Mount Kenya Hiking, Mt Kenya Climbing, Mount Kenya Trekking

ROUTE 1

Day 1. Nairobi/Nanyuki
Depart Nairobi mid morning for Nanyuki arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent in this area for acclimatization. Dinner and overnight in a budget hotel.

Day 2. Old Moses Camp
After breakfast, drive to Sirimon Park Gate. After chek-in start hiking through the Rain Forest for 9 km to Old Moses camp (3300m). Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Shipton Camp
Depart Old Moses Camp at 7:30 am via Mackinders Valley to Shipton Camp (4200m). The distance takes 6 to 7 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4.Point Lenana- Chogoria
Early morning departure (3:00 am) to the summit, a walk that takes 3 hrs to point Lenana (4985m) arriving at 6:30 in the morning. After sunrise, descend to Mintos Hut for full breakfast and later proceed down through the Gorges valley to Chogoria Bandas and campsite. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Chogoria/Nairobi
After breakfast, set on morning journey to Chogoria (32km). 4WD vehicles are provided but during bad weather, climbers may have to walk some disance as vehicles may not reach the Bandas. From Chogoria transport is provided back to Nairobi, arriving late afternoon.

COST CAMPING SAFARI:95Euros per person

Cost : 480 euros

ROUTE 2

Day 1. Nairobi/Mt Kenya
Depart Nairobi in the morning arriving Naromoru in time for lunch. After lunch you proceed to Mt Kenya Youth Hostel for dinner and overnight.

Day 2. Met Station
After breakfast, proceed to Naromoru Park Gate and start hiking to Met Station (3300m). The hiking takes about 3 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Mackinders Camp
Depart Met Station after breakfast and proceed to Teleki Valley arriving Mackinders Camp (4300m) early evening. Picnic lunch enroute. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4. Austrian Camp
Depart at 10:00 am after breakfast ascending along a steep screw to Austrian Hut (4700m). Covering this distance takes about 3 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Point Lenana-Chogoria
Departing at 5:30 am, proceed through Lewis Glacier to Point Lenana(4985m) arriving approx. 6:30 am in the morning. After the sunrise, descend down to Mintos Hut for full breakfast. Later descend along the famous Gorges Valley to Chogoria campsite. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6. Chogoria- Nairobi
After breakfast, set on morning journey to chogoria (32km).4WD vehicles are provided but during the bad weather, climbers have to walk some distance as vehicles may not reach the bandas. From Chogoria transport is provided back to Nairobi, arriving late afternoon.

ROUTE 3

Day 1:Nairobi-Naro Moru
Leave Nairobi for Naro Moru town for lunch. After lunch drive to the youth Hostel for the rest of the day and night acclimatizing.

Day 2:Naro Moru-Met Station
After breakfast leave the Youth Hostel and drive to the main gate.start ascending the mountain through the rain forest for the ten kilometers to the met station for dinner and overnight
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Day 3:Met Station-Mackinders Hut
After breakfast continue ascend to mackinders camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Mackinders Hut –Met Station
Wake up very early in the morning around 2.30a m and attempt point lenana via Austrian Hut to mackinders camp for breakfast and then descend down to Met Station for dinner and overnight.

Day 5:Met Station-Nairobi
After breakfast, descend the last bit of Mount from met station via Naro Moru main gate for a short drive to Naro Moru town to catch your transport to Nairobi where the tour ends.

Cost : 480 euros

ROUTE 4 SIRIMON DOWN SIRIMON

Day 1:Nairobi –Nanyuki
Leave Nairobi by public means accompanied by our mountain guide for lunch. Spend the remaining part of the day acclimatizing due to the sudden change of altitude. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Nanyuki

Day :2 Nanyuki - Old Moses
Transfer from Nanyuki hotel breakfast to the Sirimon gate where the climbing starts, Walk through the rain forest for 9 km (5 hrs walk)to the first mountain hut-Old Moses (3300)for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Old Moses-Shipton Camp
After breakfast at Old Moses, continue climbing through Mackinders Valley to the second hut Shipton Hut (4200m) for Dinner and overnight.

Day 4: ShiptonHut- Pt Lenana - Old Moses
Early in the morning we climb to point lenana 4985 m (17,058).on a very clear day we should be able to see Mt. Kilimanjaro in the South of Mt.Elgon to the west and the Indian Ocean to the East. We descend to Shipton camp for main breakfast and soon after descend to old Moses for the night

Day 5:Old Moses – Nairobi.
After breakfast transfer from Old Moses
to catch transport back to Nairobi where the tour ends.

Cost : 480 euros

ROUTE 5 SIRIMON DOWN CHOGORIA

Day 1:.Nairobi –Nanyuki
Leave Nairobi by public means accompanied by our Mountain guide arriving Nanyuki in time for lunch. Afternoon is spent in Nanyuki acclimatizing. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Nanyuki.

Day 2 :Nanyuki– Old Moses Camp
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Park gate and begin your 5 hours hike to Old Moses Camp,3,330m above sea level for meals and overnight at the hut

Day 3: Old Moses Camo-Shipton Camp
After breakfast , walk from Old Moses camp via mackinders valley to Shipton Hut (4200.Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 4:Shipton Point-Lenana-Mintos Hut
Wake up very early in the morning around 2.30 hrs ready to hike to Point Lenana(4,985).on a clear day, we should be able to see Mt. Kilimanjaro to the South,Mt.Elgon to the west and the Indian Ocean to the East after Point Lenana,descend to Mintos(4,250m). for break fast then proceed to road Head for lunch and dinner and overnight.

Day 5: head-Chogoria-Nairobi
After breakfast, an early walk will take us to Chogoria for lunch then back to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon having conquered Mt. Kenya.

Cost : 480 euros