Hell’s Gate National Park
User Reviews (80)
Kenya Parks
So good
Its very good you should go really fun and I recomend the bycicle tour
US
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.
CA
Email Christopher Haslett | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Hell's Gate is a small but stunningly beautiful property whose main attraction is the ability to walk or cycle in! The animals are limited to the hoofed species: gazelles, antelopes, zebras and a few scattered buffalo and giraffes. But the experience of tracking them on foot makes this park well worth a day visit. And it doesn't get any cheaper: you pay just US$25 for a 24-hour entry, and with no vehicle to rent, your only other expense is your food and drinks.
I spent another $15 for a camping permit, and enjoyed lovely views of the cliff-lined pastures as the sun set. You are supposed to carry in your own wood or charcoal, but I found a generous pile of dead wood that the park rangers had left behind for campfires. I was told a leopard sometimes relaxes on the rocky ledge above the campsite when the sun comes up; I woke up early to try and spot it but had no luck.
The narrow, winding gorge makes a good walk, though on weekends it will be crowded with Kenyans. It is dry most of the time, but floods dangerously when it rains. Tragically, seven people drowned in a flash flood there in April 2012. New warning measures are expected to be put in place to prevent such incidents in the future.
A bike rental for the day should cost 500 shillings, and you can rent one at the turnoff for Elsa Gate (the first park gate as you travel along South Lake Road). Pedestrians can get off the "matatu" public bus here and just walk in. The gate is supposed to be 2 km in from the road, but it is really only 1 km.
NL
Email Frank Kroeze | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Overall good, but not extremely spectacular to be honest. Don't fall in the trap of paying additional for the Masai experience, not worth it.
Email Mary Harvey | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was very different and great to be able to walk in this park and get close to the animals.
US
Email Preston | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Landscape and natural features made the site. 4x4 Traffic as it was high season lowered quality of experience somewhat.
US
Email Sean W Ryan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The scenery was incredible and very reminiscent of places near my home in the US, but due to illness and extra cost to do so, I did not get a chance to take a walk in the area.
AE
Email Maikko Ibale | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was rainy day but still glad saw the animals happily running and hunting.
CN
Email Yu Luduo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The scenic is typical in Africa，is wide and magnificent.zebras eating under the cliff，and the gorge is peculiar
Email Scott Richardson | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
You can ride a push bike through the national park seeing many zebra and giraffes. The volume of animals was low but the fact that you are in the open is amazing.
Safari Tours to Hell’s Gate NP
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