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Facts about Aberdare National Park The Aberdare National Park, with an area of 767 Km to covers the higher areas of the Aberdare Mountain Ranger of Central Kenya, from altitude of 1829M to 4001M above sea level. The topography is quite diverse with deep ravines that cut through the forested eastern and western slopes. Animals...Continue Reading

At 5,895 meters, snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania(East Africa) is the highest peak in Africa and the world’s tallest free-standing mountain. It’s also the world’s tallest walkable mountain—and what a walk it is. To reach the summit, one must pass through five distinct climate zones ranging from rain forest to alpine desert and eventually glacial...Continue Reading

Mt. Ololokwe is officially my best hike yet; for two reasons-The views at the summit (sunrise) were magical to say the least and the hike started at 3:30am which was an exciting first for me. I hiked with Africa Outdoors who I’d done Kereita with before.Photo by Chache who I met on the trip. (drone)The mountain is located on […]Continue Reading

Romance on a Mountain or River The girlfriend was physically fit but unfortunately the man struggled so much that he almost gave up during the four-day trek up to Mt Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped summit. Love may have been in the air but the air was thin. Mr Mutai kept encouraging him until he got to the...Continue Reading

I got to hike a section of Kereita forest last weekend with Africa Outdoors. The package had been so well prepared, and with the mention of a waterfall and zip-lining, I was obviously sold.  While I have been to Aberdares forest a couple of times, starting from my bird watching days with Nature Kenya, I have...Continue Reading