Best day trips from Nairobi

The Crowne Plaza NBO isn’t just an airport hotel. It can also be your base for exploring Nairobi or venturing out on daytrips in central Kenya. Here are a couple of the best:

Lake Naivasha National Park

Located at the bottom of the legendary Great Rift Valley, Naivasha is renowned for its copious bird life (more than 400 species) and aquatic creatures like hippos, and boat fishing. Driving time from the Crowne Plaza: approx. 2 hours.

The Forest Adventure Centre

Paintball, archery, mountain biking, horseback riding, footgolf, and East Africa’s longest zipline are just a few of the ways to get your adrenaline pumping as Kenya’s premier outdoor adventure park. Driving time from the Crowne Plaza: approx. 1.5 hours.

Hell’s Gate National Park

Hiking, mountain biking and rock climbing are the three adventure activities that introduce visitors to an ancient volcanic landscape of sheer cliffs, basalt columns and spectacular gorges. Driving time from the Crowne Plaza: approx. 2.5 hours.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Home to the world’s last two Northern White Rhinos, Ol Pejeta shelters a wide variety of African animals and a chimpanzee sanctuary as well as unique activities like a cycling and horseback safaris, anti-poaching dog tracking, and birding walks. Driving time from the Crowne Plaza: approx. 4 hours.

Sagana River

Whitewater raft the swift Sagana River on the south side of Mount Kenya with Savage Wilderness, a company that also offers guided biking, kayaking, camping and mountaineering trips. Driving time from the Crowne Plaza: approx. 2.5 hours.

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