TT — 01 / HeroWalk Kenya · Est. 2016

01° 17' S · 36° 49' E Departures every week

WalkKenya.Trail by trail.

Tai Trails has been guiding curious travelers up Mount Kenya, across the Loita Hills and into the wildest corners of the country since 2016. Always Kenyan-led. Never sub-contracted.

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4.9 across 380+ reviews · 9,400 hikers led

★ Lonely Planet Featured—National Geographic 2024—BBC Travel Pick—KPSGA Certified Guides—Kenya Tourism Board Member—TripAdvisor 4.9 ★—★ Lonely Planet Featured—National Geographic 2024—BBC Travel Pick—KPSGA Certified Guides—Kenya Tourism Board Member—TripAdvisor 4.9 ★—

/ 02 — Intro

We are a small team of Kenyan hikers, running Kenyan hikes — for travelers who want to actually be in the place they came to see. Every itinerary on this site is one we have walked, in dry season and wet, with our own crew.

120+

Trails mapped

9,400

Hikers led to summits

92%

Mt Kenya summit success

/ 03 — Routes

Where we walk.
Twelve places, infinite routes.

All destinations

Flagship destination

Central Highlands

Mount Kenya

Africa's second-highest peak, with glacier-carved valleys and the trekkable Point Lenana summit.

5,199 mChallengingRead more

02 · Central Highlands

The Aberdares

Up to 4,001 m (Satima) · 2 – 4 days

03 · Aberdare Range

Mount Satima (Oldonyo Lesatima)

4,001 m · 1 – 2 days

04 · Cross-border (Tanzania)

Mount Kilimanjaro

5,895 m · 6 – 9 days

Moments from the trail.

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Day two on Oldonyo Lesatima — heading for the summit ridge

The Lesatima crags revealing themselves between cloud lines

4,001 m. Hongera — congratulations from the top of the Aberdares

Pre-dawn at the trailhead, the mist deciding whether to lift

Scale check beneath Batian, Mount Kenya

Sun, senecios, summit clouds — Mount Kenya at altitude

Acacia country — the Rift Valley floor

Fresh snow on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya

Inside the Aberdare bamboo and hagenia forest

First light hits Batian and Nelion

A plains zebra mid-grass, somewhere in the Mara conservancies

Kilimanjaro from the Amboseli plains — the classic view

Day two on Oldonyo Lesatima — heading for the summit ridge

The Lesatima crags revealing themselves between cloud lines

4,001 m. Hongera — congratulations from the top of the Aberdares

Pre-dawn at the trailhead, the mist deciding whether to lift

Scale check beneath Batian, Mount Kenya

Sun, senecios, summit clouds — Mount Kenya at altitude

Acacia country — the Rift Valley floor

Fresh snow on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya

Inside the Aberdare bamboo and hagenia forest

First light hits Batian and Nelion

A plains zebra mid-grass, somewhere in the Mara conservancies

Kilimanjaro from the Amboseli plains — the classic view

Scale check beneath Batian, Mount Kenya

Sun, senecios, summit clouds — Mount Kenya at altitude

Acacia country — the Rift Valley floor

Fresh snow on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya

Inside the Aberdare bamboo and hagenia forest

First light hits Batian and Nelion

A plains zebra mid-grass, somewhere in the Mara conservancies

Kilimanjaro from the Amboseli plains — the classic view

Forest trail outside Limuru — easy starter routes

Late light over the Aberdare canopy

Boulder fields below Point Lenana

The summit spires of Mount Kenya, clear morning

Scale check beneath Batian, Mount Kenya

Sun, senecios, summit clouds — Mount Kenya at altitude

Acacia country — the Rift Valley floor

Fresh snow on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya

Inside the Aberdare bamboo and hagenia forest

First light hits Batian and Nelion

A plains zebra mid-grass, somewhere in the Mara conservancies

Kilimanjaro from the Amboseli plains — the classic view

Forest trail outside Limuru — easy starter routes

Late light over the Aberdare canopy

Boulder fields below Point Lenana

The summit spires of Mount Kenya, clear morning

/ 04 — Why us

We pace for summits, not for spreadsheets.

“We turn down trips when our calendars are full because running fewer trips well matters more than running more trips badly.”
— Wanjiru Mwangi, co-founder

Meet the team

Acclimatisation built into every route

Our 5-day Mount Kenya itinerary has a 92% summit success rate — meaningfully higher than the regional average. The difference is built-in climb-high-sleep-low days, not heroics on summit night.

Safety is the floor, not the ceiling

Every guide carries an oximeter and a satellite communicator. Every multi-day trip runs with a fully stocked medical kit and emergency oxygen on call. WFR-trained leaders.

Fair-pay crew, every single trip

Guides and porters earn above KPAP / KMGA rates with transparent tip pools and pack-weight limits well below the legal maximum. Our crew comes back to us.

Kenyan-owned, Kenyan-led

We're a Kenyan company, founded by Kenyans, with crew from every region we operate in. Tourism dollars stay where they should.

/ 05 — Trips

Pick a trip.
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All tours

Mount Kenya

Tour 01

Mount Kenya — Sirimon Up, Chogoria Down

Our flagship Mount Kenya itinerary: up the gentler Sirimon route for proper acclimatisation, summit Point Lenana at dawn, then drop down the postcard-perfect Chogoria escarpment past Lake Michaelson.

Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
Difficulty: Challenging
From: $985

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Kilimanjaro

Tour 02

Kilimanjaro — Machame Route

The 'Whiskey Route' — scenic, varied, and acclimatised enough for high summit success. We handle Nairobi → Moshi transfers and pair you with our long-standing Tanzanian guides.

Duration: 7 days / 6 nights on mountain
Difficulty: Strenuous
From: $2450

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Day hike

Tour 03

Mount Longonot Day Hike

Door-to-door from Nairobi. Steep climb, full crater-rim loop, lunch with a Rift Valley view.

Duration: Single day from Nairobi
Difficulty: Moderate
From: $75

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/ 06 — Field

Pulled straight from our guides' cameras.

4,001 m. Hongera — congratulations from the top of the Aberdares

Scale check beneath Batian, Mount Kenya

Day two on Oldonyo Lesatima — heading for the summit ridge

First light hits Batian and Nelion

Sun, senecios, summit clouds — Mount Kenya at altitude

Fresh snow on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya

Inside the Aberdare bamboo and hagenia forest

A plains zebra mid-grass, somewhere in the Mara conservancies

Kilimanjaro from the Amboseli plains — the classic view

Trail stories

Real summits. Real people. Real reviews.

We let our hikers do the talking. Every quote here is verifiable on TripAdvisor or Google Reviews.

"Tai Trails took us up Sirimon and down Chogoria over five days. Kibet, our guide, watched the group like a hawk and got every single one of us — including my 60-year-old dad — to Point Lenana at sunrise. Best trip I've ever taken."

Maya Devereux

Mount Kenya 5-day · United Kingdom

"I'd done Machame once before with a different operator. The food, pacing and overall organisation with Tai Trails was a completely different league. We summited on a calm, clear morning — Uhuru Peak just for us."

Hiroshi Tanaka

Kilimanjaro Machame 7-day · Japan

"I'd never camped a day in my life. The Suswa weekend changed that. The cave tour was unreal and the Maasai elders we ate with were so generous. Already booked the Aberdares trip next month."

Brenda Akinyi

Suswa Weekend · Kenya

"We did the Loita trek as a couple. Six days of walking with the Iltepes elders. Hard to describe — it's not a holiday, it's a slow rearrangement of how you see things. Worth every shilling."

Pieter & Sanne van der Berg

Loita Cultural Trek · Netherlands

"Organised our company off-site through Tai Trails — 24 people, Naivasha + Longonot, full logistics. Zero stress on my end. They handled everything from buses to dietaries to a slightly drunk team member at 2am."

Lucy Wairimu

Corporate Off-site · Kenya

"Best photography trip I've done in East Africa. Two mornings of Kilimanjaro at sunrise from the Chyulus, plus the lava caves. The team carried tripods, knew the light, and pre-set the camps in golden hour. Chef's kiss."

Ezekiel Mboya

Chyulu Photography · Tanzania

/ 07 — Journal

Field notes from our guides.

All stories

Mountain Guide · 7 min read

Choosing Between Sirimon and Chogoria on Mount Kenya

Most first-time Mount Kenya hikers want to know which route to take up. The honest answer: take both.

Gear

What to Pack for a Cold Night on Point Lenana

15 March 2026 · 9 min

Health & Safety

How Altitude Hits Differently Above 4,000m — and What Helps

8 February 2026 · 11 min

Destination

The Hidden Caves of Mount Suswa

12 January 2026 · 6 min

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