A Maasai guide on the crater rim of Mount Suswa pointing across the forested crater

Crater rim hike

4 to 6 hours
Moderate
Price on request

Walk the outer rim to the highest point, 2,356 m, with the forested inner crater below you.

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How the day goes

Draft: Daniel and Timothy still have to check this plan. They change it to fit your group anyway.

Meet Daniel or Timothy at the conservancy gate and pay the entry fee in cash.
Go up to the crater view point at 1,920 m for your first look into the inner crater.
Follow the outer rim through grass and bush, with the forest of the inner crater below you.
Reach the highest point of the rim, 2,356 m, and take your photo at the sign.
Rest with a view, then walk back along the rim to the gate.

Included

Daniel or Timothy as your guide
Stops at the crater view point and the peak
Stories about the mountain and Maasai life

What it costs

The guide fee depends on your group and what you want to do. Daniel or Timothy sends it on WhatsApp. On top of that, these fees are paid in cash:

	Visiting	Resident	Citizen
Entry, adult, per day	US$30	KES 1,000	KES 1,000
Motorbike, one way	KES 1,000	KES 1,000	KES 1,000

Child rates: ask when you book. Getting there and when to come

Bring

Walking shoes with grip
5 litres of water per person per day
Hat and sunscreen
Warm layer for the evening
Head torch (for the caves)
Cash for the gate fees

On this trip

The sign at the Mount Suswa crater view point, 1,920 m

Three guests at the sign on the highest peak of the rim

A family looking down into the inner crater

A guide with his arms raised above the crater

Ask about this trip

WhatsApp opens with your request written out. Nothing is booked until we reply.

TripDateAdultsChildren under 16

Where are you from? Visiting Kenya Kenyan resident Kenyan citizen

Pick us up by motorbike from Mai Mahiu or Suswa townYour nameAnything we should know? optional

What you'll pay at least

Conservancy entry≈ US$60

Known costs ≈ US$60

Not included yet, sent to you on WhatsApp: guide fee.

Conservancy fees go to the Mount Suswa Conservancy Trust and are paid in cash. The guide fee depends on your group size, how long you stay and what you want to do.

WhatsApp Daniel WhatsApp Timothy

Pick either one: Daniel (+254 721 357 415) or Timothy (+254 758 332 051). WhatsApp opens with your request written out. Nothing is booked until they reply.