Things You Need To Remember While On Mountain Climbing Trips In Kenya

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When you talk about mountain climbing, you cannot conclude it without mentioning Mt.Kenya and its amazing climb. Not many people know that Mt.Kenya is easier to climb than the steep Mt. Kilimanjaro. It is also less cold than Tanzania Kilimanjaro, however the thin air you experience up there may not be for the weak hearted. Mountain climbing trips to Mt. Kenya and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania should include in your African Safari tour.
Before you climb Mt. Kenya you should however keep the following things in mind:

• Mt.Kenya is the second tallest after Kilimanjaro in the African continent

• Mt Kenya is reversed as a holy place or deity by the natives and the country is named after the mountain is the witness to that fact

• It rises to 5,199 meters or 17,057 feet and provides more adventure

• You have to travel 200 kms from Nairobi to reach the mountain base

• The start point of the hike can be reached by bus and the guides will receive you at the airport

• Though the mountain is easy to climb, you will need the experience of a guide to tackle different aspects of the mount

• Climbing Mt Kenya will enable you to enjoy peace and relaxation which cannot be said about Kilimanjaro

• While climbing you will be enjoying the panoramic view of the surrounding plains and the mountain peaks in the rift valley

• A pre-dawn is start is ideal if you want to witness the sunrise and also a glimpse of distantly located Kilimanjaro

Flying tours over colorful Kenya landscape

An African safari is incomplete without enjoying an aerial view of the natural splendor spread in a kaleidoscopic pattern. Many of you might have seen Kenya from the ground but it will be an amazing experience to see it from above from the bird eye view. You will witness bursts of colors in the form of golden savanna, sunlit rivers, green woodlands, and widespread lakes. Most famous Kenya flying tours will include flying over snow capped Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Samburu, Amboseli ad Lewa conservancy. You could also witness stunning white sanded beaches of Malindi, and North Coast beach resorts. Kenya enjoys dramatic landscapes and extreme geographical changes and that would include the sandy deserts and snow clad mountain caps, National parks and native farms that grow tea, coffee, wildlife and process cheese and other local food items.