Reviews

  Climbing up Mount Kenya with my son was a fantastic experience, made possible by Josephat and his team who supported us throughout with high professionalism and genuine care.
Food was... read more very good (cooked on the slopes of the mountain) and in sufficient quantity (we barely ate any snack carried with us).
Tent and sleeping mats are provided - ensure you carry a warm sleeping bag and thermal underwear to sleep at high altitude (the last night before the summit, it was freezing in the tent)
Picked up from our location and dropped off after the trip at the place of our choice is a very good, hassle free service.
Highly recommended.

  This 5 days track traversing the mountain from Chogoria to Sirimon was a unique experience. The Chogoria side is less traveled and we had the mountain for ourselves for... read more the first 3 days. Our guide Zachary was very good, all the time adjusting the pace to meet ours. Looking back on it, we wouldn't have made it up to the summit without his support. The food was good and in large quantities. The beauty of the nature was overwhelming. Do yourself a favor and take this route, it adds a day, but is fully worth it!

  My son and I climbed Mount Kenya and after that we visited Samburu Safari Reserve in January 23 with "Go to Mount Kenya". The service we received throughout was... read more beyond anything we expected. The staff was professional and supported us throughout in an exceptional way. A heartfelt thank you to Evance and the team

  We did the 4 day Sirimon - Chogoria route, which was fantastic and had huts to sleep in on both routes. Beautiful views! We had Charles as our guide who... read more is very experienced on this trek and gave us lots of information about the area...More

  The treck was an amazing experience from the start until the end. It was a hard climb, but you feel safe and taken care well care off the whole way.... read more Zachary has been an incredible guide, and Paul and the rest of the crew we're all so nice and

  The communication with Go to Mount Kenya was very good. Although we booked at very short notice, the tour could take place on our desired date. Even extra requests like... read more a vegetarian meal and the omission of various foods because of allergies was no problem. The food was always excellent and more than enough for the exhausting days :D. The whole troop was very nice, courteous and helpful. Our guide Paul was excellent. All wishes and needs we had could always be implemented. We had a lot of fun during the tour. I can highly recommend it to everyone.

Since the communication and implementation was excellent, we immediately booked two safari tours through our guide Paul. Here everything also worked out fantastically. The communication was also very good here.

Definitely 6/5 stars for Go to Mount Kenya.

  We climbed Mt. Kenya point Nelion in the toughest day of my life. First half of the wall was climbed in 2 hours, rocks were still dry. Then snowfall started... read more and it became nightmare. It took us 4 more hours in heavy snow to get...More

  Excellent experience! Emails answered quickly by Evans; everything done on time by the whole competent team, lots of good, fresh food, dedicated attention, lots of interesting informations on tour about... read more Kenya and the mountains from Paul our guide, David the cook, our porters Eric, Stephen,...More

  Thanks to our guide Zachari, we made it to the other site of Mt. Kenya and had an unforgetable hike along the Sirimon-Chogoria route. Food was great and plenty -... read more though the altitude made us loose our appetite. Service was great and when one in our party of three decided to go back on day two, it was all taking care of in the best way. The hike is tough when your not in your best shape, but thanks to Zachari, we succeded and got an experience to remember forever.
We booked via email and everything was as aggreed. We can easily recommend Evans and his company gotomountkenya.com.

  Excellent trip. Incredible. Our guide, Charles, was great. Very relaxed, social person. The team was great. The food was exceptional, exceeded all expectations!!! I would definitely recommend this team.

  We spend few months in Africa and in October 2022 we had the pleasure to go and climb Mt. Kenya.

We contact 'Go to Mt Kenya' as our... read more local operator and they were excellent! Evans was prompt and clear with the communication required before the trip and our guides locally, Josephat and Stephens, were superb. They help us to sort out final logistic, they were happy and proactive with last minute changes and they took really good care of us all the time!

Mt. Kenya is one of the wildest place I ever been and a glacier at the Equator is not something that you see everyday 🙂

  Just wrapped a wonderful 5 -day trek on the Chogoria-Sirimon route. It was superb! Zachary was a terrific guide, very professional, discrete and knowledgeable. Leewell a fabulous... read more cook -- on par with NBO restaurants; Samson, a smiling and strong porter; Simon, an on-time, responsible driver. What an A+ team and wonderful Kenyan hospitality through and through. Congrats to Evans and his top-notch team, super responsive team. Highly, highly recommend Go To Mount Kenya. Your expectation will be surpassed.

  I just finished a 5 day/4 night climb up Mount Kenya with Go To Mount Kenya via the Chogoria Route and down the Sirimon Route. I had a team of... read more three - Samson, Daniel and Jimmy - with me to help me reach the summit. The team were amazing and I don’t think I would have been able to make it to the summit without them. Nothing was out the question and if I needed anything at all they would provide it. I was served amazing quality food every day by Daniel and ate like a king, which really helped with the long days of walking. It also helped knowing I had Jimmy to help carry all my supplies and he was always at the next camp with my tent set up and bag there waiting for when I arrived. Samson was an amazing guide, making sure I got to see everything Mount Kenya had to offer, from beautiful waterfalls to scenic lakes and much more. He also really made sure I was safe on some more of the precarious parts of the climb and made sure we got up to the summit to watch the sun rise. Overall the team were incredible and I couldn’t have asked for anything more. 10/10 would recommend this climb and especially Go To Mount Kenya with the team of Samson, Daniel and Jimmy! …

  My partner and I had a fantastic trip to Mt Kenya’s Lenana Peak. We initially organised the trip through Evans who was very helpful with all of the admin details... read more of the trip. Our guide, Paul, was fantastic - he was friendly, knowledgeable, organised and attentive to our needs, all of which ensured that we were comfortable and having a great time. Paul’s team were also excellent. Our cook, Daniel, provided nutritious and delicious meals. Samuel, James and Boniface did a fantastic job with their duties as porters. We really appreciated how friendly & attentive Boniface was. We had a memorable time on Mt Kenya and look forward to coming back to do Nelion / Bation with this fantastic team in the future. Highly recommended!

  We had an overall excellent experience. The pickup from hotel back to our hotel. Simon our driver maneuvers us in the busy Nairobi traffic. Zacharia our guide that got us... read more ip and down the mountain safe David that kept us fed all the time. We...More

  We have just returned from our 3 night / 4 day hike to Point Lenana on the Chogoria-Sirimon. The whole experience was incredible and Go To Mount Kenya were faultless.... read more We were so impressed with lead guide Zachary and his climbing team who looked after us brilliantly from start to finish. We have nothing but positives and would strongly recommend.

Best
Charlie & Jo

  I cannot recommend Go to Mount Kenya Climbing enough. The service was excellent from the moment I landed in Nairobi. The driver, Simon, made me feel at home instantly and... read more the three hour drive flew by. Samson and his team were excellent guides and I don’t think the experience would have been nearly as fun without them. Don’t hesitate to contact this company if you have questions or would like to customize your trip. …

  We just came back from a five day tour up the summit and had one of the best experiences during our time in Kenya so far! Our guide Paul did... read more an amazing job in making sure we were looked after at all times and setting a pace that brought us up the mountain just in time for an incredible sunrise. The briefings before and after each day made give us a good sense of what awaited us the next day. It was truly once in a lifetime and we are very thankful to have made the decision to go with „Go to Mount Kenya“. The porters and cook (namely Benson, Joseph, Samuel and David) equally did a fantastic job - they were at our destination before us at all times and set up the tent in the best spot available. They food was great and had lots of variety to it.
Leading up to the hike, Evans was always quick to answer calls or emails and even adapted to some last minute changes we wanted in our schedule.
To everyone thinking of going climbing Mount Kenya we can highly recommend doing to the Chogoria-Sirimon Route as it was very gradual in the descent (which is easy on the legs and knees) as well as the Mount Michaelson Campsite, the most beautiful one also according our guide). Thanks again for the great experience!

  Our trek to Point Lenana was one of the highlights of our trip to Kenya! It's a must-do for adventure seekers, and I highly recommend hiking with Go To Mount... read more Kenya Climbing. Zachary was a GREAT guide - he was so knowledgeable about the mountain, kept us safe in some tricky parts and helped us pace ourselves to make sure we reached the top and had fun while doing it. Our team of porters (Isaac, Stephen and James) were so kind and fun, and chef Liwel cooked up amazing food every day on the mountain. From the start, Evans made sure we were fully prepared and knew what to expect, which made packing and booking our trip a breeze. The hike is definitely not for beginners, but with this team to guide you it'll be an amazing journey!

  Evans at Go To Mount Kenya set us up perfectly with a great guide in Paul and transportation to and from Nairobi for our Trip. Paul and team were... read more perfect - good food, solid porters and Paul’s gentle guidance and thorough knowledge of the region...More

  We had a fabulous hike across Mount Kenya and up to Lenana Point with Go To Mount Kenya. From the start Evans was very helpful and responsive. He proposed a... read more perfect route - Buruget route up and Chogoria down over 7 days - that suited...More

  We would highly recommend booking with Go To Mount Kenya. They came recommended by our friend who lives locally and we were so glad they did. I can... read more echo the high praise of the other reviews. Communication from the very beginning was excellent – especially...More

  Confident payment in advance; lots of emails answered quickly; everything done on time; competent team, lots of food, security during rock climbing, dedicated attention... etc... etc... I think these things... read more help me to describe the competent efforts of Evans from "Go To Mount Kenya" company...More

  We are so thankful to "GotoMountKenya", to our Guide Zachary (Mr DotKom!), our Cook David, and our Porters Jimmy, Cyrus & Eric for their guidance and support in this amazing... read more experience to hike Point Lenana. The route Chogoria-Sirimon was gorgeous, and we safely made it to the top with the help of Zachary, after walking up to a beautiful fool moon. the experience will stay with us for many years. We highly recommend this company and wish the best of luck to all the employees that made this happened.

  We returned last week from a six day hike up Mount Kenya with GTMK. The entire exercise was very well planned and executed, from our initial contact with Evans to... read more Simon’s dropping us off back in Nairobi. The team on the mountain was excellent: friendly,...More

  Myself and my boyfriend booked with Go To Mount Kenya for our trek to Point Lenana, and couldn't have picked a better company. Paul our guide was exceptional, so friendly... read more and he really knew so much about the trek and local wildlife. He made the trip so enjoyable and we really felt like we were in safe hands the whole time. Our chef/cook David was incredible, you definitely won't go hungry! The food was amazing and kept us going to throughout the trip. The hot chocolate and popcorn were an added bonus! Our porters David, Benson and Eric were superb, greetings us with friendly faces every time we arrived to camp. They added so much to the trip. I couldn't recommend this company more!

  My wife and I had a wonderful 5 day trek to Point Lenana (Chogoria-Sirimon traverse). Paul is an amazing and outstanding guide: despite our ages of 56, we were first... read more on top of Point Lenana to admire the sunrise on a perfect day! Paul and his team have been outstanding to give us the best mountain experience: living for 5 days on Mount Kenya, showing us the beauty of flowers, plants and animals, and offering excellent food and help while hiking and staying overnight in tents at beautiful spots. Evans organized everything for us in a very professional way and Simon is a highly responsible and excellent driver. We highly recommend to go with "Go to Mount Kenya". …

  My wife and I booked the 5 day Chogoria - Sirimon trek at Go To Mount Kenya. The service and especially the quick and clear response from Evans was excellent... read more and very professional. The tour we could enjoy with a perfect responsible team of porters...More

  We had an absolutely brilliantly journey going up Mt Kenya doing the Burguret to Chogoria. It is otherwise known as the Nature Lovers' route. It was 6 days and was... read more fantastic. Started off in the bamboo forest before moving onto the moorland, and finally up to camp at the bottom of the summit (lots of scree).

Zachary and the team were brilliant. The food was awesome and far exceeded our expectations. Correspondence and organising the trek with the team was incredibly easy and comprehensive. Evans was brilliant and kept us updated throughout. There was a very clear and accurate kit list published as well as expectation for each day.

We hunted around, and compared to other tour operators, Go To Mount Kenya were extremely good value for money and provided us the adrenaline we were looking for (on our request)

Thankfully, we didn't get any altitude sickness. Views incredible. A trip to remember for life!

  My experience was rather strange and most of all not at all what i expected1The first 2 days of our 4 day hike was amazing and got support from our... read more guide.The 3rd day aka ascending day however, was completely different with the guide being very discouraging and going on how i was too slow which means would slow him down during descend. Ultimately, he abandoned me just 15mins away from the peak.(caves) and completely disappeared with my hike partner(foreigner) allowing just her to reach the peak not caring or worrying for my safety. Luckily a German guy and his guide came to my rescue and we descended together.Once we met up with the guide again he never seemed bothered by it at all despite my not getting to summit nor my safety even with the other guides telling him that was unprofessional and dangerous.