Mount Kenya National Park

Mount Kenya is Kenya’s biggest mountain, ranging between 1600m and 5199m above sea level, and is the second-highest mountain after Mt Kilimanjaro, and is an extinct volcano at the equator located in Central province.

It is a national icon and nations namesake. Mountain Rivers, forest, moorland, rock and ice, and crowned by the glittering twin peaks of Batian and Nelion. Mount Kenya National Park covers 2800 sq km and is 175 km north east of Nairobi. It offers a landscape of Mountain Rivers, forest, moorland, rock and ice, and is crowned by the glittering twin peaks of Batian and Nelion, The and for the Kikuyu people.

Sacred home of the God Ngai

The Kikuyu people are one of the communities living around the mountain, which is the sacred home for their God, referred to as Ngai. Other communities living around the mountain are the Embu and Masai, who gave different names to the mountain. The Kambas also gave a name to the Mountain that was finally adopted as the country's name. There are several legendary stories associated with the mountains. The mountain peaks Batian, Nelion, and Point Lenana are named after three Masai brave men and medicine men.

Visa requirements	As of January 2024,1 Kenya is a visa-free country, but all foreign visitors must apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) before travel via the official website. Requirements include a valid passport (6 months+), a recent passport photo, contact details, flight itinerary, and hotel bookings. The eTA must be approved before boarding.
Languages spoken	Swahili and English
Currency used	Kenyan Shilling (Ksh)
Area (km2)	276
Country name	Kenya

Sports & nature

Cold, misty, and windy

Since Mount Kenya has mountain geography, the climate and weather vary with altitude. At high altitudes, it is cold, misty, and windy. The vegetation is mainly alpine and sub-alpine flora, bamboo forests, moorland, and tundra. The vegetation changes notably as you ascend because of the variations in temperatures.

Permanently crowned with a glacier.

An attraction at the extinct volcanic Mountain is the massive circular volcanic cone estimated at 70 km in diameter. The mountain is permanently crowned with a glacier at the peak known as Lewis Glacier. This is amazing because the line of the equator crosses Kenya and is assumed hottest area with Mt Kenya only 16km south of the equator.

Nightlife

nothing much at night in Mount Kenya National Park due to safety measures, but no doubt one cannot do much since it's busy all day through.

Culture and history info

Major attractions

Pristine wilderness, lakes, tarns, glaciers, and peaks of great beauty, and mineral springs.

There is also the unique montane and alpine vegetation.

Wildlife such as elephants, tree hyrax, mole rat, bush bucks, water bucks, elands, suni, and white-tailed mongoose. You will rarely see the leopards, bongos, giant forest hogs, and rhinos.

Over 130 species of birds.

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