2 Days Hell's Gate and Naivasha: An Authentic Safari from Nairobi

Q: Day 1: Nairobi - Hell’s Gate National Park - Naivasha

After breakfast, make yourself ready, and your 2 Days Hell’s Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari guide will pick you up at your hotel in Nairobi. He will brief you about the trip and embark on a 1- to 2-hour road trip to Hell’s Gate National Park. You will stop at a Great Rift Valley viewpoint to enjoy breath-taking views of stunning nature at its largest. Your guide will take you for a hot lunch to fortify yourself for the upcoming adventure – a bike ride in the thrilling Hell’s Gate National Park. Once at the park, you can choose to have a game drive in a safari vehicle or just ride bikes in the park. Cycling up to 7 kilometres in the park without rest is an impressive excursion. You will also go on a walking safari and enjoy scenic views of the gorge. The park is home to a variety of wildlife, unusual flora, and many species of birds. It is one of the only two Kenyan parks where climbing, walking, and biking are allowed. During your adventures, you will see animals like bushbucks, dikdiks, gazelles, gnus, hartebeests, impalas, klipspringers, buffaloes, hyraxes, zebras, hyenas, jackals, mongooses, baboons, monkeys, and porcupines, among others. Spend the afternoon enjoying various activities available at the lodge, and then wave your expert guide goodbye as you head to your lodge in the surroundings of Lake Naivasha for dinner and overnight. Accommodation & meals: Naivasha Kongoni Lodge/ Astorian Grand Hotel/ Dove nest lodge

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Safari Overview

2 Days Hell’s Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari from Nairobi has you exploring spectacular scenery, towering cliffs, hot springs, wildlife, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub-clad volcanoes, and belching plumes of geothermal steam.

This exciting 2 Days Hell’s Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari offers you the opportunity to explore Hell’s Gate National Park, an ideal venue for short trips from Nairobi. Visitors can enjoy exciting activities like rock climbing, walking safaris, mountain biking, hiking, and a natural spa.

You will enjoy a boat ride around Lake Naivasha or cross over to Crescent Island to explore an abundance of wildlife and bird species. In addition to the variety of wildlife and the lake, visitors can walk through the gorges, pass by the hot springs, and visit the Olkaria Geothermal Station.

Quick Safari Details.

Country: Kenya.

Departure/End City: Nairobi.

Destinations: Hell’s Gate National Park.

Group Type: Private.

Number of People: Tailored.

Availability: Year-Round.

Dates: Open.

Duration: 2 Days.

Cancellation Policy: Up to 90 days.

Activities: Boat cruise, mountain biking, rock climbing, walking safari, hiking and natural spa.

Price: Request a quote.

2 Days Hell's Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi - Hell’s Gate National Park - Naivasha

After breakfast, make yourself ready, and your 2 Days Hell’s Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari guide will pick you up at your hotel in Nairobi. He will brief you about the trip and embark on a 1- to 2-hour road trip to Hell’s Gate National Park.

You will stop at a Great Rift Valley viewpoint to enjoy breath-taking views of stunning nature at its largest. Your guide will take you for a hot lunch to fortify yourself for the upcoming adventure – a bike ride in the thrilling Hell’s Gate National Park.

Once at the park, you can choose to have a game drive in a safari vehicle or just ride bikes in the park. Cycling up to 7 kilometres in the park without rest is an impressive excursion. You will also go on a walking safari and enjoy scenic views of the gorge. The park is home to a variety of wildlife, unusual flora, and many species of birds. It is one of the only two Kenyan parks where climbing, walking, and biking are allowed.

During your adventures, you will see animals like bushbucks, dikdiks, gazelles, gnus, hartebeests, impalas, klipspringers, buffaloes, hyraxes, zebras, hyenas, jackals, mongooses, baboons, monkeys, and porcupines, among others.

Spend the afternoon enjoying various activities available at the lodge, and then wave your expert guide goodbye as you head to your lodge in the surroundings of Lake Naivasha for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation & meals: Naivasha Kongoni Lodge/Astorian Grand Hotel/ Dove nest lodge

Day 2: From Naivasha to Nairobi

After a great breakfast, you will visit Crescent Island Game Sanctuary on a boat ride. It is located on the eastern side of Lake Naivasha. A short boat trip from the mainland out into Lake Naivasha gives you access to the unique Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary. You may access it by road through the “Horse Riding Complex.”

A wide variety of animals, bird species, and flora live quite freely and happily out here since there are no predators. This popular spot offers excellent views of wildlife like giraffes, waterbucks, elands, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, giraffes, Kongoni, and impalas in their natural habitat. It is a popular birder’s haven, with over 200 species recorded. Pods of hippos are also notable and easily spotted from the island.

Apart from the inhabitants of the island, views of the lake, the shores of blooming flowers, and the peaks of the Great Rift are quite unparalleled. After your amazing two-day trip, you will return to Nairobi in the evening.

No accommodation
Meals: Breakfast.

End of 2 Days Hell’s Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari

Prices start from $ 356 pp. Sharing

Single room supplement may apply.
Please treat all pricing as a guide only: all rates are subject to availability and may change without notice.
Request a quote or chat with one of our African Safari Experts for the best, most current rates available.

Safari Includes

Transfers in 4WD.
Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
Local guide.
Fees & permits.
Bottled drinking water.
English speaking guide/driver.
All activities in the travel plan except the optional ones.

Safari Excludes

Visa and travel insurance
Emergency medical bills.
Trip cancellation insurance.
Tips and gratuities
Items of a personal nature
All meals and drinks not specified.
Private tours or activities not specified.

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Important Notes for the 2 Days Hell's Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari

The 2 Days Hell’s Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari is limited to a maximum of six travelers per vehicle, and a 30% deposit is required on confirmation.
Travelers with special needs may be required to pay an extra fee for necessary facilitation.
Dinner and accommodations before and after the trip are not included in the overall tour cost.
This 2 Days Hell’s Gate and Lake Naivasha Safari is tailor-made and can be customized to your own style of travel. You can set your own dates (subject to availability) and choose your accommodation facilities with our guidance. The accommodations selected here are what we think will suit this kind of tour and are where we have the best rates for you.
Due to the uncertainty of travel during these times, you can postpone your trip up to 12 months ahead (considering accommodation availability) and have a minimum of 30 days to cancel.