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Reaching for the peak: A hike up Mt Longonot

Tourism CS Najib Balala (white t-shirt) joins hikers on Mt Longonot. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] 

A road trip with friends can be a fun experience. And that is how the weekend started.

Aboard the car to Mt Longonot National Park from Nairobi, via Naivasha were a crew of tourism industry professionals and a film crew. I got to tag along for my first ever hike up a mountain.

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