Lake Alice: Exploring Mt. Kenya's Largest & Least Known Lake with Kids

In 2021, we visited Lake Rutundu, which is one of the 25+ lakes on Mt. Kenya and is one of the biggest 4 lakes on the mountain. The other 3 of the big 4 are Lake Alice, Lake Michaelson and Lake Ellis.

At that time, we didn’t manage to visit Lake Alice which sits on Mt. Ithanguni, a mini-mountain that is high above Lake Rutundu. Because Mt. Ithanguni (where Lake Alice is located) towers above Lake Rutundu, making it very visible from Rutundu, it felt like it was taunting us and at the same time inviting us to visit it and check out its secrets.

We swore to come back and visit Lake Alice and be done with it.

This is our story of hiking up to Lake Alice and Lake Rutundu.

Fun Facts:
(a) Lake Rutundu and its Rutundu Log Cabins are famous for Kate Middleton’s proposal by Prince William, the second in line to the throne of Britain.
(b) A mythical lion called Marozi or spotted lion (a hybrid of leopard and lion, said to be now extinct), was claimed to have lived in the area around Lake Alice and had adapted to existence in the mountains rather than in the savannah, like other lions.

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