Mt. Kenya & Aberdares region
Fantastic mountain and forest landscapes….
Travel to where snowcapped mountains sit on the equator, safari experiences traverse through deep forests, and where Queen Elizabeth ascended to the British throne – Mount Kenya & The Aberdares is certainly a unique region.
Located in central Kenya, just south of the equator and approx. two and a half hours from Nairobi, lies Mount Kenya – an extinct volcano and Africa’s second highest mountain. To its west, the Aberdare Range forms a section of the eastern rim of the Great Rift Valley. The Aberdare National Park was created in 1950 to protect the forested slopes of the ancient Aberdare Range, with wildlife ranging from elephant and lion to the black and white Colobus monkey and beautiful but lesser sighted bongo – a horned antelope with distinctive white stripes. Seek out the endangered black rhino (so-called to differentiate from the white rhino with its square upper lip – the black rhino has a hook lip). There are also over 250 species of bird. Spot elephants, buffalos, giant forest hogs and rhinos wandering free in The Aberdare National Park and explore the foothills of snowcapped Mount Kenya
Accomodation
Fairmont Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Situated high on the slopes of Mount Kenya, This safari club has magnificent views of majestic Mount Kenya.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Situated within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, in the Laikipia plains, with views of Mount Kenya.
Treetops, Aberdares National Park
Situated in the path of an ancient elephant migratory route between the Aberdare ridges & Mount Kenya National Park, In the magnificent Aberdare National Park
The Ark Lodge
Situated in the heart of Aberdare National Park, built to resemble Noah’s Ark
Aberdare Country Club
Nestled on the slopes of Mwega Hill, situated in the Aberdare Highlands.