Our Traveller Reviews Climbing Mount Kenya

My original plan was to summit Kilimanjaro on January 1, 2025, but with a very tight schedule, I wasn’t sure how it would all come together. Fortunately, thanks to African Vulture Safaris and their amazing team, everything went smoothly, and I had an unforgettable adventure.

The journey began with a landing in Nairobi, followed by a 4-day Mount Kenya trek (Sirimon to Chogoria route) just hours after arrival. After summiting Mount Kenya, I traveled to Arusha for a 3-day safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Once the safari ended, I immediately started a 7-day Kilimanjaro hike via the Lemosho route and successfully reached Uhuru Peak on January 1, 2025, just as planned.

A big shoutout to Alvine, the tour advisor at African Vulture Safaris, for organizing every detail perfectly. Despite my packed schedule, every transition between activities was seamless, and there were no delays or issues. Special thanks to my Mount Kenya guide, Jimmy, who shared his vast knowledge about the mountain and took great care of me, especially when I felt jet-lagged on the second day. I’m also incredibly grateful to my Kilimanjaro guides, Issa and Estronine, whose professionalism and encouragement made summiting Uhuru Peak possible.

If you’re planning to climb Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro, or go on safari, I highly recommend African Vulture Safaris and their fantastic crew. They turned a challenging itinerary into the trip of a lifetime!

We did both a  4 day Masai Mara and a 5 day Mount Kenya trek. All accomodation was well organised, most meals were provided and were of a great quality, and transfers to/from our accomodation was organised by Alvine. Our tour guides were very knowledgeable about our local surroundings including animals and tree/ flower species.

We did budget accomodation on both trips which were all lovely and very affordable.

Porters were provided to help with our Mount Kenya trek and they helped significantly to not only carry our supplies but also cook us delicious food along the way including hot lunches.

Jimmy our mountain guide was very experienced in reading the mountain conditions and very knowledgeable about the symptoms of altitude sickness and how to manage it.

Highly recommend this company for all.

The company was very affordable and transparent with all costs. The drivers and guides were all on time and were very informative with facts about kenyan nature.

We did both the masai mara and mount kenya adventure with this company.

Both experiences were excellent.

Our guide Jimmy was absolutely fantastic at guiding us through the mountains and had very interesting facts on many topics making the trek more fun.

Our porters were also very helpful and excellent cooks. I was genuinely surprised how good the food was.

I highly recommend this company and our guide jimmy if you are looking for a proper adventure.