6 Days Mount Kenya Hiking Expedition Safari

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6 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 4 more

Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya, and the second highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro). The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), Nelion (5,188 m – 17,022 ft) and Lenana (4,985 m – 16,355 ft). Mount Kenya is located in central Kenya, just south of the equator, around 150 km (95 miles) north-northeast of Nairobi. The area around the mountain is protected in the Mount Kenya National Park, which is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The National Park is around 620 km² (240 square miles), and receives up to 15,000 visitors every year.

What's Included

Bottled water
Lunch (Optional[6])
Lunch
Dinner (Optional[5])
Dinner
Breakfast (Optional[5])
Breakfast
Alcoholic Beverages
Climbing gears, Sleeping bag, Rain cout, Hikking gears,

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Our guides will be at the Hotel to pick you up and drive you to Mount Kenya

OR
Meeting point
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

All travelers will have their names written on the banner so that you can easily find our guides who will pick you and drive you to Mount Kenya

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 6 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Nairobi - Mount Kenya

    1 stop
  • 1
    Mount Kenya National Park

    Road Trip Nairobi to Chogoria 3hours; Overnight Chogoria Town (Chogoria (1,550 m) We depart Nairobi from the airport or your hotel and head north on good macadamized roads to Chogoria town, about 225 km away, arriving in time for lunch at the Transit Motel. The journey takes about 3 hours driving through rich agricultural lands. Afternoon will be spent walking, sightseeing and acclimatizing around the town on the foothills of Mount Kenya. After partaking of dinner an overnight stay at the Hotel.

    3 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Chogoria - Meru Mount Kenya Lodge (Bandas)

    1 stop
  • 2
    Mount Kenya National Park

    Half-way transfer by 4 x 4 vehicle then long hike (kilometers) to Meru Mount Kenya Bandas Mount Kenya After breakfast we take 4×4 Jeeps and drive for 11 Km halfway to the lodge where we start our trek through the dense bamboo forest for distance of 11 km up to the Bandas for lunch. Afternoon will be spent walking around the lodge with a view of beautiful sceneries. After dinner an overnight stay at the Meru Mount Kenya Bandas. At the Bandas there are only single beds. Hot showers and hot meals are available at the self-catering Bandas(2,900m).

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 3

    Meru Mount Kenya Bandas to Lake Ellis Camp (3,600m)

    1 stop
  • 3
    Mount Kenya National Park

    After a Late Start we traverse the Mount Kenya slopes from Meru Mount Kenya Bandas (2,900m) to Lake Ellis (3,600m) At an easy pace we continue with our 6 Days Mt Kenya Hiking Expedition after breakfast, going through lush mountain vegetation with scenic views the mountain-sides. The flora and the animal kingdom come alive as we hike up the mountain, giving us unforgettable memories of the walk. We lunch en-route and reach Lake Ellis Camp (3,600m) after a trek of over three hours .

    3 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 4

    Trek to Highland Castle

    1 stop
  • 4
    Mount Kenya National Park

    Trek to Highland Castle, approx.10kms / 5-6h. Ascent: +1,100m. Details: The bamboo give way to enormous podocarpus and pencil cedar forest and as we climb higher we pass through the Hygenia or Hypercium zone also know as the rosewood zone (generally found at 2850-3000m). We spend the night close to the sheer lava cliffs of the "Highland Castle".

    6 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 5

    SUMMIT – 4,985m / OLDMOSES CAMP – 3,340m

    1 stop
  • 5
    Mount Kenya National Park

    Trek via Pt. Lenana to Oldmoses Camp. Approx. 20Kms/9hrs. Ascent: 749m to the summit / Descent: -1645m to Oldmoses Camp. D5 Details: Just before dawn we are woken by our guides and hot tea is served before we begin the last leg of our trek to the summit. The trek begins beneath the stars as we zigzag our way up a large scree slope guided only by torch light to reach Pt. Lenana. It's an exhilarating 3 hours from here to reach the hiker's summit, Pt Lenana (4985m) in time for the sunrise!. A further 2 hours down to Shipton's camp (4200m) for a hefty breakfast. Then down to OldMoses Camp 3340m. for overnight.

    4 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 6

    MOUNTAIN ROCK LODGE / NAIROBI

    1 stop
  • 6
    Nairobi

    Hike to Sirimon gate (2,600m)approx 10kms / 2h. Descent : -740m Transfer to Nairobi via Mountain Rock lodge. (Span, 230kms / 4-5h). A short morning trek to Sirimon park gate (2600m) and connect with the vehicle for transfer back to Mountain Rock Lodge for a hot shower and lunch before the journey back to Nairobi.

    3 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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