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

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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