LAKE NAIVASHA & HELL’S GATE NATIONAL PARK DAY TOUR

This excursion takes you to Lake Naivasha and Hell’s Gate National Park — one of the few parks in Kenya that allows activities such as hiking, walking, and cycling. The park features breathtaking landscapes including deep gorges, red cliffs, rock towers, hot springs, and geysers.

The Hell’s Gate day experience gives visitors the chance to explore wildlife while cycling through the park, surrounded by animals such as buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and impalas. You will also enjoy a scenic boat ride on Lake Naivasha to observe the rich aquatic life and natural beauty of the lake.

Proposed Itinerary

This private day tour from Nairobi is ideal for families, friends, bird lovers, hikers, photographers, yoga and meditation enthusiasts, team-building groups, fishing lovers, boat ride fans, and anyone who enjoys nature and the outdoors.

It is a peaceful getaway offering tranquility and stunning scenery. You will be picked up from the airport or your hotel in the morning and travel to Lake Naivasha. Upon arrival, board a boat to Crescent Island for a 45-minute ride (boat fees apply at your own cost).

Enjoy a guided walking tour on the island where you can interact with wildlife such as Burchell’s zebras, migrating Masai giraffes, Defassa waterbucks, Cape buffaloes, impalas, hippos, Thompson’s gazelles, Grant’s gazelles, bat-eared foxes, Kirk’s dik-diks, bushbucks, white-tailed mongooses, spring hares, silver-backed jackals, vervet monkeys, spotted hyenas, and African rock pythons.

You also have the option to visit Hell’s Gate National Park, known for its dramatic landscapes featuring towering cliffs, deep gorges carved by water, rugged rock formations, volcanic hills, and visible geothermal steam vents — making it one of Africa’s most scenic parks.

Later, drive back to Nairobi with drop-off at your original pickup location, marking the end of the tour.