Mount Kenya National Park

Location: Meru, Embu, Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Nyeri and Tharaka Nithi Counties, Kenya

Area: 715 km²

Overview

Established in 1949, the highest mountain in Kenya, and the second highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian at 5,199meters /17,057feet, Nelion at 5,188meter / 17,021 feet, and Point Lenana at 4,985 meters / 16,355feet.

The scenery surrounding this designated World Heritage Site is breath-taking, pristine wilderness with lakes, tarns, glaciers, dense forest, mineral springs, and a selection of rare and endangered species of animals, high altitude adapted plains game, and unique montane and alpine vegetation with 11 species of endemic plants.

Accessible by road 175kms from Nairobi, then to the park on Nanyuki-Isiolo road via Sirimon Track or Nyeri-Nanyuki road near Naro Moru then on to the park via Chogoria on the Embu-Meru road approx. 150km north of Nairobi. Mountain climbing routes without an official gate include Kamwetu, Marania, Burguret, Themwe, and by air, the closest commercial airstrip to the park is at Nanyuki.

The Uniqueness of this Park

    • Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa.

    • Due to its unique ecosystems which change the higher you go up the mountain, Mount Kenya has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve.

Accommodation Options

    • Hotel Fairmount Mount Kenya Safari Club

Activities at the Destination

Visitors can enjoy mountain climbing.

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