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5
Days Mount Kenya Climb (Sirimon - Chogoria)
Day 1: Nairobi - Nanyuki.
Leave Nairobi by a share taxi to Nanyuki. Lunch, dinner and overnight
at a base hotel. (1950m)
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2: Nanyuki - Old Moses.
After breakfast, transfer from Nanyuki to the Sirimon Park gate (2600m)
where the trekking starts. Walk through the rain forest for 9kms (3-hrs
walk) to the first mountain hut - Old Moses (3300m) for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Old Moses
- Shiptons.
Early in the morning we leave for Shiptons Camp (4200m) via Mackinders
Valley. Lunch enroute, dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day 4: Shiptons
Camp - Point Lenana - Meru Mt. Kenya Bandas.
Wake up very early in the morning around 0230hrs ready to hike to point
Lenana (4985m). On a clear day, we should be able to see Mt Kilimanjaro
to the South. After Point Lenana descend to the Mintos hut (4250m) for
breakfast then proceed to Meru Mt .Kenya bandas (3000m) campsite stopping
at Road head for lunch, dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 5: Meru Mt.
Kenya Bandas - Chogoria - Nairobi.
After breakfast, an early walk will take us to Chogoria for lunch then
back to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon having conquered the Mt. Kenya
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Naromoru
Out Chogoria (6 Days/5 nights)
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Day 1. Nairobi/Mt Kenya
Depart Nairobi in the morning arriving Naromoru in time for lunch. After
lunch you proceed to Mt Kenya Youth Hostel for dinner and overnight.
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2. Met Station
After breakfast, proceed to Naromoru Park Gate and start hiking to Met
Station (3300m). The hiking takes about 3 hrs. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3. Mackinders Camp
Depart Met Station after breakfast and proceed to Teleki Valley arriving
Mackinders Camp (4300m) early evening. Picnic lunch enroute. Dinner and
overnight.
Day 4. Austrian Camp
Depart at 10:00 am after breakfast ascending along a steep screw to Austrian
Hut (4700m). Covering this distance takes about 3 hrs. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5. Point Lenana-Chogoria
Departing at 5:30 am, proceed through Lewis Glacier to Point Lenana(4985m)
arriving approx. 6:30 am in the morning. After the sunrise, descend down
to Mintos Hut for full breakfast. Later descend along the famous Gorges
Valley to Chogoria campsite. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6. Chogoria- Nairobi
After breakfast, set on morning journey to chogoria (32km).4WD vehicles
are provided but during the bad weather, climbers have to walk some distance
as vehicles may not reach the bandas. From Chogoria transport is provided
back to Nairobi, arriving late afternoon.
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5
Days Sirimon Down Naro Moru
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DAY 1: Departure from Nairobi is at 0930 hrs to
Nanyuki for dinner and overnight.
DAY 2: After breakfast vehicle transfer to Sirimon gate and hike
to Old Moses camp (3300m) for overnight.( 3 to 4 hrs hike).
DAY 3: Hike Shimpton's camp (4200m) for overnight (6 to 7 hrs hike)
DAY 4: Attempt on point Lenana at 0300 hrs and descend leisurely
to Met Station for dinner and overnight.
DAY 5: Descend the mountain to Naro Moru town with vehicle transfer
back to Nairobi
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5
Days Sirimon Down Sirimon Down Sirimon
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DAY 1
Leave Nairobi by a Safari Vehicle accompanied by our mountain guide for
lunch. Spend the remaining part of the day acclimatizing due to the sudden
change of altitude. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Nanyuki.
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2
Transfer from Your Nanyuki after breakfast to the Sirimon gate where the
climbing starts. Walk through the rain forest for 9 kms (5 hours walk)
to the first mountain hut - Old Moses (3500m)for dinner and overnight.
DAY 3
After breakfast in Old Moses, continue climbing through Mackinders Valley
to the second hut Shipton hut (4200m) for dinner and overnight.
DAY 4
Early in the morning, we climb to point Lenana 4985m(17,058ft). On a very
clear day, we should be able to see Mount Kilimanjaro in the south, and
Indian Ocean to the east. We descend to Shipton camp for main breakfast
and soon after, descend to Old Moses for the night.
DAY 5
After breakfast, transfer from Old Moses to catch transport to Nairobi
where the tour ends.
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