| A Kenyan Safari to the Mount Kenya National | | | | populated areas to keep the elephants off |
| Park and Reserve should be on your list of | | | | farmland. |
| options when planning a safari if only because of | | | | The wildlife in the forest below the Park Boundary |
| its height, being the second highest mountain in | | | | includes the aforementioned elephant and buffalo. |
| Africa. Mount Kenya is 17,058 feet high and the | | | | To which can be added lion, several different |
| National Park and Reserve has 1300 square | | | | species of antelope including the very rare bongo. |
| kilometres of forest reserve with 715 square | | | | If you are incredibly lucky you might see up to |
| kilometres above the 10,500 ft tree line, where | | | | eleven species unique to this area above 2500 |
| the entire mountain is National Park | | | | metres. There are the black leopard, black and |
| This height means that what you are going to | | | | white Colobus and Sykes monkeys, bushbuck, |
| see a huge variety of spectacular scenery which | | | | buffalo, elephant. Then lower down Olive baboon, |
| makes the Park very special. There are lakes, | | | | waterbuck, black rhino, black fronted duikers, |
| tarns, glaciers, peaks, natural mineral springs, and | | | | leopard, giant forest hog, genet cat, bushpig and |
| the vegetation changes quite dramatically with the | | | | hyena.. The very privileged few might even see |
| height from sea level. Add to this high altitude | | | | albino zebra. |
| adapted plains game, and unique alpine vegetation | | | | Above the treeline you'll find high altitude zebra |
| with eleven species of endemic plants. The | | | | and eland. |
| surroundings in the Mount Kenya Safari Park are | | | | The accommodation in the Mount Kenya National |
| truly breathtaking | | | | Park consists of one lodge, seven climber huts, |
| You will find dry upland forest in the lower slopes, | | | | and three self help banda sites , and three lodges |
| then after about 7000 ft this changes to montane | | | | and a self help banda site just outside the park. |
| forest of cedar and podo which then changes to | | | | To summarise the attractions of the Mount |
| thick bamboo at a little over 8000 ft, and then | | | | Kenya National Park and reserve. |
| these die out as you climb higher, and you find | | | | There is excellent game viewing, fantastic |
| smaller trees and high altitude mosses. After | | | | scenery, with the lakes, tarns, glaciers, and high |
| 10000ft you come onto high altitude heath and | | | | peaks. A number of rare birds and animals, and |
| shrubs , and then finally above 11000 feet there is | | | | the high altitude plains game and the mountain |
| open moorland. | | | | forest. Added to this the natural mineral springs, |
| A Kenya safari is mostly about wildlife, and Mount | | | | and for a few intrepid souls mountain climbing |
| Kenya national park has its fair share, again | | | | itself, but this is not for the hill walker but more |
| changing with altitude, and the season of the year. | | | | the skilled mountaineer. |
| During the rains it is the dispersal area for Meru | | | | If you are planning a memorable Kenyan Safari |
| National Park especially elephant and buffalo. In | | | | then a trip to the Mount Kenya National Park and |
| fact electrified fencing has been put up near | | | | Reserve promises to be a wonderful experience. |