17/03/2026
Today’s Destination: Hells Gate National Park
‘A Walk on the Wild Side’ 🧳🗺️📍
Hidden and tucked deep into the floor of the Great Rift Valley, Naivasha, this park provides the ideal fun in the wild experience for wander lusters. Its convenient proximity from Nairobi coupled with an excellent road network makes it an ideal out of town adventure. Sprawling just about 68 sqkm, 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 1 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 teems with hundreds of wild flora and fauna that makes it ideal for game drives.
Wildlife includes; Zebra, eland, giraffe, buffalo, serval cat, hartebeest, Thomson’s Gazelle, klipspringer, antelope, leopard and so much more. With an incredible record of over 103 bird species, the destination is ideal for bird lovers.
Standing a dizzying 25 meters, the Fisher’s Tower is a rugged mass of rock that is a remnant of the ancient volcano named after a German explorer, Gustav Fischer who was in the park in 1883. Local Maasai community allege that the rock is a figure of a chief’s daughter who turned around against the dictates of the Maa tradition, taking one last look at her home before leaving to be married. The rock offers a great climbing experience.
Visitors can enjoy game viewing, camping, picnicking, bird watching, nature trail walking, rock climbing and cycling.
By road, take the A104 Uplands Road from Nairobi to Naivasha and then take the Moi South Lake Road which leads to Lake Naivasha. Elsa Gate is 25km from the Moi South Lake Road Junction and public transport services are in operation.
Altitude: 5,000-7,000 FT.
Area: 68.2 sq. km
Location: Nakuru County
Gazettement: 1984
Distance from Nairobi: 90 km
Tired of the hustles and bustles of the city life? Let's go have fun at Hells Gate National Park. 🗺️ 📌
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