MountKenya

Glaciers almost exactly on the equator.

Coordinates: 00°09′S 37°19′E
Elevation: 5,199 m Batian
Area: 715 km²
From Nairobi: 3 h drive to Nanyuki
Region: Central Highlands
From: $1,420 pp

[A]Briefing

Africa's second-highest mountain is an eroded volcano. Its slopes climb through bamboo forest and giant-lobelia moorland to equatorial glaciers. Point Lenana (4,985 m) is a serious trek, but no technical climbing is needed.

[B]What you’ll do

01Sirimon–Chogoria traverse to Point Lenana
02Afro-alpine moorland with giant groundsels
03Rhino tracking at nearby Ol Pejeta Conservancy
04Crossing the equator line at Nanyuki

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[D]Expeditions through Mount Kenya

FT-03Adventure

NBO → MTK → SMB

Northern Frontier Signal

The quiet north. You cross the equator at Nanyuki, track rhino at Ol Pejeta, then go on to Samburu for species found nowhere else in Kenya and camel-supported walks.

Days: 8
Intensity
From: $3,950

FT-00Signature

NBO → SMB → MTK → NKR → MMR → DIA

Zero Latitude Traverse

Our flagship trip covers the whole country in two weeks. You go from the desert north over the equator to the highlands, down through the Rift Valley to the Mara, and finish on the coast, travelling by bush plane, 4×4 and dhow.

Days: 14
Intensity
From: $7,900

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