2 days, 1 night · From KES 5,890 per person sharing · Budget
Our Naivasha weekend getaway for Kenyan residents starts at KES 5,890 per person sharing for 2 days and 1 night, full board, at a lakeside lodge about 2 hours from Nairobi. You can add a boat ride, Crescent Island walk, Hell's Gate cycling or transport.
Drive down the Rift Valley escarpment, check in for lunch, and take an optional boat ride to see hippos.
Optional Hell's Gate cycling or a Crescent Island walk, lunch, then the drive back to Nairobi.
All year; book early for long weekends and the December holidays.
About 90 km, usually 1.5–2 hours by road via the Rift Valley escarpment, depending on traffic.
Boat rides to see hippos, walking safaris on Crescent Island, cycling in Hell's Gate National Park, visits to Lake Elmenteita and Lake Nakuru, and relaxing at lakeside resorts.
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