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5-Day Mount Kenya Hike Via Sirimon- Route
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Bird Watching, Mountaineering, Nature, Safari, Trekking, Climbing, Culture, Photography, Sightseeing, Walking, LGBT, Luxury, Jungle Expedition, Camping, Backpacking, Campus, Eco Tourism

  • Duration

    5 Days

  • Activity Level

    Hard

  • Language

    English

Description

Climb Africa’s second-highest mountain and the highest of all in the Kenyan Mountains. Mount Kenya is roughly circular, about 60 km across at the 200 mm contour, where the steep font hills rise out of the gentler slopes of the centred highlands. Climb up the peaks of glory in just 5 days! 

Highlights
  • Hike through a tropical forest to reach Old Moses Camp
  • Climb up the steep ridge of Lenana, the 3rd highest peak of Mt. Kenya
  • Take in the spectacular view of the Canyon through the Chogoria route
  • Day 1: Nairobi to Nanyuki expand_more
    • You will be picked from the airport on arrival or your Nairobi hotel and processed through the rich agricultural highlands of central Kenya to Nanyuki. On arrival in Nanyuki you will have lunch and meet your team of porters and guide.  After lunch and same shopping, you will be transferred to Sirimon Gate where the climbing starts. Walk through the rain forest for 9 kms (3-4 hrs) to the first mountain hut, old Moses (3,300 m). Meals and overnight: Old Moses Huts/Camp (FB).

  • Day 2: Old Moses Camp expand_more
    • : After breakfast at old Moses, continue climbing trough Mackinder’s valley to the second hut, Shiptons hut (4,200m) for dinner and overnight.  Picnic lunch will be provided at the picnic rocks along the Valle
  • Day 3: Old Moses to Shipton Camp expand_more
    •  You will have a full day of rest. You can do a cuircut tour of the main peaks or visit the caves as well as touring the base of the peaks where technical climbing starts. You can also decide to have a rest at the camp. All meals will be at the camp. This will be an acclimatization day to give you more chances of making to the summit of point Lenana.

      Meals and overnight: Shiptons Huts/Camp (FB).

       

  • Day 4: Shipton to Point Lenana expand_more
    • Early in the morning , 0300am start, you will climb to point Lenana 4,985 ( 17,058ft) .On a very clear day you should to see Mt Kilimanjaro in the south .Mt Elgon to the west. You will descend to Shiptons camp for breakfast and soon after descend to old Moses camp with picnic lunch en route and Likii North River.

      Meals and overnight: Old Moses Huts/Camp (FB).

  • Day 5:old Moses to Nairobi expand_more
    • After breakfast, transfer from old Moses to catch transport to at the gate. You will have an early lunch in Nanyuki before proceeding to Nairobi where the tour ends with a drop of at the airport or at your pick up point. r. 

What's Included
  • Guarantee price/guarantee trek on confirmation

  • Transfer to and from the base of the mountain

  • Full board accommodation whilst on the trek

  • Meal plan as detailed

  • Accommodations in camps/huts as per the itinerary

  • All park entrance fees, including government taxes

  • Service of an English-speaking professional Kenyan mountain guide, porters and skilled cook

  • Start and finish in Nairobi

  • Treated water on the trek

What's Excluded
  • Laundry, tips, sleeping bags, drinks, accommodation before the trek and climbing gears

  • International flights

  • Visas to Kenya

  • Items of personal nature

  • Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

Meeting Point

Nairobi, Kenya

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 1 USD 890 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 890 / person