Tour Overview
The Hell’s Gate National Park Day Trip offers an exciting and scenic adventure just a short drive from Nairobi. Known for its dramatic landscapes, the park features towering cliffs, deep gorges, and natural hot springs. Visitors can enjoy a variety of activities including hiking, cycling, and game drives, where you might spot wildlife like zebras, giraffes, and buffaloes.
The park is also famous for its geothermal activity, with opportunities to visit the Olkaria Geothermal Plant. This day trip is perfect for nature lovers, adventure enthusiasts, and those looking to explore Kenya’s diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes in a single day.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Scenic Hikes: Explore dramatic cliffs, gorges, and valleys on foot, offering incredible photo opportunities.
- Cycling Adventure: Cycle through the park’s open plains, surrounded by stunning views and wildlife.
- Wildlife Viewing: Spot zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, and various bird species as you trek through the park.
- Geothermal Activity: Visit the Olkaria Geothermal Power Station and natural hot springs, learning about the area’s geothermal significance.
- Picnic and Relaxation: Enjoy scenic picnic spots where you can unwind and take in the beauty of the landscape.
INCLUDE AND EXCLUDE
- Arrival & Departure airport transfers
- Transportation as per itinerary
- Accommodation per itinerary
- Meals as per itinerary B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
- Services literate English driver/guide
- National Park entrance fees
- Excursions & activities as per itinerary
- Mineral Water while on safari
- Visas
- Personal Taxes.
- Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
- International flights.
- Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary
DAY BY DAY
Your expert driver/guide will pick you up at 7:00 am to begin the short (little over 2 hours) drive to Hell’s Gate Park. Along our route we’ll pass the majestic Rift Valley escarpments, towering above us.
At Hell’s Gate National Park you can Drive, Hike, Bike or Climb. The experience is sensational!
Hell’s Gate has two gates that are used by visitors – the main Elsa Gate and the Olkaria Gate. The latter also serves the Olkaria Geothermal Station that is located inside the National Park.
Our first park is named for the great steamy clouds and geothermal hot pools that distinguish this unusual place. You’ll marvel at Hell’s Gate National Park’s stunning cliffs, rock towers, extinct volcanoes and breathtaking gorges.
Hiking and cycling are encouraged here, and we’ll do a bit of both. We’ll trek through Hell’s Gate Gorge, a steep, red sandstone formation cut by water and time. Walking through this narrow canyon, we’ll spot the unique volcanic remnants called Fischer’s and Central Towers.
Amazing scenery will surround you thanks to Fischer’s Tower, the Central Tower, and the park’s gorge. Fischer’s Tower came to be as a result of volcanic activity that occurred 35 million years ago. It was later named after a German explorer named Gustav Fischer, and it is now one of the park’s many popular rock-climbing sites.
And we’ll go on a cycling safari. Riding over the savannah, past towering cliffs we’ll look for giraffe, buffalo, zebra, hartebeest, gazelle and possibly hyena. What a fun way to experience the wildlife!
Location
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