For the great trekkers, Kenya is renowned for its mountains and lowlands in Africa and in the world. Mount Kenya being considered the most challenging technical climbing Africa and attracts experienced climbers from all over the globe.
Kenya has a lot a lot to offer when it come to this particular attraction with scope of destinations and area to be discovered. Having the greatest UNESCO site topping the experience in this category.
From the snow capped peaks to the magical semi-arid high and low lands, Kenya will offer you the experience like no other.
There a many benefits of outdoor adventurous activities like mountain climbing, Hiking, rock climbing and trekking, Kenya having over twenty mountains some renown and other sounding new, you perfect experience is guaranteed for weekend break, holiday if you are ready to take some time in the wildness. These mountains include the following;
Mt Kenya standing at 5199 (Batain) is famous for challenging technical climb in Africa, was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1997 by UNESCO. Making it to the top requires physical fitness, expert guiding and equipment.
The second highest peak in Africa is regarded as the realm of Ngai, ascending to the top, the mountain is surrounded by a belt of verdant forests making an incredible fascinating destination with different vegetation zones as one ascend to the top.
This takes between three to five days where you will be face to face with diversity of wildlife, montane vegetation, forests, equatorial snow, wonderfully sights and of course the magnificent Kikuyu people.
Mount Elgon. Renowned as one of the largest Caldera in Africa or perhaps in the world, it’s also one of the oldest and largest solitary volcano in East Africa. The heights point is known as Wagagai and this point is Uganda.
Its unique vegetation, trails as one ascends, will provide you the best feeling of the true wildness.
Mt Longonot. A stratovolcano located in south east of Lake Naivasha in the great Rift valley of Kenya. Its name is derived from Oloonong`ot a Maasai word meaning mountain of many spurs or steep ridges.
This mountain is a protected area by the Kenya Wildlife Service under mount Longonot National Park. With many trails to the crater, its sixty kilometers Northwest of the Capital Nairobi and maybe accessed by sue of tarmac road from Longonot town.
A forest of small trees covers s crate floor, with small steam vents seen at the walls of the crater.
Wildlife thrives in this area to such as Thomson`s Gazelle, Buffalos, Hartebeests, Zebras. A full day to explore this mountain and its adventure will be a rewording one.
Others include. Homa, Kinangop, Kipipiri, Korosi, Menenga, Marsabit and many others. Contact us for more information and about packages with this attraction.
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