Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha full day tour is a good way to enjoy the day away from the city and have a walk with the animals in the crescent island.

Take a guided day trip from Nairobi to Naivasha, where you enjoy a biking safari at Hell's Gate National Park, a walk at the gorges, and a beautiful boat ride on Lake Naivasha to see hippos and numerous bird species.

Embark on a memorable day trip that takes you through two of Kenya’s most stunning destinations: Lake Naivasha and Hell’s Gate National Park. Start your adventure with a peaceful boat ride on Lake Naivasha, a freshwater lake in the heart of the Great Rift Valley. The lake is known for its diverse birdlife, including flamingos, herons, and kingfishers, as well as its resident hippos that often graze along the shores. The scenic boat ride offers a unique perspective of this tranquil waterbody, with plenty of opportunities for photography and wildlife spotting.

Are you familiar with the movies Lion King or Tomb Raider 2? Some of the scenes in these movies were shot from Hells Gate. Deemed as one of the most exciting and breathtaking places to visit in Kenya, Hells Gate National Park is like no other as you can cycle, hike, run or walk in it while interacting with wild animals as opposed to the other parks where you stay in the vehicle throughout. We pick you at your hotel early morning and start our 1.5 – 2 hours journey. We stop at the breathtaking site of the rift-valley before proceeding to hells gate. Many sceneries along the way including Mt. Longonot. We guide you in the park giving you information about the history and formation of the park and the animals and birds found in the park. Later in the day after lunch, we drive to Lake Naivasha where you get to see hippos in water from a safe distance and many birds species.

ACTIVITY SUMMARY •Lake Nakuru National Park – Hundreds of bird species including few flamingos, pelicans and others – Rhino sanctuary – The Great Rift valley escarpment – Awesome scenery – View point of Lion hill, Baboon cliff and out of Africa •Lake Naivasha – Boat ride – Bird watching (A few flamingoes, pelicans and other bird species -season permitting) • Buffet Lunch

Enjoy biking safari, walk at the gorges and a beautiful boat ride on lake Naivasha. Spend the day away from the busy streets of Nairobi and in the great outdoors during this private excursion. Visit Hell’s Gate National Park for a biking safari, take a hike through the gorges and caves, and enjoy a relaxing boat ride on nearby Lake Naivasha (own expense). All national park fees and transportation are included for your convenience.

The Lake Nakuru national park has a tarmac road connection with Nairobi, distance of 156km Northwest of Nairobi. Great for bird watching, especially including the vast numbers of the pink flamingos, Lake Nakuru also has waterbucks, impalas and hippopotamuses. Lake Nakuru national park hosts 4 of the members of the Big five (lions, rhinos, buffaloes and leopards), the park is also a home to other animal species like the giraffes, hippos, warthogs,

7:00 is the departure time from your Nairobi hotel to the Lake Naivasha. On the way you will see the Great Rift Valley and spectacular part views of the corridor of the Rift Valley in Kenya. There is just one “Crescent Island Game Sanctuary”. Located on Lake Naivasha, in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. It is one of the most beautiful parks in Kenya and is Naivasha’s best-kept secret. Surrounded by water, it is actually a peninsula and is accessible by boat from East or West as well as by road. The shores host abundant birdlife including pelicans, cormorants, and fish-eagles with their haunting cry. There are more animals per acre than any other Kenyan Park, hence many film companies have been to the Island to film the herds of Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Zebra, and Gazelle

You will have an opportunity to explore to the amazing parks in Kenya where you will experience many different things like cycling inside the Hells Gate National park, Boat ride, visiting the National park known to be the home of flamingos and rhinos, visiting the gorges inside Hells Gate Park and many more.

Booking this tour is a privilege as Hell's Gate National Park is the only park that allows bike riding inside. get to have a chance to witness part of the places where the "Lion King" film was shot and "Tomb Raider". Get to watch animals as you have a perfect game drive or bike riding. Explore Kenyas geothermal power plants within the industrial part of the park.

Named for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, the Hell's Gate National Park is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most atmospheric Parks in Africa. Hell’s Gate is an ideal venue for a day trip from Nairobi where, in addition to the bio-diversity that includes raptors, visitors can enjoy mountain biking, rock climbing and a natural spa.

You will be offered free t-shirts from our company before we start our tour. You will enjoy mountain biking and a natural Spa which is believed to have healing properties for your skin. Also you will get to learn that is a small national park, it is known for its wide variety of wildlife and for its scenery. This includes the Fischer's Tower and also a home to five geothermal power stations at Olkaria. You will get a chance to learn and see that the lake is a birder's paradise as it is home to over 400 bird species. Lesser and greater flamingos flock to the lake, forming a wash of bright pink across the lake's surface and you will also enjoy a boat ride. And these will make your tour memorable.

Climb to the top of Mount Longonot on this moderately-difficult day hike. The hike takes 3-4 hours round-trip, with sweeping views of the national park available from the summit. At the end, you will be rewarded with a scenic boat ride at Lake Naivasha.

Lake Naivasha is set on the floor of the Great Rift valley. It is one of the fresh water lakes of the great escarpment and considered as a bird watchers paradise for its more than 350 species of endemic and migratory birds. The highlights of Naivasha circuit includes beautiful sceneries, the countryside is dotted with large yellow acacia trees, giant euphorbia cactus, bushy shrubs and a variety of flower plants. Guests take a motorized boat to explore the lake and also to visit the crescent island which is home to a variety of wildlife. Hell’s gate national park, another little gem in Naivasha is truly awesome and a very interesting place to visit, you have a great possibility to see lots of harbivores roaming free and watch an impressive large variety of birdlife including the rare lammergeir eagle that is on the brink of extinction, also the monumental geological cliffs and rock formations dating millions of years are awesome and breathtaking.

Cycling and Watching are the Main key of this tour where you will take a bicycle and cycle in the park watching the Animals. You will also Have an opportunity to visit the lake and enjoy the Boat Ride and there after, you will do a safari walk at one of the most Unique island located in the lake as you watch many other animals and the hippos.

this is a nice experience off city with exiting landscape adventure along the way. walking in the island with very close proximity to wild grazing animals is breath taking (less than 50 meters)

The tour is good way to experience the wildlife and sightseeing and hiking all combined at the Hell's gate national park

The tour is the perfect way to escape from the boredom of the city. The best way to explore the country side with great experience of wildlife, nature and social interactions with the local community. Perfect for clients on short nairobi tour or a day break from conferencing.

Ideal for travellers who only have a short time in Kenya and would like to see the countryside and animals.

Certified experienced driver/guides Well maintained tour vans/pop up roof Complementary drinking water