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1 Day trip to Hells gate National park and Lake Naivasha boat ride

By Jungle Empire Africa
Free cancellation available
Price is $110 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 11h
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  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Experience the wonderful Lake Naivasha circuit on a day trip from Nairobi. Known by the early settlers as the happy valley,Naivasha continues to amaze with its beauty and abundant natural resources.Take a bike trek through the unique Hell's gate national park amidst roaming wildlife and in the middle of breathtaking scenery of towering escarpments, rocky cliffs and deep gorges.You can also walk through or drive in.Opt for a guided rope climbing adventure of the rocky towers and explore the park's diverse landscapes.Enter the main gorge on a guided nature walk and witness an amazing natural rock formation art.Whichever way you choose the Hell's gate park is an exciting and a fascinating experience.
Lake Naivasha boat ride is a refreshing activity to undertake shortly after.Here the wide open waters allows you great views of the shore where wildlife is easily spotted from the comfort of your boat.You can also get very close to a variety of beautiful water birds and a pod of hippopotamus.

Activity location

  • Hell's Gate National Park
    • Lake Road South, South of Lake Naivasha
    • 20117, Naivasha, Kenya, Kenya

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hell's Gate National Park
    • Lake Road South, South of Lake Naivasha
    • 20117, Naivasha, Kenya, Kenya

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1 Day trip to Hells gate National park and Lake Naivasha boat ride
  • Activity duration is 11 hours11h11h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 6:00am
Price details
$110.00 x 1 Adult$110.00
Total
Price is $110.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport in a comfortable safari minivan
  • What's includedWhat's includedServices of a dedicated English speaking driver guide.
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water whilst on safari
  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up and dropoff transfers
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPark entrance fees to Hells gate park $26
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBoat ride fee at $25 per person
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBike and other equipment hire $10
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPrivate guide fees at hells gate $15
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPark fees to the private Crescent island $ 35
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips and gratuities

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Hell's Gate National Park
  • 4h
7:00 am: We start our journey to Naivasha, passing through the beautiful central highlands of Kikuyu and on to the great Rift valley view point. 8:00 am: A brief stop at the Great escarpment for a panoramic view of the valley and surrounding scenery. A good time to also enjoy a cup of coffee. 9:00 am: We arrive at the entrance of Hells Gate national park. Hells gate national park is a small but an awesome natural gem. Set on the floor of the great Rift valley,the park lies to the south of Lake Naivasha and is named for the natural intense geothermal activity occurring within its boundaries.It is a remarkable park,dotted with spectacular scenery including towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam that make it one of the most unique parks in Africa. Here you can enjoy a safari, mountain biking, rock climbing and trekking all this at close proximity of wildlife that roam freely in this park. A guided walk to the main gorge is recommended as this is where you can witness amazing natural rock formation art. The entire Hells gate adventure can take around 4 hours.
Lake Naivasha
  • 2h
1:00pm. Lunch is served at a convenient restaurant set on the banks of Lake Naivasha. Lake Naivasha is set on the floor of the Great Rift escarpment.It is one of the 2 only fresh water lakes of the great valley and is considered as an important bird area. The Lake and it's surrounding area hosts a variety of wild animals and about 350 species of birds both endemic and migratory, it is therefore a bird watchers paradise at any time of the year. The highlight of Lake Naivasha includes beautiful scenery dotted with forests of yellow acacia, giant euphorbia cactus, bushy shrubs and a variety of flower plants. At the Lake, you will take a guided motorised boat ride to explore the lake surroundings this is an interesting 2 hour excursion of watching and photographing wildlife from the comfort of your boat. There is an option of visiting the crescent island for a guided nature walk before returning back to the shore. 4:00 pm. We return to Nairobi after a fulfilling day of fun and adventure.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHell's Gate National Park
    • Lake Road South, South of Lake Naivasha
    • 20117, Naivasha, Kenya, Kenya

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHell's Gate National Park
    • Lake Road South, South of Lake Naivasha
    • 20117, Naivasha, Kenya, Kenya

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