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Hell's Gate National Park : Hell's Gate Naivasha :Lake Naivasha Safaris.
Hell's Gate National Park covers an area of 68.25 km2 and is situated in the environs of Lake Naivasha about 90 km from Nairobi. The park is situated 14 km after the turnoff from the old Nairobi-Naivasha highway. It is characterized by diverse topography and geological scenery. It is an important home of the lammergeyer.
Location:
Hell's Gate or Njorowa Gorge is situated in Nakuru District, Rift Valley Province, covering an Area of 68 km2.
Climate:
Warm and dry.
Park Gates:
Hell's Gate has two gates that are used by visitors i.e. the main Elsa Gate and the Olkaria Gate. The latter also serves the Olkaria Geothermal Station which is located inside the National Park.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Game viewing, Raptor nesting in cliffs, Spectacular gorge walk, hot springs, scenic landscape, the Geothermal Station, Masai culture.

ACTIVITIES
Hiking, camping, rock climbing, biking, bird watching and wildlife viewing.

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WILDLIFE
Reptiles:
Python, Cobra.
Insects/arthropods:
Grasshoppers, Butterflies, Bees, Termites.
Major Animals:
Baboon Olive; badger, honey; Buffalo, African; Bushbuck; Caracal; Cat, African Wild; Cheetah; Civet, African; Dik-dik, Kirk's; Dog, Hunting; Duiker, Bush; Eland; Fox, Bat-eared; Gazelle, Grant's; Gazelle, Thomson's; Genet, Large-spotted; Genet, Small-spotted; Giraffe, Masai; Giraffe, Reticulated; Hare, African; Hare, Spring; Hartebeest, Coke's; Hippopotamus; Hyena, Spotted; Hyrax, Rock; Impala; Jackal, Black-backed; Klipspringer; Leopard; Lion; Mongoose, Marsh; Mongoose, White-tailed; Monkey, Black faced Vervet; Otter, Clawless; Porcupine, Crested; Rat, African Mole; Reedbuck, Bohor; Reedbuck, Chanler's; Serval; Squirrel, Bush; Squirrel, Striped Ground; Steinbok; Warthog; Waterbuck, Defassa; Zebra, Common.

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Major Birds:
Avocet; Babbler, Black-lored; Barbet, Red-fronted; Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked; Bee- eater, European; Bee-eater, Little; Bee-eater, Madagascar; Bee-eater, White-fronted; Bee-eater, White-throated; Bishop, Yellow; Bittern, Dwarf; Bittern, Little; Bulbul, Yellow-vented; Bunting, Cinnamon-breasted; Bunting, Golden-breasted; Buzzard, Augur; Buzzard, Steppe; Canary, Brixnstone; Canary, Yellow-rumped; Chat, Anteater; Cisticola, Pectoral-patch; Cisticola, Rattling; Cisticola, Winding; Coot, Red-knobbed; Cordonbleu, Red-cheeked; Cormorant, Long-tailed; Cormorant, White-necked; Coucal, Blue-headed; Coucal, White-browed; Courser, Temminck's; Crake, Black; Crane, Crowned; Crombec, Red-faced; Cuckoo, African; Cuckoo, Black; Cuckoo, Didric; Cuckoo, Emerald; Cuckoo, European; Cuckoo, Klaas'; Cuckoo, Red-chested....
COMMON VEGETATION
Mainly grasslands and shrublands with the latter being dominated by Leleshwa and several species of acacia. There are also a wide variety of succulents in the area.

Tour Name: Hot Geysers Safari Kenya
Tour Code:
ASSB 002:
Tour Duration:
10 Days | 9 Nights:
Parks to Visit: Amboseli/Lake Nakuru/Lake Bogoria/Lake Naivasha/Masai Mara.
Accommodations:Can make your choice of Safari Lodges/Hotels.
Departure Days:Daily Departures with Exclusive use of Vehicle and Driver Guide.
Safari Transport Mode:Transport is in a customized 7 seater safari minibus(2 WD/4 WD) with pop up roof

Day 1. Nairobi.
Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta international airport. Meet and greet, Transfer to Sarova Stanley Hotel/Similar for overnight stay.
Meal plan: {BB}

Day 2. Amboseli Safari
Depart Nairobi in the morning(0800am) and drive through maasailand to Amboseli at the foot of the snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. Arrive for lunch at lodge. Afternoon (1600hrs-1830hrs) game drive. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge/Similar.
Approx Transit time: 4.5 hrs
Meal plan: {L,D}

Day 3. Amboseli
Early Morning(0630hrs-0900hrs)  game drive.Return to lodge for breakfast. Late afternoon(1600hrs-1830hrs)  take another game viewing drive inside the park.Amboseli is a photogenic Park and hosts great number of game including the lion, elephant and the splendid cheetah. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge.
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 4. Lake Nakuru National Park Trip .
Depart Amboseli after breakfast for Lake Nakuru via Nairobi for enroute lunch arriving Lake Nakuru for late afternoon game drive inside the "Pink lake" referred so for it's thousands of pink flamingos and other birdlife-it's a Bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of animals, all the "big five" except the elephant can be seen here,Check in at the Lodge at 1800hrs.Dinner and overnight at Sarova lion Hill/Similar.
Approx Transit time: 5.5 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 5. Lake Bogoria Hot Geysers Tour.
Early Breakfast at lodge and depart for Lake Bogoria arriving for lunch at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort/Similar. Afternoon game drive to search for the shy greater Kudu among other wild game and Birds, Visit the Hot Boiling geysers. Dinner and overnight at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort/Similar.
Approx Transit time: 2 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 6. Lake Naivasha.
Morning breakfast at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort (optional visit to Lake Lake Baringo)Proceed for Lake Naivasha a gem in the necklace of Rift Valley lakes. Arrive in time for lunch at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort/Similar. Afternoon at Leisure or take optional boat rides or you can visit the Hells Gate National Park for Game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort/Similar.
Approx Transit time: 3 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 7. Maasai Mara National Reserve Safari.
Early Breakfast and depart for Maasai Mara crossing the loita plains, view scenarios enroute including Lake Elementaita, Mt.Longonot, as well see red-clad maasai warriors tend their multi-colored herds amongst plains game. Game viewing enroute to Mara Sarova Game Camp/Similar for lunch. Afternoon (1600hrs-1830hrs) game drive inside the scenic park well known for great concentration of wildgame. Dinner and overnight at Mara Sarova Game Camp/Similar.
Approx Transit time: 5 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 8 & 9. Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Full days to explore the magic Mara, breakfast at your lodge and leave with picnic lunches for a full day of game viewing inside the Park. Search for wildgame including the huge black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, splendid cheetah, African buffalo,wildebeest(gnus),zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common, even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you, hyenas are plentiful, Extend your drive to the hippo point where schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals there is optional visit to the maasai villages for an insight to their culture if clients so wish. Meals and overnight at Mara Sarova Game Camp/Similar.
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 10. Nairobi.
Breakfast and depart arriving Nairobi approximately 1300hrs.Drop off at the JKIA for your onward flight out.
Approx Transit time: 5.5 hrs
Meal plan: {B}

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