Mount Longonot Full-Day Hiking and Trekking Trip from Nairobi
Description
Climbing Mount Longonot delivers trekkers with an interesting and inspiring hike culminating into one of the best and exciting views in Kenya . Set your own pace as you climb the volcano, walk around the crater rim, then explore Lake Navaisha, with the option to book a boat ride at lake Naivasha.
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Itinerary
Mount Longonot Day Trip hiking Safari departs daily from Nairobi after breakfast and the drive takes approximately an hour. You start the assent at 6000 feet. Like all good uphill hikes it will lull you in to a sense of false security with a slow gentle rise to the first peak. This gives you a chance to get your lungs and limbs freed up for the second section, which is the most awesome. At the end of each section there is a rest point where you can prepare yourself for the next part of your journey. You will have started early to avoid the heat of the Sun but by the time you reach the end of the second section you would have generated your own heat. This hike is not an easy hike but is achievable by people of average fitness. Our guide will accompany you to the top. As you heave yourself over the rim of the crater your reward is the awesome sight of Naivasha and the Great Rift Valley and you know that it was all worthwhile. The whole tour is only about 8–9 km long but very steep, so that the round trip of park gate - Longonot Peak - park gate takes around 5 hours hiking. Hikers need to be reasonably fit to take part on this hike. The magnificent views from the crater rim itself are however worth every painful step and the effort. This day hiking is of moderate difficulty with steep climbing. Terrain has fine dust, with loose gravel in some areas of the hike. You should bring with you comfortable hiking shoes, light clothing and drinking water. When you get off the mountain, take a break at Mount Longonot National Park headquarters, before heading to Lake Navaisha, where you’ll have the option to purchase lunch at the lakeside Marina Camp. If desired, book a sightseeing boat ride on Lake Navaisha, where hundreds of bird species thrive alongside a population of hippos. Following your time at Lake Navaisha, this tour concludes with return transfer to your Nairobi hotel.
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Pick up available from Airbnb and private Apartments
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(7)
A perfect trip with Gracepatt Ecotours, even the day before the contact and booking with Grace was perfect. Our driver Titus picked us up at 6:00 in the morning on time from our private accommodation (at friends) in Nairobi. Nobody was on the tour except the two of us. After a very pleasant ride with Titus to Longonok National Park we started at 8:00 a.m. with the local guide Lewis on the Longonok. Lewis took us to the summit and told us a lot about the plants and animals in the park, about the volcano and much more. We were very happy that we started so early and were already back around noon when it got really hot. Afterwards we continued with Titus to Lake Navasha - the boat trip is highly recommended and worth every shilling (per person 3000 shillings, 25 USD). Titus was so super kind to lend us the 6000 shillings for the boat tour until the next day, because we had assumed that we could pay for the boat tour by card. The return trip with Titus was also very pleasant and we were back in Nairobi after a beautiful eventful tour about 17:00. Thank you Titus, thank you Grace!
What an experience! Kelvin was an amazing guide, trekking us up the beautiful Mt Longonot. He pointed out various wildlife along with educating us on the trees and flora in this area. He was also a great sport in taking pictures of us at the summit. We enjoyed every minute of this tour (ok so the last few steps were probably not enjoyed because we were exhausted!!:)) This is a great tour that everyone should check out! Spectacular! Thanks Kelvin for a wonderful day!!
Thank you Laura Larson for such a good review about Mount Longonot hiking , its beautiful to see Kelvin delivering a great time of hiking safari. We look forward to bright future.
As well as the hiking we went on a boat trips seeing lots of wildlife. Both of the guides for each section were very knowledge and Stephen knew all the best pla especially to go resulting in a wonderful lunch by the lake side
Thank Visitor683 for giving us chance to serve you and going ahead leaving awesome review. We are indeed grateful you had a wonderful day out with our guides . We look forward to meeting and serving you again in the near future. Regards
We were very happy with the service from beginning to end. Good customer service, reasonable price, good conditioned car. The best experience was the driver. He was very professional and drove in a safe and pleasant manner. Very happy with the service.
Thank you so much Tzorianes for giving us a chance to serve you together with your team. We are indeed thankful you had best experience with our driver guide to Mount Longonot and back Nairobi. We look forward to serving you again in the near future.
It was a great day from the drive out to Mt Longonot to the climb, reasonable fitness and head for heights as it is an all 4's climb if you want to complete the climb up to the peak and walk the whole way around the rim.
Thank you Alison for the good review of Mt. Longonot climbing, this will encourage anyone else who would like to do day Hiking and Trekking.
Challenging for us (in our 50s) but that was part of the attraction. We had the perfect guide who was keen for us to enjoy the experience. Recommend a hat and lots high factor protection.
Thank you so much Marielusty for giving us an opportunity to served you and taking your time leaving a great review. We are happy you enjoyed your day out with our guide. We look forward to serving you again in the near future. Best wishes
Kelvin was an excellent driver w/ nice sedan, Kennedy-Darius was an caring guide of Mt. Longonot. You can expect great view of the Rift Valley from the viewpoint and from the top of Mt. Longonot. If you prefer to go around the crater of Mt. Longonot, which takes 5-6 hours, ask upon booking. At Lake Naivasha, you'll have great chance of seeing many birds, hippos, giraffes, and zebras.
Thanks a lot Toshihiro for giving us an opportunity to serve you climbing Mount Longonot and going ahead leaving a wonderful review. We are indeed grateful you had an excellent service from our driver guide Kelvin. We look forward to meeting and serving you again in the near future.
