of walking/hiking trails silent with only melody of singing birds, whispering trees, rasp of butterflies as they fly on by, the croaking frogs, chattering of monkeys as they move from one tree to another and gurgling streams nearby. Kakamega rainforest is one of the best tourist destination in Kenya and East Africa that you can visit and explore on foot enjoying the wildlife in wild, feeling fresh air of the rain forest, see defferend layers of the rainforest and see practically defferend species of medicinal plants, huge and old Strangler fic trees, primates, Butterflies, flying squirrels at night and perodicticus pottos. Itinerary of Nature Walks, in the Southern part of Kakamega rainforest, we start with Short walk in Isecheno circuit about one to two hours hike, walking in the dense rainforest watching Primates, Butterflies and other insects, Birds, mushroom on dead trees, historical and old trees that are over 700 years old, in same walk visit one of the natural grassland in the rainforest, get up to the canopy walk and see defferend canopy layers of the rainforest then get back to the Kakamega forest station for lunch. After lunch, we will tour the community conservation projects, starting with Tree nursery where you can promote conservation by adopting a tree and plant in the Botanical garden, visit the Butterfly farm and see all stages of butterfly circle and visit Breeding house where the caterpillar (laver)are fate for Education purposes. Another Excursion is the Sunrise Hike, start early in the morning from Isecheno Forest station at 5:00 AM with spotlights, walking through the rainforest to highest elevation of Kakamega forest, see the shooting stars from the top of the forest, view the fog on the canopy of the forest, see some of the natural grasslands from the top of Lirhanda Hill, North and South Nandi forests, Nandi Hills, Nandi escarpment, Mount Elgon, Kakamega town and at 6:45 AM, view the sunrise if the weather allows. When done we proceed down Hill to the Cave where we will see some Bats if you will be interested. From here we will walk back as we watch Birds, Primates, Medicinal plants and Butterflies as we get to the premise for Breakfast.

• published: 07 Mar 2014
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