Mt. Kenya being the second highest mountain after Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, is covered with thick vegetation on lower slopes, with snow at it’s peak.
It has many plant and rare animal species in addition to birds, which gives a captivating sight to it’s visitors.

The thick forest shelters animal species like; squirrels, monkeys, reptiles, insects and bird. Trekkers will enjoy pausing beside streams and lakes, which have their origin right from mountains.
Colobus monkeys or giant eagles can be sighted on the way.

Some of the rare plants in the montane forests include; Podocarpus and groundset.
It s will take you 3-5 days to ascend the summit of Mt. Kenya at 5199 meters or the lower part of Lenana at 4985 meters, but all depends on the weather.

The highest peaks of Mt. Kenya rise skywards and the sunlight is reflected off the white snow. Melting of snow supplies water to down flow of streams which you can cross and feel the chilled water of the snow of the Mt. Kenya.

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Other mountains of Kenya, which you can explore while on your Kenya tour include the Shimba hills, Loroghi hills, Chyulu hills, Taita hills as well as the Western highlands.

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Mt Elgon:
This is the second highest mountain in Kenya after Mt. Kenya. It’s location is on border between Kenya and Uganda, and it’s elevation is 14176 feet i.e. 4321 meters.
Wagagai, which is at 4321 meters, is it’s highest peak and is situated in Uganda, a nearby country. On the other hand, Kenya contains Koitoboss at 4038 meters, Endebess bluff at 2563 meters and the Lower Elgon, which is at 4310 meters.

Head for Mt. Elgon, an extinct volcano and discover perfect trekking routes having in plenty, fascinating scenery as well as awesome animal and plant life.
In the world, Mt. Elgon’s crater, which in approximation has a diameter of 8km, is considered to be among those, which are the largest intact Calderas.
Caves, well decorated with ancient cave paintings as well as plenty of warm geothermal waterfalls and springs, are some of other spectacular attractions that can be found at this mountain.

Travellers as well as wildlife enthusiasts from the world over in thousands of numbers are greatly attracted by Mt. Elgon. Visitors will be amazed at the many attractions, which will be seen while trekking through the lush forests and broad moorlands up to the peaks.

The sight of large Elephant herds crossing through the caves to the deeper part of the mountain is simply exquisite and truly amazing to the visitors.
Mt. Elgon National Park is home to many animal species like elephants, black and white Colobus monkeys, bush back, gazelles, buffaloes and a lot of exotic birds on it’s coverage of 169sq km.
Other animals are leopards, which are quite hard to tress in the thick forest, reason being, they are shy.
You can enjoy paradise-like scenery of surroundings below, once you get to the top.
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For trekkers, it offers easy ascent through magnificent slopes up to the crater.
It takes 4-5 hours to reach the crater.
Despite the factor that it is narrow, you can easily find your way a round the whole rim.
It’s also a migratory route for the animals moving from Hell’s gate to Masai Mara National Park.
Among the animals attracted in the area are; Colobus monkeys, Leopards, Buffaloes, baboons, Zebras, and Gazelles, giving an exquisite sight to the visitors who see them in their own natural habitat.
You can enjoy spectacular views of the surroundings while at the top.

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The mountain has three major peaks; Nelion at 5188 meters, Batian at 5,199 meters and Lenana at 4985 meters.
Batian and Nelion are high for those who are not used to mountain climbing, while Lenana can be reached by any fit trekker.

Putting that aside, it is well endowed with animal and plant life, with unique ecology diversity which forced those in authority to declare it as a National Park and an International Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
The rainforest, bamboo thickets on the lower slopes are home to wildlife species like Leopard, Albino zebra, Antelope, Black and white Colobus monkeys, Sykes monkeys, Bush pig, Hyena, Elephants and Buffaloes.

The Kikuyu are the native residents of this place and refer to it as a home to Ngai their god.
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