Mount Kenya National Park in KenyaBack to Kenya Map | View
Kenya Overland Tours
Mount Kenya is an ancient extinct volcano that boasts rugged glacier-clad
summits and forested middle slopes. Mount Kenya offers some of the
best contrasting landscapes in the world and is the second highest
mountain in Kenya that straddles the equator.
The tar road surrounding the mountain makes the area fairly accessible
to get to and the impressive mountain draws in travellers from far
and wide. Mount Kenya National Park offers many opportunities to
view the variety of game in the region. Animals common to the region
are elephant, monkey, baboon, bushbuck, buffalo, black rhino and
forest hog. These are, of course, just a select few of the variety
of wildlife that roam around in the forest belts.
The neighbouring towns of the Mount Kenya National Park include
Naro Moru, Nanyuki, Meru and Embu which offer a range of accommodation.
Travellers will find that this area of Kenya is unique with amazing
highlights.
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