The Corporate & Resident Escape: Lake Ellis Day Hike (With Team Building)

Mt. Kenya

The Corporate & Resident Escape: Lake Ellis Day Hike (With Team Building)

1 Day

Nairobi

Certified guides

Difficulty: Easy / Relaxed Day Walking. Fitness level: Light Active Conditioning. Target: Single-day high-altitude immersion built for Naivasha office groups and families.

An 8 km return day hike with +500m / -500m elevation change. The programme includes a 4×4 approach, a 4 km walk to the lake shore, a catered hot buffet lunch and a choice of corporate team building, mountain navigation introduction or landscape photography tracking walks. Return to Naivasha the same evening.

Itinerary

Lake Ellis day hike — 05:00 AM to 08:00 PM

Distance: 8 km. Gain/loss: +500m / -500m. Stay: Return. 05:00 AM: Customized private vehicle pickup from your residence or hotel in Naivasha. 08:30 AM: Continental stopover breakfast at Chogoria base transit offices. 10:00 AM: Arrive at the high moorland parking point via 4×4. Start the 4 km walk to the lake shore. 12:30 PM: Fully catered hot buffet lunch on the banks of Lake Ellis. 01:30 PM: Interactive corporate team building led by certified experiential instructors, mountain navigation introduction, or scenic landscape photography tracking walks. 03:30 PM: Gentle walk back to the 4×4 transport line and drive out. Dinner excluded. 08:00 PM: Drop-off at your custom Naivasha home address.

Pricing per person

Group size	EA Citizen	EA Resident	International (USD)
1 Pax (Solo)	KES 22,000	KES 35,000	USD 380
2–3 Pax	KES 14,000	KES 22,000	USD 240
4–6 Pax	KES 11,000	KES 16,500	USD 180
7–12 Pax	KES 8,500	KES 13,000	USD 150
13+ Corporate	KES 7,000	KES 11,000	USD 120

2026/2027 catalogue rates by guest category and group size. Personal clothing must be brought by the client. Optional base-town gear rentals are charged separately at the listed flat rates per entire mountain trip.

Personal clothing & hygiene layers

Client must bring:

Thermal base underwear
Breathable waterproof shell jackets
Storm trousers
Thick fleece mid-layers
Heavy wool hiking socks
Broken-in trekking boots
UV sunglasses
Sunscreen

Optional base-town gear rentals

Arranged by Bush Walker. Flat cost per entire mountain trip.

Rental item	KES	USD
Sub-zero professional sleeping bag (-10°C comfort rating)	2,500	20
Ergonomic aluminium trekking poles (adjustable pair)	1,500	12
Waterproof heavy-duty mountain rucksack (65L–75L)	2,000	15
High-lumen LED headlamp with fresh spare batteries	1,000	8
Thick insulated closed-cell ground sleeping mat	1,000	8
Waterproof reinforced fabric mountain trail gaiters (pair)	1,000	8

Trip highlights

Lake Ellis lake-shore walk

Team building, mountain navigation or landscape photography

Hot buffet lunch on the banks of Lake Ellis

8 km; +500m / -500m; return the same day

What's included

Complimentary technical mountain hardware: professional harnesses, tailored climbing shoes, protective helmets, certified belay/rappel devices, dynamic safety slings, static support ropes and aluminum carabiners.

Flexible door-to-door pickup and drop-off from designated Naivasha hotels, international airport terminals or residential addresses; alternative logistical coordinates coordinated with the central booking office.

Licensed technical mountain guides, high-altitude chefs and professional mountain wilderness porters. Strict 1:1 safety framework during Batian rock-face segments.

Not included

Dinner — client choice in Naivasha.

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Price

KES 22,000 · USD 380per person · residents / non-residents

group rates available

Departures year-round

Insured + TRA licensed