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.

Sep 20 - A team of 21 hikers drawn from various companies has begun a three-day ascent of Mount Kenya to raise awareness and funds for the conservation of the critically endangered Mountain Bongo.

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 ...

Nyeri, Kenya: A team of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers and world-ranked mountaineers from Britain have set out on a five-day trek to hoist the national flag on Mt Kenya’s Point Batian peak. This ...

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 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 ...