Mt. Kilimambogo Hike/Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park

Mt. Kilimambogo Hike/Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park  

At an elevation of 2,145m, the Mt. Kilimambogo named by the Masai to mean big mountain, sits in a park, Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park. The nearby Kamba communities called it, Kiima Kya Mboo meaning the Buffalo mountain, so you can already start to have an idea of the kind of animals you are likely to see why hiking this mountain. It’s an easy half day hike through a montane vegetation. There’s only one track up and down the mountain covering a distance of about 9 kms. The thick forest cover of the mountain may obscure the view of all the animals that call this mountain home including Buffalo, Leopard, Aardvark, Olive Baboons, Porcupine, Moongose and Dik Dik. On the way you pass by Sir William Mcmillan, a super wealthy British Rancher, Big Game hunter and Rancher, whose wish upon death in France had been stated prior: to be buried in this mountain. On days when the clouds are clear you see the peaks of both Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya, Africa’s first and second highest peaks.

You enjoy picnic lunch at the base of the mountain or at the nearby and scenic 14 falls before visiting the falls and transfer back to the hotel.