“A Walk and ride on the Wild Side” Hell's Gate National Park is a tiny park located between Lake Naivasha and Longonot and Suswa volcanoes and it is an ideal venue for a weekend retreat far from the urban life of Nairobi. 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-walking and biking are allowed. Animals seen here include bushbucks, dikdiks, gazelles, gnus, hartebeests, impalas, klipspringers, buffalo, zebras, baboons, and monkeys among others. This is a joining tour with a maximum of 14 people per day

This tour is unique because it combines water-based, cycling, walking, and wildlife experiences in a single day, something few destinations in Kenya offer. Tourists begin with a boat safari on Lake Naivasha, allowing close, uninterrupted viewing of hippos and prolific birdlife—an experience that contrasts sharply with traditional vehicle-only game drives. The transition to Hell’s Gate National Park then introduces a rare opportunity to cycle or walk inside a national park, moving at ground level among giraffes, zebras, and antelopes with no large predators present. The guided walk through Hell’s Gate Gorge, with its geothermal steam vents, towering cliffs, and volcanic formations, adds a strong adventure and geological dimension not found in most safari circuits. Scenic Rift Valley landscapes, hands-on activities, and lunch at a lakeside hotel complete a highly interactive, multi-sensory day trip that blends nature, adventure, and scenery rather than passive sightseeing alone.

This tour entails all the ingredients for a wonderful experience such as Wildlife viewing with different types of animal and bird species at display. An experienced, professional and friendly guide to take through the tour. A relaxing experience after the walk and bike tour in the park while Boat Riding at the Lake Naivasha. The tour will also leave you relaxed and satisfied with the view of nature as the sceneries in the trails attribute to that. It is a fun tour and an adventurous one and the fulfillment after the tour will leave you yearning for another. If you are an adventurous person, a wildlife and safari enthusiast, this is the perfect tour for you. There is also a Maasai market at the entrance to the Gorges where on will be immersed in a rich cultural experience and the chance to interact with the tribesmen and women. To top it all, we have added E-Bikes option and Quad Bikes as options for as low as 100$ for the Quad Bikes and 60$for the E-Bikes option.

Enjoy a day tour visiting Hell's Gate National Park, the only park where you can drive, walk and do some cycling within the Park then spice up your excursion with a boat ride in Lake Naivasha where you get a chance to spot the big hippos on the shores of the lake and different species of water bird.

Embark on an exciting one-day private tour from Nairobi, exploring both Hells Gate National Park and Lake Naivasha. Begin your adventure at Hells Gate, where you can either walk or cycle through the park, encountering wildlife such as zebras and gnus along the way. Afterward, make your way to Lake Naivasha for a scenic boat ride, where you might spot hippos and a wide array of bird species. It’s the perfect day trip to immerse yourself in nature’s beauty and wildlife!

The towering cliffs, water-formed gorges, wild animals, birds, and unique flora give this park an almost magical feel. The park itself was established back in 1984 and named 'Hell's Gate' due to powerful forces shaping the national park from below. Dramatic volcanic rocky outcrops, obsidian caves, spitting geysers, rock towers, sandstone cliffs, and water gouged gorges are what make this park worth visiting. Hell's Gate National Park is a great choice for thrill-seekers; mountain biking, rock climbing, and hiking are some of the available activities.