There are a lot of different attractive national parks in Kenya. We have chosen that one because of its special fact of being able to cycle through it and see wild animals even closer than usual. You can reach it best starting from Naivasha, it takes around 1 hour on the road. Here we also decided to take a Boda. We convinced one driver to take us both ways and to wait for us at the park entrance for 2.000KS and a free beer afterward.
At the entrance, you will pass by a gate where to buy the entry ticket and rent a bicycle. Getting the bicycle costs $5 p.p. and the entry ticket $30 p.p. Also here, you can negotiate about the bike price. The park itself is not that big but offers a variety of nature.
Landscape
The landscape is a wide, open plate surrounded by a circle of mountains, the border of the volcano crater. Protected by that, lots of animals came here to live like Zebras, Giraffes, and Buffaloes. From now on you can ride with the bicylce forever through the park, reaching the other side takes around 1 hour. During that trip, you will reach a more bushy area like the entrance of the Gorge Canyon or the area around the highest stone formation, the Fischers Tower.
Ol Njorowa Gorge
At some point you will reach a wooden building, you can buy expensive water and get a tour to the Gorge canyon. They said, even Tomb Raider was filmed in here. You can't explore it by yourself so it is obligated to get a guide, we paid approx. 700KS. This canyon tour takes around 30 min one way. In the start, you will hike down a narrow wild path through lots of bushes and wilderness, then continue walking along a riverbed and following the water towards the canyon. This formation is incredible, a highly impressive canyon winding through nature including some smaller waterfalls. The guide informs about some historical facts and shows the area of Tomb Raider. Walking around is fun and quite adventurous, the tour was fine and I would say it is worth it - good contrast and addition to Hells Gates wide landscape.
KenGen Geysers
To see the Geysires you can choose the longer guided tour. We didn't do that, but it would take around 45 min walk one way and you will reach three light blue Geysires.
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