Tucked deep into the floor of the Great Rift Valley, standing between 2187 and 1560 meters above sea level and located in Naivasha, Hells Gate National Park provides the ideal fun in the wild experience across all markets and ages. Its convenient proximity from Nairobi, coupled with an excellent road network makes it a good out of town adventure. Covering just 68 sq. km, the park offers more than its size.
From panoramic picnic sites, spectacular scenic views, abundant flora and fauna, towering cliffs, water gouged gorges, rock towers geothermal steams from Olkaria Geothermal I power station located inside the park south-west of Naivasha, the park is a bundle of fun waiting to be explored. Nature trails, picnic sites and two circuits loop around the park offering a variety of scenic sites and wildlife viewing opportunities. There are two walking nature trails at Hobley’s Volcano and the Ol Basta Rock Tower and some scenic picnic sites at Lake View Point, Moibeni, the obsidian caves, Hell’s Kitchen and Kapartania View Point.
The park is characterized by diverse topography and geological rock formations. Christened “A walk on the wild side’’ the park allows walking and cycling activities (guided by KWS security on request or by local community guides at a fee) on the sprawling grasslands with well-maintained dust roads. Teeming with hundreds of wild flora and fauna this fact makes it ideal for game drives. Wild animals to see include; Zebra, eland, giraffe, buffalo, serval cat, hartebeest, Thomson’s gazelle, klipspringer, leopard and so much more.
