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Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each need a different plan.

Kenya can connect mountains, safari and coast. Tanzania changes with the northern circuit, Kilimanjaro and the season. Uganda asks you to plan around forests, primates, the Nile and the Rwenzori. Start with the country, then compare the regions that give it its character.

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The snow-covered central peaks of Batian and Nelion on Mount Kenya

Kenya

Mount Kenya’s Other Peaks

OverviewPeaksChoosingSkillsCareFAQs Beyond Batian, Nelion and Point Lenana Mount Kenya is a massif of rock towers, not a three-summit mountain. The names Batian, Nelion and Point Lenana dominate most…

The snow-covered central peaks of Batian and Nelion on Mount Kenya

Kenya

Climb Nelion — Mount Kenya

OverviewSouth-east faceHowell HutExperienceSeasonFAQs Mount Kenya’s second summit • 5,188 m Nelion is a technical alpine rock climb with a summit high above the clouds. Nelion is the lower…

Batian, Mount Kenya’s highest summit, rising above cloud and remnant snow

Kenya

Climb Batian — Mount Kenya

OverviewNorth FaceExperienceSeasonProgrammeFAQs Mount Kenya’s highest summit • 5,199 m Batian is a serious technical rock climb at high altitude. Batian is the highest point on Mount Kenya and…

Upper Simba Tarn beneath snow-speckled volcanic slopes on Mount Kenya

Kenya

Mount Kenya Summit Circuit

OverviewLandmarksDirectionDifficultyPlanningFAQs The high-level journey around Mount Kenya’s central peaks The Summit Circuit reveals one mountain from every side. The Summit Circuit is a demanding high-altitude trek around the…

Golden sunrise above a snow-covered Mount Kenya valley seen from Point Lenana

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Point Lenana — Mount Kenya

OverviewApproachesSummit dayAltitudeConditionsPlanningFAQs Mount Kenya’s principal trekking summit Point Lenana is a high-altitude mountain objective—not a technical climb. At 4,985 metres, Point Lenana stands above nearly every summit in…

Mount Kenya expedition crew beside giant lobelias in the Afro-alpine zone

Kenya

Kamweti Route — Mount Kenya

OverviewAt a glanceForestUpper routePracticalWho it suitsFAQs A less-travelled southern approach Kamweti enters Mount Kenya through forest, water and quiet. Kamweti is a southern Mount Kenya approach for travellers…

Cultivated fields and rolling country across Mount Kenya’s northern foothills near Timau

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Timau Route — Mount Kenya

OverviewAt a glanceFoothillsProgressionHigh countryPracticalWho it suitsFAQs The open northern side of Mount Kenya Timau begins with distance, light and a different view of the mountain. Timau approaches Mount…

A mountain porter walking through giant lobelias in Mount Kenya’s alpine moorland

Kenya

Burguret Route — Mount Kenya

OverviewAt a glanceWildernessHigh countryHistoryPracticalWho it suitsFAQs A quieter western approach Burguret rewards travellers who value the approach as much as the summit. Burguret enters Mount Kenya through a…

A guided trekking group crossing Mount Kenya’s high alpine terrain

Kenya

Naro Moru Route — Mount Kenya

OverviewAt a glanceLandscapeVertical BogTeleki ValleyPracticalCombinationsFAQs The western approach to Mount Kenya Naro Moru is direct, historic and full of contrast. Naro Moru approaches Mount Kenya from the west,…

Lake Ellis and the surrounding Mount Kenya moorland seen from above

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Chogoria Route — Mount Kenya

OverviewAt a glanceLandscapeLake EllisGorges ValleyLake MichaelsonUpper mountainPracticalCombinationsFAQs The eastern approach to Mount Kenya Chogoria is a journey through the architecture of the mountain. Chogoria enters Mount Kenya from…