Destination guide
Mount Kenya
Trekking · Alpine scenery · UNESCO site
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Overview
Why visit Mount Kenya
Africa's second-highest mountain and a UNESCO World Heritage site, with glaciers, moorland, and forested slopes teeming with wildlife.
Mount Kenya offers some of Africa's finest trekking, from gentle forest walks to serious alpine routes to Point Lenana (4,985 m). The mountain is a vital water tower for Kenya, feeding rivers that sustain millions. Diverse ecosystems rise with altitude — bamboo forest, giant heather, lobelia, groundsel, then rock and ice.
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Good to know
Highlights & best time
Best time to go
January – February; August – September
Highlights
- Point Lenana summit treks
- Sirimon & Chogoria routes
- Glacier views
- Alpine flora
- Multi-day guided hikes