6-Day Private Mount Kenya Climbing from Nairobi

Mt. Kenya, Africa’s second highest peak is regarded as the realm of Ngai, god of the local Kikuyu people. The Sirimon / Chogoria route is the most scenic route up Mount Kenya, Sirimon and Chogoria, producing a remarkably diverse and spectacular trek. Sirimon coming off the west of Mount Kenya passes through the dry side of the mountain with its giant trees and rocky terrain, and the descent onto the Chogoria path is exactly different with its lush bamboo and highland forests.

Mt. Kenya, Africa’s second highest peak is regarded as the realm of Ngai, god of the local Kikuyu people. The Sirimon / Chogoria route is the most scenic route up Mount Kenya, Sirimon and Chogoria, producing a remarkably diverse and spectacular trek. Sirimon coming off the west of Mount Kenya passes through the dry side of the mountain with its giant trees and rocky terrain, and the descent onto the Chogoria path is exactly different with its lush bamboo and highland forests.

Itinerary

Day 1: NAIROBI – NANYUKI

Stop At: Sagana, Sagana, Central Province
Leave Nairobi in the morning after breakfast for a journey by road, travel through the central highlands to Sagana, a small town in Kirinyaga County, central Kenya, along the Nairobi-Nyeri highway and 100km north of Nairobi. The town got its name from Kenya’s longest river, Tana River, which is also called Thagana.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Karatina, Karatina, Central Province
Proceed through the beautiful and scenic – coffee and tea plantations, you will get to Karatina town, a diminutive term for ‘Muratina’ – the name of a squash / courgette tree. the town was founded before the British Colonization of Kenya by Gikuyu women who used to trade their crafts and food under a courgette (muratina) tree, brief stop in Karatina.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Nanyuki Town, Nanyuki Town, Nanyuki Municipality, Laikipia County, Rift Valley Province
Continue the journey passing the very fertile Agricultural land for coffee and tea growing mostly. if you move further, we have maize Agricultural farm lands and beef cattle rearing which can be seen along the road as you drive for lunch in Nanyuki town which is the base for climbing mount Kenya. After lunch walk around this small town or relax in the hotel preparing yourself for the next few days trekking on Mount Kenya. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: at a budget hotel in Nanyuki town
• Dinner: at a budget hotel in Nanyuki town
Accommodation included: Overnight at a budget hotel in Nanyuki town

Day 2: NANYUKI – SIRIMON PARK GATE – OLD MOSES CAMP

Stop At: Sirimon Route, Sirimon Rte, Kenya
After breakfast in Nanyuki town, you will be transferred to the park gate where, after checking in, we commence our hiking on Mt. Kenya accompanied by the guide, cook and porters.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Old Moses Mountain Hut, Sirimon Route 3300msl, Mount Kenya, Kenya
Our trek goes through the rain forest made up of bamboo, rosewood and other vegetation to Old Moses Camp at 3,300 metres. From the gate to the mountain hut is a 3 hours hike that covers nine kilometres. Dinner and overnight.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: at a budget hotel in Nanyuki town
• Lunch: at a convenient place on the mountain
• Dinner: at the old Moses Camp on the mountain
Accommodation included: Overnight at the Mountain huts on the Mountain

Day 3: OLD MOSES – SHIPTONS CAMP

Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park Kenya
Our six to seven hours trek takes us through heath and moorland where wildlife abound and comprise of buffalo, rock hyrax and dik dik. We reach Shiptons Camp at an altitude of 4,200 m for dinner and overnight.

Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: at the Mountain hut on Mount Kenya
• Lunch: at a convenient point on mount Kenya
• Dinner: at Shiptons Camp on Mount Kenya
Accommodation included: Overnight at Shiptons Camp on Mount Kenya

Day 4: SHIPTONS CAMP

Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park Kenya
After breakfast you may take an acclimatization hike to Hausberg col (4,700m) before coming back to Shiptons for dinner and overnight.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: at Shiptons Camp on mount Kenya
• Lunch: at a convenient place on Mount Kenya
• Dinner: at Shiptons Camp on mount Kenya
Accommodation included: Overnight at Shiptons Camp on Mount Kenya

Day 5: SHIPTONS CAMP – MACKINDERS CAMP

Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park Kenya
An early morning start our final phase of trekking on Mount Kenya heading for Point Lenana (4,985 m) which is reached just before sunrise – this is an ascent of about 800 metres in three and a half-hours. Descend via the Lewis Glacier to the Austrian Hut (4,790 m) and continue to Mackinders Camp (4,200m) for overnight. The descent from Point Lenana to Mackinders takes about two hours.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: at Shipton’s Camp on mount Kenya
• Lunch: at a convenient place on mount Kenya
• Dinner: at Mackinders Camp on mount Kenya
Accommodation included: Overnight at Mackinder’s Camp on Mount Kenya

Day 6: MACKINDER’S CAMP – NAIROBI

Pass By: Nairobi, Nairobi
After breakfast at 8.00 am we cross the vertical bog to the road head where we are picked up for our transfer to our base hotel for showers and lunch. In the afternoon we are driven to Nairobi where our trekking holiday terminates.

Meals included:
• Breakfast: At Mackinder’s Camp on mount Kenya
• Lunch: lunch at a budget hotel in the base of mount Kenya
No accommodation included on this day.