Hell's Gate National Park

Hell's Gate National Park is located just beyond Lake Naivasha in Kenya.

Despite its name, Hell’s Gate is an ideal family gateway for a day trip from Nairobi or stopover en-route to Lake Nakuru or the Masai Mara.

The Park is famous for its natural hot geysers, eagle and vulture breeding grounds. Visitors have the choice of driving, walking, camping, cycling and rock climbing within the park. Horseback safaris can also be arranged.

Special location to view include Fischer’s Tower, formerly a volcano’s plug, the Central Tower and Njorowa Gorges. Two extinct volcanos: Olkaira and Hobley’s are worth a trip. Natural steam vents rise from fissures in the volcanic rock. Obsidian, a striking black glassy rock formed from cooled molten lava is a feature of this landscape.

Game to view includes: hyrax, buffalo, Masai Giraffe, eland, Coke’s Hartebeest, lion, leopard and some cheetah.

A haven for ornithologists and rock climbers, the cliffs of Hell’s Gate are breeding grounds for vultures, Verreaux’s Eagles, Augur Buzzard and thousands of swifts.

Over 103 species of bird have been recorded in the park.

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