5 Days Mt Kenya Climb
(Sirimon - Chogoria)
Day 1: Nairobi - Nanyuki
Leave Nairobi for Nanyuki. Have lunch and dinner then spend the
night at a base hotel. (1950 m)
Day 2: Nanyuki - Old Moses
After breakfast, transfer from Nanyuki to the Sirimon Park gate
(2600 M) where the trekking starts. Walk through the rain forest
for 9 kms (3 hrs), to the first mountain hut (Old Moses) (3300
M) for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Old Moses - Shiptons
Leave for Shiptons Camp (4200 M) via Makinders Valley in the early
morning. Lunch enroute, dinner and overnight stay at the camp.
Day 4: Shiptons Camp - Point
Lenana - Meru Mt Kenya Bandas
Wake up very early in the morning around 0230 hrs ready to hike
to Point Lenana (4985 M). On a clear day, you should be able to
see Mt Kilimanjaro to the south. After Point Lenana descend to
the Mintos Hut (4250 M) for breakfast then proceed to Meru Mt
Kenya Bandas (3000 m) campsite stopping at Road head for Lunch,
dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 5: Meru Mt Kenya Bandas
- 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 of Tour - US $120
per person per day for mountain climbing all inclusive |
5 Days Mt Kenya Climb (Sirimon - Naromoru)
Day 1: Nairobi - Nanyuki
Leave Nairobi for Nanyuki. Lunch and dinner and overnight at a
base hotel. (1950 m).
Day 2: Nanyuki- Old Moses.
After breakfast transfer from Nanyuki to Sirimon park gate (2600m)
where the trekking starts. Walk through the rain forest for 9kms
(3hrs walk) to the first mountain hut-Old Moses (3300m) for dinner
and overnight.
Day 3: Old Moses-Shiptons.
Early in the morning we leave for Shiptons Camp (4200m) via Mackinders
valley. Lunch enroute, dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day 4: Shiptons Camp-Point Lenana-Mackinders-Met
Station.
Wake up very early in the morning around 0230hrs ready to hike
to point Lenana (4985m). On a clear day, we should be able to
see Mt. Kilimanjaro to the South. After point Lenana descend to
Mackinders hut (4300m) for breakfast, and then proceed to the
Met Station Campsite, with picnic lunch enroute. Dinner and overnight
at the campsite.
Day 5: Met Station- Nairobi.
After breakfast, an early walk will take us to the Naromoru park
gate, then back to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon having conquered
the Mt. Kenya.
Cost of Tour - US $120
per person per day for mountain climbing all inclusive |
5 Days Mt. Kenya Climb (Sirimon-Sirimon)
Day 1: Nairobi-Nanyuki.
Leave Nairobi accompanied by our mountain guide for lunch in Nanyuki.
Spend the remaining part of the day acclimatizing due to sudden
change of altitude. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Nanyuki.
Day 2: Nanyuki-Old Moses.
Transfer from Nanyuki hotel after breakfast to the Sirimon gate
where the climbing starts. Walk through the rain forest for 9kms(5hrs
walk) to the first mountain hut-Old Moses (3300m) for dinner and
overnight.
Day 3: Old Moses-Shiptons Camp.
After breakfast at Old Moses, continue climbing through Mackinders
Valley to the second hut Shiptons Hut (4200m) for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Shiptons Hut-Point Lenana-Old
Moses.
Early in the morning, we climb to point Lenana 4985m (17058ft).
On a very clear day, we should be able to see Mt. Kilimanjaro
in the south, Mt. Elgon to the West and Indian Ocean to the East.
We descend to Shiptons 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 to
Nairobi where the tour ends.
Cost of Tour - US $120
per person per day for mountain climbing all inclusive |
7 Days Kamweti Timau.
Day 1: Nairobi - Castle Lodge
(1500m-2081m)
Drive from Kimunye shopping center by transport. The important
six (6) kms acclimatization walk will lead you through a part
of the equatorial rain forest, you however can be entertained
by varieties of game including the black and white colobus monkeys,
elephant and even buffaloes if lucky. Dinner and overnight at
the famous Castle lodge (2081m).
Day 2: Castle Lodge-Kamweti
(2081-3150).
Leave the famous Castle Lodge after breakfast for Kamweti. This
is through the last part of the equatorial rain forest to the
beginning of the bamboo zone. The views are just amazing and the
experience is unbelievable, lunch, dinner and overnight at upper
Kamweti guesthouse (2650m).
Day 3: Kamweti-Sagana Campsite
(2500m-3150m).
Start early enough after breakfast ready for 15km trekking, this
is through the beautiful undisturbed bamboo zone where the real
trekking starts. Lunch on the way, dinner and overnight at Sagana
Campsite.
Day 4: Sagana Campsite- Thegu
Camp (3150m-4000m).
Start by steep climbing from Sagana to join the fragile moorland.
The experience is just wonderful and the views are just amazing,
with the special mountain plants that never grow below 3500m.
Lunch enroute, dinner and overnight at Thegu camp (3850m).
Day 5: Thegu Camp-Mackinders
Camp (4000m-4300m).
Breakfast and depart Thegu camp for Mackinder's camp. With full
time peaks view in front of you, its 13kms trekking through wonderful
and fragile moorland. Slow pace rhythm is highly recommended on
this day. Packed lunch on the way, dinner and overnight at Mackinders
camp (4300m).
Day 6: Mackinders Camp-Point
Lenana-Majors Camp (4300m-4985m-4000m).
Pre-dawn continental breakfast and shoot for the summit around
3 a.m. The three hours trekking leads you to point Lenana so as
to be at the summit at 6.15a.m.time to enjoy the African sunrise
and a chance to see Kilimanjaro to the south about 316kms away.
After this magic experience, its then a careful descend to Austrian
hut again for the real breakfast before proceeding to Major's
camp. Lunch enroute dinner and overnight at the Major's camp (4000m).
Day 7: Majors Camp-Road Head-Nairobi
(4000m-1500m).
Last breakfast and start descending towards the road ahead. The
three hours walk will eventually leave you at the Mariana camp.
Lunch at Nanyuki
proceeding to Nairobi where the tour ends.
Cost of Tour - US $120
per person per day for mountain climbing all inclusive |
