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Tour Highlights

Hiking Mt Longonot – Day Trip from Nairobi
If you want some exciting day trip outdoor activity from Nairobi, leave early in the morning, drive 60 kilometres to the floor of the Great Rift Valley, hike up Mount Longonot.

Mount Longonot is a stratovolcano that overlooks Lake Naivasha. The mountain has lava canyons on its steep slopes and a caldera that is over one kilometre wide. Walk around the caldera. The view from Mt Longonot’s caldera is simply stunning. It is also a national park, meaning you could see some wildlife, though not the Big 5.

Mount Longonoto is one of Kenya’s most popular hiking destinations. This adventure hiking to Mt Longonot offer you a day out of Nairobi. One the way, you will enjoy the scenic views for the Great Rift Valley. On the hike itself, enjoy the walk with possibility of sighting wild animals too – small mammals and birds. There are animals like Giraffe, warthogs, Zebra and many antelopes.

The Road trip from Nairobi to Mount Longonot makes sightseeing easy from the car with several view points on the escarpment. As you ascend and descent, on the meandering road to Mount Longonot from Nairobi, the sight of the mountain can be intimidating enough to deter many would-be hikers. However, the hike to Mount Longonot really does offer something for everyone.

The hike up to the Mt Longonot crater rim takes about half a day, though going up the 4.1 kilometres to the rim of the crater can take anything from 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on your speed and stamina. You also need a walking stick, as the hike can be quite stiff for the first 3 kilometres or so.

You might want to include a visit to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride and walking safari at Crescent Island before getting back to Nairobi.

Highlights of the Mount Longonot Day Hike

☑ Easy access from Nairobi
☑ Ideal for adventurers
☑ Ideal for bird-watchers
☑ Scenic views from escarpment

Time	Activities	Hotels and Meals
0700 hours	Pick up from Your hotel in Nairobi Drive to Mount Longonot Gate
0800 hours	Arrival Gate Briefing and Payments of Entrance fees
0830 hours	Begin ascending Hike to Mt Longonot
1300 hours	Descend back to Park Gate
1400 hours	Drive back to Nairob – lunch en route Or extend to Lake Naivasha boat ride and crescent Island

Tour Itinerary

Mount Longonot Day Hike from Nairobi
Early morning departure from Nairobi city driving westwards stopping at the viewpoint on the Great Rift Valley to view the Loita plains and the sparkling Lake Naivasha in the thousands of feet below.

Some people use Mt Longonot hike as a preparation to hiking the more difficult mountains like Mt Kilimanjaro or Mount Kenya.

Mt. Longonot is one of the volcanic mountains of the Great Rift Valley of geological importance. A hike on this mountain takes about 2 hours from the park gate to the rim of the crater and back. For those going round the crater, the hikes about 4 hours for the round trip. The path up the slope is pretty steep and slippery at some points, so you might need to be reasonably fit for the hike to mount longonot.

Optional boat ride at the Crescent Island is available at the lake. Bird watching and plant study by the lakeside will be compelling.

Itinerary

0700 hrs: Pick up from location/location within Nairobi.
0800 hrs: Arrive Mount Longonot Park Gate – Briefing
0830 hrs: Begin the hike to crater rim
0830 hrs – 1230 hrs: Hiking on Mt Longonot – Descend
1430 hours Return to Nairobi with lunch en route

Alternatively, at 1430 hours
Lunch in Naivasha. Boat Ride and Crescent Island Walking safari (extra cost)