Hike Mount Longonot on a full-day excursion from Nairobi and earn sweeping views across Lake Naivasha and the Great Rift Valley from the trail to the crater. With the chance to see wildlife in Mount Longonot National Park, home to giraffe, impalas, buffalos, gazelle, and a number of bird species can be spotted along the way. Request a Quote This 1 Day Mount Longonot Hiking Adventure From Nairobi gets you out of the city and into Kenya’s spectacular mountains without the long drive times required to reach many wilderness destinations.
Itinerary summary
DAY 1: THE TOUR
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: THE TOUR
You will be picked from your hotel after your early morning breakfast at 6.00 am and drive towards the park which is roughly an hour and a half drive, you’ll pass through the Kikuyu highlands and stop for views of the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley as you proceed to kick off with your hiking adventure in the cool hours of the morning before it gets hot. In a short time, you will be at the park where the hiking adventure kicks off. The hike is inside a National Park, but no guide is required, your driver-guide may accompany you along. The hike rewards you with ascending and descending experience with a walking safari, all the way around the crater rim. It is a difficult steep Hike to the top that needs one to be moderately fit, this day hiking is of moderate difficulty with steep climbing but achievable. The terrain has fine dust, with loose gravel in some areas of the hike. You should bring with you comfortable hiking shoes, light clothing, and drinking water.
Approximately 3kms.Two and half hours or three. Nevertheless, the reward for reaching the top is well worth it. Beautiful and scenic site of the crater. The views are fantastic. Once you reach the rim you really have to go all the way around the crater, the views from the very top are amazing. As you heave yourself over the rim of the crater your reward is the awesome sight of Naivasha and the Great Rift Valley and you know that it was all worthwhile. For the fitter hikers, another 3-hour hike around the rim can be done. (7kms), to Kilele Ngamia. A number of wildlife and bird species can be spotted along the hike, such as the Giraffe, Zebras, buffaloes, Gazelles, and view of Naivasha and the Great Rift Valley and you know that it was all worthwhile. You will need to carry some snacks to energize you along the way. Mineral water will be served to you.
The whole tour is only about 8–9 km long but very steep so that the round trip of park gate – Longonot Peak – park gate takes around 5 hours hiking. Hikers need to be reasonably fit to take part in this hike.
After your return from the hiking, visit the park headquarter before heading to Lake Naivasha, where you catch up with lunch at the lakeside Marina Camp. If desired, you can also book a sightseeing boat ride on Lake Naivasha, where hundreds of bird species thrive alongside a population of hippos. Lake Naivasha National Park is a bird lover’s paradise and taking a boat ride can get you real close (as close as 5 meters) to these avian wonders — pigeons, flamingoes, crows, and even fish eagles. Following your time at Lake Naivasha, this tour concludes with return transfer to your Nairobi hotel.
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End of the 1 Day Mount Longonot Hiking Adventure From Nairobi!
What is included in this tour?
Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
- Transportation on a 4 x 4 safari vehicle
- Park fees
- Drinking water
- lunch
- Service of a professional English speaking driver-guide.
What is not included in this tour?
Items that are not included in the cost of tour price. Request a Quote
- Boat trip at Naivasha
- Flights to/from Nairobi
- Visa
- Items of personal nature
- Tips for the guide