Peaks

Safari Lodge · Mount Kenya Wildlife Estate, Kenya

PlnrScore 35

Best time: Dec–Feb
Suggested stay: 1-2 nights
Park fee: $70/day
Health: Low malaria risk

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Peaks is a hotel near Mount Kenya Wildlife Estate.

Why stay at Peaks

77 mammal species recorded nearby

Rooms & inclusions

Activities: hotel

Wildlife near this lodge

Species recorded within 20 km (iNaturalist research-grade observations).

695

Species

Mammals

289

Birds

Most observed

Superb Starling71 sightings
Mantled Guereza64 sightings
Impala49 sightings
White Rhinoceros49 sightings
Olive Baboon48 sightings
African Savanna Elephant47 sightings
Waterbuck46 sightings
Grant's Gazelle43 sightings
Common Warthog41 sightings
Spotted Hyena38 sightings

Best time to stay at Peaks

Best months:

January

February

June

Jan

Great18°C35mm

Feb

Great20°C32mm

Mar

Great20°C53mm

Apr

Fair19°C167mm

May

Great18°C82mm

Jun

Great18°C22mm

Jul

Great17°C48mm

Aug

Great17°C69mm

Sep

Great18°C50mm

Oct

Great19°C77mm

Nov

Fair18°C156mm

Dec

Great18°C38mm

Great (4-5)

Good (3)

Poor (1-2)

Best month

Climate at the lodge

Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Peaks
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High	23°	25°	25°	23°	22°	22°	21°	22°	23°	23°	22°	23°
Low	12°	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°	12°
Rain mm	27	17	27	113	59	35	60	58	59	55	89	23
Humidity	60%	55%	58%	74%	70%	65%	69%	68%	65%	67%	75%	67%

Map & getting there

Nearest airport

Laikipia Air Base (HKNY)

7 km from the park

International airport

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)

155 km from the park

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Data updated May 2026 · Sources: lodge website, Go2Africa, iNaturalist, Open-Meteo