1 Day trip to Hells Gate and Lake Naivasha From Nairobi | 8 hours to 10 hours

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1 Day trip to Hells Gate and Lake Naivasha From Nairobi
2 Adults x $170.00
$340.00
Approx Total
$340.00
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, English, French, Spanish
  • Hells gate guide
  • BIcycle Hire
  • Hotel/Residence pickup and drop-off in Nairobi or Naivasha
  • Hells gate Entrance Fees
  • Charge free ride back from the gorge upon request
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Water( Only reusable bottle water is allowed)
  • Lunch(available for purchase)
  • Tips/Gratituies (optional)
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase and is optional)
  • Extra 20 USD for Spanish or German guide upon request(optional)
  • Optional Boat ride (25USD) per person (cash or Mpesa)

Overview

Ride a bike and hike through Hell’s Gate National Park on a full-day, private tour from Nairobi to the wildlife reserve and Lake Naivasha that includes entrance, bikes, and round trip-transport from Nairobi. This customizable tour offers the rare chance to see wildlife outside of a safari vehicle while exploring a scenic part of the Great Rift Valley. Note: If you cannot bike, you can tour the park with the vehicle or walk, the driver/guide is happy to stop for photos of wildlife and scenery In case you are also tired of biking and have not completed the trail, you can leave the bike on the side of the road and notify the guide and the car will come rescue you at no extra cost.

Itinerary

  • Hell's Gate National Park

    Begin with 7am pickup in Nairobi, then travel to Lake Naivasha and Hell’s Gate National Park, with a break to get views of the Great Rift Valley from a scenic overlook along the way. Upon arriving in the park at roughly 9am, begin a 2-hour, guided bike/walking tour: watch for beautiful rock formations, herds of Thompson’s gazelle, eland, zebra, giraffes, warthogs and hartebeest as you ride. Keep an eye on the sky throughout the tour, as Hell’s Gate National Park is home to more than 100 species of birds, including Verreaux’s eagles, augur buzzards, vulture, and swifts. Continue on foot into the park’s distinctive gorges, where narrow passageways and caves are sunk into sedimentary rock. After a 1-hour walk, depart for Lake Naivasha, then head to Naivasha Marina camp for lunch (own expense). Note: If you cannot bike, you can tour the park with the vehicle, the driver/guide is happy to stop for photos of wildlife and scenery at no extra cost

    4 hours

  • Lake Naivasha

    For an additional fee of $25 per person, you can explore Lake Naivasha wildlife on a 1-hour boat tour. Spot the hippos that linger just at the surface of the water, and see some of the diverse birdlife; African fish eagles, lesser flamingos, African spoonbill, and little grebe are all common here. At 4pm, begin the return trip to Nairobi, and finish the day with drop-off in Nairobi at roughly 6pm.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Dress code is sporty casual wear
  • Carry re-usable bottled water(single use plastic bottles not allowed)
  • Wear comfortable sporty shoes
  • Sunscreen/hat and sunglasses
  • A small back bag to carry your personal items

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Great day! Active, fun, and beautiful views!

Published on Feb, 2025

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this one day excursion from Nairobi to Hell's Gate with Harrison our driver and Jaffar our guide. The bicycle ride through the park while viewing zebras, giraffes, gazelles and more was spectacular. We stopped for short walks and Jaffar provided interesting explanations of the area. When we reached the end of the bike ride, we met a Masai guide who joined us as we walked into Ol Njorowa gorge. Wow! The path and the waterfalls were stunning, as was the final summit viewpoint. In the early afternoon we took the small boat ride in Lake Naivasha and loved seeing the pelicans, storks and other birds, and observing the peaceful wildlife on Crescent Island. The day trip was easy to arrange, and we had so much fun spending the day with Harrison and Jaffar. I highly recommend this trip!

Driver was excellent-Climb down in Hells Gate is strenuous!

Published on Feb, 2025

It was wonderful to have a knowledgeable driver to pick me up and drop me off all day long. My driver was Joash. I had a wonderful, safe, relaxing day seeing Kenya. One warning, the climb down at Hells Gate is quite strenuous. Wear good shoes! My friend and I are 58 and 65, decent condition. We were worried several times about falling on the rocks. There are stairs on the way back up. You may want to ask about it. Lunch was good, and the price of lunch was excellent. Joash stopped for us when we asked. I recommend this trip and Joash!

Nice active day trip from Nairobi

Published on Feb, 2025

We had a great day out with David. David picked us up on time and took us to Hell's Gate via a viewpoint to look out at the rift valley. At Hell's Gate we were paired with Frederick as our guide. After quickly testing out our bikes, we embarked on an 8km bike ride into Hell's Gate. The ride wasn't too hard, and we saw plenty of wildlife along the way. At the end of the ride, we hiked along the gorge for about 45 minutes before getting a car to take us back since the day was really heating up. David then took us to a restaurant at Lake Naivasha to place lunch pre-orders. We then went on the boat ride on the lake (make sure you have $25 USD per person for this) during which we saw hippos and plenty of birds. Our lunch was ready for us when we got back to the restaurant, and we then drove back to Nairobi. Overall, this is a really nice day trip to see a part of Kenya that is quite different from both Nairobi and the Masai Mara, which we enjoyed.

A phenomenal day out of Nairobi!

Published on Feb, 2025

Wow, what a phenomenal day! Everything has been spot on. Amazing views on the valley, a great bike ride in Hell’s Gate - completely doable, I am not a great cyclist and it was easy enough - spotting buffalos, Zebras, giraffes, warthogs, gazelles, monkeys, rock hyraxes - followed by a hike in the gorge which was great, and again easy, and then the boat ride to see the hippoes, so many birds, and a mini safari from the boat looking over Crescent Island - wilderbeasts, giraffes, ostriches, impalas, fish eagles. And then a lovely lunch and return. Patrick, our guide and driver, and Robert, our guide at Hell’s Gate are so great. I can’t recommend them enough. I hope I’ll get the chance to travel with them again soon. I am so grateful I chose this as a day trip out of Nairobi. I have done safaris in Tanzania and Namibia before and this was super exciting even if I am not a safari newbie. Super reasonable price for a great service! Thank you guys!

Words can't explain how magical this was

Published on Feb, 2025

Words can't describe how amazing this tour was!! As a woman travelling solo I was a little apprehensive about doing this alone but I needn't have been afraid. The tour was easy to book and the communication was fantastic! My driver Patrick picked me up at my hotel and WhatsApp'd me beforehand to let me know what time to expect him. I ended up doubling up with another solo lady on this tour and Patrick could not have been kinder, he got us water, offered to stop so we could get coffee and snacks and gave us a great tour of Nairobi and history of all the areas on the way to each of our stops. Stop one was a view over the great rift valley where again we were able to get a little bit of history from the locals and make a toilet stop and buy some souvenirs. Then it was about an hours drive to Hells Gate National Park where we met our next guide Robert. We started by picking out our bikes and then off we went into the park. Both myself and the other lady on the tour were a little apprehensive about biking in the heat but Robert was so patient and stopped whenever we needed or whenever we saw any zebras, giraffes, Buffalo or warthogs (of which there were a lot) or if there was any fun history and facts to share about the animals or park. He even taught us some Swahili as we went around the park. We biked our way over to the gorge which took a couple of hours and again he was do patient as we navigated around (I would suggest you wear good walking boots or trainers as you will be walking on rocky and uneven terrain here) making sure we were comfortable and stable and allowing us to spend as much time as we wanted taking pictures and asking questions. By the time we had seen the gorge is was midday and searing hot heat so were offered a car ride back through the park rather than having to cycle. This was much appreciated as the way back is slightly uphill and the sun was at its strongest at this point. Patrick came back to pick us up but we didn't miss any animals we were still able to stop and take pictures everytime we saw any wildlife through the park. Our final destination was the boat tour on Lake Naivasha. I thought nothing could match up to the mornings bike tour but boy was i wrong this is well worth the $25. We met our next guide who took us on his boat on the hunt for the hippos and he got us as close to them as was safe - we saw so many and he spent lots of time giving us a history and tour of the lake and across to crescent Island where from the boat we saw more giraffes, monkeys, eagles, elands and much more. He even brought fish to feed to the birds so we got some incredible videos of the eagles in flight. Overall this was an absolutely incredible day everyone bent over backwards to make sure we saw as much as possible and had the most incredible tour I'm only sad that it's over and I haven't got time to repeat it.

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