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WW
US
Visited:
October 2008
Reviewed: May 25, 2012
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Not well-maintained. Susceptible to flash floods--see recent deaths in late April 2012.
seltzca
US
Visited:
August 2002
Reviewed: Jul 4, 2012
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hell's Gate is one of the only parks where you are allowed to walk around on foot. What it lacks in big carnivores, it makes up in scenery and your ability to explore without a vehicle. If you decide to camp, be aware that cape buffalo might come to graze your campsite in the middle of the night. Just don't startle them! I highly recommend hiking the gorge, but look out for pumice floating in the stream or you might end up in water where you thought there was solid ground.
NZ
US
Visited:
August 2013
Reviewed: Jan 1, 2014
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A unique safari experience and amazing scenery at Hell's Gate National Park
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(be sure to verify that your brakes work before agreeing to rent!), and that the road is unpaved, meaning it takes a bit more work to pedal than on something paved. In exchange though, you get unimpeded 360 degree views and the ability to actually take in the environment with all your senses. If an animal gets too close to the road, your guide may have you stop and back up to wait until it moves a safe distance away. These moments are exciting, but I do not think that they represent much danger as long as you follow instructions of the guides and respect the wild animals. Second, regardless of how you see the park, there are more options than just animal spotting available for activities. Your guide can take you hiking through the gorge that was the basis for the scenery for Disney’s “The Lion King” film, which is very nice, and you can go rock climbing on some of the park’s cliffs and towers. The easiest option for rock climbing is at “Fischer’s Tower” about a mile from the Naivasha park entrance, where you can rent gear from some men who will also serve as your spotters for about $10 (850 Kenyan schillings). The gear is clearly used, but looks to be taken care of well, and you get everything you need including climbing shoes and helmets. If one has never tried rock climbing before, this is a very much recommended opportunity.Since Hell’s Gate is so close to Nairobi, you can make a day trip out of going to it. The drive to the park from the capital takes you over the escarpments that bound the Great Rift Valley, and it is worth stopping to take in the stunning view of the valley floor thousands of feet below. Near Hell’s Gate is Lake Naivasha, and you can arrange to go on a boat trip on the lake to see hippos and flocks of cormorants. Both the lake and Hell’s Gate can be seen in a single day if you are willing to get up a little early, and it makes for a unique side trip as part of a larger Kenyan adventure.
Jose
Visited:
January 2000
Reviewed: Apr 15, 2015
So good
Its very good you should go really fun and I recomend the bycicle tour
Mahasri Weerasooriya & family
CA
Visited:
May 2014
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
Email Mahasri Weerasooriya & family | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Walked right up to a Giraffe, only park in Kenya that we were able to get down and walk among the wildlife.
Naomi
Visited:
May 2014
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2015
The best was the hike through the gouge - loved every minute of it and the guide a beautiful person who explained everything through the gouge and put up with all our joke, laughter and good time we had at this special place.
ninara
Visited:
December 2014
Reviewed: Apr 24, 2015
aaroy
KE
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: May 6, 2015
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Hell's gate is a unique park as you can cycle inside the park, that's pretty cool. There is plenty of zebras and wathogs etc but no predators.
lindafiona92
KE
Visited:
August 2014
Reviewed: May 8, 2015
Email lindafiona92 | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Suryanarayan Ganesh
Visited:
December 2014
Reviewed: May 11, 2015
Unique safari destination, unlike any I have seen earlier!
Hell's Gate national park deserves a couple of days at least, unfortunately I had just one. Its a destination where you can do multiple things & get something out of it. This is one park where you can rent a bike outside & cycle through it. I understand you can also camp onsite here.
The safari drive through Hell's Gate national park is surreal - the scenery is spectacular with craggy mountains on either side. Easy to spot lots of deer, giraffes, zebras, wild buffalo, boar, birds, hyenas etc
Then I took the trek through the Park's ravine - a spectacular place; make sure you go all the way to the end where scenes of the Tomb Raider movie was shot. Its a good 2 hour hike, with wonderful photo-ops on along the route.
The park also has a geothermal station, wish they would allow tourists there too, I got only a peek from outside.