It’s the second highest mountain in Africa. It borders the equator, yet it supports 12 glaciers, plus pristine lakes, tarns and dense alpine forest. This is Mt. Kenya National Park – a land and a world away from all the other national parks.
The climbing is excellent, as is the camping. And when the mists burn off, the vistas are magnificent. Here, in this UNESCO World Heritage Site you can begin your trek in tropical forest, spotting buffalo and elephant.
You’ll then ascend to bamboo forest perhaps spotting Colubus and other monkeys. You can also find antelope and giant forest hogs in this dense wooded terrain. Your trek continues into alpine moorlands which will present bizarre flora like the towering giant lobelia.