2-Daagse Wandel- en Fietsvakantie in Naivasha, Kenia

Day 1

• 06:00 Nairobi - Great African Rift Valley

Depart Nairobi for Mount Longonot National Park going through the Kikuyu lush green highlands and then on the eastern escarpment of the Rift Valley system.

• 06:30 Great Rift Valley viewpoint

You will make a scheduled stop at the viewpoint on the side of the escarpment to enjoy the view of the Rift Valley floor from a bird's eye view. The Rift Valley system was formed 5,000,000 years ago and the rift 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 eight lakes and dormant ALake Bogoria geysers. You can actually see the volcanic Mt Suswa and Mt Longonot from this high place with their evergreen craters and the undulating green rift valley floor. The view from here is just amazing. Make sure to take as many photos from here as you can.

• 07:00 Mount Longonot National Park

Drop into the Rift Valley and arrive at the 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.

• 12:00 Mount Longonot - Lake Naivasha

Descend from the Longonot mountain for the base at the park headquarters. Relax for a while and take on the drive to Lake Naivasha.

• 13:00 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.

• 14:30 Boat ride in Lake Naivasha

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

• 16:00 Lake Naivasha - Astorian Grand Hotel

Depart Lake Naivasha and drive to Astorian Grand Hotel to relax and overnight stay. Dinner will be served at the hotel.

Day 2: Day tour to Naivasha

Have breakfast and start to get ready to leave the hotel at 8:00 a.m. for Hell’s Gate with a picnic lunch. Arrive at the gate of Hells Gate at around 8:30 a.m. Start of the biking tour at Hells Gate for two hours

• 11:00 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 one hour.
• 13:00 Finish the tours and bring the bikes back to the gate
• 13:00 Have picnic lunch
• 14:00 End of all activities and start of drive back to Nairobi
• 16:00 Arrive
• End of tour

About the holiday

Perfect Safaris is the only company with a guaranteed daily departure as they own the safari vehicles. They use professional experienced and very friendly safari guides. They use nicely maintained vehicles. Their mobile phone line is available on a 24-hour basis. You are free to call, text, or use WhatsApp incase of any questions. All entrance fees are included in the price of the tour.