Lake Magadi

National Park

Pink soda lake, hot springs and desert hiking in the southern Rift Valley.

Lake Magadi is a soda lake in the searing southern Rift, ringed by pink flamingos and natural hot springs. The surrounding hills offer remote desert hiking with views into the Nguruman Escarpment, and Olorgesailie prehistoric site is nearby.

A wild, hot, otherworldly landscape only three hours from Nairobi.

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Highlights

Pink soda lake

Natural hot springs

Olorgesailie prehistoric site

Nguruman Escarpment views

Best time to visit

June – September (cooler)

Trips in Lake Magadi

Cycling

Every Saturday — Hell’s Gate Climb, Cycle & Gorge Trek

Jul 18, 2026 Hell's Gate National Park

1 Day

Depart Nairobi (optional shuttle pick-up)

KES

4,500

Hiking

Mt. Kenya 4-Day Sirimon–Sirimon Hut Hike

4 Days / 3 Nights Nairobi (hotel pickup) Certified guides

1 Day

Nairobi (hotel pickup)

KES

Hiking

Mt. Kenya Full-Moon 5-Day Sirimon–Chogoria Traverse

5 Days / 4 Nights Nairobi (hotel pickup) Certified guides

1 Day

Nairobi

KES

Hiking

Mount Longonot Day Hike & Lake Naivasha Add-on

1 Day (12 hours) Nairobi (central pickup) Certified guides

1 Day

Nairobi

KES

Safari

Maasai Mara 3-Day Great Migration Safari

3 Days / 2 Nights Nairobi (hotel or airport pickup) Certified guides

1 Day

Nairobi (hotel or airport pickup)

KES

Rock Climbing

Hell’s Gate Saturday Climb, Cycle & Gorge Adventure

1 Day (08:30–16:30) Hell's Gate National Park (Elsa Gate) Certified guides

1 Day

Hell's Gate National Park (Elsa Gate)

KES