Itinerary

1. Safari Itinerary

   Day 1 : Nairobi to Old Moses Camp – Into the Moorland

   • Morning: Depart Nairobi, trading the city’s rhythm for the agricultural patchwork of the central highlands. Breathe the crisp air in Nanyuki, the mountain's gateway town, for a final preparation.
   • Afternoon: Register at the Sirimon Gate and begin your ascent. The trail climbs steadily through a fragrant montane forest, emerging onto open slopes where giant heathers stand sentinel in the mist.
   • Evening: Arrive at Old Moses Camp as the golden light paints the ridges. Settle into the hut, enjoy a warm, hearty meal, and feel the profound quiet of the high wilderness descend—your acclimatization has begun.

   Day 2 : Old Moses to Shipton’s Camp – Alpine Desert & Towering Peaks

   • Morning: Trek deeper into the mountain’s heart, ascending through the wide, sculpted valley of Liki North. The landscape transforms minute by minute into a true alpine desert.
   • Afternoon: Cross the dramatic Mackinder’s Valley, your path dwarfed by the sheer scale of the terrain. Here, the bizarre and beautiful forms of giant groundsel and lobelia plants dominate, a prelude to the grandeur ahead.
   • Evening: Arrive at Shipton’s Camp, your hut nestled directly beneath the awe-inspiring, glacier-carved peaks of Batian and Nelion. Their icy faces glow in the sunset—a silent, majestic promise of the challenge and reward to come.

   Day 3 : Shipton’s Camp to Point Lenana to Minto’s – The Summit & The Gorge

   • Pre-Dawn (2:30 AM): A gentle wake-up call. Step into the crystalline cold, your headlamp cutting a narrow beam in the vast darkness. Begin the silent, steady climb up loose scree and rock.
   • Sunrise: Reach Point Lenana (4,985m) as the first fiery light breaks the horizon. Stand on the roof of Kenya, watching the shadow of the peak stretch across the clouds below—a moment of pure, hard-earned triumph.
   • Morning: Descend carefully past the shimmering ice of the Lewis Glacier to Austrian Hut, then onwards to Minto’s Camp for a celebratory brunch and deep rest.
   • Afternoon: With newfound lightness, explore the edge of the Temple and gaze into the staggering depths of the Gorges Valley—a dizzying view into the mountain’s soul, reserved for those who summit.
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   Day 4 : Minto’s Camp to Chogoria Gate – Descent Through Emerald Worlds

   • Morning: Begin the final, spectacular descent. Traverse the rim of the Gorges Valley, past the jewel-like Lake Michaelson, where the cliffs plunge into still, reflective waters.
   • Afternoon: Enter the whispering, enveloping green of the bamboo forest. The air grows thick and humid, a stark and beautiful contrast to the alpine desert of just a day before.
   • Evening: Emerge at Chogoria Gate, where your vehicle awaits. The journey back to Nairobi is a quiet one, filled with the deep satisfaction of having traversed a mountain, from its dry bones to its beating heart.