Sunday 24 May 2015

Mount Longonot and Hell's Gate National Park

Mount Longonot National Park is only ninety kilometers from Nairobi and lies at an altitude of about 1,900m-2,200m. Mount Longonot is a young volcano which rises two thousand seven hundred and seventy meters above sea level. It is captivating sight for visitors wishing to view the Naivasha basin, the volcano and crater, as well as the Great Rift Valley. Hell’s Gate is an ideal family get-away for a day trip from Nairobi as well as a stop over en route to Lake Nakuru. It is famous for natural hot geysers, as well as eagle and vulture breeding grounds. Special locations for viewing the Great Rift Valley include Fischer’s Tower, Central Tower and Njorowa Gorges. The game that can be viewed include buffaloes, Maasai giraffes, elands, coke hartebeests. About one hundre

d and three species of birds have been recorded in this game sanctuary

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