Mountain Biking in Hell’s Gate National Park, Kenya


Find out what it is like to cycle next to wild animals in Kenya by adding a mountain cycling safari in Hell’s Gate National Park. Named for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, the Hell’s Gate National Park Kenya is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. This park offers spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, gorges, stark rock towers, water-gouged gorges, thicket covered volcanoes and eructing clouds of geothermal steam making it one of the most atmospheric Parks suitable for an Africa safari. Hell’s Gate is an ideal venue for full day bike safaris for travelers interested in Kenya safaris in addition to the Kenya wildlife safaris, hiking safaris in Kenya, Birding safaris in Kenya, rock climbing among the many. As part of your adventure, you will follow the buffalo cycling circuit with the help of a Kenya tour guide; a route that as named after the ferocious herbivores that roam in the park and you will enjoy stunning view of Lake Naivasha, Mt Longonot and Mount Suswa on the Eastern side of the park. There are Maasai manyattas as well as talented metal-smith’s shop within the park where you can pass by and purchase for yourself a souvenir. Expect to see some African buffalo, zebra, and baboons. Travelers interested in birds can spot over 100 species of birds including vultures, buzzards, and eagles. You are allowed to stop and snap some pictures at regular intervals but remember to keep your distance from these wild animals. You can tailor your Kenya cycling safari tour with a Kenya wildlife safari in other National Parks in Kenya including the most sought Masai Mara National Park that is home to the wildebeests that attract thousands of travelers to Kenya just witness the big migration.      

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