PACKAGE

MT LONGONOT

The day trip starts at around 07.30am with a drive from Nairobi along the Great Rift Valley escarpment, the stunning view of Mount Longonot beckons, barely 60km from of Nairobi. There are a number of viewpoints on the highway to this mountain that are popular stopovers for the motorists drawn by the splendor of this outstanding view. The entire mountain is a National Park under the Kenya Wildlife Services. The park is home to a number of wild games, most of which harbor in the thick forest covering the crater floor. Spotting the animals (wildlife) is however not guaranteed. It takes approximately 2 hours from the Park Gate to reach the rim of the crater rim and descent back to the gate. The hike going round the crater rim would mean another two hours, thus the total hike takes approximately 4 hours for the round trip.

The path up the mountain slope is pretty steep and can get slippery at some points. Thus, hikers need to be reasonably fit to take part on this hike. The magnificent views from the crater rim itself are however worth every painful step and the effort. This day hiking is of moderate difficulty with steep climbing. Terrain has fine dust, with loose gravel in some areas of the hike.You should bring with you comfortable hiking shoes, light clothing, extra drinking water, snacks and picnic lunch for this Mount Longonot day trip hiking tour.


What’s included:
• Bottled water
• Driver/guide
• Professional guide
• Transport to and from Mt. Longonot
• Entrance fees

Excluded:
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities to driver/guide