Hell's Gate, Lake Naivasha Boat Cruise & Crescent Island Walking Safari Day Tour

An early pickup from your Nairobi hotel, residence or agreed central meeting point gives extra time for all three stops. The drive northwest takes about two hours, pausing at a Great Rift Valley viewpoint on the escarpment edge.

Explore Hell's Gate National Park on foot or by hired bicycle — zebra, giraffe, buffalo, warthog and antelope are often seen grazing beneath the volcanic cliffs, and the plains hold no resident predator prides, which makes walking and cycling here possible. Take in the famous rock towers, then descend into the sculpted Ol Njorowa gorge with your guide. Bicycle hire at the gate is payable on site.

A lunch stop in Naivasha town or by the lake — meals and drinks are payable directly unless stated in your selected option — before the afternoon's water-and-walking double bill.

Cruise Lake Naivasha by guided boat, life jackets provided: groups of hippos surfacing among the papyrus, fish eagles diving for their catch, and pelicans, cormorants and kingfishers working the shallows. The boat finishes at the Crescent Island landing.

Step ashore on Crescent Island Game Sanctuary for a guided walking safari like no other on the circuit: giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, waterbuck and gazelle graze in the open, and because there are no predators on the island you walk among them — unfenced, on foot, at a respectful distance set by your guide. They are wild animals and keep their own comfort zones, but close, quiet encounters are common. Sanctuary fees and the resident guide are included.

The boat returns you to the mainland for the drive back up the escarpment, reaching Nairobi in the evening, depending on traffic. You will be dropped at your hotel, residence or preferred central point.