KenyaPlus itinerary · 2 days
A weekend at Lake Naivasha: Hell's Gate and Longonot
Two easy days from Nairobi: cycle Hell's Gate, walk among giraffes on Crescent Island, or hike Mount Longonot.
Suits: Active weekends from Nairobi.
Photo: Bett Duncan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · original
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- Route
- 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
- Buffalo
- Park entry, one foreign adult
- No KenyaPlus fee records on this route how
Day by day
Drive from Nairobi: about 1½ h
Day 1 · Naivasha
Drive to Naivasha; cycle Hell's Gate.
Drive from Naivasha: under 1 h
Day 2 · Mount Longonot National Park
Hike the crater rim, then back to Nairobi.
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.
- Hell's Gate National Park — daily entry Information status: VerifiedOnly if you go into the park (near Naivasha); not in the total. 1 day · checked 2026-10-17USD 50
- Mt. Longonot National Park — daily entry Information status: VerifiedOnly if you go into the park (near Mount Longonot National Park); not in the total. 1 day · checked 2026-10-17USD 50
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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