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Viator · Private tour

Full Day Tour To Mount Longonot From Nairobi

5.0(1)Nairobi1 hour
TRIPADVISOR5.0(1)

Description

Mt Longonot National Park is located 90km from Nairobi city on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The mt Longonot national park is a popular park for hiking and mountain climbing that takes less than 3-4hrs to climb/hike up and down. It is one of the best adventure day trips from Nairobi. Longonot national park is easy to get to and has the best sightseeing opportunities and one can look inside the mountain crater.

Tour Options

Full Day Tour To Mount Longonot From Nairobi
  • Pickup included

Itinerary

Admission included60 min

6:00am:- Nairobi- Great African Rift Valley Depart Nairobi for Mt Longonot National Park going through the Kikuyu lush green highlands and then on the eastern escarpment of the rift valley system.

Admission included60 min

6:30am: – Great Rift Valley View Point You will make a scheduled stop at the view point on the side of the escarpment to enjoy the view of the Rift valley floor from a birds eye view. The rift valley system was formed 5 million years ago and the rift runs from the red sea through Ethiopia and Kenya and Tanzania. The rift valley is an active volcanic area and has some of the most interesting features including more than 8 lakes, dormant and active volcanic mountains and hotsprings and geysers like the Olkaria geothermal wells and Lake Bogoria geysers. You can actually see the volcanic Mt Suswa and Mt Longonot from this high place with their evergreen craters and the undulating green rift valley floor. The view from here is just amazing. Make sure to take as many photos from here as you can.

Admission included360 min

7:00am: – Mt Longonot National Park Drop into the rift valley and arrive at the Mt Longonot national park for your Hike up to the crater. The hike requires medium physical fitness and you will climb through the gulleys that dot the sides of this mountain. You can make some rest stops at the designated places on the trek. You will get to the rim of the crater and look into the awesome crater below. If you have the strength for it, you can go round the rim of the crater. 12:00pm: – Mt. Longonot –Lake Naivasha Descend from the Longonot mountain for the base at the park headquarters. Relax for some while and take on the drive to Lake Naivasha

Admission included240 min

1:00pm: – Lunch at Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp Arrive at Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp and enjoy a sumptuous lunch at their restaurant by the lakeside while watching the lakes beauty and the birds flying by. 2:30pm: – Boat Ride in Lake Naivasha Go on an hour boat ride in this wonderful rift valley lake. The boat ride will take you to see the hundreds of birds in this lake including the diving African fish eagle which dives in the water to catch fish without ever missing. You will also go to the hippo pool and see the hippos as they swim and bleat inside the water while opening their mouths to over 180 degrees. 4:00pm: – Lake Naivasha -Nairobi Depart Lake Naivasha for Nairobi going through the lush kikuyu highlands and arrive back in Nairobi at 5:30pm. You will be dropped off at your Nairobi hotel

Highlights

Professional English speaking guide/driver.
Transport
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Walking tour
Boat ride
Parking Fees

What's included

Included
Professional English speaking guide/driver.
Transport
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Walking tour
Boat ride
Parking Fees
Not included
Lunch
We are happy to drive you to a restaurant.

Pickup Locations & Times

We recommend clients to advise on there place of pick up upon booking as this is a private tour

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

Reviews(1)

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legendman007
July 21, 2025
Very satisfied with the trip

Director Jimmy graduated in civil engineering from Nairobi University and is a very punctual person, responsive and happy to help guests solve problems. It was about an hour and a half from Nairobi to MT. Longonot, and we were the first to get down the mountain, without the big sun and with a cool climb. The guide was also a good man, and changed course more than 100 times. The mountain scenery is stunning. Lunch is not included in the itinerary, and buffet and à la carte options are available. Buffet 1500 leads one person first. We ordered food, it was delicious, but it was too slow and we waited 50 minutes. The afternoon trip is a cruise to Lake Navasa, and I think this one is two o'clock. Sitting on a boat and seeing a lot of animals on the island has a very watery Safari feel.

Operator response

Hello Lin. Thank you for your review and great service we gave and experience that you had with our guide Jimmy.

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