At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m.

Ruth Kinyua and her husband Kinyua Gachoki during a recent hike at Mt Kenya National Park. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, Standard] To many vacationers, adventurous activities such as zip lining, snorkeling, ...

Professional mountaineer guide and porter Godfrey Mwangi, 28, crosses a stream in the foothills of Mount Kenya, inside Mount Kenya National Park, on March 7, 2025. [AFP] Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced ...

For more than a week, devastating fires have raged in Mount Kenya National Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 and a part of the Mount Kenya Biosphere Reserve since 1978. According to ...

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International researchers have described a new species of forest toad from Mount Kenya. Working with a single specimen collected eight years ago, the team dates the Kenyan volcano toad’s origins back ...

The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has shared a list of all national parks that Kenyans can access free of charge on September 28, 2024, in marking the World Tourism Day. In a statement, the ...

On 22 August, President William Ruto announced that 50% of all collected revenues from national parks and game reserves would go to host communities to achieve equitable distribution of resources.

The Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club has been named Africa’s Leading Hotel at the 2024 Africa Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards, held last week at Diamonds Leisure Beach & Golf Resort in Diani ...