5 Day Mt. Kenya Hike

Join us for guided climbs of the trekking peak Point Lenana on Mount Kenya using a variety of routes.
Expect quite a lot of wildlife and lots of secluded trails with bizarre flora and fauna (including the rock hyrax), and the classic snow covered technical peaks of Batian and Nelion as the perfect back drop.

Join us for guided climbs of the trekking peak Point Lenana on Mount Kenya using a variety of routes.
Expect quite a lot of wildlife and lots of secluded trails with bizarre flora and fauna (including the rock hyrax), and the classic snow covered technical peaks of Batian and Nelion as the perfect back drop.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi- Mt Kenya Silimon Gate

Stop At: Chogoria, Chogoria, Eastern Province
Depart from Nairobi at 0800hrs, driving through agricultural country up to Chogoria town for lunch. After lunch, we take 4×4 and drive up to the edge of the bamboo forest where we start our trekking through the dense bamboo forest for distance of 10 km up to the Mt Kenya Bandas.
Dinner and overnight at the Mount Kenya Bandas.
Duration: 12 hours

Stop At: Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, Mount Kenya Safari Club Road Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki Town, Nanyuki Municipality 10400 Kenya
It is a private wildlife conservancy located in Laikipia. It is a home to over 100 bird species, animals such as buffalos, elephants, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Jackson’s hartebeest and storks. It also offers exquisite accommodation in tented camps. It is a nice place for game viewing activities, bird watching, camping and bush walks.
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve, 58FM JM Timau, Meru Mt. Kenya, Nanyuki Town, Nanyuki Municipality 10400 Kenya
It is a lush indigenous forest located at the foothills of Mount Kenya. It features amazing waterfalls, rock pools, wild animals and diverse bird species. It is an ideal destination for tree canopy walk, camping, rock climbing, game drives, canyoning and bird watching.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Spend your night at Mount Kenya Bandas

Day 2: Old Moses Camp – Mackinders Valley

Stop At: Mackinder Valley, Kenya
After an early breakfast, we leave and start walking in the direction of the breathtaking Makinder’s Valley towards Shipton’s Camp which is 4200 Meters above sea level. This walk will take 6-7hr and covers a very spectacular view point and the different of flora & fauna of upper attitudes. Lunch will be en-route with dinner and spend the night at the Shipton’s camp.
Duration: 13 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Lake Ellis Campsite

Day 3: Mackinder’s Valley – Point Lenana

Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park Kenya
If the team is ready, we wake up at 2:30am when it is still dark and hike up to Point Lenana to catch the amazing Sunrise. Lenana is the third highest peak of the mountain and the views are spectacular when the sun comes up. After the sun rise, the party gets a chance to take a few or as much photos as they can and then we head back down to Shipton’s or ahead to Makinders camp according to your package to take breakfast and spend the day relaxing after the very early start.
Duration: 13 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Minto’s Camp

Day 4: Point Lenana – MET Station

Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park Kenya
After breakfast we take a gentle walk down through the last of the Alpine zone and descend through the vertical bog and into the higher mountain forest we come to rest at Met Station to enjoy the scenes of the forest spending the night in the hut.
Duration: 13 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Old Moses Camp

Day 5: MET Station – Chogoria Gate or Naromoru Gate – Nairobi

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
After breakfast just 2-3 hrs walk down through the forest brings us to the Narumoru park gate or Chogoria route where our vehicles await to take us back to Nairobi arriving there late in the afternoon.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.