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Flamingos and the Rift: A 5-Day Nakuru, Naivasha and Hell’s Gate Safari

Rhinos and the soda lake at Nakuru, then hippos, Crescent Island and a cycling day in Hell’s Gate.

Duration

5 days / 4 nights

Days

5 days

From

$6,000

Places

Hell’s Gate, Lake Nakuru, Nairobi, Lake Naivasha

Overview

What this journey is.

A compact Rift Valley safari that still changes parks. Nakuru is the wildlife morning. Naivasha and Hell’s Gate are the boat, the walk and the bikes. You start and end in Nairobi.

Highlights

Why travellers choose it.

  1. 01

    Lake Nakuru rhinos

  2. 02

    Flamingos when the lake is holding them

  3. 03

    Naivasha boat

  4. 04

    Hell’s Gate by bike

  5. 05

    Baboon Cliff

Day by day

How the days unfold.

  1. Day 1

    Nairobi to Nakuru

    Collect from Nairobi and drive the escarpment. Afternoon in Lake Nakuru for rhinos and the shore.

    Meals
    Lunch, dinner
    Where you stay
    Nakuru lodge
  2. Day 2

    Nakuru morning

    Dawn in the park, including Baboon Cliff, then south toward Naivasha for the night.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner
    Where you stay
    Naivasha lodge
  3. Day 3

    Lake Naivasha

    A boat among the hippos and a walk on Crescent Island when conditions allow.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner
    Where you stay
    Naivasha lodge
  4. Day 4

    Hell’s Gate

    A guided cycling day in Hell’s Gate and time in the gorge, then a last night by the lake.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner
    Where you stay
    Naivasha lodge
  5. Day 5

    Back to Nairobi

    Morning at the lodge and the return up the escarpment to Nairobi.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch
    Where you stay
    Departure

Included and excluded

What the price covers.

Included

  • Airport or hotel meet in Kenya on the first day
  • Private vehicle and English-speaking guide on safari days
  • Park, reserve and conservancy fees on this route
  • Accommodation and meals named in the day plan
  • Domestic flights or road transfers named in the day plan
  • Bottled water in the safari vehicle

Not included

  • International flights into Kenya
  • Kenya visa and travel insurance
  • Tips, laundry and premium drinks
  • Activities that are not written into the day plan

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A sense of the place.