2 day tour of lakes nakuru naivasha
Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park
You safari driver and guide will meet you at your Nairobi city hotel and drive you northwest to Lake Nakuru, with a short stop on the way to view the Great Rift Valley from an elevated position. You will arrive at Lake Nakuru National Park in time for a pre-lunch game drive. The National Park is home to giraffes, waterbucks, black and white rhinos, buffalo, lions and leopards, among other wildlife. On the shores of the lake, you will find thousands of flamingos feeding on the algae. Lunch will be at Lake Nakuru Lodge, Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or a similar location nearby. There will be an afternoon game drive around Lake Nakuru and the forest. Dinner and accommodation will be at Fisherman’s Camp Lake Naivasha.
Day -2 day tour of lakes nakuru naivasha : Hell’s Gate & Lake Naivasha
Arrive at the entrance to Hell’s Gate around mid-morning, where you will set off on your 2-hour biking tour. There is the option to drive, for those who prefer not to bike. You’ll have the chance to see bushbucks, dik-diks, giraffes, gazelles, gnus, hartebeests, impalas, klipspringers, buffaloes, hyraxes, zebras, hyenas, jackals, mongooses, baboons, monkeys and porcupines. The park has historically been an important home for the rare lammergeier vultures.
First visit the gorges and capture the beautiful panoramas. Return the bike to the entrance at around 12:00 PM. Along the way, visit the Maasai community. Then, at 1:00 PM have lunch at Naivasha Fisherman’s Camp. After that enjoy a relaxing boat ride on Lake Naivasha, where you can see some of the local wildlife including hippos, buffalo, fish eagles, pelicans. At the end of the tour, you’ll be driven back to Nairobi for around 6:00 PM.
- Bottled water
- Professional guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Entrance fees (Lake Nakuru: $60; Hell’s Gate: $26)
- Driver and car ($20)
- Accommodation (Taphe guest house $50)
- Boat ride ($30) (optional)
- Bicycle ($5) (optional)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)