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Mt. Kenya National Park

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  • Mountain
  • Mountain Climbing
  • National Park

Description

“Come touch the sky”

Climbing to 5,199 meters, Mount Kenya is the second tallest mountain in Africa. The scenery surrounding this designated World Heritage Site is breath-taking. It is 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. Visitors can enjoy mountain climbing, camping and caving with the mountain’s rugged glacier-clad peaks providing the perfect backdrop.

This is the second highest mountain in Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has rugged glacier-clad summits and Afro-alpine moorland. Main attractions include mountain climbing, its pristine wilderness and geological variety, lakes, tarns and glaciers. 

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.

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.

 

Park Pricing

 

Mt. Kenya National Park & Reserve

Citizen

Resident

Non - Resident

Adults

KSH

Child

KSH

Adults

KSH

Child

KSH

Adults

USD

Child

USD

Daily

430

215

775

515

52

26

3 Day Package

1,290

645

2,325

1,545

156

78

4 Day Package

1,720

860

3,100

2,060

208

104

5 Day Package

2,150

1,075

3,875

2,575

260

130

6 Day Package

2,580

1,290

4,650

3,090

312

156

Kihari

300

215

1,030

515

43

26

 

 


Rules & Regulations

Respect the privacy of the wildlife, this is their habitat. Beware of the animals, they are wild and can be unpredictable. Don't crowd the animals or make sudden noises or movements. Don't feed the animals.


Wildlife & Birds

Title Conservation Status
 African elephant Vulnerable
 Black rhinoceros Critically Endangered
 Leopard Vulnerable
 White headed vulture Critically Endangered
 Abdims Storks Least Concern
 Pallid Harrier Near Threatened
 Goliath heron Least Concern
 Thomson s gazelles Near Threatened
 White tailed mongoose Least Concern
 The rock hyrax Least Concern
 Crowned Eagle Near Threatened
 Grey Heron Least Concern

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