Mt Kenya Summit via Sirimon Route - 4 Days

Day 1: After an early morning breakfast, transfer from Nairobi to Sirimon Park Gate (2600m) where you will meet your trekking crew. Today is a relatively short acclimatisation walk to Old Moses camp situated at 3300m for our overnight stay. [4-5 hours]

Day 2: To days hike is longer than the day before, and we will take about 5 to 7 hours to reach our overnight stop at Shiptons camp, situated at 4200m for our overnight stay. [5-7 hours]

Day 3: Rising very early, we will shuffle off into the morning at about 03h00to make our pre dawn attempt of Point Lenana 4985m. The route will take us via two screed sections up to 4600m before the final ascent to Point Lenana. We enjoy a leisurely descent to Old Moses to Camp for our overnight [5-6 hours].

Day 4: Today, we descend to the road head through the groundsels and lobelia to reach our transfer vehicle back to Nairobi. Breakfast and lunch are provided. [ 3 hours]

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Mt Kenya Summit via Naro Moru - 4 Days

This trek to Point Lenana is the shortest route, but also the steepest route.

Day 1: After an early morning breakfast, transfer from Nairobi to Naro Moru Park gate 2400m, where you will meet your trekking crew. We then trek up to 3050m, to Met Station for our overnight stay. [3-4 hours]

Day 2: Today, we trek through the Teleki valley towards Mackinder's Camp 4200m for our overnight stop. About half way, we will come across a steep section known as the vertical bog, before finally reaching Mackinders camp after about 5-6 hours or trekking.

Day 3: Rising early, we will shuffle off into the morning at about 03h00to make our pre dawn attempt of Point Lenana 4985m. The view from the top is incredibly rewarding. The route will take us via two screed sections up to 4600m before the final ascent to Point Lenana. We descend through Teleki Valley for your overnight stop at the Met Station [6-7 hours]

Day 4: Descend via the Naro Moru forest to connect with our transfer vehicle back to Nairobi

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Mount Kenya Summit via Sirimon - Chogoria Traverse - 5 Days

DAY 1: At 08:30hrs, we will depart Nairobi and transfer to Sirimon Gate at 2600m. After meeting our trekking crew we will trek through the lush forest belt for about 9km, towards Old Moses camp (3300m) for our overnight stay. Picnic lunch & dinner. [3-4 hours]

DAY 2: Our hike today will take us up through the moorland above the forest into Mackinders Valley, as we trek up to an altitude of 4200m, to Shiptons Camp 4200m for our overnight stay. On the way, we ill come across the giant groundsel and sunbirds, as well as various streams which tend to make the ground quite marshy in places. Picnic lunch & dinner. [5-6 hours]

DAY 3: At about 03h00, we will begin our trek toward to Point Lenana at 4985m, aiming to reach there around 06h30 for a sunrise summit. We then descend to Mintos Hut or tarn area for an overnight stay in in tents at 4300m. [5 hours]

DAY 4: We spend about 5 hours descending to Chogoria Park Gate for our overnight stay, at Meru

Mount Kenya Bandas. [5 hours]

Day 5: Today, we will have a leisurely descend leisurely through the Chogoria forest to connect with our transfer vehicle to Nairobi.

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