Chogoria - Mount Kenya Bandas

Chogoria is not very picturesque town and its muddy streets are almost impassable with dry foot in rain. Since, however, it is not quite close to Nairobi, you will come here probably very late. So you will have to probably sleep here (which is fortunately not a problem).

The road rises from Chogoria between rounded hills in fertile landscape, where you can see many species of crops. Many of them thrive here well, for example bananas.

Extensive tea plantations are in the highest locations.

After approximately six kilometers at about 1740 meters asl begins national park, i.e. end fields and begins impenetrable forest.

Twenty kilometer long muddy path through the jungle is difficult also for off –road vehicle. This path is completely impassable even several days after frequent rains. Sometimes it is passable only partly. Anyway, although car travel is expensive, it is still a better option than long walking in monotonous forest in the mud.

Unfortunately it may happen that you really cannot pass further. So there is no other choice but to walk, sometimes even a few hours.

In the forest will gradually prevail bamboo, and then with increasing altitude it thins and grassy meadows appear. Here you are already in place in almost three thousand meters above sea level. The whole camp gives picturesque impression.

It is safe to stay nearby the camp early in the morning and in the evening, because malicious buffaloes gather nearby the pond.

From the camp you can see yet quite distant peaks of the massif of Mount Kenya. The best weather is here early in the morning, it is then cloudy and it rains/snows at higher elevations.