Itinerary

1. Day 1: Nairobi - Mount Kenya Bandas

   • Connect with your tour guide and depart from Nairobi at 0800hrs. Drive through agricultural country up to Chogoria town for lunch.  
   • After lunch, we will head to the edge of the bamboo forest to start our trekking through the dense bamboo forest for a distance of 10 km to the Mt Kenya Bandas.

2. Day 2: Mt Kenya Bandas – Lake Ellis Campsite ( 3,600m)

   • After breakfast and sorting porter loads, we will set off the mountain at a nice and easy pace. A slightly longer walk via Lake Ellis gives scenic views of Mugi, Ithanguni and the Giants Billiards Table, whilst if we follow the river near road head, upstream for about 3 km, the foreground scenery and flora is particularly beautiful.
   • Eat lunch on the banks of a stream, and then it’s time to cut up the left-hand hillside to our camp at about 3,600m, well away from any of the more “touristy” areas.

3. Day 3: Lake Ellis – Minto`s Camp. ( 4,200m)

   • Start walking through the beaten track to follow a ridge up the mountain for about 3 hours to eventually join the tourist track on the normal Chogoria route at an altitude of about 4,100m. 
   • Enjoy breathtaking views over the Gorges Valley and walk back towards Ithanguni and the Northern Moorlands. Lunch is served at a small stream crossing before continuing for a further hour to the Mintos Hut area at 4200m and our night’s rest. 
   • In the afternoon, relax at the camp, though a 10 minute walk to the “Temple” is well worth the effort. This is a 150 meters vertical cliff that gets its name from the position visitors often adopt when peering over the edge – they look as if they are praying. An early night is recommended as you are attempting the summit the next day.

4. Day 4: Minto`s – Pt Lenana ( 4,985m) - Old Moses Camp

   • Predawn attempt of the summit starts at 03:00 am. We will hike for about three hours up to Point Lenana (4985m), the hiker’s summit, arriving there in time to watch the African sunrise. 
   • Descend to Shipton camp for breakfast. 
   • After breakfast, begin a 5-hour descent via Mackinder`s valley to the Old Moses camp (3,300m). The descent is gentle, and it offers ample time to enjoy fascinating scenery, which includes the moorlands, before reaching the camp.

5. Day 5: Old Moses camp – Nairobi

   • After early morning breakfast, descend for 3 hours to the Sirimon Park gate to catch a vehicle and travel to Nairobi.

   Trip ends.