KAKAMEGA FOREST RESERVE

Kakamega Forest is a superb slab of virgin tropical rainforest the heart of an intensely cultivated agricultural area. It is the home to a huge variety of birds and animals and it is real a must see. Here you will find exotic species like the rare De Brazza's monkey, other forest primates include the red-tailed monkey the colobus and blue monkey. In the night you will see the hammer-headed fruit bat or a flying squirrel

The biggest attraction to this reserve is the abundant bird life the best months being June, August and October when many migrant species arrive. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded, you are most likely to see black and white casqued horn bill, Ross's Turaco, greater Turaco. Wild flowers and butterflies are wonderful in October.

This is an excellent place for walking, trails are the best way to appreciate the forest and there are established trails.

Places to stay in Kakamega include the Rondo Retread, which was opened recently to visitors, 3km from the main road. This is a church group owned place and they mainly use it for their missionaries in the initial stages but now it has become popular and it is a wonderful top end accommodation in self-contained bungalows. The gardens are very beautiful just the place to go for solitude away from it all.