Ngong Hills Hiking

The Ngong Hills are peaks in a ridge along the Great Rift Valley, located southwest near Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word “Ngong” is a Maasai word meaning “knuckles” [1] due to the 4 hill peaks of the ridge, which stands alone rising from the plain around Nairobi. The Ngong Hills, from the eastside slopes, overlook the Nairobi National Park game reserve and, off to the north, the city of Nairobi. The Ngong Hills, from the westside slopes, overlook the Great Rift Valley dropping over 1000 metres (4,000 feet) below, where Maasai villages have been developed.

Hiking the Ngong Hills :The Ngong hills are located S 1° 24’ 0’‘ E 36° 38’ 0’‘-1.4 / 36.63333 of the equator and is about 40minutes from Nairobi town. You will travel vast acres and acres of green vegetation which is breathtaking

The peak of the Ngong Hills is at 2460 meters (8070 feet) above sea level.

:”The beauty of View of green Nairobi side and Great view of Great dry Rift Valley gives you a contrast of the two sides”

Ngong hills

This excursion can be arranged as either full day or half day. The package offers you a wonderful hill top view of Ole kedong Valley,Frog hills,Nairobi National park,Nairobi city,Ngong and Rongai towns,Lake Magadi plains of the Nguruman ,Mt Longonot.