1 Day Mount Longonot Hiking From Nairobi

Itinerary Summary 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 (own cost) 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 at an extra cost is available at the lake. Bird watching and plant study by the lakeside will be compelling.