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Mountain Trekking
Climb to the Peaks of Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. The trekking could be combined with photo safaris to the nearby parks.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain that regular tourists can climb, although it remains a considerable feat of human endurance! The breathable oxygen at the top is less than half the amount than is common at sea level, and climbers cover at least eighty kilometres on nothing but their own two feet over the five days or more it takes to reach the top and return.
Mount Kenya
The mountain is located 180 kilometers north of Nairobi and it can often be seen from high-rise buildings in Nairobi and from Thika. It is an extinct volcano, which formed a couple of million years ago. The mountain is located in the Mount Kenya National Park, which is a designated protected area around the mountain above 3200m altitude. The Kenya Wildlife Service manages the park. The national park covers an area of 700 square kilometers and was established in 1949
Mount Meru
The volcanic Mount Meru is shadowed by his big and famous neighbour Kilimanjaro. For most of the visitors Meru is just noticed as the exercising area to acclimatise before climbing Africa´s highest mountain. But this does not come up to its real value. Meru is not only Africa´s 5th highest mountain, it delights the walker by its fabulous flora and fauna.
Walkers will meet buffalos, giraffes, warthogs, elephants and antilopes. Ascending to Saddle Hut (3570m) a tropical wood of laurel trees is crossed. The path to the top is varied, offers short stretches of easy scrambling and breathtaking views from the crater edge.
The tour should be planned with 3 overnight stays. There is too much to be seen. The ground of the crater is worth a visit, also the minor top Little Meru (3801m).
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