Climbing Mount Kenya

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( Mount Kenya) a UNESCO World Heritage Site

About The Mountain

Mount Kenya is the country's highest mountain. Sitting astride the equator its icy summit reaches to 5199 meters (17,058 feet). The entire mountain above the 3200-meter contour forms a national park. In fact, Mount Kenya consists of three principal zones: the rocky peak area, which is actually an eroded volcanic plug, with its mantle of glaciers and snowfields; the alpine zone with its distinctive giant vegetation; and the vast gentle lower slopes drenched in mountain forest and bamboo jungle. It is no wonder that awed farmers at its foothills considered this remote majestic wonderland as God's domain.

Most visitors are content to marvel at the mountain's beauty but some will want to attempt to reach the peaks; a feat requiring considerable rock climbing skill. But the mountain's lesser peaks and glaciers can be scaled and walked by the fit and the adventurous. Point Lenana on Mount Kenya, 4985 meters, can be easily reached. In fact the majority of visitors go to the mountain to enjoy the walking and especially the high level hut-to- hut hike round the mountain with its humbling vistas. When climbing Mount Kenya, climbers should appreciate the need for acclimatization over several days before attempting the high peaks. Click here for mountain equipment

Code	Duration	Description
RST 57	5 days	MT. KENYA SPECIAL

DAY 1

NAIROBI/MT. KENYA 09.30Hrs.

Depart with your guide at 09:00 Hrs for Naro Moru town. Lunch at the Naro Moru River Lodge and the rest of the day is spent acclimatizing. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 2

MET STATION

After breakfast drive on the main gate (1600m) then start ascending the mounting through the bamboo zone and rain forest where leopards are common. After 10km reach met station (3300m). Dinner and overnight.

DAY 3

MAKINDERS

After break continues ascension through big and giant heather to Makinders camp. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 4

OLD MOSES

Early in the morning a round 2:30am attempt point Lenana (4985m) via Austrian hut. You can see Mt. Kilimanjaro on a clear day. After successfully reaching the summit descend to Shipton camp (4200m) for breakfast and then old Moses (3500m) for dinner and overnight.

DAY 5

MT. KENYA/NAIROBI

After breakfast walk to the gate to catch your transport to Nairobi where the tour ends having conquered the mountain.

RST 58

5 days

SIRIMON OUT CHOGORIA

DAY 1

NAIROBI/MT. KENYA 09.30Hrs.

Depart from Nairobi at 9:30 am to Nanyuki for lunch. An acclimatization walk to the famous Mau Mau caves and Bulguret waterfalls. Dinner and overnight at Nanyuki hotel

DAY 2

OLD MOSES CAMP

After breakfast depart from Nanyuki at 10:00am to Sirimon park gate for lunch. Hike 8 km to old Moses camp (3500m) for dinner and overnight at old Moses camp.

DAY 3

SHIPTONS CAMP Hike to ship tons camp (4200m) for 16 km via the new Mackinder route. Lunch enroute. Hike 5 to 7 hrs. Dinner and overnight at Shipton's camp.

DAY 4

MERU MT. KENYA BANDAS

Attempt pt Lenana 2:30am the after the sunrise you descend to Mintos Hut for full breakfast, the descend to Meru Bandas Camp via Uramandis Hut for dinner and overnight at the camp.– lunch enroute.

DAY 5

MT. KENYA/NAIROBI

Descend the mountain leisurely to the park gate before being transferred to Chogoria town for further transfer back to Nairobi arriving in the late evening

RST 59

10 days

MT.KENYA CLIMBING CHOGORIA OUT SIRIMON; PEAK CIRCUIT

DAY 1

NAIROBI

Arrive airport and transferred to Kenya Comfort Hotel. B/B

DAY 2

CHOGORIA

9.30am Leave Nairobi for Chogoria, check inn at Chogoria Transit Hotel for lunch. afternoon at leisure in this small town at the foot of Mt. Kenya. This is good for acclimatization, dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 3

FOREST PARK GATE

After breakfast drive in 4x4 land rovers up to some point in the forest and walk the rest of the distance to forest park gate, after lunch at leisure exploring the surrounding. Overnight camping. (7800ft)

DAY 4

URUMANDI HUT

Walk up to gate cliffs through Urumandi Hut, overnight at Mt Kenya forest lodge (9,700ft) (5-6 hours walk)

DAY 5

MINTOS CAMP

After breakfast walk to Mintos hut 14400ft overnight at Mintos (4-5 hours walk)

DAY 6

MINTOS HUT

Walk along Georges valley descending to lake michaelson then lunch at vivienne falls. After lunch trek through the magnificent castle rocks to mintos hut and overnight.

DAY 7

AUSTRIAN HUT

Whole day hiking. Hike up through square turn to climax at point lenana (16355ft) which is the third highest peak on mt Kenya. Descend to Austrian hut (4,790m)

DAY 8

TWO TURN HUT

Being the circuit around the peaks of Mt. Kenya and walk further to Two Turn hut (4490m) overnight..

DAY 9

KAMI HUT

Trek via Arthur's seats (4666m) to Kami hut (4425m)

DAY 10

OLD MOSES HUT

After early breakfast descend further via Shiptons hut and back to old moses camp, dinner and overnight.

DAY 11

SIRIMON/NAIROBI

After early breakfast walk to the Sirimon park gate where you meet your jeeps and drive down to Nanyuki town. Your are then picked by van that drives you down to Nairobi arriving at about 12.pm.

RST 60

15 days

MT.KENYA NARO MORU ROUTE AND TURKANA DESERT COMBINED

DAY 1

NAIROBI

Transfer from the airport to Panafric Hotel Nairobi: meal; B/B

DAY 2

MOUNT KENYA

Transfer to Nanyuki overnight Mountain Rock Hotel. Meal; L/D/B

DAY 3

MACKINDERS CAMP

Transfer to Met Station. Trek to Mackinders Camp (4300m) Meal; L/D/B

DAY 4

AUSTRIAN HUT

Trek to Austrian Hut (4750m). Meal; L/D/B

DAY 5

SHIPTONS

Attempt Point Lenana (4950m) and descend to Shiptons camp (4350m). L/D/B

DAY 6

OLD MOSES

Descend to Old Moses Camp (3400m) meals L/D/B

DAY 7

SAMBURU

Trek to Sirimon park gate. Picked by 4x4 vehicles to Samburu Park. L/D/B

DAY 8

SAMBURU

Game drives in Samburu. Camping Meals L/D/B

DAY 9

MARSABIT

Drive to Marsabit. Camping; Meals L/D/B

DAY 10

NORTH HORR

Drive to Kalachi( Chalbi Desert) via North Horr. Meals; Camping; L/D/B

DAY 11

LOIYANGALANI

Drive to Loiyangalani on Lake Turkana camping; meals; L/D/B

DAY 12

LAKE TURKANA

Lake Turkana camping; meals L/D/B

DAY 13

BARAGOI

Drive to Baragoi via South Horr. Camping; Meals L/D/B

DAY 14

LAKE BARINGO

Drive to Lake Baringo. Camping; Meals L/D/B

DAY 15

NAIROBI

Drive to Nairobi via Lake Bogoria.

RST 61

5 days

MT. ELGON TREKKING

DAY 1

NAIROBI - KITALE.

Leave Nairobi to Kitale then proceed to Delta Crescent Camp for dinner and overnight.

DAY 2

CRESCENT CAMP - MT. ELGON

Proceed to park gate then visit the caves as you make a game walk accompanied by a ranger, dinner and overnight at the campsite.

DAY 3

CAMPSITE - KOITOBOS PEAK

In the morning attempt to the top of Mt. Elgon (Koitobos peak) 4155 metres high. Descend back to the campsite for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4

DELTA CRESCENT CAMP

Leave campsite very early in the morning for a whole day walking to crescent camp for dinner and overnight. If time permits take a bus straight to Kitale town.

DAY 5

KITALE – NAIROBI

After breakfast leave for Nairobi lunch enroute. Arrive in Nairobi in the evening.

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