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Hell's Gate National Park Tour: Exploring Africa's Majestic Wildlife and Landscapes
4.9
87 Ratings
Naivasha
Embark on a thrilling adventure through Hell’s Gate National Park in East Africa. Explore majestic wildlife, stunning landscapes, and enjoy cycling and hiking in the park’s unique environment.
Embark on a thrilling adventure through Hell’s Gate National Park in East Africa. Explore majestic wildlife, stunning landscapes, and enjoy cycling and hiking in the park’s unique environment.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hell’s Gate National Park - Our accredited guide/driver will pick you at 7am from your hotel. He will take you through a short tour briefing of the trip. Start the journey through the highlands of kikuyu. After an hour drive your reach the view point where you will stop for 30min to view the great rift valley as you take photos. You will also have…
- Hell’s Gate National Park - Our accredited guide/driver will pick you at 7am from your hotel. He will take you through a short tour briefing of the trip. Start the journey through the highlands of kikuyu. After an hour drive your reach the view point where you will stop for 30min to view the great rift valley as you take photos. You will also have a good view of mount Longonot, a volcano mountain with a crater on the top. Start driving down the rift valley for 1 hour towards lake Naivasha where hell’s gate national park sits. The agricultural activity done here is Rose flower growing and you will see plenty of green houses. At this point you will have reached the entrance to hell’s gate. Get your bike ready and start biking in the park. You will be seeing giraffes, zebras antelopes and gazelles grazing on both sides of the road as you ride down to the gorge area.
- Lake Naivasha - Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies north west of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley. Here you will ride the motor boat on lake naivasha while seeing hippos and different bird species, including fish eagle.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Professional guide
- Bicycle rental
- Private transportation
- Professional guide
- Bicycle rental
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- cycling fee
- Lunch
- Admission fees
- Admission fee, lake naivasha.
- Alcoholic beverages
- cycling fee
- Lunch
- Admission fees
- Admission fee, lake naivasha.
Additional Information
Disney’s The Lion King animators derived inspiration from Hell’s Gate National Park, a region spanning approximately 26 square miles (68.25 square kilometers). This park, named after a break in the red-hued cliffs shaped by a prehistoric lake’s fluid course, is the only one in East Africa where you have the freedom to leave your safari vehicle and…
Disney’s The Lion King animators derived inspiration from Hell’s Gate National Park, a region spanning approximately 26 square miles (68.25 square kilometers). This park, named after a break in the red-hued cliffs shaped by a prehistoric lake’s fluid course, is the only one in East Africa where you have the freedom to leave your safari vehicle and explore on foot.
Unforgettable experiences include cycling across its vast plains and viewing the vibrant wildlife in their natural surroundings, or walking along the majestic gorge.
Furthermore, a boat ride on Lake Naivasha not only offers tranquil breezes for relaxation, but also a unique chance to observe thousands of hippos and various bird species.
Location
Hell's Gate National Park
Lake Road South, South of Lake Naivasha
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(87 Ratings)
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Anikets2024
Jul 17, 2025
- We had a fantastic day tour to Hell’s Gate National Park and Lake Naivasha. Everything was perfectly organized, just as mentioned in the itinerary, with no delays or surprises.
Our guide and driver, Calvin, was absolutely wonderful and incredibly respectful, humble, and professional. He made sure we were comfortable throughout the trip, shared helpful insights, and handled everything with such calm and care. Plus he’s a very safe driver.
The entire experience felt smooth, safe, and memorable. Highly recommended.
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K9592bcjohnl
Jun 21, 2025
Great day safari! - We had a great day! The boat ride at Lake Naivasha was well worth it—we saw so many wonderful birds, hippos, zebras, giraffes, wildebeasts, etc. Hell’s Gate was fun too but be aware it’s a bit of a workout! The bike ride is about 10 miles total and there is a little hiking involved to see the amazing views. It was really fun being out in the open park and the baboons were hilarious! Calvin and our driver were so helpful in getting us there and back safely and we learned so much from Calvin along the way!
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Sami_k
Jun 21, 2025
Hells gate with Meshak and Leki - Meshak was our expert driver and teacher on the drive to Hell’s gate. He provided so much information on Kenya and its tribes and traditions. After 3 hour drive through the most dangerous road in Africa, we saw five overturned trucks, we finally arrived to our bicycle selection spot and met our guide for the park Mr. Lekishon (Leki or lucky for short). After paying the obligatory and confusing entry ride, we got on our bikes to travel the 8 km trajectory while often stopping to see zebras, giraffes and beautiful gazelles. At the end of the bike trajectory, we got off the bikes and started out trail through the gorge leading to an overlook which served as an inspiration for the Lion King. On the way, we met several school children who are laughing, running and bathing in the hot water sprinkling from the side walls. We were very tired at the end of this, so our driver Meshak came to our rescue to take for a sumptuous lunch near Lake Naivasha. All the bbq food, especially fish and chicken was great. A couple of hours later we walked to the lake to appreciate its beauty. We saw many birds native to Kenya roaming and hunting for fish. We met a very nice bird watcher from Japan who shared many photos with us. Two hours later we arrived in Nairobi we thanked our driver for all his teaching, patience and unforgettable smile.
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Williams2351
Jun 17, 2025
Efficient, friendly guide - Çalvin was super friendly and helpful.. we enjoyed riding with him to Fairview Estates Coffee Plantation. He came in a timely fashion and provided good information.
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Andreassu435fn
Jun 16, 2025
Great experience at Hells Gate and Lake Naivasha - Highly recommend the trip to Hells Gate and Lake Naivasha! The opportunity to experience Hells Gate by bicycle is something I've never experienced in any other place and an enjoyable way to experience the park. Pick-up was punctual, and the driver Calvin was friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating throughout the whole day.
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Randy_p
Jun 14, 2025
A variety of things to do and see! - I had a fantastic day in Hell's Gate! Joash, our guide, was very accommodating and stopped several times on the way for great photo opportunities. The bike ride was led by a knowledgeable guide who pointed out many sights I would have otherwise missed. The scenery was stunning, featuring a variety of animals, including zebras and giraffes. After the bike ride, we enjoyed a unique boat ride where we saw many interesting things, including hippos!
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Danielgb3659rp
Jun 9, 2025
Amazing - The experince was perfect, Calvin (driver) was very kind and patient, he drove safely and was always careful about our needs in the road. I absolutly recommend the boat trip, you can watch many birds and other animals.
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105malinallir
Jun 9, 2025
Wonderful - It was a wonderful experience! We really enjoyed watching the native fauna at the lake and the park. The driver was really kind and helpful. I highly recommend it, 100% worth it.
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F9313wqnaomiw
Jun 8, 2025
Well worth doing - Great tour, well worth doing. Really nice drivers/guides. Also the best price we could find. We enjoyed the bike ride; saw loads of zebras and a giraffe, and some other animals but from quite a distance. We also enjoyed the boat ride and saw loads of hippos sticking their heads out of the water. We wish we didn't have lunch there though.
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A1358zwtanyab
Apr 28, 2025
Must do tour if you are in Nairobi - It was a great tour up to lake Naivasha with my guide Calvin . We went to hells gate park got to see zebras wildabeasts, giraffes , antellope and pumba too. Yelled our name at the talking walls with our massi guide . The then took me into the gorge where hot water flows. The boat ride to see the hippos was a nice relaxing pace after climbing up and down rocks. I was able to see some huge pelicans and about 8 hippos. This boat tour is great if you are into birds there were so many to see.
Thank you Calvin for a great trip and getting me to my hotel in lake Naivasha.
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