Mount
Kenya Safaris:
Mount
Kenya Description
Mt. Kenya is a broad, largely symmetrical
volcanic cone with a diameter of about
120km. and was formed between 2.6 and
3.1 million. It was possible that the
original volcano was over 7000m in height,
more than 2000 meters higher than today.
Of the main peaks to the mountain, Batian
5,199m and Nelion 5,188m are only accessible
to technical mountaineers, whilst Lenana,
4,985m, is accessible to trekkers.
The itinerary described
below is that which many of our clients
use, however weather conditions, client
fitness, and other factors, may require
that we alter timings and route, indeed
many clients request slightly different
routings etc or to stay longer in particular
area. The different routes are as follows:
