Itinerary

1. Day 1: Nairobi to Mt Longonot

   • 6:00 am:- Nairobi- Great African Rift Valley

   Depart Nairobi for Mt Longonot National Park, passing through the Kikuyu's lush green highlands and then the eastern escarpment of the Rift Valley system.

   • 6:30 am: – Great Rift Valley View Point

   You will make a scheduled stop at the viewpoint on the side of the escarpment to enjoy a bird s-eye view of the Rift Valley floor. The rift valley system was formed 5 million years ago and runs from the Red Sea through Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. The Rift Valley is an active volcanic area and has some of the most interesting features, including more than 8 lakes and dormant Lake Bogoria geysers. From this high place, you can see the volcanic Mt Suswa and Mt Longonot with their evergreen craters and the undulating green rift valley floor. The view is just amazing. Make sure to take as many photos as you can.

   • 7:00am: – Mt Longonot National Park

   Drop into the Rift Valley and arrive at 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 around the rim of the crater.

   • 12:00pm: – Mt. Longonot –Lake Naivasha

   Descend from Longonot Mountain to the base at the park headquarters. Relax for a while before taking the drive to Lake Naivasha.

   • 1:00 pm: – Lunch at Marina Camp

   Arrive at Marina camp and enjoy a sumptuous lunch at their restaurant by the lakeside while watching the lake's beauty and the birds flying by.

   • 2:30 pm: – Boat Ride in Lake Naivasha

   Go on an hour-long boat ride in this wonderful Rift Valley lake. The boat ride will take you to see 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.

   • 4:00pm: – Lake Naivasha – Villa Grazia Hotel

   Depart Lake Naivasha and drive to  (Villa Grazia Hotel to relax and overnight stay. Dinner will be served at the hotel.

2. Day 2: Hells Gate Park and Later Nairobi

   • Have breakfast and get ready to leave the hotel at 8 am for Hell’s Gate with a picnic lunch.
   • Arrive at the Gate of Hell's Gate at around 8:30 am. Start of the biking tour at Hells Gate for 2 hours
   • 11 am – 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.
   • 1 pm – Finish the tours, return the bikes to the gate, and then have a picnic lunch.
   • 2 pm –. End of all activities: drive back to Nairobi.
   • Arrive by 4 pm