What you can do

This is the last tropical rain forest in Kenya and is home to some of the greatest hardwood and softwood species on the continent, over 300 bird species and 9 of which are endemic to the region. This forest is found in Kisumu and Kakamega counties in Kenya and is not too far away from the Kenya-Uganda border. Some bird species include the Blue Headed Bee Eater, Black Billed Turaco and Turner's Eremomela. Primate species are made up of the Blue Monkey, Black and White Colobus Monkey, DE Brazza's Monkey, The Redtail monkey, The Eastern Potto and Olive Baboons. Like their counterparts in West Africa the Forest Cobra, the Black-lipped Cobra, Jameson's Mamba, the Bush Viper, the Rhinoceros-horned Viper, the Gabon Viper, and the Gold's Cobra could be found slithering around.
A collection of butterflies and variety of snakes are also a major feature of the forest. The butterfly project began in1991 as an initiative to encourage the local community to conserve Kakamega Forest. The butterflies are reared and sold to partners at the coast for export to Europe and The United States of America. The pollinator garden provides a hub for many tree and insect species as the opportunity to harvest nectar attracts pollinating insects to the garden.
The rainforest is a bird watchers paradise as xxx species. Best bird watching tjimes are between 6.30 and 8.00 am in the morning and 4-7 pm. It is also possible to do night walks at the forest where a visitor can see a variety of nocturnal species that are endemic to the forest
The highest point in the rainforest provides a scenic view of the Sunrise/ Sunset or even the forest canopies.
While at the forest, visitors can also have a view of River Yala. The beautiful River Yala rises from the 3000m Mau Forest and drains at 1000m in Lake Victoria. Rapids play on the river as it passes through the Kakamega Forest creating not only a peaceful humming lullaby but also a great view that picnic lovers cannot get enough of.