9 Days Mount Kenya Climbing to Lenana Peak at 5199m

Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro. It is, indeed, the highest in Kenya. Actually, it’s a massif with three different peaks. Batian at 5199 m, Nelion at 5188 m and Lenana Peak at 4985. This last one is slightly apart from the other summits. Whereas climbing Batian and Nelion requires some technical expertise, reaching Lenana Peak summit does not involve any difficulties. Because of this, I recommend this peak for this trip. This is a 9-day journey which involves trekking and climbing in one of the most wonderful destinations in Africa.

Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro. It is, indeed, the highest in Kenya. Actually, it’s a massif with three different peaks. Batian at 5199 m, Nelion at 5188 m and Lenana Peak at 4985. This last one is slightly apart from the other summits. Whereas climbing Batian and Nelion requires some technical expertise, reaching Lenana Peak summit does not involve any difficulties. Because of this, I recommend this peak for this trip. This is a 9-day journey which involves trekking and climbing in one of the most wonderful destinations in Africa.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Night at a Hotel
Duration: 0

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Nairobi – Old Moses Camp (3440 m)

Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park, Mount Kenya National Park
Transfer during 3 hours by private transport to the entrance of Mount Kenya National Park at Sirimon Gate and trek to Old Moses Camp.
3 to 4 hours and 700 m.
Night in a Hut (E, D, S).
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Old Moses Camp – Shipton Camp (4236 m)

Stop At: Ontulili, Kenya
Walk up to the Ontulili river valley and the spectacular Mackinders valley, till Shipton camp.
Easy trek but with almost 1000 meters of height difference.
7 hours and 950 m.
Night in a Hut. (E, D, S).
Duration: 7 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Shipton Camp – Mackinder’s Camp (4300 m)

Stop At: Mackinder’s, Kenya
For a better acclimatization, will make a turn to Mount Kenya massif in two days, crossing Husberg pass at 4591 m. We’ll walk near lake Nanyuki and Lake Two Trans, before descending to Mackinder’s camp at 4300 meters, at the south west side of the massif. 4 hours and 550m.
Night in a Hut. (E, D, S)
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Mackinder’s Camp – Lenana Peak (4985 m) – Shipton Camp (4236 m)

Stop At: Lenana, Nairobi, Kenya
Walk up to the Austrian hut at 4800 m.
From here we will make the final ascent to Lenana Peak at 4985 m. This is the main summit we’ll reach during this trek to Mount Kenya.
From here we’ll descend to Shipton’s Camp.
6 hours and 700 m. Night in a Hut. (E, D, S).
Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Shipton Camp – Meru Mt Kenya Bandas Lodge

Stop At: Chogoria, Chogoria, Eastern Province
After breakfast we’ll walk up to Simba pass by the Chogoria route, and down to Tarns and the spectacular Gorges valley, till Bandas Lodge where you can enjoy a shower and a beer!
7 to 8 hours.
Night in a Hut. (E, D, S).
Duration: 8 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 7: Bandas Lodge – Chogoria – Nairobi

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
After a good breakfast we walk about 10 kilometers. Then a car picks us up and takes us to Nairobi.
2 hours of trekking and 3 hours by car.
Night in a Hotel. (E).
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 8: Nairobi

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
Free day in Nairobi.
Night in a Hotel. (E)
Duration: 0

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 9: Transfer from the hotel to the airport and back home

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
Transfer from the hotel to the airport and back home. (E)
Price includes
Guiding fee
Accommodation
Transport during the trip
Permit and entrance fees
Group porters (transport of tents, cooking equipment, etc. for the group)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 0

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.