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Mount Kenya National Park is a beautiful national park that protects Mount Kenya, the second-tallest mountain in Africa. Mount Kenya lies at an elevation of 5,199 meters and is surrounded by a World Heritage Site with breathtaking scenery. The surrounding landscape consists of pristine wilderness with lakes, tarns, glaciers, dense forests, mineral springs, and a variety of rare and endangered animal species, high altitude-adapted wildlife, and distinctive montane and alpine vegetation.

Mount Kenya national park was established in 1949 as a protected area with the intention of preserving the originality of Mount Kenya, its wildlife, and the neighbouring environment.

Mount Kenya national park is situated in the east of the Great Rift Valley, approximately 175 kilometers northeast of Nairobi. The park encompasses 2800 square kilometers and is situated at 3000 meters.

HISTORY OF MOUNT KENYA NATIONAL PARK

In 1978, Mount Kenya national park was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and in 1997, the forest was added to the reserve to create a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mount Kenya national park was established by the government of Kenya to benefit the local and national economy of Kenya through tourism, to preserve an area of breathtaking scenery, to preserve the park’s ecosystem, and to prevent the adjacent area from becoming a water catchment area.

The area of Mount Kenya national park was originally the sacred home of the deity “Ngai” who is the god of the kikuyu people, who are very attached to Mount Kenya; the area is still revered as the sacred home of their god “Ngai” to this day. Mount Kenya was named by the Kamba tribe.

ATTRACTIONS IN MOUNT KENYA NATIONAL PARK

WIDLIFE IN MOUNT KENYA NATIONAL PARK

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