Hiking Mt Kenya

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
NAIROBI – NANYUKI.
1 stop
1
Pick up from airport or Nairobi hotel, meet the guide for briefing and catch a shuttle from Nairobi to Nanyuki via Thika Town and Karatina market. Arrive at Mt.Kenya region hotel in time for lunch. With your Guide check the climbing gears and spend the evening acclimatizing. Nanyuki is a town in central Kenya. It's known as a gateway to Mount Kenya and the wilderness of Mount Kenya National Park. Several trails, including the Naro Moru and Sirimon routes, ascend the mountain. The park’s wildlife includes leopards, giant forest hogs and more than 100 bird species. Northwest of Nanyuki, the plains and hills of the vast Laikipia Plateau are home to lions
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
NANYUKI – OLD MOSES {JUDMIER CAMP}.
1 stop
2
– Hiking distance – 9 Kms – Hiking Hours 3-4 hours – Meters above sea Level 3300M After breakfast leave the hotel and be transferred to sirimon gate to start hiking, here its 2440m above sea level. From the gate you will follow the track as it wind uphill through the forest. You will arrive at Judmier camp late in the evening for dinner and overnight.
13 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
JUDMIER CAMP – SHIHTON CAMP.
1 stop
3
– Hiking distance – 14 Kms – Hiking Hours 6-7 hours – Meters above sea Level 4200M Breakfast at the camp, then with your guide, porters & cook embark on 14kms hiking, you will cross Ontulili River and Liki North, continue uphill to Mackinder Valley for panoramic view. Take Photos and continue to Shiptons Camp for Dinner and overnight.
13 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
SHIPTONS CAMP.
1 stop
4
Kenya Wildlife Service
This day guided by the guide you will walk to acclimatize for the peak, walk to Kami Huts and down to Houseberg lakes then return to Shiptons camp for Dinner and overnight.
1 day • Admission ticket included
Day 5
SHIPTONS CAMP – POINT LENANA – MT.MERU BANDAS.
1 stop
5
Kenya Wildlife Service
– Hiking distance – 14 Kms – Hiking Hours 6 hours – Meters above sea Level up 4985m & down 2950m Start hiking by 0300am for 3 hours up a steep stony quarry that cuts through a cliff to point lenana, by 0630am be at the peak first to witness the sunrise. After descend for 2 hours to Mintos Huts for breakfast. Relax a bit and descend further to Mount Meru Bandas 2950m for Dinner and overnight.
13 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
MT. MERU BANDAS – CHOGORIA GATE – NAIROBI.
1 stop
6
Hiking distance – 15 Kms – Hiking Hours 2 hours Breakfast at the bandas then descend to Chogoria Gate where a 4×4 vehicle will meet you for a Transfer to Chogoria Town. Say bye bye to the Porters and Cook, with your guide catch a shuttle and return back to Nairobi. Drop off airport or Nairobi Hotel for the safari.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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