Adventurous hiking of Mount Suswa, which is a crater in a crater. During the trip up the mountain you'll get to enjoy beautiful and most overwhelming nature that Kenya has to offer. Guided by a professional Maasai guide who has lived in the area whole his life. In addition to that, there is a possibility to live with the a Maasai community, the family of the guide, for a day or longer.
---- Guide
d Tours with Reuben ----
"Jambo! My name is Reuben and I am a local Maasai guide at Mt Suswa. Located only about 50 km from Nairobi in the Great Rift Valley, Mount Suswa is a stunning location for you to do both hiking and caving. This extinct volcano is made up of unique double crater system, featuring a spectacular sunken ‘crater within a crater.’ The summit of the inner volcano, Ol Doinyo Nyokie (the red mountain), rises to 2,356m (7,730 ft), affording an awe-inspiring view. Dotted with Maasai manyattas, the outer crater (around 10km in diameter) provides the Maasai with grazing for their livestock and fresh water through spouting steam from deep underground. The inner crater (5km across) is covered by pristine tropical forest and home to leopards, hyenas, buffaloes, antelopes, baboons and other wildlife. Mt Suswa also has a vast network of obsidian caves which are ideal for exploring. Made famous by a BBC documentary, these caves are home to the 'baboon parliament' and thousands of bats. This unique cave system is considered the world’s most complex braided system of lava tubes.
---- How to Get to Mt Suswa ----
From Nairobi take the Old Naivasha Road (the more westerly). After 58 km, just before reaching Longonot, turn left at Mai Mahiu onto a good tarmac road leading to Narok (B3). After ~17 km you will reach the town of Suswa. NOTE: A four-wheel drive vehicle is required to drive up to the Mt Suswa Conservancy. Alternatively, the campsite can be reached by a three hour hike up the outer crater.
---- Tariffs ----
Mount Suswa Conservancy Trust
Entrance fee: KSH500 per person (Kenyan residents); 30 USD per person (non-residents)
Camping fee: KSH500 per person
Vehicle fee: KSH500 per car
Guide fees
KSH1500 per person per day. Please call me in advance so I can arrange your tour: 0719 254971 or 0733 411352. For an authentic Kenyan experience, I can also arrange a goat for a feast of nyama choma (roasted goat) for KSH5000.
---- Reuben Sempui ----
I have lived on the escarpment of Mount Suswa my whole life with my large family. I am one of 42 children born my father and his six wives. I am currently finishing my secondary school studies in Nairobi and hope to go to university afterwards.
---- CONTACT ----
Due to the intermittent mobile coverage at Suswa, please leave a message or text me so that I can get back to you as soon as possible. You can also email me at [email protected] but it is better to ring or text me because I only have internet access when I am in Nairobi.
