Reviews
An excellent hike on Mount Kenya
My friend and I made a 5 day hike up Mount Kenya with Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions. With no doubts, we had an amazing guide named Joseph that was exceptiona. The cook made great food and the porters were more than helpful, far much better than we had thought of at the start of the trek. The summit day was quite tough and thanks to our friendly guide who did everything possible to ensure we made it to the Lenana peak more easily. Hi encouragement was beyond imagination. The scenery is outstanding and the glorious sunrise on the summit dawn is a lifetime experience that will always remain with me. Mount Kenya Climbing Company organized this expedition so well and so hassle-free as per contract. They provided a clothing kit list that was particularly helpful and it is was good to have known well in advance that it got very cold! An excellent hike that defines an African adventure.
Great experience with Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions
My girlfriend and I completed a 5 day hike on Mount Kenya going up on Chogoria route and descent through Sirimon.
Each of the trekking day was different and had varied memories. Mount Kenya itself is grandeur and Chogoria route is definitely very scenic, more than we had anticipated. The mountain isn’t a conical crater like the neighboring Kilimanjaro, but it is a factual peak having various ridges and gorges to cross before getting to the summit base at Lenana Peak.
The key to a successful ascent of Mt Kenya is to take it laid-back during the first days and ensuring that you acclimatize to the altitude before attempting the final hike to the summit. Upon hitting Lenana Peak, it is quite a sense of great achievement standing on top the mountain. It is for sure a an amazing experience watching the sun rise over the African skies and with amazing views of Indian Ocean and Kilimanjaro peaks.
We used the service of Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions directly and Daniel made all the arrangements for us. Everything was delivered as planned and at reasonable cost. Robin, the Mount Kenya guide was an excellent choice and an expert in helping out alongside the a team of porters and cook.
Without the help of Robin, we wouldn’t have succeeded in reaching the summit. Daniel was an excellent planner and made all efforts in providing all the information we needed beforehand. Everything was as per the details provided and trust me that they know the mountain very well, providing you with the right info and the potential problems and solutions.
For us, using Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions was a great experience.
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Email Nathan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great memories
We're back home and recovered after a great trip to Africa. We had a great time! I would like to thank Daniel at Mount Kenya Climbing Company for setting up the wonderful trip to hike Mt Kenya, such a great and beautiful mountain.
We had always wanted to Climb Mt Kenya and until you go, you can't really appreciate the magnitude of the area. We had Joseph as our guide and I can't say enough about what a great guide he was.
He kept us safe the entire time and made sure we made it to the summit which we did on a beautiful sunrise. The porters were very, very nice people and food was much better than we had expected for an 5 day climb.
We are very happy that we chose you to set up our trip and were very impressed with your guides and porters.That was an incredible experience!
We will have great memories about this trip for the rest of our lives. Thanks again for getting us all squared away and setting up such a successful climb.
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Email Schneider | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
fantastic trip to Mount Kenya!
Firstly we would like to say a huge thanks to Daniel for helping to organize a fantastic trip to Mount Kenya! It really was an unforgettable trip! It was faultless and we were so impressed with everyone we met. So friendly and helpful. We all had a fantastic time and everyone made it to the top thanks to Robin and the brilliant team of porters the fantastic cook. We were blessed with the weather as it was a really clear day at the top! Mount Kenya truly is unbelievable with absolutely stunning views and wildlife .so much so that we are planning to do it all over again next year! I say a big thank you to everyone.
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Email Patricia Mead | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Wonderful climbing Expedition!!
An incredible 5 days of trekking with Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions. The arrangements were excellent had a wonderful and experienced crew with a terrific sense of humor. All went smoothly and as per the program and overall, i would highly recommend Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions. Thanks to all guides and porters who made this expedition a life time memory.
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Email Heidi Hermann | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experiences !!
5 days of trekking on Mt. Kenya with such beautiful mountainous scenery and a great support team was the best experiences of our lives! The guide, cook and the able porters were very pleasant and knowledgeable and they made us feel very well-taken care of.
The food was excellent and varied, tasty and filling and much as this trip was tough, everything was over-shadowed by the beautiful scenery and experiences. The sunrise at the top was magical - it was a dream comes true.
Big thumbs up to Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions for organizing this unforgettable trip for us and highly recommend this company. With the company you’re assured of a hassle-free expedition, just as we did.
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Email Kurtis J. Houston | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Majestic Beauty- Mt Kenya
We had a great local company Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions arrange this trip and were are so happy we had everything so well organized from the permits, camping gear an food .We Thoroughly enjoyed this trip up to the end .
As we climbed Mt Kenya it was so fascinating to see the variation in flora and fauna as you ascend to the top. The Tropical sun rise and sun set, plus the snow capped peaks can only be described as Nature at its best .It’s the kind of scenery that can be very difficult to explain in words-Go see it yourself! .There were even animals though some so different from ones we had earlier seen on a previous trip to the Great Masai Mara .There were Black and White Colobus monkeys, elephants, buffalos an some much smaller very interesting animals. Very exciting and unforgettable .This is defiantly one of the most beautiful Mountains and trips we have seen and been to so far.
We thank Daniel of Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions for arranging this trip for us ,the t 3 porters, guide and cook for making this one of the most memorable trip we have had and much more importantly being very friendly .
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Email Don Reed | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A remarkable trip to Climb Mt Kenya
I and my friends decided to go for mountain climbing and chose Africa’s second tallest mountain, Mt. Kenya located in Kenya.
I got into contact with many safari companies but Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions communicated promptly and provided more detailed information than most others.
Their pricing wasn’t the very best, but they had a deep grasp of our personal needs and addressed them quickly. Thus, I booked with them. It was our first trip to Kenya, and it ended up being awesome.
We were very happy with the Mount Kenya Climbing company services. It was a special experience to climb Mt. Kenya to Lenana Peak, which we enjoyed a lot. It was awesome seeing the sun rise over the African skies.
We took 5 days’ climb via Sirimon and down Chogoria which proved to be the most scenic. The Gorges Valley was remarkably beautiful and so were the several tarns like Lake Ellis.
The guides and porters did an exemplary job and were very patient and helpful! Indeed, Mount Kenya Climbing Expeditions did a fantastic job in arranging our trip, executing it and even follow ups after service and we thank all for making the experience breathtaking and unforgettable.
Email Melissa Porter | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Incredible Mount Kenya
We had used the this tour company for our trek and they were amazing. Between the three of us we had 4 porters, 1 cook and 1 guide. They were very friendly and helpful, and our guide Benson was fantastic. He knew a lot about the local area and wildlife and nature and was the perfect partner on our trek. We would definitely recommend this hike through the Equatorial Guinea star.
We had 5 days on the mountain, starting at Sirimon Gate, going up to Point Lenana and coming down through Chogoria. The view was amazing and an incredible experience.
But overall the trek was much easier to handle on the last days of the hike leading to the summit as it is quite steep and got pretty rocky. We also had a process adaptation time in the middle where we went higher today, but had another night at the same height as the previous evening to let us get used to the height. We would definitely recommend doing it as you are high up and can get headaches or feel depressive.
In all, it was a fantastic experience and we can definitely recommend mountkenyaclimbing.com to book this with.