5-Day Mount Kenya Trek via Sirimon to Point Lenana and Chogoria

Meet your tour guide in Nairobi in the morning and drive for 3 hours to Naromoru.

Stop briefly at our office to meet with the guide and sort out all the equipment required for the trek.

Proceed on the Sirimon Track as far as the Mount Kenya National Park Gate.

Hike 9 km up to Old Moses Camp (3,300 m) for your overnight stay. This 2-3 hour hike is essential for acclimatization and is also very interesting, as you hike through four of the mountain's vegetation belts - the tropical rainforest, bamboo jungle, rosewood, and heather zones. These are also the areas where you are most likely to see animals.

Start your hike around 07:00 am, going via the new Sirimon route through the beautiful and unique Alpine Moorland Zone. Walking time today is 5-7 hours, depending on individual fitness, with a stop halfway for a picnic lunch.

Arrive at Shiptons Camp (4,200 m) in the late afternoon for dinner and your overnight stay.

Use this day to acclimatize as you hike up Hausberg Col (4,600 m).

Enjoy the nice scenery of the west ridges and then return to Shiptons for your overnight stay.

Undertake the 2-hour pre-dawn summit attempt of Point Lenana (4,985 m). Start the day at 0430 hrs for the summit attempt, an ascent of 685 m, with the highlight being the African sunrise and, if it is clear enough, views of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Descend to the Mintos Hall area (4,300 m) for breakfast and a short rest.

Then descend to Mt. Kenya Bandas (1,300 m) for dinner and your overnight stay.

After breakfast, descend the mountain through Chogoria Forest to meet the vehicle for your transfer back to Nairobi.