Day Tour To Mt. Kenya

The descent by the Sirimon route takes one through some beautiful forest tracks and completes the traverse of the mountain.

The descent by the Sirimon route takes one through some beautiful forest tracks and completes the traverse of the mountain.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park, Mount Kenya National Park

07:00 am: Pick up from your Nairobi hotel/ residence and drive to Nanyuki town.
From Nanyuki Town (1980 m) we drive toward the Mount Kenya to the Sirimon gate at 2650 m. The distance between Nanyuki and Sirimon Gate is 23 km’s.
10:30 am :On completion of park entry formalities at the Sirimon Gate, you begin a 3½ hour (9 km’s) hike through forest, bamboo, rosewood and heather zones to Old Moses camp (3300)
We gain 740 m on the ascent and begin to truly acclimatize.
13:30pm: We hike a little higher about 1 km from Old Moses camp to 3600 m to see 2 Mount Kenya peaks – Nelion and Batian next to each other.
14:00pm: After taking pictures we descend down from 3600 meters to Old Moses camp at 3300 meters for our picnic lunch.
15:00 pm: After lunch we descend down for 9 km’s (1.5 hours) to Sirimon gate where you get your driver guide and transfer back to Nairobi.
19:00pm: We arrive back to Nairobi, transfer you to your hotel/ residence.

Duration: 10 hours

Stop At: Equator Marker, Nyeri – Nanyuki Road, Nanyuki Town, Nanyuki Municipality 10400 Kenya

Here you will stop and take a photo at the iconic equator crossing point. The equator is a line that divides the earth into two.

Duration: 15 minutes