Mt. Kenya

Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya. Sitting astride the equator its icy summit reaches 17,058 ft.

The mountain consists of three principal zones; the rocky peak, actually an eroded volcanic plug, with its mantle of glaciers and snowfields; the alpine zone with its giant vegetation; and the gentle lower slopes drenched in mountain forest and bamboo jungle.

It is no wonder that this remote majestic wonderland was considered as God's domain by awed farmers at its base.

Many rivers flow from the perpetual snows on the mountain, among them the mighty Tana, Kenya's largest and longest river and source of much of Kenya's electricity supply.

Wildlife on the lower slopes include elephant, buffalo, lion and several species of antelope.