1 Day safari to Hells Gate National Park- Kenya
per person
Looking for 1 Day safari to Hells Gate National Park in Kenya? Hell’s Gate National Park is located in the surroundings of Lake Naivasha, some 90 kilometers from Nairobi, and spans an area of 68.25 square kilometers. The park is 14 kilometers from the old Nairobi-Naivasha highway turnoff. It is distinguished for its varied terrain and geological landscape. The lammergeyer has a significant presence here.
Visitors enter Hell’s Gate through two gates, which include the main Elsa Gate and the Olkaria Gate. The Olkaria Geothermal Station, which is located within the National Park, is also served by the latter. Hell’s Gate National Park is a spectacular sector of the Great Rift Valley, well known for the strong geothermal activity that occurs inside its bounds. It is one of Africa’s most dramatic parks, with its towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub-clad volcanoes, and spewing plumes of geothermal steam. The park features several attractions which culminate in activities such as hiking, rock climbing, cycling, game viewing, Aruba Dam, Fischer’s Tower, camping, bird watching, cycling, rock climbing, spectacular gorge walks, among others.
Africa adventure vacations continue to design for you the best safaris to Kenya to explore the most stunning wildlife areas. This 1 Day safari to Hells Gate National Park in Kenya will lead you to one of the most unspoiled national parks in Kenya, which is found around Lake Naivasha, just 90 kilometers from the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Hells Gate National Park was established in 1884 as a national park and you can enter the park only 14 kilometers away from the turnoff from the Old Naivasha highway. The well-known Hell’s Gate is located in the Nakuru district in the Rift Valley Province, spreading over 68 square kilometers. This 1 Day safari to Hells Gate National Park in Kenya will take you to various spots within the park as you explore the most interesting wildlife scenes and several species of birds. Visitors will get an opportunity to climb, walk, and even bike on the same safari while exploring Hells Gate National Park.
What to count on for your 1 Day safari to Hells Gate National Park in Kenya?
- There are over 100 bird species.
- Cycling
- Gorge walks
- Buffaloes, zebras, Thomson’s gazelle, and antelopes are examples of wild animals.
Detailed itinerary
On this day, you will be picked up by the Africa Adventure Vacations safari guide from your residence in Nairobi at around 7 in the morning and then leave for Lake Naivasha, which will take about 1 hour and 30 minutes to drive to. You will have time to enjoy the scenic views of the Rift Valley escapements along the road trip. You will be able to get to Hell Gate National Park at around 08:45am and then you will start with the guided biking tour, which lasts for two hours. As you do the biking, you will enjoy an array of animals such as zebras, eland, and hartebeest, among others. Keep focus in the sky for the entire trip as the park has more than 100 species of birds that consist of Verreaux’s eagles, augur buzzards, vultures, and swifts. Move through the distinguished gorges with interesting scenes of the cavies and the sedimentary rocks.
After your nature walks, you will have the lunch break, which will be at Sopa Lodge Naivasha, and after, you can still go for a one-hour boat ride on Lake Naivasha at only $30 per person. Here you will explore the school of hippos peeping at the water surface, enjoy the diverse birding species, such as the African fish eagle and African spoonbill, which are all common and available here.
After seeing everything, you will begin your return trip to Nairobi and conclude the 1-day trip to Hells Gate National Park with a road trip back to Nairobi, where our guide picked you up. 5 pm, you will have arrived at your residence and I think by this, you will have had the wonderful 1 Day safari to Hells Gate National Park in Kenya experience.
The cost of this package includes
- The game drives in the park.
- Entrance fees to the park, including the driver, are all included.
- Mineral water
- Lunch
- Fuels
- Transport for one day
The cost of this package doesn’t include:
- Personal expenditures include
- Tipping
- Air ticket to another country
- Visa
- The experienced driver guide