This Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip gives you a focused, well-organised route with Eastern Voyage Safaris, ideal if you want strong game viewing without an overly long itinerary.
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Why Choose This Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip
Choosing a Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip means your itinerary is planned around realistic driving distances and the parks that matter most for this trip, so you spend more time on game drives and less time on the road. Eastern Voyage Safaris tailors the pace, vehicle and accommodation to what you need.
Best Time for a Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip
This Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip can be booked in any season, with the dry months typically offering the most predictable game viewing and the wetter months offering quieter parks and better rates. Let us know your travel dates and we will advise on what to expect for a Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip at that time of year.
Roughly two hours from Nairobi, Lake Naivasha and neighbouring Hell’s Gate National Park make an easy full-day trip, combining a boat ride among hippos and fish eagles with a walk or cycle through a park where, unusually, you can move on foot alongside zebra and giraffe.
Itinerary
This is a popular option for travellers with a free day in Nairobi who want a change of scenery without a multi-day commitment.
Morning – Drive to Lake Naivasha
Depart Nairobi and drive into the Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha, with photo stops at viewpoints along the way.
Midday – Boat Ride on Lake Naivasha
Take a boat ride on the lake, looking for hippo, fish eagles and a wide range of waterbirds.
Afternoon – Hell’s Gate National Park
Continue to Hell’s Gate National Park, where the absence of large predators allows walking or cycling among zebra, giraffe and buffalo, beneath the park’s dramatic gorge and rock towers.
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Important Information
Price Includes
- Private vehicle and English-speaking driver-guide
- Boat ride on Lake Naivasha
- Hell’s Gate National Park entry fees
- Bottled water
Price Excludes
- Lunch
- Bicycle hire at Hell’s Gate
- Tips for your driver-guide
Terms & Conditions
Rates are per person and vary by group size. This trip can be combined with an overnight stay at Lake Naivasha if you’d prefer a more relaxed pace.
This Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip can also be shortened, extended or combined with a beach stay depending on your schedule. Contact Eastern Voyage Safaris and we will put together an itinerary around what you want to see and how much time you have.
Every Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip with Eastern Voyage Safaris includes an experienced local guide, comfortable transport, and bottled water throughout the day. We can also arrange add-ons such as lunch at a local restaurant or extra stops, depending on what interests your group.
This Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip is run with an experienced local guide and reliable transport, and bottled water is provided throughout the day. Let us know if you would like to adjust the schedule, add a stop, or combine it with another activity nearby.
We keep group sizes on this Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip small so your guide can adapt the day to what your group finds interesting, whether that means spending longer at one stop or adding a short detour. Comfortable, air-conditioned transport is provided throughout.
Because this Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip runs on a flexible schedule, we can start earlier or later depending on your other plans that day, and can combine it with an airport transfer or another short tour if that suits your itinerary better.
Eastern Voyage Safaris can combine this Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Day Trip with other short excursions if you have more time available, or keep it as a standalone half-day or full-day trip. Just let us know your preferences when you book.
Browse our other Kenya and Tanzania safari packages if you would like to compare options before booking.
