Hippo-filled freshwater lake ringed by acacia, with Hell's Gate gorge and Crescent Island next door — Kenya's easiest weekend escape.
Best time to visit
Year-round; June – September is driest
Getting there
90 minutes from Nairobi on the Nairobi–Nakuru highway
Ideal for
Weekend getaways, Cycling, Team building, Budget travel
Naivasha is the closest thing Kenya has to a perfect weekend. Ninety minutes from Nairobi on the new expressway, a freshwater lake sits under the Rift Valley escarpment, fringed with yellow-barked acacia and full of hippo.
Hell's Gate National Park is the only park in Kenya you can walk and cycle through — no big predators, so you ride between zebra and giraffe towards a gorge that inspired the landscapes of The Lion King.
Crescent Island is a walking sanctuary on a submerged volcanic rim, where you cross open grassland on foot among wildebeest, giraffe and eland.
Cycle through the park between zebra, giraffe and gazelle.
Walk unguarded among plains game on a volcanic crescent.
Hippo pods, fish eagles and the drowned forest at sunset.
A steep 3-hour crater rim hike with Rift Valley views.
Every one includes transport, park fees and a guide. Private dates available for all of them.
Nairobi & Machakos County
A game drive in the only national park inside a capital city, then a hike up Ol Donyo Sabuk with buffalo and a waterfall.
From
Ksh 12,500Ksh 15,000
per person
Karen, Nairobi
A half-day forest hike through indigenous woodland in Karen — waterfall, caves, river gorge and a picnic, without leaving Nairobi.
From
Ksh 1,500Ksh 2,000
per person
Lake Naivasha, Nakuru County
Cycle through Hell's Gate between zebra and giraffe, walk with wildlife on Crescent Island, and take a boat out among the hippos.
From
Ksh 9,500Ksh 12,000
per person
Naivasha, Nakuru, Bogoria & Baringo
Four lakes in four days along the floor of the Rift — Naivasha, Nakuru, the Bogoria geysers and Baringo's birdlife.
From
Ksh 32,000Ksh 38,000
per person
19 – 20 September 2026
Your next adventure is waiting. Let Pilly B Adventures take you somewhere unforgettable.
