Mt Kenya National Park |“Come touch the sky”
Climbing to 5,199 meters, Mount Kenya is the 2nd tallest mountain in Africa. The surroundings surrounding this specific World Heritage Site is breath-taking.
It is pristine barren region with lakes, tarns, glaciers, dense forest, mineral springs and a resolution of uncommon and endangered species of animals, excessive altitude tailored plains sport and special montane and alpine vegetation.
Visitors can revel in mountain climbing, tenting and caving with the mountain’s rugged glacier-clad peaks supplying the ideal backdrop.
Key features
Wildlife
• Include Elephants, tree hyrax, white tailed mongoose, suni, black fronted duiker, mole rat, bushbucks, water buck and Elands. Animals rarely seen include leopard, bongo, giant forest hog .
Birds
• Over 130 bird species have been recorded.
Important Information for Visitors
• All visitors should enter the park with a qualified and certified guide. Guides and potters have identification cards issued by the park management.
• Disposable plastic water bottles are not allowed in the park.
• Guides and potters are not allowed to carry luggage that exceed 25KG. Weighing of luggage will be done at the gate on entry.
• All visitors are required to check in and out of the park, this is done by recording personal information in the entry and exit books.
Park Size
2124 sq. Km
Climate
Climate, flora and fauna on Mt. Kenya varies with altitude
When to go
All year round
Mt Kenya National Park |“Come touch the sky”
What to take with you
• Drinking water
• Picnic items and camping equipment if you intend to stay overnight
• Walking boots,
• Warm clothing,
• Training shoes,
• socks,
• sandals
• and gaiters.
Also useful are:
o binoculars,
o camera,
o hat,
o sunscreen,
o sunglasses
Attractions
• Pristine wilderness, lakes, tarns, glaciers and peaks of great beauty, geological variety, forest, mineral springs, rare and endangered species of animals, High altitude adapted plains game, Unique montane and alpine vegetation with 11 species of endemic plants.
How to get there
• Roads: 175 Kms from Nairobi, the park can be reached on Nanyuki-Isiolo road via Sirimon Track or Nyeri-Nanyuki road near Naro Moru. The park is also reachable via Chogoria on the Embu – Meru road, about 150km north of Nairobi.
• Mountain climbing routes without an official gate include:
o Kamweti
o Marania
o Burguret
o Themwe
• Airstrips: The closest commercial airstrip to the park is at Nanyuki
Mt Kenya National Park |“Come touch the sky”
What to take with you
• Drinking water
• Picnic items and camping equipment if you intend to stay overnight
• Walking boots,
• Warm clothing,
• Training shoes,
• socks,
• sandals
• and gaiters.
• Also useful are:
o binoculars,
o camera,
o hat,
o sunscreen,
o sunglasses
Accomodation
- KWS Self Catering
- Batian Guest House
- Sirimon Cottage
Campsites
- Kinondoni Campsite
- Road Head
- Mintos Hut & Campsite
- Narumoru Gate Campsite
- Met Station Campsite
- Mackinders Campsite
- Austrian Hut Campsite
- Sirimon Gate Campsite
- Judmaier Campsite
- Shipton Campsite
- Liki North Hut 7 Campsite
- Solo Campsite
- Major Campsite
Park Entry Fee
