Day trips from Nairobi
All the adventure, home by dinner.
Kenya’s best day-return adventures, led by guides who know every route personally. An early start, one unforgettable landscape, and back to your hotel by evening.
Hotel pickup
Collected from your Nairobi hotel around dawn.
Back by evening
Home in time for dinner, no overnight bag.
Private or joining
Travel on your own or share the cost.
Choose your day trip
No overnight bag and no long itinerary. Just an early start, an expert guide and one of Kenya’s best-loved landscapes, then back to your hotel for dinner.
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia
- 1 Day
What you can fit into a day
From river rapids to crater rims and tea estates, each of these is an easy return trip from Nairobi.
White water rafting
Grade three and four rapids on the Tana River at Sagana, about an hour and a half from Nairobi.
Mount Longonot
A crater rim hike above the Rift Valley floor, steep but manageable in a morning.
Hell's Gate
Cycle or walk between gorge walls where wildlife roams free.
Giraffe Centre
Hand-feed endangered Rothschild giraffe, minutes from central Nairobi.
Kiambethu Tea Farm
A working colonial-era tea estate in Limuru, with lunch served among the tea bushes.
Fourteen Falls
A dramatic drop on the Athi River near Thika, best reached early.
Planning your day trip
Everything you need to know before an early start. If you have a question, a planner is one message away.
How the day works
Pickup from your Nairobi hotel around dawn and back by early evening. No overnight bag needed.
Private or joining
Take the vehicle for yourself, or join a small group departure to share the cost.
What's included
Transport, park fees and a guide are always covered. Meals are noted for each trip.
What to bring
Comfortable shoes, a hat, sunscreen, water and a camera. We will share anything trip-specific when you book.
Only have a day? Make it count.
Tell us your date and what you enjoy, and we will match you with the right day trip.