One of the most beautiful scenic tourist attractions in Kenya is the Hells Gate National Park in Naivasha. The Hells Gate National Park was named in 1883 by explorers Fisher and Thompson. Hells Gate National Park in Kenya is located in the southern side of Lake Naivasha. Hells Gate National Park in Kenya is 90 kilometers from Nairobi and it is the beautiful awe inspiring narrow cliff breaks that was once a tributary of a pre-historic river in Kenya that give you a thrilling experience of a Park in Kenya. The Hells Gate National Park in Naivasha is uniquely ideal for an affordable weekend gate away from the bustles of Nairobi city life. The Hells Gate National Park covers an approximate area of 68 square kilometers, 14 kilometers just off the Nairobi-Naivasha highway.
Scenery of Hells Gate National Park in Kenya
The Hells Gate National Park in Rift Valley in Kenya boasts to be home to the extraordinary rare lammergeyer vultures in Kenya. Hells Gate National Park also has a wide variety of wildlife in Kenya which includes lions, leopards, cheetah, buffalos and a small amount antelopes. Within Hell`s Gate in Kenya, there is the Hells Gate canyon in Kenya, which has two red cliffs that contain two volcanic plugs called the Central Tower and Fischer`s Tower. Central Tower in Hells Gate National Park in Kenya is a smaller gorge which extends to the south of the park in Naivasha where a trail leads into hot springs in Kenya- where some the rocks in Central Tower gorge in Kenya can get hot enough to burn, if not careful. A contrasting scene to the hot springs within the Hells Gate National Park in Kenya is two extinct volcanoes the Hobley’s and Olkaria volcanoes in Kenya, as well as obsidian forms from the cool molten lava that fuels the imagination to the thoughts of how they were when they were active.
Activities to do in Hells Gate National Park in Kenya
To get the adrenaline flowing within the people visiting the Hells Gate National Park, bicycling, motorcycling and all time favorite of hiking is allowed within the park in Naivasha parts of Kenya. For those more daring, three basic campsites in Hells Gate National Park including the Maasai Cultural Center are made available for a more audacious experience of sleeping under the clear sky, in the hot and dry climate as there is no fencing or guns allowed between you and the wildlife.
In proximity to the Hells Gate National Park in Kenya is the Fish Eagle Inn, Ebburu cottages, Great Rift Valley lodge & golf resort and the Lake Naivasha Simba lodge in Naivasha that can be used for accommodation purposes while visiting Hells Gate National Park. You can go to Hells Gate National Park in Naivasha through your personal vehicle means, as a school or college, as an organization, as part of a tour guide company in Kenya or any other means which suits your needs.