5-Day Mt. Kenya Trekking Tour via Sirimon and Chogoria Routes

• Drive to Sirimon Park Gate in Mt. Kenya National Park.

• Start the walk along a trail that partly follows a good track through dense forest alive with birdsong and the sounds of noisy Columbus monkeys. Elephants also inhabit these parts, but they are rare these days, and you will be lucky to see one. Emerge at the edge of the forest where it meets the moorland zone, then continue to Old Moses Camp.

Altitude gained: 600 meters

Walking distance: 9 km

Time: 3 hours

• Start the hike after breakfast through the barrow, where the moorland offers a gentle walk to Likii North Valley.

• Continue up to Mackinder's Valley, which has a variety of alpine plants, then walk along the valley to Shipton's Camp at 4,200 m.

Walking time: 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Hut

• 3:00 AM: Ascend to Point Lenana (4,985 m), arriving in time to see the African sunrise.

• Enjoy the views and take photographs. From Pt. Lenana, you have good views of Pt. Nelion (5,188 m), Pt. Batian (5,199 m), and other surrounding peaks. On a clear day, the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro can be seen protruding from the sky more than 340 km to the south.

• Descend to Halls Tarn campsite (4,300 m) for breakfast and overnight.

Altitude gain: 785 m

Time: 3 hours

Accommodation: Tent (tent and mat to be provided)

• Start a 15 km hike after breakfast, taking about 6 hours as you hike gently down a broad ridge.

• Enjoy magnificent views back up the valley to the snowy peaks, and down to the waterfall tarns and lava flows in the Gorges Valley itself.

Lake Michelson, Lake Ellis, the Giant Billiard Table, and the Mugi Hills will be visible in the distance.

A picnic lunch will be provided on the way, and you will spend the night at Chogoria Bandas, which provide hot showers.

• After breakfast, walk for approximately 10 km through the rainforest while enjoying beautiful views.

• Connect with your mountain 4x4 vehicles for the drive out of the park and down to Chogoria Town.

• Transfer into another vehicle before continuing back to Nairobi or to another planned destination.