Mt Kenya Climbing Safaris

MOUNT KENYA CLIMBING & TREKS

ARSMKS 001 - Mt. Kenya Climbing Safaris

5 Days | 4 Nights
Sirimon Route.

Day 1. Nairobi-Nanyuki
Depart Nairobi in the morning after breakfast arriving Nanyuki for lunch. The rest of the day is spent acclimatizing. Dinner and overnight at a selected Hotel.

Day 2. Nanyuki-Old Moses Hut(3500m)
Depart Nanyuki for Sirimon Gate, after check in begin hiking for about 5hours through rain forest to old Moses mountain hut. Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 3.Old Moses-Shipton Hut(4200m)
Today climb 4,200m at shipton hut, directly below point Lenana Peak, the climb provides some amazing vistas of snow-covered peaks. Dinner and overnight at Hut.(6-7hours).

Day 4. Shipton-Old Moses
Arise before dark and leave for the final climb to point Lenana at 4,985m (17,058ft). After enjoying the incredible views and the success of reaching the top, descend back for Moses Camp, Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Old Moses-Nairobi
After breakfast depart for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.

Price per person Sharing $ 500
ARSMKS 002- Mt. Kenya Climbing Safaris

6 Days-Naro-Moru Route.
Day1. Nairobi-Naro-moru

Depart Nairobi in the morning after breakfast and drive towards Naro-moru arriving in time for lunch. Dinner and overnight in a selected Hotel/Hostel to start acclimatizing.
Day 2. Naro-moru- Met Station

After breakfast, drive to Noru-moru gate on a dirt road and begin hiking through rain forest to Met Station at an altitude of 10,000ft.Dinner and overnight.
Day 3. Met Station- Mackinders Hut

Depart Met station after breakfast and hike up to the Teleki Valley and to Mackinders Hut where there is a spectacular view of the main peaks. Walking time approximately 4-6 hours. Meals and overnight at Mackinders Hut.(14000ft).
Day 4. Mackinders Hut-Austrian Hut

Depart Mackinders Hut after breakfast ascending along a steep screw to Austrian Hut (4700m) 3 hours. Dinner and overnight at the Hut.
Day 5. Point Lenana-Chogoria

Depart at around 5:30 am and proceed through Lewis Glaciers to point Lenana (4985m) arriving at approximately 6:30am (1 hour). After sunrise Descend to Mintos Hut for full Breakfast. After breakfast descend along the famous Gorges Valley to Chogoria campsite. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6. Chogoria-Nairobi

Take breakfast, depart for Chogoria approx.30km.In bad weather 4WD drive vehicles are provided, climbers have to walk for some distance as vehicles may not reach the Bandas.From Chogoria you will drive to Nairobi arriving late afternoon
Price per person Sharing $ 600

ARSMKS 003- Mt. Kenya Climbing Safaris
10 Days Chogoria Route Traverse Sirimon

Day 1.
Pick up at airport, welcomed and transfer to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2.
Leave early in the morning to Chogoria route a journey of 4 hours arriving at 11:00 o’clock , Have a picnic lunch and start hiking through the rain forest with Bamboo trees, until you cover a distance of 16kms and camp in the dense forest. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3.
After breakfast depart with picnic lunch at around 8:30 am hike through rain forest to Chogoria Meru Bandas, 16kms walk arriving at 4:00 o’clock , dinner and overnight.

Day 4.
Leave at 8:30 am , after breakfast through giant hithers and hygenia trees, to Lake Ellis where you will camp 14km,you camp here because of the availability of water.

Day 5.
Early in the morning after breakfast, leave at around 7:30 am towards rocky steep ridge, a journey of 17kms walk and descend to valley Gorge, where we will be camping at Lake Michaelson.Dinner and overnight.

Day 6.
Leave at 8:00 am to a very steep ridge George’s valley, until we come across the steep scree upto Austrian hut 4750m. Dinner and overnight

Day 7.
After tea and biscuit, start ascending to the summit of point Lenana 4985m, 1 hour walk, for the sunrise. After the sunrise, descend via Austrian hut, pick circuit to Shipton camp, dinner and overnight.

Day 8.
After morning breakfast descend to Sirimon gate 23kms walk, although we will be having lunch on the way. Dinner and overnight.

Day 9.
Morning breakfast and descend to the main road 10kms walk and connect a bus to Mountain Rock Hotel/campsite. Dinner and overnight.

Day 10.
Early in the morning, transfer (3.5 hrs) to Nairobi and onwards to the Airport depending on your departure time.