Mt Kilimanjaro And Mt Kenya Tours
Mt Kilimanjaro, also referred to as the roof of Africa is the highest mountain in
Africa and its situated inside the Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania. It's also the tallest freely standing and isolated mountain on earth. Its an extinct volcano with three peaks namely Shira peak, Kibo peak and Mawenzi peak. Kibo peak is the highest at 5,895m followed by Mawenzi which is 5149m. Shira peak, at 3962m is the lowest. Kibo is between Mawenzi and Shira. Mt Kilimanjaro climbing, hiking or trekking can be done throughout the year. All visitors can easily get all the necessary information online. Food, health services and accommodation are also included and well taken care of.Mt. Kenya, standing at 5,199m is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa. Many tourists tour it due to its breathtaking scenery, endless varieties of attraction and most of all it's unique flora and fauna. Mt. Kenya has a thick forest cover, rolling slopes, spectacular valleys and waterfalls, cliffs and glaciers and snow-caped peaks. Due to it's outstanding ecology, it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its twenty kilometers from the equator and located 180 km North of Nairobi. It has impressive landscapes with a glacier summit and wonderful middle slopes with beautiful flora.
It has twelve permanent remnant glaciers which protects it's highest peaks of Nelion(5,188m), Batian (5,199m) and Point Lenana(4,985m). It's also one of the finest hiking and trekking sites in the world. However, Batian and Nelion are very challenging to hike, climb or trek unlike Lenana which can be trekked by anyone. This is not all, you will be delighted to visit Mt. Kenya National Park which covers an area of 700 square kilometers. You will have a good view of Wild Elephants, rush grass feeding Buffalo, Black and White Colobus monkeys, shy hunting Leopards, black and white stripped Zebras, Black Rhinos, Olive Baboons, Sykes Monkeys among other wildlife.
Mt.Kenya is also the homeland of the dominant Kikuyu tribes. Their fore fathers believed their God(Ngai) lived on this mountain. They offered their prayers and sacrificed animals on this mountain. People from different places all over the country gather here annually for special prayers just like their ancestors. You will have a fantastic photo shooting and unforgettable adventure. Mt. Kenya reaches an altitude of 3,200m at the top, you have to carry enough warm clothes with you.
Mt Kilimanjaro And Mt Kenya Tours
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