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Kenya on a budget: 5 days with lower park fees

Nairobi National Park, Hell's Gate and Mount Longonot — parks with lower entry fees than the big reserves, all within short drives of Nairobi.

Suits: Travellers keeping costs down, and independent travellers.

A giraffe in Nairobi National Park with the Nairobi city skyline behind it
Route
Nairobi → Nairobi → Naivasha → Mount Longonot National Park → Nairobi
Time on the road
about 3½ h in all; longest about 1½ h Information status: Estimated
Big Five on record
Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Rhino
Park entry, one foreign adult
USD 180 how

Day by day

  1. Day 1 · Nairobi

    Nairobi National Park.

  2. Day 2 · Nairobi

    The Giraffe Centre or the National Museum.

  3. Drive from Nairobi: about 1½ h

    Day 3 · Naivasha

    Cycle Hell's Gate.

  4. Day 4 · Naivasha

    Crescent Island or the lake shore.

  5. Drive from Naivasha: under 1 h

    Day 5 · Mount Longonot National Park

    Hike the crater rim, then back to Nairobi.

  6. Drive from Mount Longonot National Park: about 1½ h

    End in Nairobi

Road times are estimates from openrouteservice road routes plus an allowance for stops, not live traffic. Day notes are KenyaPlus suggestions.

Park entry fees on this route

Information status: Estimated One non-resident (foreign) adult, one 24-hour entry for each day in the park, worked out from the official fee records below. Children, residents and citizens pay less.

Entry only — not accommodation, transport, vehicle fees, guides or activities. Confirm with the park authority before you travel; see Kenya park entry fees explained.

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