Summary
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DestinationMount Kenya forest, Meru National Park
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Days6
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Duration6 days
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Pick up and Drop offYes
6 days · By road · Mount Kenya forest, Meru National Park
Mount kenya conservancies · meru
Two quiet wildernesses on the mountain’s eastern side. A tree lodge in the Mount Kenya forest, then Meru, where Joy and George Adamson raised Elsa the lioness, with its rivers, rhino sanctuary and almost no other vehicles.
The signature moment: A black rhino browsing in Meru’s sanctuary as the sun drops behind Mount Kenya.
Make it yours. This itinerary is a starting point. Contact Accessible Travel Kenya to customise it: change the dates, pace, length, lodges, vehicle and access support, or combine it with another journey or a beach stay. Price on request, with a written, tailored quote within 24 hours.
Contact Accessible Travel Kenya to customise · WhatsApp +254 724 215 977 · bookings@accessibletravel.co.ke
Who it works for
- Physical (wheelchair users and slow walkers): With support
- Visual (blind and low vision): With support
- Hearing (Deaf and hard of hearing): Yes
- Hidden (autism, fatigue, chronic illness): Yes
Your days
Day 1: Into the forest
About three hours from Nairobi to the lodge on the mountain’s slopes.
Day 2: Mount Kenya
Forest walks with a guide, and the waterhole from the viewing deck.
Day 3: To Meru
Round the mountain to Meru, about three and a half hours; a quiet afternoon.
Days 4–5: Meru
Drives, Elsa’s grave and the Tana river, a rest afternoon, then the rhino sanctuary.
Day 6: Home
Fly from Meru to Wilson.
Where you stay
- Serena Mountain Lodge
- Elewana Elsa’s Kopje or Rhino River Camp
As listed or similar, subject to availability and to a measured accessible room.
Best time to go
- Weather: Jan–Feb, Jun–Oct
- Value: Apr–Jun and Nov, quietest parks
Good to know
- Elsa’s Kopje is built into a hillside with steps: Accessible Travel Kenya confirms the most level cottage.
On every Accessible Travel Kenya journey
- Meet-and-assist at JKIA, Wilson and Moi airports, with an adapted vehicle at the kerb
- Adapted 4×4 Land Cruisers with ramp, tie-downs and pop-up roof; accessible vans in Nairobi and Mombasa
- Wheelchairs, shower chairs, commodes and more, delivered to your first hotel
- An easy pace: at most 4 hours’ driving a day, two nights per stop, a rest afternoon every three days
- A try-before-you-fly pack: photos of every step of your journey, room videos and a call with your guide
- Carer and companion rates, and health support: partner hospitals, oxygen or dialysis on request
- Sign language interpreters on request, 24-hour WhatsApp support and written briefs on every journey
Ready to plan? Every journey can be shortened, extended or combined. Contact Accessible Travel Kenya to customise this journey or message Accessible Travel Kenya on WhatsApp.
Plan this trip with Accessible Travel Kenya
This itinerary is a starting point. Accessible Travel Kenya can change the dates, pace, lodges and length, or combine it with another journey or a beach stay.
Every Accessible Travel Kenya trip includes:
- A wheelchair-accessible vehicle with a trained Accessible Travel Kenya driver-guide
- Rooms, bathrooms and paths checked for access before you book
- 24-hour WhatsApp support throughout your trip
- Mobility equipment, carers and sign language interpreters on request
Send your dates and who is travelling, and the team replies within 24 hours with a tailored, written proposal.
