Hell’s Gate. Naivasha
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Pure adventure plus wildlife? Tell me more!
Hell’s Gate is a National Park in Naivasha, born of the eruption of Mt Longonot. With the most amazing views and the landscape that inspired the drawings of Disney’s The Lion King, our Hell’s Day adventure is something you will never forget.
It’s about a 2 hour drive from Nairobi - some travellers love it as a day trip from Nairobi and some others visit it as part of a bigger safari and are lucky enough to spend a night there.
What makes Hell’s Gate one of our most popular trips? The cycle amongst zebras, the hike at the gorges, swimming in the natural spa water pool and the boat ride to visit the local Rhinos.
Special things about Hell’s Gate and Naivasha
Not only do you get to be close to buffalos (well, not too close to those ones!), zebras, warthogs, giraffes and so many different birds, but you can also choose to visit Crescent Island. Fancy a nice big fish? We can find you a great place for that! Or maybe what you are really craving is a fat burger and a beer overlooking Naivasha Lake. We got you.
1 Day Hell’s Gate, Naivasha Safari.
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An itinerary.
What can you expect on our day trip to Hell’s Gate?
- You can choose the high powered adventure - cycling, hiking, swimming and boating all in one day!
- You may also prefer to just go visit Naivasha Lake and enjoy a boat ride, a walk on Crescent Island (if the tide allows) and a visit to one of the local eateries along the lake.
The specific itinerary for your trip will very much depend on whether you are joining a group or we are doing a private trip. Private trips are tailored made to your liking.
The accommodation on this itinerary is budget, but we can arrange any type of accommodation for our adventurers!
A day of Pure Adventure.
For the crazier, more active travellers, a sporty visit to Hell’s Gate begins nice and early in the morning, so that we arrive at the Gate at around 8:30am.
We will enter the park on our bikes and enjoy the views of pride rock (We all remember that one from the Lion King right?). After a little stop at the entrance of the gorge, we will ditch our bikes and start hiking at the bottom of the cliffs.
Once we are all nice and sweaty, we will take you to the spa swimming pool to enjoy the natural spa water and relax the exercise away. Lunch will be at the pool when possible.
After the rest time, we will head out to see Lake Naivasha a do a boat safari to see the hippos.
That’s a day! We go back to Nairobi or over to the next destination :)
The more chill version of Lake Naivasha
Want to visit Lake Naivasha and not do all the hiking and cycling? We got you too.
We start the day to arrive at the lake at around 10:30am. We will do the boat ride and the visit to Crescent Island, a bird sanctuary in the middle of the lake.
We will take you to a beautiful location for lunch, depending on your taste, and let you chill until it’s time to go back to Nairobi or onto the next destination. If that’s too chill or you want to add more activities, we can also take you for a smaller hike at Hell’s Gate, or to the swimming pool - this is your trip, and it will be done your way.