5-Day Mount Kenya Climbing via Chogoria

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi to Nanyuki - Old Moses Camp

At 6:30 am, you'll be picked up from the hotel/airport/pickup point, then depart for Nanyuki Town which takes about 3 hours. On arrival, have a short break then finalize with the crew and purchase groceries and consumables. Thereafter, proceed to the Sirimon Gate, this normally takes about 1 hour. On arrival at the gate, have lunch and formalize the entry process and pay the park fees as required by the park authority.
After the process and lunch, the trekking starts right from the gate. You'll walk through the rain forest for 9km (3-4 hrs walk) to the first mountain hut, Old Moses Camp, altitude 3300m, for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Judmaier Campsite

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Shiptons camp

At 6:30 am have an early morning breakfast, then re-arrange your bags and ascend the Sirimon Track, Climb out of the North Valley and into the Mackinders Valley, one of the broadest valleys on the Mountain, with good views of the main peaks. Have a brief stopover for a picnic lunch along the valley on top of the cliff. After lunch, we will have 3 hours to ascend to Shipton Camp just below the main peak of Batian and Nelion. It normally takes 7-8 hours to get to the Shipton Camp. On arrival, you will find your cup of hot coffee or tea is ready as our crews always go ahead to make sure the services are provided on time always.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Shipton Campsite

• On Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Shipton Camp - Acclimatization

After refreshments, have a short walk for acclimatization, spend the day doing leisure treks around the peaks and preparation for the summit, then descend to the camp as you wait for the dinner to be served. Dinner and your overnight stay are in Shipton Camp, 4200m. The weather at this camp sometimes may go below 10 degrees Celsius.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Shipton Campsite

• On Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Shiptons Camp

Early morning wake up call at 3 30am we attempt point Lenana (4985M) at dawn to catch early sunrise. The trek is approx 4 hours. We descend down to mintos camp for breakfast, approx time 3hrs, then further down to road head Camp lunch is severed in between the trek approx time 41/2 hrs. Then down further to bandas camp approx time 2 1/2hrs. Dinner and rest at bandas camp.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

Shipton Campsite

• On Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chogoria- Nairobi

Early morning breakfast at 7:00 Am, then from there we trek down 15km through the forest for pick up by village land rover then drive further to Chogoria town further 15km for transfer back to Nairobi.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.