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Located north-east of Nairobi and about 480 km from the Kenyan coast. At 5,199 m, stands Mount Kenya, the second highest peak in Africa. The trek up Mount Kenya might look challenging but it rewards all the way to the peak. Encounter elephants and buffaloes among other wild species in this environment.
Made up of 3 peaks, Batian – Nelion and Point Lenana, it all depends on which one you climb with all the three having different elevations. Batian being Mount Kenya’s highest peak, rises to 5,199 meters followed by Nelion slightly lower with a peak of 5,188 meters then third in place is Point Lenana rising up to 4,985 meters.

There being five different main routes to climbing Mount Kenya, namely Sirimon (Offers one of the most beautiful approaches to the peaks), Burguret (You’ll be navigating through the rainforest overnighting at wilderness campsites. The route is often muddy and rough under foot), Naro Moru (The most popular descent route, fast and easy), Chogoria (The Chogoria route passes by waterfalls and an incredible gorge) and Timau, the most common are the first four respectively.
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Kenya
Languages Spoken
English, Swahili

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