Mt Longonot National Park is located 90km from Nairobi city on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The mt Longonot national park is a popular park for hiking and mountain climbing that takes less than 3-4hrs to climb/hike up and down. It is one of the best adventure day trips from Nairobi. Longonot national park is easy to get to and has the best sightseeing opportunities and one can look inside the mountain crater.
Enjoy biking safari, walk at the gorges and a beautiful boat ride on lake Naivasha.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Transport during the 2 days
✔ All Park entrance fees
✔ Bicycle renting charge
✔ Accommodation
✔ Lunch on the first and last day
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Private guide at Longonot and Hells gate parks
✔ Breakfast
✔ Boat ride on Lake Naivasha
✖ Pickup and drop off to the airport at 20 USD.
Pickup Locations
1. Rosa Mystica Christian Guest House
2. 37 On Kikambala
3. Olsupat Lodge
4. Sakina Hotel & Restaurant
5. Santa Fe Hotel Nairobi
6. Prearea Hotel
7. Best Western Plus Westlands
8. Ulwazi Place by Trianum
9. Lowela Hotel
10. Rigel Inn
11. Dayo Suites and Hotel
12. StanMar Hotel
13. Valley Arcade Towers
14. Nairobi Executive Serviced Apartment
15. Hotel Tobriana
16. New Carnation Hotel
17. Idyllic Ventures Ltd
18. Nomad Paradise Hotel
19. Razana Hotel
20. Maasai Lodge
Additional Info: Any Hotel,Apartment,Villas within Nairobi, Naivasha and Nakuru
Note: airport pick up JKIA you will be charge an extra USD 20 (pay on arrival)
For wilson airport free pick Up.
Itinerary
Nairobi to Longonot Mountain
1
Mount Longonot National Park
6:00am:- Nairobi- Great African Rift Valley
Depart Nairobi for Mt Longonot National Park going through the Kikuyu lush green highlands and then on the eastern escarpment of the rift valley system.
6:30am: – Great Rift Valley View Point
You will make a scheduled stop at the view point on the side of the escarpment to enjoy the view of the Rift valley floor from a birds eye view.You can actually see the volcanic Mt Suswa and Mt Longonot from this high place with their evergreen craters
7:00am: – Mt Longonot National Park
Drop into the rift valley and arrive at the Mt Longonot national park for your Hike up to the crater. The hike requires medium physical fitness and you will climb through the gulleys that dot the sides of this mountain. You can make some rest stops at the designated places on the trek. You will get to the rim of the crater and look into the awesome crater below. If you have the strength for it, you can go round the rim of the crater.
Duration: 3 hours
2
Lake Naivasha
12:00pm: – Mt. Longonot –Lake Naivasha
Descend from the Longonot mountain for the base at the park headquarters. Relax for some while and take on the drive to Lake Naivasha.
1:00pm: – Lunch at Kifaru Restaurant
Arrive at Kifaru Restaurant and enjoy a sumptuous lunch at their restaurant.
2:30pm: – Boat Ride in Lake Naivasha
Go on an hour boat ride in this wonderful rift valley lake. The boat ride will take you to see the hundreds of birds in this lake including the diving African fish eagle which dives in the water to catch fish without ever missing. You will also go to the hippo pool and see the hippos as they swim and bleat inside the water while opening their mouths to over 180 degrees.
Duration: 2 hours
Tour to Hells gate
1
Hell's Gate National Park
Have breakfast and start to get ready to leave the hotel at 8 am for Hell’s gate with picnic lunch.
Arrive at the gate of hells gate at around 8:30 am. Start of the biking tour at hells gate for 2 hours
11am – Visit the gorges inside the park. Gorges are small thin depressions of land mass where you can walk underneath. Some areas have formed caves where you can walk through. This will take 1 hour.
1pm – Finish the tours and bring the bikes back at the gate.
1pm – Have picnic lunch or at Kifaru Restaurant
2pm –. End of all activities and start the drive back to Nairobi.
Arrive by 4pm
Duration: 3 hours
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
