Mount Kenya National Park lies at an altitude of about 3,400m - 5, 200m.
It offer excellent game viewing, mountain climbing and breathe taking
scenery that includes glaciers, tarns and peaks. There are also mineral
springs. According to the local folklore,
Kenya owes its very name to
the majestic mountain which is also ranked the second highest mountain
in Africa after Mt Kilimanjaro. Mt. Kenya National Park is the
centerpiece of game sanctuaries. Part of the mountain’s attraction is
the variation in flora and fauna found at different altitudes. Dry
upland forest covers the lower slopes while true mountain forest begins
at altitude of 2,000meters and comprise of cedar.
The
wildlife in the sanctuary includes colobus monkeys,
sky's monkeys, bushbuck, buffalo, elephant, olive baboon, waterbuck,
black rhino, leopard, giant forest hog, genet cars, hyena and the
elusive bongo to name but a few. Sightings of albino zebras have been
recorded in this sanctuary. The mountain also features in the local
people folklore as being the home of the supreme-Being “Ngai” (God). It
is, therefore, treated as a holy shrine.
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