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Kenya and Tanzania are the home of African wildlife safari in East Africa with Kenyan safaris being the most popular. Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions range of products include Kenya safaris combined with group Mount Kenya hiking tours, Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing group and Tanzania safari tours and Masai Mara safari tours. Mount Kenya climbing routes are detailed in this webpage. Kenya and Tanzania safaris combined can be enjoined with hiking Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru hiking. If looking for Mount Kenya group joining tours, then you are in the right place. Masai Mara safaris are the most popular African safaris trip that will allow you to see as much wildlife as possible within a short duration. Safari in Kenya cannot be complete without including a visit to Masai Mara National Reserve.

The boundless wilderness and big game of this Africa's region has long attracted adventure seekers from all over the globe. No other African country can boast such an incredible range of landscapes, unique geographical features and species. The 3 day safari Masai Mara is one of the most unique trips that East Africa offers. A safari in Kenya offers an opportunity to see all big five animals.

Welcome to Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions group website with a wide selection of East African travel, expedition and safaris. You will find this website useful for your African safari tours planning and we will be happy to be your African host, where a warm welcome awaits besides the unique and diverse people, culture, wildlife and landscape; the magical land of Mt Kenya, tropical Indian Ocean beaches of Mombasa and the annual Masai Mara wildebeest migration crossing between Maasai Mara in Kenya and Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Check out our special offer for the 3 day safari Masai Mara or hike Sirimon route on Mount Kenya in 4-days in a group tour and also Mount Kenya Chogoria route which is the most rewarding and scenic of the Mount Kenya routes. The best Mt Kenya climbing months are January, February, August and September being the drier period with the most reliable weather pattern.

We are a specialized African safaris company offering safaris in Kenya and Tanzania and more so specialty in Kenya and Tanzania adventure hiking including Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing. Also Mount Kenya group joining climbing, trekking and hiking tours. If looking for a group safari in Kenya, then Mount Kenya Climbing company will be able to assist plan one  for the would be travelers.

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Mount Kilimanjaro compared to Mt. Kenya, Africa’s highest Mount Kilimanjaro is a relatively easy climb and the main summit of Uhuru peak (5,895m) can be reached by most climbers. Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest free standing mountain at 5,895 meters or 19,340 feet. Mount Kilimanjaro looms some 16,000 feet (4,900 meters) above the plains that spread out from its base, Mt. Kilimanjaro dominates its surroundings. Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano, with 3 peaks: Kibo peak, Shira peak & Mawenzi peak. Kibo is the highest one (5,895m) in the center, Mawenzi is lower (5,149m) and East of Kibo, but more technical. Mount Kilimanjaro's (Kili - easily known) third peak is Shira which is less obvious, but it's also an extinct volcano (3,962m, west of Kibo). Groups Mt. Kilimanjaro climbing can be done though Marangu route, Machame route, Umbwe route, Lemosho route and Rongai route.  Read more....

Mount Kenya is one of the world's famous big mountains. Mt Kenya is Africa's second highest standing mountain and the highest of all Kenya Mountains. At a height of 5199 meters above sea level, Climbing Mount Kenya expeditions has three peaks, Batian 5,199m being the most difficult climbing peak, Nelion 5,188m second difficult climb and point Lenana 4,985m. Other major summits on the mountain include Point Piggott 4,957m, Point Dutton 4,885 and Point John 4,883m. Of the Mt. Kenya's three main peaks (Batian, Lenana and Nelion), only point Lenana can be reached by trekkers and the other two being only for technical climbers - Mount Kenya technical climbing routes. There are two climbing options to choose from -  the ascent to the peak ranges from an intermediate level trekking to the highly technical rock climbing experience. How difficult is mount Kenya hiking and which are the best months for Mt Kenya climbing? Go to mount Kenya expeditions and take an adventure hiking trip along the Equator. Climb Mt Kenya hikes and Mount Kenya trek main routes are: Naromoru route, Chogoria Route and Sirimon route. To learn about group climbing mount Kenya cost and pricing for hiking mount Kenya; Read more .... about Mount Kenya climbing routes and groups.

Kenya Tours and Tanzania Safaris - Through Masai Mara safari tours, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Lake Nakuru and many other beautiful wildlife parks of East Africa to witness the annual wildebeest migration. Masai Mara safari tour is famous for the animal migration safaris tour. Why not try out Nairobi National Park day trip or Nairobi city tour if you are on a short visit to group Kenya safaris.

 
Tanzania holiday safaris travel groups: A Travel guide for people traveling in Tanzania safaris as well as an information guide. Tanzania is one of the unique destinations on the African continent that has yet to be discovered by many. It is a land of many wonders with an un-paralleled diversity of fauna and flora. Check out offers for Tanzania holiday safaris and also safaris in Kenya.

Mount Kilimanjaro climbing is the highest permanently snow-capped free standing mountain in Africa, the exotic Islands of Zanzibar, the finest game sanctuaries of Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Ruaha, Selous and the Marine Park of Mafia Island are only but a few of the living examples. Tanzania lies between the area of the great lakes, Victoria, Tanganyika and Malawi - with the Indian Ocean on its' coastline to the east.
You can learn more by sampling our Kenya & Tanzania Lodge Safaris combined tours. Consider our most popular 3 day safari Masai Mara groups to see the highest wildlife concentrations. African safari tours are never fulfilling without inclusion of a visit to Maasai Mara as part of a safari in Kenya.
 
We provide a range of African safaris travel services in East Africa (Group Kenya safaris, Tanzania & Uganda) including Masai Mara safari tours. Tanzania holiday safaris are known to visit Northern parks of the country including Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire and the famous Serengeti. Mount Kenya group joining tours and organized private or group guided hikes expedition. Below, is a review of the services:
 
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The main specialty is offering adventure Climb Mt Kenya hiking and trekking and also Masai Mara safari tours. Apart from group and private adventure hiking, we also offer tours in East Africa including luxury tented camp safaris staying at Sarova Mara Tented Camp, Kichwa Tembo Camp, Sweetwaters Tented Camp, Mara Intrepids Camp, Samburu Larsens Camp, Siana Springs Tented Camp, Samburu Intrepids Camp, Ilkeliani Camp and Sekenani Camp. Our Kenya & Tanzania  luxury lodge safaris stay in Kenya's premier luxury lodges and hotels such as Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Keekorok Lodge, Sarova Mara Camp, Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, Samburu Serena Lodge, Amboseli Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti Serena Lodge, Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge, Serena Mountain Lodge, Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel, Nairobi Serena Hotel, Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club among many others. Check out safaris in Kenya / Masai Mara safaris and get to stay in luxury tented camps which are rustic and eco-friendly.

Whether you need a luxury Kenyan safaris, Masai Mara safari tours, budget safari or mid range hotels, you will find all these in our range of services. Our various Kenya's safari programs are carefully tailored by taking your best interests and comfort into account but more importantly we are flexible to suit your further needs during your stay in East Africa.

Climbing Mount Kenya Expeditions has a full-fledged operation and office in Nairobi as well as coordinating offices in Arusha and Entebbe to take care of all our African safari tours. We pride ourselves as being one of the most experienced tour operators in Kenya. Our driver/guides are multilingual and with vast knowledge and experience in their field. Our well equipped vehicles range from safari minibuses, 4WD Land Cruisers/Rovers to 25-seater luxury buses all fitted with high frequency radio calls to ensure we are in constant communication.

Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions welcome you to share Africa's splendor, where your adventure meets with the wild! Get to get up close with Masai Mara safaris to witness wildebeest migration.

Expeditions climbing Mt Kenya safari tour operator is also able to arrange African safaris to Tanzania safari tours and visit the incredible Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National park and all the northern Tanzanian safari parks. It is possible to join a Mount Kenya climbing group or organized Kilimanjaro trekking group tour and combine it with a Masai Mara safari tour.

While you travel with us, get to combine unique experiences with the local touch. Discovering the rare wildlife and getting to meeting local people in their natural settings – that’s what makes this Kenyan safaris so life-changing. Kenya is one of the world’s greatest tourism destinations, known for its remarkable diversity of landscapes, wildlife and cultures. From the snow–covered peaks of Mount Kenya - the scenery embraces mountains, forests, deserts and lakes. Few places can rival Kenya for the safari experience - all of your African dreams covered with us, the local Kenyans with a passion for travel. Expect rather incredible each day! This incredibly diverse country offers a perfect journey and is home to some of the world’s most abundant game-viewing spots. Indulge in a rich cultural heritage, thought-provoking histories and outstanding scenery. Finish the excursion with a few days on the colorful spice island of Zanzibar or the white sparkling beaches of Diani in the South Coast of Kenya. Teeming with surprises and special touches along the way, Kenyan safari will definitely be impressive especially when combined with Masai Mara safari tours / safaris in Kenya.

The best time to climb Mt. Kenya is during the dry seasons occurring in the months of January - February and August to September off the most reliably fine weather. It’s best to avoid the two rainy seasons which occur from mid-March until late May and from late October to early December. Even though Mount Kenya can be hiked, trekked or climbed all year round, highest rainfall occurs between late March and mid-May and slightly less between late October and early December.

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Mt. Kenya is roughly circular, about 60km across at the 200mm contour, where the steep font hills rise out of the gentler slopes of the centered highlands. At the centre of the massif, the main peaks rise sharply from around 4,500m to the main summit of Batian 5,199m, Nelion 5,188m and point Lenana 4,985m. Other major summits on the mountain include Point Piggott 4,957m, Point Dutton 4,885 and Point John 4,883m. Of the three main peaks (Batian, Lenana and Nelion), only point Lenana can be reached by trekkers and the other two being only for technical climbers. Go to Mount Kenya expedition and challenge yourself. Mount Kenya trek difficulty and Mount Kenya technical climbing routes. Sirimon route Mount Kenya is one of the best climbing routes accessed from Nanyuki. It is best to go Mount Kenya hiking in the months of January to February and also August to September due to having fine weather. Mt Kenya climbing during the other months can be wet and rainy. You can read more about climbing Mt Kenya and hiking mount Kenya. Explore more and book Mount Kenya group joining trekking tour.

Climbing Mount Kenya is a challenging yet enjoyable hiking to the trekking peak at Point Lenana, 4985 metres. Lenana Peak is Mount Kenya's highest peak that can be reached by fit hikers or trekkers. The hiking can be completed in 4 days or 5 days via Sirimon, Chogoria or Naro Moru routes. These are some of the best Mount Kenya trekking routes.

Both Batian and Nelion peaks are the highest on Mount Kenya and offers some of the best known technical climbing alpine peaks of the world.

So the big question is how many days does it take to climb Mount Kenya? Trekkers can can climb Mt Kenya in 4 days but there is an option to add more days possibly to traversing the mountain in 6~7 days. Again, how much does it cost to climb mount Kenya. For example, 4-day Mount Kenya climb expedition can cost about 700 US dollars per person. Longer hiking expeditions will thus cost more.

The best times of the year for climbing Mount Kenya expedition through any of the available trekking routes are January – March, and June – October. However, the mountain can be trekked and climbed all year round. It is best to avoid the rainy seasons which typically occur in late March-end of May, and November. It is important to take not that due to climate change it is difficult to predict Mount Kenya climbing weather pattern in the recent years.
 

Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing routes

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Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro stands on featureless part of the East African plateau, on the Tanzanian side of the Kenya  border near Moshi, side by side with the smaller Mount Meru. These mountains are extinct volcanoes, with  Kilimanjaro actually being the agglomeration of three
distinct volcanoes, Kibo (5896m/ 19,340 ft), Mwenzi (5,149 / 16,896 ft) and Shira (3,962m / 13,000 ft). whose violent creation is geologically associated with the creation of the Great Rift Valley, 100km to the  West. Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the sought after bucket list while traveling in Africa. Learn more about Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing here.

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Mount Meru is Mount Kilimanjaro's little sister, standing at 4,566m compared to 5,895m, but is still an impressive freestanding volcano, which makes a superb four day climb to the top. It last erupted in 1910 therefore can be classified as an active volcano. The first Mount Meru ascent was made by Dr. Fritz Jaeger, 1904. The town of Arusha lies at the base of Mount Meru Trekking, loads of trek companies do this trek. Wild animals are frequently found on this mountain therefore an armed ranger usually accompanies the trekkers.

 

Mount Longonot Trekking

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Mount Longonot hiking

Mount Longonot is a stratovolcano found to the southeast of Lake Naivasha, a freshwater lake in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya. The mountain is believed to have last erupted in the 1860's. Its name is gotten from the Maasai word Oloonong'ot, signifying mountain of many peaks.

Mount Longonot is secured by Kenya Wildlife Service as a major part of Mount Longonot National Park. A 3.1 km trail keeps running from the recreation center passageway up to the hole edge, and proceeds in a 7.2 km circle surrounding the hole. The entire visit (entryway around the crater rim) of 13.5 km takes around 4–5 hours taking into consideration essential rest breaks - parts of the trail are vigorously dissolved and extremely steep. The park gate is at around 2150 m asl and the crest at 2780 m asl yet following the rugged edge includes significantly more than the 630 m vertical distinction.

If you would like to make Mount Longonot trekking day trip, then this would be a challenging activity. You can take Mount Longonot trekking as part of a fitness training for the 5 Days Sirimon Route Down Chogoria.

 

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There are various routes to climb Mount Kenya. Below is a list of the available hiking trails and groups trek.

Mount Kenya trekking routes:

  • Sirimon Route
  • Naro Moru route
  • Chogoria route
  • Burguret route
  • Timau route
  • Kamweti route
  • Technical climbing summits - Batian & Nelion.

Sirimon route is one of the least used Mount Kenya climbing routes featuring the a more gradual ascent profile offering the best acclimatisation possibilities. It passes through striking Yellowwood forests in the lower stretches, abundant wildlife and stunning alpine scenery higher up. From the head of Mackinder's Valley past Simba Col, Point Lenana at 4985m is reached.

Mount Kenya Naro Moru route offers the fastest ascent to Lenana Peak making it the most popular of all the main trekking routes. It is not a scenic route as compared to others and not suited for acclimatization due to its rapid ascent, unsuitable for climbers and hikers wishing to acclimatise gradually. It features the "Vertical Bog" which is a steep marsh of wet moorland which is particularly unpleasant and strenuous especially after rains.

Chogoria route is the most scenic of the three main mount Kenya climbing routes. The trail passes the captivating Hall Tarns looking down into the remarkable Gorges Valley and the stunning Lake Michaelson.